Aikido Security vs Qualys VMDR comparison

Aikido Security is the no-nonsense platform that empowers developers by centralizing code-to-cloud security issues and providing rapid guidance for fixing vulnerabilities.

With over 6,000 teams utilizing its features, Aikido Security prioritizes effective security management by consolidating 11 comprehensive scans into one platform. This approach translates complex vulnerabilities into understandable insights, targeting non-enterprise SaaS businesses with engineering teams of 10-500 developers. It focuses on delivering security management without excessive costs or complexity through a product-led growth model.

• SAST: Secures code as it is written.
• DAST: Monitors surfaces, dynamically tests for vulnerabilities with OWASP ZAP.
• IaC: Detects infrastructure vulnerabilities.
• CSPM: Real-time detection of cloud infrastructure risks.
• Container Scanning: Assesses container environments for risky packages.
• Secrets Detection: Identifies exposed API keys, passwords.
• Open Source Dependencies: Analyzes dependencies to avoid vulnerabilities.
• Open Source License: Maps and exports SBOMs to manage license risks.
• Malware Detection: Protects from supply chain attacks.
• Runtime Protection: Secures apps with an embedded firewall.
• Custom Scans: Integrates with existing tools like SonarQube.

• Easy Adoption: Setup takes less than 3 minutes with clear UX.
• Cost Efficiency: Offers a comprehensive 9-in-1 solution at competitive pricing.
• Accurate Results: Best false positive reduction in the market.

In industries like software development and cloud services, Aikido Security is implemented to provide clear insights, enabling teams to focus on rapid product growth while maintaining robust security. Its product-led growth strategy, including a freemium offering, allows developers to experience benefits firsthand without initial investment.

Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response (VMDR) is a cornerstone product of the Qualys TruRisk Platform and a global leader in the enterprise-grade vulnerability management (VM) vendor space. With VMDR, enterprises are empowered with visibility and insight into cyber risk exposure - making it easy to prioritize vulnerabilities, assets, or groups of assets based on business risk. Security teams can take action to mitigate risk, helping the business measure their actual risk exposure over time. 

Qualys VMDR offers an all-inclusive risk-based vulnerability management solution to prioritize vulnerabilities and assets based on risk and business criticality. VMDR seamlessly integrates with configuration management databases (CMDB), Qualys Patch Management, Custom Assessment and Remediation (CAR), Qualys TotalCloud and other Qualys and non-Qualys solutions to facilitate vulnerability detection and remediation across the entire enterprise.

With VMDR, users are empowered with actionable risk insights that translate vulnerabilities and exploits into optimized remediation actions based on business impact. Qualys customers can now aggregate and orchestrate data from the Qualys Threat Library, 25+ threat intelligence feeds, and third-party security and IT solutions, empowering organizations to measure, communicate, and eliminate risk across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.