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Adaptiva vs Qualys Patch Management comparison

Adaptiva and Qualys are both solutions in the Patch Management category. Adaptiva is ranked #26 with an average rating of 8.0, while Qualys is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.9. Adaptiva holds a 1.1% mindshare in PM, compared to Qualys’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Adaptiva users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of Qualys users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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98% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Adaptiva

Ranking in Patch Management

26th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) (17th)

Qualys Patch Management

Ranking in Patch Management

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Patch Management category, the mindshare of Adaptiva is 1.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualys Patch Management is 3.3%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Patch Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Qualys Patch Management	3.3%
Adaptiva	1.1%
Other	95.6%

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Vikram

Works at Colgate-Palmolive

Really good in terms of content delivery and network bandwidth optimization

Using Adaptiva is really straightforward. Users need to have some end-user computing and networking knowledge to use the solution. The project or implementation team we worked with had good technical knowledge. I really liked the solution's performance. Adaptiva helped us with network bandwidth optimization and content delivery. Overall, I rate the solution eight and a half out of ten.

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Arshad N. R.

Cyber Security Specialist at UBS Financial

Patch management process becomes more efficient and cost-effective while significantly improving vulnerability remediation rates

Regarding improvements in Qualys Patch Management, I did not quite understand the downsides they were expecting. Initially, I was confused about where to find and how to use the available features. It was challenging to identify the options we could employ and why we were using them. However, once I gained hands-on experience, I was able to identify the tool's particular features, making it easier for us to use it. The initial phase had some difficulty with the user interface. I would them to improve user training. They have used many colors, which can be confusing, so they should use specific colors for specific options. For critical options, they could make them red, green for medium, and blue for less significant options. This would make it easier for a beginner to recognize which buttons are dangerous to click. Such adjustments can help new users learn the solution faster.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Adaptiva is really good in terms of content delivery and network bandwidth optimization."

"I've saved hundreds of hours of manual work for the IT operation teams by automating the deployment of critical patches, and I've reduced our real business exposure to ransomware and exploits."

"Qualys Patch Management streamlines our vulnerability management process by providing a single source of truth to assess, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities across all assets."

"Qualys Patch Management's most valuable feature is its responsiveness."

"Since we onboarded into Qualys Patch Management's ZSM portal with automation, everyone can go and schedule work and trigger it and forget it, and since then it has been very helpful for us to get remediation done in time."

"Qualys Patch Management provides a single source of truth for assets and vulnerabilities that require assessment, prioritization, and remediation."

"Qualys Patch Management provides a single source of truth for assessing, prioritizing, and remediating assets and vulnerabilities, with everything integrated in one dashboard, allowing us to easily manage our tasks and reduce costs."

"Qualys Patch Management has helped reduce our organization's risk by 20%, and we have seen an improvement in our patch rates."

"Qualys allows us to automate and fix patches through the tool, achieving a compliance rate of over 95%."

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Cons

"It would be good if Adaptiva had everything on the cloud rather than having one server on-premises."

"The availability of Qualys Patch Management needs to be improved."

"Qualys Patch Management's pricing could be more competitive, as it presents a significant obstacle for many companies who find it unaffordable."

"They should focus on increasing the list of supported patches. New software or data is continuously released, and it would be beneficial if patches were updated in the knowledge base more quickly."

"Downloading extensive vulnerability reports, especially those with millions of entries, is time-consuming."

"There is room for improvement in the inclusion of more patches. Not all patches are available on Qualys, so they need to get licenses for other patches as well."

"The interface could benefit from improved user experience and quality of life improvements."

"The patch status and patch completion information should be improved."

"I find the stability of Qualys Patch Management to be inconsistent; sometimes it works fine, while other times when I try to show a colleague something quickly, it takes considerable time to respond."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is reasonable and competitive. We get many more features at the same price compared to other solutions such as Microsoft SCCM. It is worth the money considering the services and features it has. Their support team is also awesome."

"The pricing is fair and within our budget."

"Compared to other tools, the price of Qualys Patch Management is reasonable."

"Qualys Patch Management's pricing could be more competitive, as it presents a significant obstacle for many companies who find it unaffordable."

"I'm unaware of Qualys' exact price, but it's more expensive than Nessus. With technological products, you need to pay to get the best."

"The licensing cost is more than 2,000 for the whole Americas region"

"From what I have heard, Qualys Patch Management is pricey, which is a main barrier to entry. Another aspect that I do not like about Qualys is that they do not add new patch management functionalities to the existing package. It is a separate SKU, so you have to pay more money."

"Its price is competitive in the market. Compared to other solutions like Rapid7, Qualys offers a favorable price point and robust features."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

11%

University

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	25

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Adaptiva?

Adaptiva is really good in terms of content delivery and network bandwidth optimization.

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What needs improvement with Adaptiva?

We had to install one server in our infrastructure at the data center. It would be good if Adaptiva had everything on the cloud rather than having one server on-premises. The solution's user interf...

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What is your primary use case for Adaptiva?

We tested the solution's software delivery capability during POC and got good results. We tested it in collaboration with McAfee, and it was very good. Apart from that, Adaptiva supports many other...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qualys Patch Management?

Qualys reduces risk for us and our clients by upwards of 50% when we arrive at a client site with no previous software installed. If they have other software they were using and then transition to ...

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What needs improvement with Qualys Patch Management?

In my opinion, there are areas within Qualys Patch Management that have room for improvement, such as cloud instance functionality. If mobile alerts could come through other social media platforms ...

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What is your primary use case for Qualys Patch Management?

The purpose of using Qualys Patch Management in my organization is to ensure that our systems are always up to date and to protect against vulnerabilities from attackers. Before we started using th...

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Overview

The Fastest, Most Scalable Endpoint Management and Security Platform in the World
On premises or via the cloud – manage your Windows endpoints no matter where they are. With solutions for Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, and VMware Workspace ONE, Adaptiva solutions scale to hundreds of thousands of endpoints without impacting the network or business traffic.

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Qualys Patch Management optimizes patching and vulnerability remediation through automation and intelligence insights, accelerating the process by 43% and improving patch rates by 90%. Its integration with CMDB and ITSM tools speeds up ticket closures by 60%, effectively reducing the attack surface while freeing IT and security resources. This cloud-based solution bridges the IT-security gap, making it essential for cybersecurity.

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