Qualys Ratings Overview
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4.4
640 Ratings (All Time)
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5 Star
47%
4 Star
45%
3 Star
7%
2 Star
2%
1 Star
0%
Distribution based on 640 ratings
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4.4
Integration & Deployment
4.4
Service & Support
4.2
Product Capabilities
4.5
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About Qualys
Company Details:
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Updated 26th February 2025
Company Type:
Public
Year Founded:
1999
Website:
https://www.qualys.com
Head Office Location:
Foster City, USA
No. of Employees:
1001-5000
Company Description:
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.
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FAVORABLE REVIEW
4.0
November 1, 2025
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Solid hybrid asset solution for ISO/SOC focused even for industrial automations.
While working in a small fast growing product based startup serving in OT and IT and an emerging towards getting certified for ISO and SOC II we believe Qualys will help us a lot in future also, meanwhile till now it has helped us way too much better than any other. As it was ...
CRITICAL REVIEW
2.0
November 10, 2025
Product: Qualys VMDR
Qualys - A product that could have been great.
Qualys VMDR is strong when it comes to detection and assessment, but my experience has highlighted several limitations that impact efficiency and customer experience. What works well - Comprehensive vulnerability scanning: It does a good job of exposing vulnerabilities across ...
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LIKES
Accurate asset discovery like a 50 magnum sniper even with OT, SSH items, Gateways even on Remote PC's and VM's. Strong integration synced with SEIM/SOAR with rulesets engagged. Compliance focused. Low maintenance.S
November 30, 2025
DISLIKES
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.
November 10, 2025
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2.0
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Product: Qualys VMDR
Qualys - A product that could have been great.
Reviewed on Nov 10, 2025
Reviewer Function: IT
Company Size: 500M - 1B USD
Industry: IT Services Industry
Qualys VMDR is strong when it comes to detection and assessment, but my experience has highlighted several limitations that impact efficiency and customer experience. What works well - Comprehensive vulnerability scanning: It does a good job of exposing vulnerabilities across environments and provides a solid foundation for your security posture. - Cloud-based platform: no need for on-premise appliances ...
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Dependable Asset Management Platform That Strengthens Vulnerability Operations
Reviewed on Dec 4, 2025
Reviewer Function: IT Security and Risk Management
Company Size: 30B + USD
Industry: Banking Industry
Our experience with Qualys Cyber Security Asset Management has been very solid. It gives us dependable asset visibility and ties directly into our vulnerability workflows, which has helped us tighten both our hygiene and response processes. The platform still has areas where usability and data normalize can improve but overall it has delivered consistent value.
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Accurate Deep Testing Present Yet User Interface and Auto Scanning Face Challenges
Reviewed on Dec 9, 2025
Reviewer Function: Software Development
Company Size: <50M USD
Industry: IT Services Industry
Solid Platform diving into the straight Vulnerability detection and classification in pure way to diverge the emerging threats with incredible detection in hybrid and cloud env.
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Preference for Single Agent Approach Highlights Integration Benefits and Module Gaps
Reviewed on Nov 20, 2025
Reviewer Function: IT Security and Risk Management
Company Size: 1B - 3B USD
Industry: Healthcare and Biotech Industry
Qualys as a industry leader in Vulnerability Assessment is perfect , but needs rapid improvement in the space of appsec and Container security modules in the space of deployment and cluster environment features Threat evolong world need QID’s to release better for scanning and remediation ROC is giving confidence to discover ,Analyze communicate in near future
5.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Exceptional Real-Time Asset Insight, Slightly Hindered by complexity
Reviewed on Dec 3, 2025
Reviewer Function: Audit
Company Size: <50M USD
Industry: Banking Industry
Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management is highly valuable because it gives real-time visibility of all assets and makes it easier to prioritize risks. This enables organizations to stay proactive and secure their IT environments as they continue to evolve. The platform also helps eliminate blind spots by continuously detecting unmanaged or unknown assets, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys VMDR
Qualys is powerful vulnerability tool for any application and network system.
Reviewed on Apr 24, 2026
Reviewer Function: Management / Business Consulting
Company Size: 250M - 500M USD
Industry: IT Services Industry
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.
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Interface Enables Easy Navigation While Highlighting Gaps in Bundled Feature Sets
Reviewed on Apr 22, 2026
Reviewer Function: IT Security and Risk Management
Company Size: 30B + USD
Industry: Telecommunication Industry
Easy to use and navigate UI. Multiple capabilities within the tool which are well integrated with each other.
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Comprehensive asset visibility balanced by mature feature and usability challenges
Reviewed on Apr 21, 2026
Reviewer Function: Engineering - Other
Company Size: 1B - 3B USD
Industry: IT Services Industry
Good asset inventory features, though the UX could be improved.
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Industry Practices Refined Through Qualys Despite Feedback on Web UI Performance
Reviewed on Apr 21, 2026
Reviewer Function: IT Security and Risk Management
Company Size: 250M - 500M USD
Industry: Finance (non-banking) Industry
Qualys is committed in providing flexible vulnerability management solutions
5.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Trusted solution well worth the price
Reviewed on Apr 24, 2026
Reviewer Function: IT Security and Risk Management
Company Size: <50M USD
Industry: Media Industry
Have been using Qualys for years and it was always an amazing experience and value for money. Truly reshaped the way vulnerability management is done and how assets are managed.
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Works well for daily vulnerability management only sometime slow.
Reviewed on Dec 4, 2025
Reviewer Function: IT Security and Risk Management
Company Size: <50M USD
Industry: Software Industry
My experience has been good overall and it helps a lot but sometimes it can be slow at times and I need to recheck things
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Tool Excels With Qualys-Standard Systems but Lacks Flexibility for Others
Reviewed on Apr 21, 2026
Reviewer Function: IT Security and Risk Management
Company Size: 30B + USD
Industry: IT Services Industry
Reliable tool, amazing UI, regular contact with the vendor
5.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
CVSS and Qualys Severity Discrepancies Highlighted Despite Ease of Tool Use
Reviewed on Apr 24, 2026
Reviewer Function: IT Security and Risk Management
Company Size: <50M USD
Industry: IT Services Industry
I find the product easy to use and very user friendly, as part of an MSSP utilising the tooling to help our customer base.
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Accurate Asset Inventory Across Environments with Room for Easier Tagging and Reporting
Reviewed on Dec 3, 2025
Reviewer Function: IT Security and Risk Management
Company Size: 30B + USD
Industry: Banking Industry
qualys asset management probides good visibility and asset inventory across environments. integration with VM s a strong plus through reporting and tagging could be more user friendly.
4.0
Review Source:
Product: Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management
Provides always the next step proposal, when listening.
Reviewed on Apr 21, 2026
Reviewer Function: Operations
Company Size: 30B + USD
Industry: Transportation Industry
actively using, allows data collection on current and outdated os version, variety type of assets
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