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Aqua Cloud Security Platform vs Trellix Cloud Workload Security comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.3
Qualys TotalCloud enhances efficiency, reduces costs by 30-40%, and increases ROI by 10-20%, significantly saving time and resources.
Sentiment score
5.7
Aqua Cloud Security Platform boosts efficiency, reduces costs, enhances security, and improves remediation and collaboration for organizations.
Sentiment score
6.5
Trellix Cloud Workload Security enhances efficiency and cost savings with automation, despite some concerns over detection speed.
It has saved about 90% of our time.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
TotalCloud has generated overall savings of 30 to 40 percent across various departments.
Security Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
CallStream helps us integrate and automate tasks.
Senior Security Consultant at CyberNxt Solutions LLP
The impact can reduce remediation effort by 40% to 60%, avoiding production-level fixes which are costlier.
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It is generally used for the DevSecOps pipeline to scan the entire SAST, DAST, or ISC, performing excellently in that area.
Lead Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The ability to quickly go through and find out what needed to be done allowed us to quickly put reports together to present to the client.
Cloud Security Support at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
I have seen a great return on investment with Trellix Cloud Workload Security; due to its AI and automation, my team saves time and money.
Senior Network Security Engineer at DigitalTrack Solutions Pvt Ltd
I can really say that we have seen a return on investment from using Trellix Cloud Workload Security; before this product, our team used to spend a lot of time manually keeping an eye on the cloud environment, and now that is all taken care of automatically with this solution, so it is really saving our time and money.
Technical Specialist at VDA Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd.
ROI is calculated based on various parameters related to security, such as the absence of any issues or especially malware related issues.
CISO at Spink Solutions Private Limited
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Qualys TotalCloud's customer support is praised for expertise and responsiveness but occasionally faces response delays and inefficiencies.
Sentiment score
6.6
Aqua Cloud Security Platform's support is praised for expertise and availability, with room for improvement in complex issue resolution speed.
Sentiment score
6.0
Trellix Cloud Workload Security support is generally positive, with responsive assistance, quick premium options, and strong APAC service.
They are helpful, respond to my queries, and can answer any question.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Qualys's tech support is highly responsive, providing multiple ways to interact with them.
Service Manager, Security Operations at CDA IT SOLUTIONS
Qualys' customer service provides quality answers, but the response time is long, even though it is within the SLA.
Works at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the customer support for Aqua Cloud Security Platform a ten out of ten.
Cloud Security Support at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
The customer support for Aqua Cloud Security Platform is excellent, available 24/7, and provides better solutions for any issues raised through tickets.
Lead Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The customer support has been responsive and knowledgeable.
Sr.Devops engineer at Scaler
The customer support for Trellix Cloud Workload Security is helpful and consists of knowledgeable engineers.
Senior Network Security Engineer at DigitalTrack Solutions Pvt Ltd
I would rate the customer support of Trellix Cloud Workload Security nine out of ten.
Technical Specialist at VDA Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd.
We experience limited customer support, typically requiring a minimum wait of three to four hours for ticket responses.
Security Engineer at itsipl
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Qualys TotalCloud excels in scalability but may need skilled management, adaptable for varying environments and large-scale deployments.
Sentiment score
7.1
The Aqua Cloud Security Platform effectively scales workloads but may incur higher costs due to its licensing model.
Sentiment score
7.5
Trellix Cloud Workload Security provides scalable, flexible solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud environments with automated threat protection and compliance management.
We started our organization about nine months back. We started with about 30 users, and we now have more than 100 users.
CIO at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees
Our organization currently uses it to manage over 1200 web applications.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
It is absolutely scalable, and I would rate its scalability as nine out of ten.
retired at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Aqua Cloud Security Platform has good scalability because it is a SaaS platform, so I do not need to think much about scalability.
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Aqua Cloud Security Platform did not seem to have any issues with scaling.
Cloud Security Support at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Aqua Cloud Security Platform's scalability is good, providing better services compared to DevSecOps when compared to CrowdStrike and Orca.
Lead Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Trellix Cloud Workload Security's scalability is designed to help organizations secure hybrid and multi-cloud workloads.
Security Engineer at itsipl
Scalability-wise, Trellix Cloud Workload Security is excellent and has been able to grow with our needs.
Technical Specialist at VDA Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Qualys TotalCloud is praised for stability, boasting 99.9% uptime with minimal downtime and quickly resolved minor bugs.
Sentiment score
7.8
Aqua Cloud Security Platform is praised for stability and reliability, with minor issues noted by a few users.
Sentiment score
8.3
Trellix Cloud Workload Security is highly stable with consistent performance, unaffected by software-related downtime across deployment methods.
Overall, the support provided has been excellent.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
It is a stable solution, which is why we chose it.
CIO at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees
Continuous monitoring is crucial to ensure system stability and avoid vulnerabilities or threats.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Many factors are involved in maintaining a software system at 99.9% runtime.
CISO at Spink Solutions Private Limited
Trellix Cloud Workload Security is very stable.
Security Engineer at itsipl
We have not faced any kind of challenge with downtime or reliability.
Technical Specialist at VDA Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd.
 

Room For Improvement

Users recommend enhancing compliance, UI, integration, and reporting, improving security features, and optimizing pricing and navigation for Qualys TotalCloud.
Aqua Cloud Security Platform requires UI improvements, streamlined onboarding, integration with CICD, better documentation, and flexible licensing for user satisfaction.
Trellix Cloud Workload Security needs improvements in pricing, customization, integration, deployment, vulnerability assessment, and efficiency for better user experience.
Ideally, the scanner should automatically detect and scan all subdomains, even if not explicitly defined, ensuring comprehensive vulnerability assessment.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
Ideally, updates should be more immediate, enabling quicker implementation of solutions.
Project Lead at Persistent Systems
Our goal is to integrate all these functions into Qualys, creating a single dashboard for comprehensive security monitoring and management.
Senior Information Security Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Risk prioritization in security graphs is a point where Aqua Cloud Security Platform is less mature than Wiz, which excels at identifying critical vulnerabilities as a single attack path.
Lead Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
For the licensing part and AI-driven prioritization, this needs improvement. While Aqua Cloud Security Platform prioritizes findings using CVSS and policy context, if we compare it with Wiz and Prisma Cloud, they are increasingly using AI-driven risk scoring that incorporates exploitability, identity exposure, internet reachability, and business context.
Lead Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Alert noise and tuning are required because Aqua generates a large number of initial alerts that need tuning to reduce false positives.
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The first is the limited CNAPP capabilities compared to other security solutions like Aqua and Wiz, as Trellix Cloud Workload Security lacks full CNAPP depth, with limited coverage such as CSPM, infrastructure as code scanning, and deep container security.
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Trellix has to work more on some tutorials and some training for clients, or some videos that the customer can access and do a self-learning kind of scenario.
Senior Vice President IT at AS IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
There is a complexity in the configuration of policies compared to other OEMs where configuration is simpler.
Security Engineer at itsipl
 

Setup Cost

Qualys TotalCloud is costly but offers value and integration, ideal for enterprises despite higher pricing.
Aqua's pricing is moderate, workload-based, seen as fair versus competitors, with flexible licensing and excellent customer support.
Trellix Cloud Workload Security provides cost-effective, reliable solutions with transparent pricing, preferred through advanced options and diverse procurement channels.
Qualys TotalCloud's pricing is currently acceptable, it is becoming increasingly expensive.
Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Pricing is managed by our finance team; however, Qualys TotalCloud offers cost-effective licensing flexibility.
IT Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Qualys TotalCloud is expensive, but it offers a premier solution with no headaches.
Vice President at Inspira Enterprise
Compared to other vendors, Aqua Cloud Security Platform's pricing is good or lesser.
Lead Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The license and setup costs have been reasonable, though a challenge arises when deploying the entire application in our own cloud, as we must manage everything from scratch.
Sr.Devops engineer at Scaler
Overall, it is good. Not too high, not too low.
Lead Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I think the licensing costs for Trellix Cloud Workload Security are reasonable.
Secure at ESCARE COLtd
It is a lighter version that requires only a 2 MB file for installation.
Security Engineer at itsipl
For pricing, if one is a high price and ten is a low price, I would say five.
Senior Vice President IT at AS IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
 

Valuable Features

Qualys TotalCloud enhances risk management with misconfiguration detection, TruRisk integration, continuous monitoring, automation, and seamless integration for IaaS and SaaS.
Aqua Cloud Security Platform provides centralized management, vulnerability visibility, and multi-cloud support for comprehensive cloud security and DevOps integration.
Trellix Cloud Workload Security provides threat detection, workload visibility, and centralized management, enhancing security and streamlining operations across cloud platforms.
This view of risk helps reduce the work we would have to do to combine multiple sources to prioritize risk.
Works at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It will help cybersecurity professionals monitor the cloud and find vulnerabilities.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
We are enjoying the new feature, FlexScan, which is valuable for Internet-facing VMs.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Aqua provides end-to-end security across containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and cloud workloads starting from build, deployment, runtime, and compliance in one platform.
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Aqua Cloud Security Platform positively impacted my organization by allowing deployment from code to cloud in the entire CI/CD pipeline, with excellent capabilities and recent AI application security that is useful in the DevSecOps platform.
Lead Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The best feature of Aqua Cloud Security Platform is the Kubernetes security, which secures admission controllers, runtime policies, namespace protection, and RBAC and pod security.
Sr.Devops engineer at Scaler
Advanced threat detection provides greater visibility of the workloads running in my environment and helps to identify risks at an early stage so they can be mitigated before any disaster occurs.
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The one I find myself relying on the most is real-time threat detection because it helps us identify and respond to security incidents before they impact business operations.
Senior Network Security Engineer at DigitalTrack Solutions Pvt Ltd
Threat detection in Trellix Cloud Workload Security is excellent.
Senior Vice President IT at AS IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
 

Categories and Ranking

Qualys TotalCloud
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Ranking in Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP)
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (10th), Container Security (11th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (7th), SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) (2nd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (6th)
Aqua Cloud Security Platform
Ranking in Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP)
15th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (11th), Container Security (14th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (13th), Software Supply Chain Security (7th), DevSecOps (9th)
Trellix Cloud Workload Secu...
Ranking in Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP)
17th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) category, the mindshare of Qualys TotalCloud is 1.7%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Aqua Cloud Security Platform is 2.4%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix Cloud Workload Security is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qualys TotalCloud1.7%
Aqua Cloud Security Platform2.4%
Trellix Cloud Workload Security0.7%
Other95.2%
Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP)
 

Featured Reviews

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IT Security Expert at Alior Bank S.A.
Unified risk scoring has improved our cloud visibility and simplifies remediation priorities
Qualys TotalCloud provides unified vulnerability and threat assessment across both IAS and SaaS. This solution provides a single prioritized view of risk, which helps reduce the work I would have to do. We are no longer based on CVSS; we are based on Qualys risk scoring, which is based on CVSS plus internal findings made by Qualys, and then assigns its own score. The TruRisk insight feature has found a small number of assets with high vulnerability scores, though I am cautious since some information is classified. Qualys TotalCloud has positively impacted our bank's performance, and we have definitely seen benefits after implementing this solution.
Samir Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Secures cloud workloads from build to runtime and has needed simpler setup and alert tuning
Regarding how Aqua Cloud Security Platform can be improved, the first area is the complex initial setup. Deployment and configuration can be complex, especially in large environments that require skilled resources. For Kubernetes environments, initial onboarding and policy setup takes time. Compared to Wiz onboarding, it is not very straightforward, as I have also worked with Wiz. The UI is powerful but not very simple for new users, as navigation and dashboard can be overwhelming. Alert noise and tuning are required because Aqua generates a large number of initial alerts that need tuning to reduce false positives. Additionally, pricing can be high depending on workload scale, especially for large Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments. For improvements to Aqua Cloud Security Platform, I think better integration with SOAR and XDR platforms, more AI-driven prioritization, and providing simpler out-of-the-box policies would be beneficial.
Krishnakumar Mahadevan - PeerSpot reviewer
CISO at Spink Solutions Private Limited
Centralized visibility has improved cloud posture management and automated threat response
The disadvantages of Trellix Cloud Workload Security include some global aspects where minor improvements could be done. When doing pairwise comparisons between products on the same topic, such as posture management and how it is managed in Palo Alto, Check Point, Symantec, and Trellix, certain gaps emerge. One key limitation is that Trellix Cloud Workload Security will not provide support for China and Russia based cloud vendors. If a customer is an enterprise or global enterprise customer, this product cannot be suggested because the company does not deal with China's cloud providers. China has very good cloud options such as Alibaba Cloud and Tencent, and Trellix Cloud Workload Security does not support these platforms. Another limitation is related to CNAPP capabilities. In comparison with other CNAPP vendors, Trellix Cloud Workload Security has some drawbacks. The product does not provide full-fledged CNAPP like others do. It provides only top-level or top-layer information and lacks in-depth CNAPP capabilities, which is a key limitation. Regarding SIEM functionality, Trellix Cloud Workload Security has a native SIEM component, but it appears to be using a third-party SIEM functionality. The company is not providing their own SIEM tools but rather receiving a third-party tool and managing it. This is a disadvantage because the integration will not be as perfect as it would be with a native solution. The SIEM tool integration presents a problem. Pricing is another significant disadvantage, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. SMEs will likely not choose Trellix Cloud Workload Security because it is very expensive. The product is not prominent in the Gartner market share rankings, and the numbers are very small. Trellix Cloud Workload Security is not competing with market leaders such as SentinelOne, which has a 5% market share. The company claims CWPP, which stands for Cloud Workload Platform Protection, but the market share is very small. The reason market share is less is because service-oriented companies with service-oriented mindsets look at who is providing the best services. They consult Gartner reports or Forrester reports, and if Trellix Cloud Workload Security is not present in those reports, they may not suggest this product to customers. Additionally, the product is expensive for SMEs, although enterprise customers can afford it. The minimum 25 user bundle requirement means licensing is sold in basic tiers of 25 users at a time.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
23%
Healthcare Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise30
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Qualys TotalCloud?
To be totally honest, I do not have any best features because I have had a bad experience using this tool, especially...
What is your primary use case for Qualys TotalCloud?
My main use case for Qualys TotalCloud is vulnerability management and exposure management. I use this tool to evalua...
What do you think of Aqua Security vs Prisma Cloud?
Aqua Security is easy to use and very manageable. Its main focus is on Kubernetes and Docker. Security is a very valu...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aqua Security?
Compared to other vendors, Aqua Cloud Security Platform's pricing is good or lesser. The pricing part is acceptable, ...
What needs improvement with Aqua Security?
I think Aqua Cloud Security Platform has a good, strong platform, but there are still other areas. For example, if we...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee Cloud Workload Security?
We probably purchased it through AWS Marketplace, and we did. I think the licensing costs for Trellix Cloud Workload ...
What needs improvement with McAfee Cloud Workload Security?
The disadvantages of Trellix Cloud Workload Security include some global aspects where minor improvements could be do...
What advice do you have for others considering McAfee Cloud Workload Security?
Trellix Cloud Workload Security is scalable. My overall review rating for this product is 8.
 

Also Known As

Qualys TotalCloud with FlexScan
Aqua Security Platform, CloudSploit, Argon
McAfee Cloud Workload Security
 

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