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Qualys, Inc.

Qualys VMDR

Composite Score
9.0 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Category
Qualys VMDR
9.0 /10

What is Qualys VMDR?

Cyber risk is business risk - with risks growing faster than what traditional VM and SIEM tools can manage. Security and IT teams need a new approach to tackle cyber threats with a clear understanding of cybersecurity risk and automate workflows for rapid response.

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Awards & Recognition

Qualys VMDR won the following awards in the Vulnerability Management category

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Qualys VMDR Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4
Since last award


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Qualys VMDR?

5% Negative
2% Neutral
93% Positive

Pros

  • Fair
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Enables Productivity
  • Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Automated Patching

85

New Vulnerability Alerts

84

Network Scanning

84

Risk Prioritization & Remediation Actions

83

Live Vulnerability Assessment Dashboard Reporting

82

Vulnerability Definition Updates

82

Visibility

82

Web Scanning

82

Asset Discovery

82

Automation and Orchestration

81

Integration With Other Security Tools

80

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of Implementation

83

Quality of Features

83

Breadth of Features

82

Usability and Intuitiveness

82

Availability and Quality of Training

82

Ease of IT Administration

82

Vendor Support

81

Ease of Data Integration

81

Business Value Created

80

Ease of Customization

79

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

79

Qualys VMDR Reviews

Lawrence C.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Manufacturing
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2025

Powerful Vulnerability Management Platform

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Qualys VMDR from other similar products?

This platform has significantly given me complete confidence in our vulnerability management program by being a reliable, intelligent, and scalable platform, enough to meet enterprise demands effortlessly. Its community and support resources are also noteworthy as they provide remarkable guidance and technical expertise.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Qualys Cloud Agent is lightweight and non-disturbing as it runs without impacting system performance. I also appreciate its integration capacity with our patch management workflows that literally locks the loop from identification to remediation.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing, as I believe the system is doing perfectly fine in managing vulnerabilities.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would sincerely recommend you use the Qualys Cloud Agent over all endpoints, servers, and VMs to make sure you get continuous, real-time visibility rather than relying only on scheduled scans.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service

Elisha K.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2025

Detection and remediation in one platform

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Qualys VMDR from other similar products?

Our applications and architecture are now continuously monitored, secure, and compliant, allowing us to deliver more strong software. We blindly rely on its consistency, which brings almost nonexistent downtime or performance issues. It has also provided us with a complete view of vulnerabilities across our full tech stack.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I really like how it automatically identifies new assets and classifies them, ensuring that nothing is left behind. Moreover, it combines sensitive identification, threat intelligence, and rectification tracking into one singular workflow, all effortlessly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I always had to be extra careful about the configuration, regular tuning, and team collaboration to get the full benefit of this platform.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would suggest you utilize the automation remediation workflows and mark common risks faster while minimizing manual intervention. You can also customize reports and present actionable insights.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features

Christopher R.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Manufacturing
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

One agent for all environments

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Qualys VMDR from other similar products?

It stands high with the ability to generate active asset groups according to the tags that help us focus on valuable assets, such as PII or public-facing systems, effectively. It also provides scanning options that let us locate mysterious assets on the network, so we can easily capture hidden devices.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Our IT team has been saved from doing extensive manual work by having the ability to automate workflows that efficiently link sensitive detection to patch application and ITSM ticketing. Along with this, I really like that this platform brings diversity by supporting IoT with on-premises and cloud IT environments.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I have experienced that the internal scanning paths are not streamlined to their fullest, which is why our remote offices report scan delays or network collapsing.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would deeply recommend that you make this platform a part of your continuous procedure to get regular operations as scanning, organizing, and repairing, on track, working effortlessly.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy

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