Qualys

qualys.com
Cybersecurity
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Enterprise Cyber Risk and Security Platform

How to Replace Qualys

Overview

Qualys is an AI-native risk operations platform that provides unified threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and autonomous cyber risk management. It offers end-to-end solutions for IT, security, and compliance across extended enterprises with unparalleled visibility, speed, and scale at Six Sigma accuracy.

Features

28 features across 15 categories

AI Automation(1)

Agentic AIAIPremium

Skilled digital workforce for risk management enabling AI fabric for enterprise to drive real-time, autonomous prioritization and response to risk signals with board-ready insights

Application Security(1)

TotalAppSecPremium

Application security solution integrated into the platform

Asset Management(1)

Asset Management

Provides visibility and control for all global IT assets at infinite scale

Attack Surface Management(2)

Cybersecurity Attack Surface Management (CSAM)Premium

Manages and monitors cybersecurity attack surface across the enterprise

External Attack Surface Management (EASM)Premium

Manages external attack surface visibility and risk

Also in: Tenable One

Cloud Security(5)

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)Premium

Monitors and manages cloud security posture

Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP)Premium

Protects cloud workloads across multiple cloud environments

Container Security (CS)Premium

Security solution for containerized applications and environments

Infrastructure as Code Security (IaC)Premium

Security scanning and validation for Infrastructure as Code

SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)Premium

Manages and monitors security posture of SaaS applications

Compliance(3)

FedRAMP High AuthorizationPremium

Qualys Government Platform trusted at the highest level of federal authorization for mission-ready operations

Policy Compliance (PC)Premium

Policy compliance monitoring and enforcement

Security Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)Premium

Automated security assessment questionnaires for compliance

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Deployment(1)

Cloud Agents Deployment

Seamlessly deploy Cloud Agents for measuring, communicating, and eliminating cyber risk across extended enterprise

Also in: Kubernetes Dashboard, Hugging Face, Bitwarden

Identity Management(1)

ETM IdentityAIPremium

Operationalizes unified identity risk management to prioritize and close the most exploitable attack paths first, securing identity posture and reducing attack surface

Platform(1)

Unified Platform with 20+ Integrated Apps

Seamlessly integrated IT, security and compliance apps sharing native data without gaps from siloed solutions

Quality Assurance(1)

Six Sigma Scanning Accuracy

99.99966% accuracy eliminating false positives, industry-standard high quality

Reporting(1)

Real-time Risk Visibility

Dashboard providing instant visibility and control for all global IT assets

Risk Remediation(3)

Custom Assessment and Remediation (CAR)Premium

Custom security assessments and remediation guidance

Patch Management (PM)Premium

Automated patch management and deployment capabilities

TruRisk EliminateAIPremium

Risk-based prioritization tool to increase patch rates and accelerate remediation

Threat Detection(3)

Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)AIPremium

Detection and response capabilities for cloud environments

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)AIPremium

Endpoint threat detection and response solution

File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)Premium

Monitors and alerts on file system changes and integrity

Threat Intelligence(1)

TruLensAIPremium

Single location for insights into adversaries, risks, vulnerabilities, curated research, and peer benchmarking across environment integrated into Enterprise TruRisk Management

Vulnerability Management(3)

TruConfirmAIPremium

Agent-led, safe exploit validation with proof that continuously validates real exploitability in production environment, safely at scale

Vulnerability & Configuration ManagementPremium

Manages and tracks vulnerabilities and security configurations

Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response (VMDR)Premium

Comprehensive vulnerability detection, management, and response capabilities

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Qualys. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Qualys alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 28 features.

Buy Qualys

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Qualys saves ~$36,960 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 28 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.