We performed a comparison between Darktrace and Qualys VMDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Cisco, TitanHQ and others in Email Security."The initial setup is straightforward. You just add the license, click it, and then you can set up the rules. It is quite simple."
"Threat Explorer is an invaluable tool for me, and it plays a crucial role in helping me discern the origins of various email campaigns, pinpointing where they emanate from, and identifying the individuals within our organization who are affected."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 has improved my organization's security. It makes it easier to manage the infrastructure without the help of third-party applications."
"The good part is that you don't have to configure it, which is very convenient."
"The basic features are okay and I'm satisfied with the Defender."
"Defender enables us to secure all 365-related activity from a single place. It gives us visibility into everything happening in Outlook, protecting us against phishing and other email-based threats. Defender helps us detect any suspicious behaviors."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is the ease of use."
"The most valuable feature is protection against malicious links, fishing, and impersonation. You can train people to be aware of these threats, but they're not always careful. When they're using their phones between meetings, they click on a link, and it's game over."
"One thing I appreciate is Antigena Email, which is for email protection."
"AI analytics are built directly into the product."
"What I like about Darktrace, is that you can quickly identify threats."
"I like the Antigena feature in Darktrace, as it offers immediate response and is helpful."
"The main valuable feature is that we don't need a lot of analysts. With few analysts, we have all the network monitored, 24/7."
"It provides a comprehensive, detailed view of network activity and whatever is happening inside it."
"The models, triggers, and alerts are customizable."
"Darktrace is extremely stable."
"Technical support is fantastic."
"This is one of the best products I have worked with so far. I like the power of Qualys, and it's a better solution because you can scan a compact file, a BIT file, or batch files. The product already knows what's happening inside, and you don't need to expand the package. Tenable will do the same thing, but you need to have a package issuance claim. With Qualys, we can immediately understand the file, even a compact file. If there's some kind of discovery or incident, you will know what happened in the environment."
"We also like the flexibility in their licensing."
"Intuitive and easy to use."
"Qualys VM's best features are vulnerability management and customizable scoring."
"It's really beneficial for scanning and interacting with the agent."
"The most valuable features are vulnerability detection and the scanning capability to enable identification of vulnerabilities across our network."
"I find the most valuable features are the continuous monitoring. Even on premises, there is constant monitoring."
"Microsoft should provide more documentation for users so they can self-educate. I would like to see more documentation for advanced security features."
"There is room for improvement with the UI."
"We are always looking for others tools to increase automation on tasks. There can be better integration with other solutions, such as PowerPoint and email."
"There's room for improvement regarding the time frame for retrieving emails."
"It would be better if it were more scalable. It depends on the architecture, but we would like to make it more scalable for both data centers."
"The visibility for the weaknesses in the system and unauthorized access can be improved."
"In one of the reports I can get the exact place where a vulnerable file resides. But for that, I need to explicitly go into the device and check. If they could include that file part in the report, without my having to go to the device itself, that would help."
"The UI needs to be more user-friendly."
"Darkforce could be improved in the range of the interface; how to interact with the actions it's taking or not taking."
"The interface and dashboards could be improved for ease-of-use."
"The main portal needs improvement as it is difficult to use."
"The cost is a bit on the higher side."
"The interface is too mathematical and it should be simplified."
"Darktrace could improve by being more user-friendly."
"The solution could be easier to use."
"A reporting portal could be a great addition to help customize reports."
"When you want to cover yourself for scalability, you will be charged for the number you place on the scan itself."
"I would like to have CSPM, a continuous scan-like cloud added to the solution."
"When tested on Zero day, there were errors."
"Improve the API speed."
"Qualys VM's scanner doesn't pick up every vulnerability, so we have to use multiple scanners to cover that gap."
"If anything, I would like to see the user interface modernized a bit more."
"They're still evolving their platform in terms of reporting capabilities."
"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."
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Darktrace is ranked 11th in Email Security with 65 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews. Darktrace is rated 8.2, while Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Darktrace writes "Great autonomous support, offers an easy setup, and has responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". Darktrace is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Vectra AI, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Cisco Secure Network Analytics, whereas Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management.
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