Qualys vs. Tenable

Looking for a holistic VAPT service that caters not just to web applications, but to cloud, networks, APIs and or mobile applications alike? Well, here it is. We have provided a detailed comparison between two providers Qualys and Tenable to help you figure out the best choice for your needs!

Qualys provides its cloud customers with continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, compliance solutions, and web application firewalls.

Tenable’s vulnerability management tool focuses on automated scanning to get a better view of cloud infrastructure and web applications.

4 Reasons To Look For Qualys Alternative

Insufficient Remediation Assistance: The lack of well-developed remediation measures acts as a hindrance to seamless CI/CD integrations.
No Manual Pentests: Qualys provides automated vulnerability scans without any manual security expertise, resulting in vulnerabilities left undiscovered, and raising false positives.
No Vetted Scans: Qualys does not offer manual vetting of scan results to weed out false positives thus unnecessary allocation of time and resources for remediation.
Delayed Customer Support: Customer support provided by the tool is delayed frequently impacting the overall user experience with the vulnerability scanner.

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Continuous automated scanning
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Compliance reporting
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Yes
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Remediation support within 24-hours
Yes
Yes
Integrations
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Continuous compliance scanning
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Qualys vs. Tenable

Tenable

Expensive pricing

Tenable’s top web app scanning plan comes at $4,222.0 for 5 FQDNs.  

Tenable ensures the security of web applications with its high detection rates. However, it is an expensive and time taking option that cannot be considered by SMEs.

Qualys

Pricing not mentioned

Qualys offers a free trial version but does not mention their pricing and packages on the website. 

It provides a cloud based continuous scanning solution and detection of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.

Difficult to navigate

Tenable web app scanning package is slightly more difficult to navigate when compared to other tools. 

Tenable provides continuous automated scanning but the number of scans is limited. Its UI isn’t very appealing and more traditional.

Does not provide vetted scans for zero false positive assurance but does it through automated means. 

Easy to navigate

Qualys provides a web security scanning solution that is easy to use, navigate and set up. 

It provides a deep scan of the internal and external environment and even the APIs for web apps and mobile apps. 

Does not ensure zero false positives with its scanning which is a drawback of the tool. This leaves the users feeling dissatisfied with the scanning experience. 

Pentest is not available 

Tenable’s top plan majorly focuses on vulnerability assessments, and malware detection to accelerate the DevOps security requirements. 

No pentest

Qualys does not provide penetration testing. Rather it focuses on the exhaustive scanning of assets to find any unsafe exposed areas within web security. 

No remediation support

Tenable doesn’t have a remediation support program.

Aid for successful remediation and patching is essentially left to the customers, thus putting a lot on their plates. 


Insufficient remediation support

Qualys doesn’t offer a lot in terms of remediation support.

Hence, it essentially dumps the workload back onto the customers once the vulnerabilities are discovered.

Integration

Tenable can be integrated into your CI/CD pipelines with Splunk, AWS, Atlassian, and more.  

However, its time-taking scans put a dent in this being the ideal choice. 

Integration 

Qualys has integrations with Splunk, Cisco, IBM, and more. 

However, its lack of well-developed remediation measures acts as a hindrance to seamless CI/CD integrations. 

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Real-time, expert support
Get support from security experts right within and your dashboard.
Experienced team
Identify and patch security gaps in your cloud set-up.
Collaborative dashboard
Seamlessly collaborate with your team members, CXOs and our Security experts.
Comprehensive Scanner
Our intelligent scanner find issues that other pentests often miss.
Industry-recognized certificate
Build trust among customers and partners with a security certificate.
Real-time, expert support
Get support from security experts right within and your dashboard.
Experienced team
Identify and patch security gaps in your cloud set-up.
Collaborative dashboard
Seamlessly collaborate with your team members, CXOs and our Security experts.
Comprehensive Scanner
Our intelligent scanner find issues that other pentests often miss.
Industry-recognized certificate
Build trust among customers and partners with a security certificate.
Real-time, expert support
Get support from security experts right within and your dashboard.
Experienced team
Identify and patch security gaps in your cloud set-up.

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