We compared Qualys VMDR and Tenable Vulnerability Management based on our users reviews in six parameters. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Users generally find the setup process for Qualys VMDR to be easy and fast, taking only a few minutes. However, there are some integration issues with other systems. In contrast, setting up Tenable Vulnerability Management can be time-consuming, ranging from a couple of hours to a few weeks. Some users find it difficult to configure IP ranges and firewall settings.
Qualys VMDR offers a prioritization mechanism, continuous monitoring, a customizable dashboard, and a comprehensive overview of vulnerabilities. On the other hand, Tenable Vulnerability Management provides complete visibility, scalability, and a user-friendly dashboard for vulnerability analysis.
Both Qualys VMDR and Tenable Vulnerability Management have areas that require improvement. Qualys VMDR could benefit from enhancements in user experience, UI design, SLA tracking, batch prioritization, integration, reporting, and dashboards. On the other hand, Tenable Vulnerability Management needs improvements in visibility, support, dashboards, integration, reporting, pricing, user interface, and automation.
The cost of setting up Qualys VMDR can be high for smaller customers, as it varies depending on the specific features needed. Some reviewers mentioned that additional fees are required for features like patch management and EDR policy compliance. In contrast, Tenable Vulnerability Management has a pricing model that varies among users, which some users did not find ideal. While basic vulnerability scanning and management have no hidden costs, the overall cost can be relatively expensive compared to other solutions.
Qualys VMDR is praised for its ability to effectively reduce risks and mitigate cybersecurity threats, resulting in a good return on investment. On the other hand, Tenable Vulnerability Management is acknowledged for providing long-term value and identifying vulnerabilities, although not everyone experiences a significant return on investment.
The feedback for Qualys VMDR's customer service varies, with some customers appreciating the support provided, while others highlight the need for quicker response times and more knowledgeable staff. Similarly, Tenable Vulnerability Management's customer service has received mixed reviews, with certain users expressing dissatisfaction regarding issue resolution and turnaround time, while others commend the team's round-the-clock availability and promptness.
Comparison Results
In comparing Qualys VMDR to Tenable Vulnerability Management, both solutions have easy initial setups and offer comprehensive vulnerability management. Qualys VMDR provides a prioritization mechanism, continuous monitoring, and great technical support. It also has a customizable dashboard. However, it lacks user-friendliness, integration with other systems, and needs improvement in reporting and dashboards. On the other hand, Tenable Vulnerability Management offers complete visibility, is considered reliable and cost-effective, and has a user-friendly dashboard. It also provides efficient risk assessments. However, it lacks coverage of the entire vulnerability management process and needs improvements in support, pricing, and user interface customization.
"It gives a very good overview of the inventory assessment process, and it can be accessed across our company because it's a global tool."
"The most valuable feature is the connection of threat intelligence information with identified vulnerabilities, which means you can prioritize vulnerabilities according to actual attacks."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the external channel."
"The most valuable features of Qualys VM are its ability to do proper vulnerability assessment. It has a lot of updates for all the vulnerability databases from all over the globe. It's an amazing solution when it comes to the versatility of the features it has. Additionally, the reports are very good. It generates very detailed reports about the vulnerabilities inside the environment"
"I like that we have many scanners and channels that don't overload. It helps us scan and track easily. Also, the tagging system is good for tagging. We can still use QualysAgent task ID tools even if tags aren't made."
"The reporting is fine."
"It's stable and quite reliable."
"The most valuable feature is that this solution is very lightweight."
"It helps us create remediation projects and assign the console’s responsibility to specific engineers."
"The interface is fine."
"The product is easy to use."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The initial setup is mostly straightforward."
"It is a very, very user-friendly tool...The setup is easy"
"The solution is very simple to use."
"The vulnerability management itself is the most valuable feature as well as references to the mitigation techniques."
"I do not like that all of the data is stored on the cloud."
"The disadvantage of working with Qualys is that the graphical interface is quite outdated."
"Integration could be better. When you think about scanning, it's not used just with this product alone but with other Qualys products. If you think about the bundle, the product itself is good. But integration with other products and packages has space for improvement. They should also offer a better price for bundles."
"There seems to be a lack of easy onboarding into Qualys."
"It's quite complex on the way it is set up, so it takes a fair bit of time in order to get your head around it in order to deploy it. Once you've deployed it, then you're never confident on the versions of the browsers and the SSL certificates, etc. You have to always go back into Qualys and check."
"Its integration with ServiceNow and other similar products is complicated and can be improved. It should also have virtual batching. They should support more standards and compliance requirements and more customizations. For policy compliance, they can add the standards required by the countries in the Middle East. Each country generates its own standards and frameworks, and those frameworks should be there in all products, not only in Qualys. The market here is huge, especially in the cybersecurity field. Qatar has a framework for Qatar 2022, and each and every company in the public or private sector has to follow the Qatar 2022 framework."
"It is a struggle to be able to pull our report and to be able to do onboarding using automated tools."
"The customer support is very bad."
"The tool's reports are bad. They're not very customizable or flexible. During audits, we often have to exclude things that aren't relevant to our organization, but we can't do that easily with the reports. They come in HTML or PDF format, and we can't compare current results with previous ones in Excel because we never receive reports in Excel."
"The solution seems to focus too much on enterprises, and they really need a product that works for SMBs."
"I don't recommend Tenable.io Vulnerability Management for web scanning"
"The pricing of the solution could be more reasonable."
"The interface could be improved; right now it's running on two interfaces simultaneously."
"The price could be lower."
"It's not a user-friendly tool since it has a complicated interface."
"I would like the solution to cover the whole cycle of mitigation since it's an area where the solution currently lacks."
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Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews while Tenable Vulnerability Management is ranked 2nd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 39 reviews. Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2, while Tenable Vulnerability Management is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Vulnerability Management writes "Discovers vulnerabilities and integrates well with other solutions". Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tanium, whereas Tenable Vulnerability Management is most compared with Tenable Security Center, Tenable Nessus, Amazon Inspector, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Rapid7 InsightVM. See our Qualys VMDR vs. Tenable Vulnerability Management report.
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