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Imperva Bot Management 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

Imperva Bot Management
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Bot Management (8th)
Qualys VMDR
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (5th), Vulnerability Management (2nd), Configuration Management Databases (2nd), Container Security (12th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Imperva Bot Management and Qualys VMDR aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Imperva Bot Management is designed for Bot Management and holds a mindshare of 6.4%, down 7.7% compared to last year.
Qualys VMDR, on the other hand, focuses on Vulnerability Management, holds 8.3% mindshare, down 13.1% since last year.
Bot Management
Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

RiaanDu Preez - PeerSpot reviewer
A product that offers advanced bot detection capabilities and reporting features
The scalability of the product is high. I rate the product's scalability a ten out of ten. It is very easy to use the scalability features of the product, especially if the product is deployed on the cloud model, but it may be a different story if the tool is deployed on an on-premises model. The difficulty of using the scalability feature nude of the product arises when the client does not have the capacity to scale up. My company deals with businesses of all sizes. One of my company's clients who uses the solution has five members and a large e-commerce environment. There are also enterprise-sized clients who use the solution.
Harold Jensen - PeerSpot reviewer
Good visibility but expensive and needs better support
Support: It's often overseas and often following a script, basically asking us to redo what we opened the case with. Multiple APIs: There seems to be a lack of easy onboarding into Qualys. We had to use manual inputs and some API calls to get items in place. Dashboard: It is very rudimentary with very little customization. The Qualys Scripting Language (QSL) works differently in different Qualys modules, so when you get it working in one area you have to modify the syntax in others. User account management: We often have to give users more rights than needed just to give them what they need. Integration with the various Qualys Modules: You can tell the UI is different based on of the different teams that created them. QSL syntax same in all modules Responsiveness of some of the components: They time out, you get a blank screen, etc. Backend updates between the various modules: You update connectors and information takes a few minutes to show in VMDR or Global Asset View Connectors: Connectors have a throttling issue with AWS which causes them to frequently fail unless you manually run them again.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I am impressed with the product's automatic bot mechanism. It also gives us the control to create our own custom bot rules."
"The stability of the product is good since I haven't had any problems with the solution."
"The most valuable features of Qualys VMDR include patch management and the use of virtual scanners to scan appliances and devices, especially those provided by vendors where we cannot manage them ourselves."
"Qualys VM's most valuable feature is automatic detection."
"The Vulnerability Management and Patch Management features are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The reporting is fine."
"It is a stable solution."
"It gives a very good overview of the inventory assessment process, and it can be accessed across our company because it's a global tool."
"What I like about Qualys VM is the dashboard presentation. It's very good."
"It's stable and quite reliable."
 

Cons

"The tool needs to include artificial intelligence and machine learning. It also needs to improve profiling."
"Sometimes, it takes a bit of time for the technical staff of the solution to get back to our company with a resolution for our problems."
"Improve the API speed."
"Improve the user interface."
"Qualys currently does not have any features for scanning SCADA, IoT, and Industrial Control Systems."
"The reporting and the GUI need improvements."
"They're still evolving their platform in terms of reporting capabilities."
"I do not like that all of the data is stored on the cloud."
"Qualys should improve their customer experience. They need to improve the tech support experience and the turnaround time."
"It's not very user-friendly at times and requires in-depth understanding. So, a layman or someone new to Qualys won't be able to easily understand it. You need education to use the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"The tool's pricing is good."
"The solution is expensive."
"Qualys VM is reasonably priced."
"It is a high cost product. Compared to the other solutions, it is around 15 to 20% higher in cost."
"An annual license for a single scanner costs around $3,000."
"The license is on a yearly basis."
"It's very expensive, especially if you want to use multiple modules of Qualys."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
33%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Media Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Educational Organization
30%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Imperva Bot Management?
The stability of the product is good since I haven't had any problems with the solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Imperva Bot Management?
I rate the product price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price. The price of the product also depends on the cost of the tools offered by competitors li...
What needs improvement with Imperva Bot Management?
At the moment, I am okay with the product. I haven't found something that needs to be improved yet. I am not physically busy with any implementations associated with the product, but I will share t...
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?
They can tweak their UI since the new version seems a bit jumbled up, and the old UI was more user-friendly.
 

Also Known As

Distil Networks, Distil Bot Detection and Mitigation
Qualys VM, QualysGuard VM, Qualys Asset Inventory, Qualys Container Security
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

StubHub, Yelp, Glassdoor, DowJones, The Wall Street Journal, Whitepages, CrunchBase, AOL, Staples, Wayfair, EasyJet, Autotrader, Skyscanner, Orbitz, and Conde Nast, Amadeus, and Thomson Reuters, just to name a few.
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