Comparison

Qualys VMDR vs Tenable Vulnerability Management

No leader: the top candidate Qualys VMDR has only 0.13 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Qualys VMDR49
Tenable Vulnerability Management25
Score
vioscaleAI score
Qualys VMDR49 / 100low · 13%
Tenable Vulnerability Management25 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Qualys VMDR–
Tenable Vulnerability Management✗
Model
Qualys VMDRcommercial
Tenable Vulnerability Managementcommercial
Price level
Qualys VMDRunknown
Tenable Vulnerability Managementunknown
Transparent
Qualys VMDR✗
Tenable Vulnerability Management✗
Integrations
Count
Qualys VMDR100
Tenable Vulnerability Management1
Security
Fedramp
Qualys VMDR–
Tenable Vulnerability Management✓
Gdpr
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management–
Pci
Qualys VMDR–
Tenable Vulnerability Management✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Qualys VMDR–
Tenable Vulnerability Management99.95
Market
Availability
Tenable Vulnerability Management–
Content
Faq
Qualys VMDR5 items
Tenable Vulnerability Management4 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for vulnerability management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Authenticated scan
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management-
Agent based
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management-
Agentless cloud
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management-
Asset discovery
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management✓
Scap oval
Qualys VMDR-
Tenable Vulnerability Management-
PCI asv
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management-
Remediation workflow
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management✓
Fedramp
Qualys VMDR-
Tenable Vulnerability Management-
Open source
Qualys VMDR-
Tenable Vulnerability Management-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Qualys VMDR

A comprehensive vulnerability management solution that discovers and scans known and unknown assets, prioritizes findings using threat intelligence, and streamlines remediation through built-in workflows and integrations with ticketing and ITSM platforms.

Independently observed

Tenable Vulnerability Management

A cloud-based vulnerability management platform that identifies and prioritizes security risks across cloud infrastructure and on-premises assets, integrating misconfigurations and identity risks into a unified exposure management strategy.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Qualys VMDR

Subscription
as of verify ↗

Tenable Vulnerability Management

Subscription

Annual subscription model; specific pricing not disclosed on this page.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management✓
CLI
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management✓
On-premise
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management✓
Hybrid
Qualys VMDR✓
Tenable Vulnerability Management✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Splunk

Qualys VMDR

53 total - 52 not shared
  • ServiceNow ITSM
  • Jira
  • Amazon Inspector
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • ServiceNow
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Defender
  • CrowdStrike
  • SentinelOne
  • Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
  • Rapid7 InsightVM
  • Tenable IO
  • Tanium
  • VMware
  • Wiz
  • Orca Security
  • Black Duck
  • Snyk
  • CheckmarxOne
  • +28 more
Independently observed

Tenable Vulnerability Management

1 total - 0 not shared
  • Splunk
Independently observed
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Qualys VMDR or Tenable Vulnerability Management: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.