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Micro Focus Asset Manager [EOL] vs Qualys VMDR comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 13, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Micro Focus Asset Manager [...
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Qualys VMDR
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
95
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (6th), Vulnerability Management (2nd), Configuration Management Databases (2nd), Container Security (9th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1700715 - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable and clever solution, but it is very complex and it needs a lot of improvements
There are a lot of things that need improvement. Software recognition, software licensing, software compliance, data inputs, reporting, and support are some of the areas. It needs a discovery tool of its own. You have to get that from other Micro Focus products, which means you have to pay more to get those products.
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

"We have now automatic and immediate control of assets usage, and we can now better manage our assets pool and get benefits through that."
"This product can be customized according to the needs of any company."
"It is stable and scalable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the external channel."
"Using this product, we now have a vulnerability management cycle wherein VMDR plays a major role."
"It's stable and quite reliable."
"Qualys VMDR is easy to understand and provides detailed reports."
"Authenticated scans provide different options, including those using or not using the FactSet and adding option profiles."
"It's a good product. After the scan our internet works well. It scans our security posture."
"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."
"It is very easy to use and there are lots of options. 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."
 

Cons

"The technology used is outdated, the interface is outdated, the database is outdated, everything is outdated."
"The usability of this product is still out-of-date and could be improved. The interface could be improved."
"There are a lot of things that need improvement. Software recognition, software licensing, software compliance, data inputs, reporting, and support are some of the areas."
"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."
"It's quite complex on the way it is set up, so it takes a fair bit of time in order to get your head around it in order to deploy it. Once you've deployed it, then you're never confident on the versions of the browsers and the SSL certificates, etc. You have to always go back into Qualys and check."
"Qualys should improve their customer experience. They need to improve the tech support experience and the turnaround time."
"Qualys could be improved in its overall performance compared to other vulnerability management or scanning tools."
"Qualys VM could improve by having more skilled support personnel."
"Qualys VM should improve its methodology."
"The customer support is very bad."
"The reporting and dashboards could improve in Qualys VM. However, they have improved since the previous versions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"From my experience, Asset Manager is expensive."
"When you want to cover yourself for scalability, you will be charged for the number you place on the scan itself."
"Qualys VM is reasonably priced."
"Qualys VM is quite expensive. It's a subscription-based license, and it's yearly. Right now, it's open for me, and I don't have any limitations or caps on the licenses. They are seeing if the product is viable for 4500 users. I can add as much as I want, and at the end of the subscription, they'll let me know how many licenses were actually used and bill me accordingly. On a scale from one to five, I would give their pricing a three. It's still expensive."
"The pricing is very competitive."
"Qualys is cheaper and more affordable than other solutions."
"The pricing and licensing for Qualys could be improved."
"It is a high cost product. Compared to the other solutions, it is around 15 to 20% higher in cost."
"The product is more expensive than that of any other vendor."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

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Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise69
 

Questions from the Community

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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.
 

Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

Finansbank, MTS India, Sprint
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