Qualys VMDR

Identify and remediate vulnerabilities across your infrastructure using threat intelligence and automated workflows to reduce security risk

Vendor
Qualys, Inc.
Also known as
qualys-vmdr

Available worldwide · Popular in: US, EU

What is 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

Qualys VMDR pricing

We don't have Qualys VMDR's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

What Qualys VMDR does

The capabilities that matter for vulnerability management, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities
Authenticated scan
✓
Agent based
✓
Agentless cloud
✓
Asset discovery
✓
Scap oval
-
PCI asv
✓
Remediation workflow
✓
Fedramp
-
Open source
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Hybrid
  • On-premise

Integrations (53)

Independently observed
cloud
  • AWS•
  • Microsoft Azure•
  • Google Cloud Platform•
  • Azure⇄•
  • GCP⇄•
  • OCI⇄•
cmdb
  • ServiceNow⇄•
siem
  • Splunk•
  • QRadar→•
ci_cd
  • Jenkins•
  • GitHub•
  • GitLab•
  • Bamboo⇄•
iam
  • Okta•
endpoint
  • Microsoft Defender•
  • CrowdStrike•
  • SentinelOne•
  • Tanium•
cspm
  • Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud•
  • Wiz•
  • Orca Security•
vulnerability
  • Rapid7 InsightVM•
  • Tenable IO•
virtualization
  • VMware•
sca
  • Black Duck•
  • Snyk•
sast
  • CheckmarxOne•
  • Veracode•
dast
  • HCL AppScan•
  • PortSwigger BurpSuite•
risk
  • BitSight•
bug_bounty
  • BugCrowd•
storage
  • NetApp•
hypervisor
  • Nutanix•
endpoint_security
  • Cortex XDR⇄•
  • Cybereason⇄•
identity_access
  • Microsoft Entra ID⇄•
cloud_security
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud⇄•
  • Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto Networks⇄•
container_orchestration
  • VMware Tanzu⇄•
container_security
  • Aqua CNAPP⇄•
iot_ot_security
  • Claroty⇄•
  • Nozomi Vantage⇄•
  • Ordr⇄•
iot_security
  • Armis Centrix⇄•
cmdb_asset_management
  • BMC Helix CMDB⇄•
api_security
  • Kong API Security⇄•
  • MuleSoft API Security⇄•
  • Swagger API Security⇄•
  • GCP Apigee⇄•
  • ServiceNow ITSM
  • Jira
  • Amazon Inspector

Qualys VMDR FAQ

Common questions about Qualys VMDR, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is 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. It is indexed under Vulnerability Management.

Source: https://www.qualys.com/apps/vulnerability-management-detection-response/

What platforms does Qualys VMDR support?

Qualys VMDR supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://www.qualys.com/apps/vulnerability-management-detection-response/

Can Qualys VMDR be self-hosted?

Yes. Qualys VMDR can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://www.qualys.com/apps/vulnerability-management-detection-response/

What does Qualys VMDR integrate with?

We have confirmed 31 integrations for Qualys VMDR, including ServiceNow ITSM, Jira, Amazon Inspector, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Splunk and Jenkins, plus 23 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://www.qualys.com/apps/vulnerability-management-detection-response/

Where is Qualys VMDR available?

Qualys VMDR is available in the United States, the United Kingdom, the EU, Canada, India, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and Saudi Arabia. Its primary markets are the United States, the EU and the United Kingdom.

Source: https://www.qualys.com/partners/qlu-pricing

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Balanced composite 49 / 100
low · 13%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Capabilities810.054.1✓
Integrations580.052.9✓
Price level00.040.0-
Reliability00.090.0-
Security posture50.210.0-
Pricing transparency00.050.0✓

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Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq5 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesPci asv, Agent based, Agentless cloud, Asset discovery, Authenticated scan, Remediation workflowmediumsource · 2026-10-02 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count100mediumsource · 2026-10-02 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-10-02 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Modelcommercialmediumsource · 2026-10-02 · 60%
Price levelunknownmediumsource · 2026-10-02 · 60%
TransparentNomediumsource · 2026-10-02 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Trust centerhttps://www.qualys.com/customers/success-stories/ameritas-aws-cis-compliance-with-qualysmediumsource · 2026-10-02 · 60%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-10-02 · 75%
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