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Brinqa vs Qualys VMDR comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Brinqa
Ranking in Vulnerability Management
61st
Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
19th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (53rd), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (53rd)
Qualys VMDR
Ranking in Vulnerability Management
3rd
Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
96
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (3rd), Configuration Management Databases (3rd), Container Security (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Brinqa is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualys VMDR is 4.2%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qualys VMDR4.2%
Brinqa0.6%
Other95.2%
Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

RB
Cybersecurity Director at RB Consultancy
Allows us to configure the risk algorithm to suit our specific needs
I would give the easiness of the initial setup a seven out of ten. It can be a bit complex. Some connections are straightforward, but some take a long time. Deploying Brinqa took time, as it was done in phases. Initially, it took about six months before we started getting valuable data from it. Then, it expanded from there. The deployment began with a product demo and contract negotiation. We connected some data sources to Brinqa's cloud service, which was straightforward. We used the default risk ranking algorithm but faced issues with the dashboards, so we customized them to fit our organization's needs over a few years. We depended a lot on Brinqa for the deployment. We had some internal resources, but they lacked the needed skills, so it took time to train our two-man team. Initially, it required one person for maintenance, and they spent most of their time on it.
Vaibhav Ghule - PeerSpot reviewer
Soc Lead & Edr Administration at Persistent Systems
Continuous risk-based monitoring has strengthened incident response and vulnerability prioritization
I haven't explored Qualys VMDR's vulnerability lifecycle automation yet. One of my analysts mentioned that queries lack grouping operators in Qualys VMDR. From my experience, I would appreciate improvements in the query options in Qualys VMDR, specifically in the query-building process where I would need more features and operators. Additionally, we have been facing issues with Qualys on the cloud level. We cannot download the configuration profile from the cloud agent, and it is showing a pending action for download. During 2025, we noticed outages of Qualys a couple of times. I want to mention that there is an issue with receiving timely RCA deliveries. While this is not necessarily about the tool, it relates to support. The support has not been very responsive, and we are receiving RCAs a little delayed whenever we raise support cases or communicate with the TAMs. Additionally, the UI has a slight latency, which I and my team have experienced. They have also reported this latency issue when navigating through different pages.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of Brinqa are its data integration capabilities."
"Qualys VMDR provides a real-time response and reporting feature, which is excellent."
"The way we can maintain a current actual registry of all the IP assets within it is very good."
"The reporting is fine."
"The most valuable feature of Qualys Container Security is the detailed information in the reports and the remediation. This is done to make sure there are no vulnerabilities."
"The solution, overall, is very useful for our organization; it is very easy to use and there are lots of options, and we can usually easily go through it and all of the things we want to configure, and we can configure everything to our specifications very easily."
"Technical support is great and we've never really had a problem."
"Qualys VMDR has positively impacted my organization by reducing vulnerability exposure time through faster detection and patching, and it has improved compliance reporting with accurate and up-to-date data."
"I find the most valuable features are the continuous monitoring. Even on premises, there is constant monitoring."
 

Cons

"Brinqa could improve in terms of the speed of their service and resource provision."
"The disadvantage of working with Qualys is that the graphical interface is quite outdated."
"The reporting section needs improvement as running reports can take several hours."
"Qualys VMDR should improve authenticated scanning capabilities."
"As users of Qualys for the last three years, we have identified and shared many areas where Qualys needed to have improvements, including vulnerability database having some false positives, web scan module requiring authentication to access basic web forms, asset tagging being a complex technique, and for policy compliance they need to add more leading IT standards for leading IT service providers like Juniper, Cisco, and Microsoft."
"The solution is a bit expensive if you do not have access to discounts."
"The response time of technical support takes a while."
"When you want to cover yourself for scalability, you will be charged for the number you place on the scan itself."
"The feature where the solutions to issues are mentioned in the reports could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"When you want to cover yourself for scalability, you will be charged for the number you place on the scan itself."
"The pricing is very competitive."
"The product is more expensive than that of any other vendor."
"There are no additional fees in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"They have recently changed the pricing model, which is now better than it was before."
"It is different for every company, but for us, it's every three years."
"The price is very reasonable."
"An annual license for a single scanner costs around $3,000."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Retailer
14%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise70
 

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Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation
Agrokor Group, American Specialty Health, American State Bank, Arval, Life:), Axway, Bank of the West, Blueport Commerce, BSkyB, Brinks, CaixaBank, Cartagena, Catholic Health System, CEC Bank, Cegedim, CIGNA, Clickability, Colby-Sawyer College, Commercial Bank of Dubai, University of Utah, eBay Inc., ING Singapore, National Theatre, OTP Bank, Sodexo, WebEx
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