De-risk your business with the Enterprise Cyber Risk and Security Platform.
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Qualys offers an integrated suite of applications designed to provide unparalleled visibility and control over your IT assets. With advanced features like Agentic AI and TruConfirm, the platform enables organizations to validate exploitability and prioritize risk reduction effectively.
The workflow is streamlined through the Enterprise TruRisk Platform, which consolidates data from various security tools into a single interface. This integration allows for real-time insights and facilitates proactive risk management, ensuring that security teams can respond swiftly to emerging threats.
Organizations face significant risks from cyber threats, and Qualys addresses these challenges by operationalizing identity risk management and providing tailored threat intelligence. By leveraging its extensive data analytics capabilities, Qualys helps businesses reduce their attack surface and enhance their overall security posture.
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform: Custom (contact sales)
VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response): Custom (per asset, annual subscription)
TotalAppSec (Web Application Security): Custom (per web application, annual subscription)
Cloud Security (CSPM, CWPP, CDR): Custom (per cloud asset, annual subscription)
Consider switching to Tenable: Tenable offers similar vulnerability management solutions but may focus more on specific aspects of security.
Qualys VMDR includes native patch management for Windows, Linux, macOS, and third-party applications in its base subscription, which Tenable Vulnerability Management does not (Tenable routes patching through ServiceNow, Ivanti, or SCCM integrations). Tenable holds the #1 market share in vulnerability management per IDC MarketScape 2025 and offers a broader OT/IoT security product line through Tenable One. Qualys differentiates with Six Sigma (99.99966%) scanning accuracy and its modular 20+ app platform where all apps share a single lightweight agent.
Qualys VMDR includes built-in patch deployment, while Rapid7 InsightVM requires integration with external patching tools or its newer Active Patching feature powered by Automox. Rapid7 has a stronger native Jira integration for developer-led remediation and offers InsightIDR as a companion SIEM/detection product, giving teams vulnerability-to-incident correlation. Qualys counters with a broader platform (20+ apps covering VM, compliance, EDR, cloud security, and web app scanning) and has been cloud-native SaaS since 2000.
No. Qualys does not publish pricing on its website. All plans are custom-quoted based on the number of network addresses (IPs), web applications, cloud assets, and user licenses selected. The vendor's subscriptions page directs to sales at 1 (800) 745-4355 or online quote request. Industry benchmarks from third-party sources suggest VMDR typically starts around $199 per asset per year for small deployments, but actual pricing depends on volume, modules, and contract terms.
Every Qualys subscription includes access to all Cloud Platform Apps, Qualys Global AssetView (basic asset inventory), unlimited scans, unlimited Cloud Agents at no additional cost, and free 24/7/365 customer and technical support including telephone and online channels. Training is also included globally with self-paced and instructor-led courses. Qualys Certification programs are available to become a Qualys Certified Specialist.
TruRisk is Qualys's risk quantification methodology that combines vulnerability severity (CVSS), real-world exploitability from threat intelligence, asset business criticality, and organizational context to produce a single risk score. Unlike raw CVSS scoring, TruRisk helps teams focus on the small percentage of vulnerabilities most likely to be exploited rather than treating all critical-severity findings equally. TruRisk scores can be aggregated at the asset, business unit, or enterprise level for board-ready risk communication.
Yes. Qualys offers a free trial with no software to download or install. The trial provides access to the cloud-based platform for evaluation. You can start a trial through the Qualys website or by contacting sales at 1 (800) 745-4355. The trial period is typically 30 days for VMDR, though duration may vary by module.
Qualys Policy Compliance supports automated auditing against PCI DSS 4.0, HIPAA, CIS Benchmarks, NIST 800-53, SOC 2, DISA STIGs, and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks. The Qualys platform itself holds SOC 2 certification, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP High authorization. Qualys adheres to NIST 800-53 controls and has a dedicated Government Platform for federal agencies requiring the highest level of authorization.
Qualys uses multiple sensor types to collect data: Cloud Agents (lightweight endpoint agents, unlimited and free with all subscriptions), Passive Scanners (included with all subscriptions for network discovery), Virtual Scanners (on-premises or cloud), physical Scanner Appliances (rack-mounted hardware), Out-of-Band Sensors (for air-gapped and locked-down networks), Container Sensors, Cloud Connectors (AWS, Azure, GCP), and REST APIs for third-party data ingestion. All sensors feed into the same Qualys Cloud Platform.