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Qualys VMDR

byQualys
in Vulnerability Assessment
4.3

Overview

Product Information on Qualys VMDR

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Qualys VMDR?

Qualys VMDR is a software that integrates vulnerability management, detection, and response capabilities into a single platform. The software enables organizations to identify assets across their environment, detect vulnerabilities, prioritize threats based on risk, and automate remediation workflows. Qualys VMDR assists in maintaining visibility by continuously scanning systems for potential security risks and providing actionable insights to address them. The software supports compliance efforts by helping users document security controls and produce audit-ready reports. By streamlining the processes of vulnerability assessment, threat detection, and response, Qualys VMDR aims to help organizations reduce security risks and improve operational efficiency in managing their IT infrastructure.

Qualys VMDR Pricing

Qualys VMDR software uses a subscription-based pricing model, typically determined by the number of assets or endpoints managed. Pricing can vary depending on the chosen features, modules, and asset quantities, with additional charges for extended services or optional add-ons. The software is generally offered in tiered plans designed to scale with organizational requirements.

Overall experience with Qualys VMDR

Manager
250M - 500M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“Qualys is powerful vulnerability tool for any application and network system.”

4.0
Apr 24, 2026
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Senior Technical Lead
500M - 1B USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Qualys - A product that could have been great.”

2.0
Nov 10, 2025
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 25th July 2024

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1999
Head office location
Foster City, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
https://www.qualys.com

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Qualys VMDR Reviews and Ratings

4.3

(527 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
45%
4 Star
45%
3 Star
7%
2 Star
2%
1 Star
0%
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  • Manager
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Qualys is powerful vulnerability tool for any application and network system.

    4.0
    Apr 24, 2026
    Qualys is a Powerful vulnerability tool to monitoring any kind of web application and it provides the detailed report bases on PCI severity. I like the explanation against each vulnerability and how to address it.
  • Manager
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Qualys is powerful vulnerability tool for any application and network system.

    4.0
    Apr 24, 2026
    Qualys is a Powerful vulnerability tool to monitoring any kind of web application and it provides the detailed report bases on PCI severity. I like the explanation against each vulnerability and how to address it.
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User Sentiment About Qualys VMDR
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Performance of Qualys VMDR Across Market Features

Qualys VMDR Likes & Dislikes

Like

Qualys does a great job of detecting the network/Application vulnerabilities. To Become PCI compliant, Qualys does the job by checking and spot out the necessary changes needs to be done to prevent hijacking and to protect your data.

Like

Qualys does a great job of detecting the network/Application vulnerabilities. To Become PCI compliant, Qualys does the job by checking and spot out the necessary changes needs to be done to prevent hijacking and to protect your data.

Like

Qualys does a great job of detecting the network/Application vulnerabilities. To Become PCI compliant, Qualys does the job by checking and spot out the necessary changes needs to be done to prevent hijacking and to protect your data.

Dislike

Support teams have slow response times. The product says it can do xyz (patch certain applications), but it can't. The reports are very Windows 2000.

Dislike

Support teams have slow response times. The product says it can do xyz (patch certain applications), but it can't. The reports are very Windows 2000.

Dislike

Support teams have slow response times. The product says it can do xyz (patch certain applications), but it can't. The reports are very Windows 2000.