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CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security vs Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform comparison

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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 effectively reduces costs and labor while enhancing asset visibility and risk management, boosting efficiency by up to 40%.
Sentiment score
4.9
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security offers cost-effective threat detection, integration, and faster remediation, with significant ROI and risk mitigation.
Sentiment score
3.8
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform improves efficiency, reduces remediation time, cuts costs, saving five to eight hours weekly and enhances audits.
We are able to scan all our assets with less human intervention and achieve overall effective outcomes.
Dns architect at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
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
More than 12 million vulnerabilities have been identified and resolved while working with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security over the past 10 years.
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
We have seen a return on investment through time saved and managed employee workload.
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Kyndryl
It is an expense we are willing to pay to conform to Cyber Essentials Plus and demonstrate responsibility in protecting our data and that of our partners.
Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
I have definitely seen a return on investment; we save a lot of time on a day-to-day basis, during audits, and we need fewer employees because the platform has a lot of capabilities that do not require manual effort.
Head of Business Operations at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
In case of any attack and compromise, there is a big value return on investment.
Senior Manager Of Cyber Security at Ernst & Young
I have seen a return on investment, as we need fewer employees for operations.
Sr Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
Qualys TotalCloud support is knowledgeable but inconsistent, with some delays and varying service quality affecting customer satisfaction.
Sentiment score
6.6
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security's support is praised for efficiency and responsiveness, though basic support can be slower.
Sentiment score
5.9
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform's customer service is praised for prompt responses but needs improvement in response speed and knowledge depth.
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
Based on my experience with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security's technical support, I would rate them a solid 10 out of 10.
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
Technical support is quite good.
Senior Engineer at Indocement
I have contacted customer service, and they are fast.
Security Engineer at ebryx
I have seen replies in less than two or three hours.
Mediation Specialist III at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
When we reach the support team, they do not seem to have the skills to handle our questions and instead return with basic scripted questions rather than understanding what we are asking for and providing proper answers.
Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I believe in the initial stages, if they can establish a confidence directly with agents or persons, that will definitely create a lot of trust built up.
VP – Head PM O at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Qualys TotalCloud efficiently scales across multi-cloud environments, supporting diverse needs for small and large teams with minimal issues.
Sentiment score
5.8
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is scalable for all company sizes, efficiently managing large infrastructures and thousands of endpoints.
Sentiment score
5.8
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform scales effortlessly with easy license expansion, supporting growth and customization for diverse business needs.
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
It is deployed across multiple departments and multiple locations.
Security Engineer at ebryx
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is indeed highly scalable, ideally for enterprises with a minimum of 2,000 servers to ensure cost efficiency and easier setup.
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
The scalability of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is good, and it can easily scale up to over 20,000 or 30,000 endpoints.
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Kyndryl
Once we supplied 130 URLs to it for scanning one by one, and it crashed in between.
Mediation Specialist III at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Qualys is fairly elastic.
Principle Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The use cases that we have handled have not presented much of a challenge on the scalability part.
VP – Head PM O at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Qualys TotalCloud is praised for its stability, 99.9% uptime, reliable performance, and responsive support for resolving issues.
Sentiment score
7.4
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is highly stable, with rare disruptions, minimal issues, and excellent integration with cloud services.
Sentiment score
7.2
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk is reliable with rare glitches; users appreciate stability but have concerns about independent log access.
Overall, the support provided has been excellent.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
It has a lot of scanning mechanisms, which are agentless APIs, eBPF, and cloud agents, that are highly reliable.
Sr Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
It is a stable solution, which is why we chose it.
CIO at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees
Occasionally, when the workload increases, it slows down considerably and sometimes becomes unresponsive.
Security Engineer at ebryx
When evaluating the stability of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, their partnerships with all major cloud service providers ensure their servers are optimally positioned.
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
I would describe Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform as stable regarding crashes or downtimes ever happening.
Cloud Security Engineer at Punch Powertrain nv
It is not critical in the way that we have for Cortex XDR where if it fails, then the organization basically ceases to function.
Principle Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
In terms of stability, I would rate it somewhere around seven.
VP – Head PM O at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
 

Room For Improvement

Qualys TotalCloud needs UI/UX enhancements, better integrations, compliance reporting, Windows container security, AI threat prediction, and pricing clarity.
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud needs UI simplicity, better integration, customization, and enhanced support, scalability, and pricing to improve functionality.
Qualys faces challenges with support, resources, UI, outdated reports, AI integration, governance, and vulnerability management, prompting external tool use.
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
If CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security could implement pushing out remediation from the sensor installed on machines, that would be beneficial.
Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The user interface needs improvement as it's sometimes difficult to locate specific dashboards or reports.
Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Another issue is the lack of proper documentation.
Security Engineer at ebryx
We need to export data to external tools to perform the work that is supposed to be done in the tool itself, so we do not have any real return on investment using this tool.
Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It would be beneficial if the solution could correctly identify the exact OS version, potentially requiring code adjustments.
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
If you have uploaded a file containing many IP addresses, you don't have a straightforward option to check what the IP addresses were.
Mediation Specialist III at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
 

Setup Cost

Qualys TotalCloud offers competitive pricing for large enterprises, providing flexible, cost-effective solutions with comprehensive features and benefits.
Enterprise users find CrowdStrike Falcon's pricing justified by its scalability and features, though high for limited budgets.
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk costs vary; most find it budget-friendly, though some see it as medium to high.
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
The pricing for CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is reasonable, especially for small companies with limited budgets.
Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
No additional cost for maintenance or support; it's all included in the quotation.
Senior Engineer at Indocement
However, the main point is that even though it is expensive, it provides a huge capability to the organization.
Security Engineer at ebryx
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform was not expensive regarding the pricing point.
Cloud Security Engineer at Punch Powertrain nv
The experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform is expensive.
Principle Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing of Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform are as per our budgets, and we found it to be economical.
Head of Business Operations at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Qualys TotalCloud enhances cloud security with risk prioritization, automation, and visibility, boosting efficiency in vulnerability management and remediation.
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security excels in threat detection, real-time response, and AI-driven analytics for comprehensive protection.
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform boosts risk governance with versatile deployment, continuous monitoring, AI insights, integration, and cost-saving metrics.
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
It automatically blocks duplication and activities that could result in data loss, effectively preventing unintended copying of data to personal devices.
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
The threat detection capability of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security has always been the major seller, and it works effectively.
Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
CrowdStrike Falcon plays a crucial role in our environment and gives us a clear point where we can focus our efforts rather than hunting down what is happening.
senior DevOps engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The platform scans the entire environment and IP range, providing comprehensive vulnerability reports along with solutions to address these vulnerabilities.
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It will also provide the information of the CVEs related to it, CVSS score related to it, and the CVEs will help you to understand more about how bad it can get.
Mediation Specialist III at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
It identified trust distributions amongst our assets, what are high risk items, what are critical things, vulnerabilities that can be exploited, and what are critical priorities for us.
Cloud Security Engineer at Punch Powertrain nv
 

Categories and Ranking

Qualys TotalCloud
Sponsored
Ranking in Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (10th), Container Security (11th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (8th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (8th), SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) (2nd)
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Se...
Ranking in Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (12th), Container Security (7th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (9th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (9th), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (1st), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (6th)
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk P...
Ranking in Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) category, the mindshare of Qualys TotalCloud is 2.3%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is 3.8%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform is 0.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qualys TotalCloud2.3%
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security3.8%
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform0.9%
Other93.0%
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2859021 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Risk-based triage has transformed container security and now prioritizes high-impact threats
The best features Qualys TotalCloud offers currently include managing cloud infrastructure and container security while facing major challenges such as alert fatigue. Traditional vulnerability scanners flag hundreds of CVEs on short-lived Kubernetes containers, some of which have no internet exposure or are gone before we can even triage them. I leverage Qualys TotalCloud to move beyond static CVSS. I use it to implement runtime exposure, correlation risk reprioritization, and shift-left integration. This notifies developers to fix a base image upstream rather than patching live ephemeral instances. In my work with cloud and container security, the biggest operational hurdle was alert fatigue. I use Qualys to shift left from static CVSS severity to context-aware risk prioritization. I correlated raw vulnerability data with real-time risk factors such as public network exposure, active runtime execution, or overly permissive IAM roles. This allows us to immediately drop the priority of isolated containers and escalate lower-severity CVEs that sit on an exposed, high-risk path. We can map these findings directly back to our CI/CD pipelines so developers can patch the root base images upstream. We have drastically cut down the signal-to-noise ratio, saved a lot of manual hours doing triage work, and ensured engineering effort goes directly towards high-impact risk reduction.
Manish Indupuri - PeerSpot reviewer
senior DevOps engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Provides centralized visibility and real-time threat detection across multiple cloud accounts
Regarding how CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security can be improved, I would say they can improve their support. There were a couple of cases where we needed to escalate issues in order to get proper support. That part could use some tweaking on their end. Additionally, the recent incident during the last summer literally impacted our systems. We had some of our workloads that affected the business, and it was a difficult experience. Apart from that, it is a good tool and the experience with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security has been excellent. We did not find any kind of issues, but if they could improve their response to security-related incidents and provide on-time support or better understand our concerns and address them accordingly, it could be very helpful. Regarding needed improvements, I think they should enhance automatic alerting with CI/CD scanning and reporting capabilities. Additionally, it would be better to implement Falcon sensor health monitoring so agents are always active. We could know how it is behaving and how it is treating our environment. That could be a little helpful.
PK
VP – Head PM O at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
Governance dashboards have improved risk visibility but still need smarter automated decisions
The governance part is the most prominent area for improvement. We want to have a dashboard with just one click where the KPIs are pre-configured as per the business requirement and those things are monitored on a regular basis to check how things are moving. Governance and high-level management or board level visibility matter the most. We are trying to incorporate artificial models which can take care of many things that are currently taken care of manually or through certain jobs so that they can be automated with the help of AI models or agents. We will progress as the AI model matures with pattern learning and all those things. We want self-decision capabilities. Not just analysis and giving alerts, but even taking decisions of actions and performing those actions. The first step would be to not only alert that there is an issue or threat, but to evaluate the threat itself in generality and suggest something. The second step is where those suggestions will definitely have some good minds working on them, but only if they are suitable will we make it as a learning model. Otherwise, we will discard and modify those things. The second level would be to let the learning model learn and then gradually figure out whether we can delegate the decision in the sense of the action that they can perform, see it and then evaluate whether it is falling in line as per the expectation. This is how we will progress on a use case basis only.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
16%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise34
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Qualys TotalCloud?
In terms of improvement, remediation still belongs to the cloud team, which is one of the issues we faced with Qualys...
What is your primary use case for Qualys TotalCloud?
My main use case for Qualys TotalCloud is regarding the cloud visibility that we were not having previously. Previous...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM?
I believe that CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is not expensive for United States-based companies. For Brazil, howe...
What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM?
I am aware that just as we have a one-click sensor for faster deployment of the agent, there is probably a tool that ...
What is your primary use case for CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM?
We use cloud security comprehensively, including CSPM, DSPM, AISPM, and CDR, not just for our organization, but becau...
What needs improvement with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform?
The primary disadvantage is that it requires a lot of compute resources to implement. We need to have a very heavy co...
What is your primary use case for Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform?
The use cases include a cloud environment, so we want to secure the cloud, cloud workloads and cloud payloads, and co...
 

Also Known As

Qualys TotalCloud with FlexScan
CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM
Qualys Cloud Platform
 

Overview

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