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Axonius vs Qualys VMDR comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Axonius
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
IT Vendor Risk Management (5th), Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) (2nd)
Qualys VMDR
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (6th), Vulnerability Management (2nd), Configuration Management Databases (2nd), Container Security (9th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Axonius is designed for Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) and holds a mindshare of 34.1%, down 38.8% compared to last year.
Qualys VMDR, on the other hand, focuses on Vulnerability Management, holds 7.1% mindshare, down 12.6% since last year.
Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM)
Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

Ashok Gunnia - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates with ServiceNow and provides alerts for deviations
The most valuable feature of Axonius is its ability to deduplicate records and identify which ones are old and stale versus those more relevant. For example, if you haven't logged in today but a system somewhere else mentions you have, Axonius can detect this through various logs like Active Directory, file logging, or Wi-Fi connections. Traditionally, someone would have to make numerous calls and spend a lot of time to find out if you are on-site or connected to a Wi-Fi network. The tool simplifies this process. From my experience, onboarding and adding connectors was pretty easy, especially when integrating with the ServiceNow environment. It worked well for my use case, but the ease of use can depend on the customer's specific needs and what they are trying to achieve.
Ankesh Raj - PeerSpot reviewer
Real-time responses and reporting streamline vulnerability management
Qualys VMDR provides a real-time response and reporting feature, which is excellent. It allows us to see real-time graphs and reports for every asset, server, and more, which is very user-friendly. Our clients have given good feedback, and they are satisfied with the tool. We use it daily to fix vulnerabilities by connecting with infrastructure to remediate. The feedback from the client side is very good.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"he best feature I found in Axonius is that it shows us the duration of eCheck, and it shows us what device is down and in which part of the system life cycle or the checking part the system is down in."
"Axonius provides preconfigured dashboards that can be customized to your needs."
"The solution's technical support was good...The product's initial setup phase is pretty straightforward."
"I like that the tool has a user-friendly interface. It helps organizations and big companies improve business requirements and control processes."
"The automation capabilities in Axonius have streamlined our security operations."
"Overall, I would rate Axonius an eight out of ten."
"We also like the flexibility in their licensing."
"I find Qualys VM very robust, and it's very useful for vulnerability management and patch management. The value that it brings to my environment is economies of scale. There is no limitation on adding any endpoints. You go by the rule, and it's added once another endpoint is added to our environment. It's automatically installed, and it's less work from our end. It frees up my license automatically if I don't need an endpoint or if my machine is decommissioned. I like the dashboard displays because I don't see any duplication. The most important part is vulnerability management and prioritization. Unlike Symantec, it shows the kind of vulnerability I would want to patch first. It provides a holistic view of the kind of vulnerabilities and the ones I should remediate first. I don't have to do a scan; it just brings up those critical kinds of vulnerabilities like zero-day vulnerabilities and tells me to prioritize them. You have to prioritize these vulnerabilities first and go on with the rest. The dashboard shows me the ones that have been fixed, so I don't have to complete an aging report. The user experience and the graphical interface are good. As it's user-friendly and understandable on an executive level, it brings real value. We also use this solution because it's robust and flexibile."
"The solution shows us classic categories, including high, medium, and low risks. It also shows critical items, and that gives us the advantage of prioritizing things."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Overall, the solution is highly rated because of its simplicity and efficiency."
"The most recent is VMDR, which provides a comprehensive overview of how to detect, patch, and remediate specific vulnerabilities."
"Tech support is helpful."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
 

Cons

"We can have fetch cycle issues."
"Axonius can improve on delivering compliance-related features."
"Axonius could improve by increasing their integrations with more technology vendors."
"For Axonius, I would suggest supporting more ticketing platforms and enhancing API integration directly into the platform rather than just the connector. This would allow for better integration from different systems, possibly into workflows, which I think is currently lacking."
"Regarding the improvement of Axonius, it goes halfway for both the tool and the user. If we set it up quickly from our end, and if the AD groups and all other groups assigned to tag the assets have been tagged correctly, Axonius could not show an error."
"For us, the product's deployment phase was a little challenging because we had to deal with other departments and business units."
"Adding more detailed descriptions or YouTube videos about specific features would help improve the application."
"From the application security perspective, Qualys has a way to go."
"One area for improvement is the simplification of the process to ignore certain vulnerabilities on specific devices."
"Qualys VMDR should improve authenticated scanning capabilities."
"The customer support is very bad."
"It is more expensive vs. other products on the market."
"They have integrated with other third parties, but it is still not viable."
"It's too early for me to say if there is any room for improvement since we're in the first couple of months of using this solution."
"When tested on Zero day, there were errors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Axonius is quite a bit cheaper compared to other solutions."
"We are on a subscription model with them."
"In Nigerian Naira, we spend about roughly four to five million to use this solution and this is expensive compared to solutions like Nessus."
"The solution is expensive."
"It is different for every company, but for us, it's every three years."
"It is a high cost product. Compared to the other solutions, it is around 15 to 20% higher in cost."
"Qualys is cheaper and more affordable than other solutions."
"An annual license for a single scanner costs around $3,000."
"The license is on a yearly basis."
"There is a license for the use of this solution. We pay annually instead of monthly to receive a better discount on the price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Axonius?
Axonius is somewhat costly and has a price above average. It provides great value, but obtaining significant discounts can be challenging. As the tools are unique, they have limited direct competit...
What needs improvement with Axonius?
Axonius could improve by increasing their integrations with more technology vendors. There are cases where Axonius doesn't have full compatibility with some newer solutions that have recently appea...
What is your primary use case for Axonius?
The general use case for Axonius ( /products/axonius-reviews ) is cybersecurity asset management. My company, an IT solution provider, works with Axonius ( /products/axonius-reviews ) to offer both...
What do you like most about Qualys VMDR?
I like that we have many scanners and channels that don't overload. It helps us scan and track easily. Also, the tagging system is good for tagging. We can still use QualysAgent task ID tools even ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qualys VMDR?
Qualys offers better pricing and is feature-packed compared to other tools.
What needs improvement with Qualys VMDR?
There were some issues later with Qualys VMDR regarding security, specifically with numerous false positive reports.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Qualys VM, QualysGuard VM, Qualys Asset Inventory, Qualys Container Security
 

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Sample Customers

Extreme Engineering Solutions, AppsFlyer, Landmark Health, Natera
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