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OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB vs Qualys Exposure Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 13, 2026

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

OpenText Universal Discover...
Ranking in Configuration Management Databases
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Qualys Exposure Management
Ranking in Configuration Management Databases
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
101
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (3rd), Vulnerability Management (3rd), Container Security (10th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Configuration Management Databases category, the mindshare of OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB is 8.3%, down from 11.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualys Exposure Management is 8.2%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Configuration Management Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qualys VMDR8.2%
OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB8.3%
Other83.5%
Configuration Management Databases
 

Featured Reviews

RakeshKumar15 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Migration & Imp Senior Analyst at Accenture
Secure with a quick setup and helpful support
Based on the latest version, there were multiple changes done. It had multiple fixes. However, it's based on the customer's requirements. They have modified and created, and released the changes according to those needs. The UI could be better. The page loading is very slow. The customer wants faster loading. Before releases, it would be nice to be able to upgrade to the new release and check it out in order to see the new functionality and what they have changed.
Ajay Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
Vulnerability management has prioritized high‑risk patching and simplified bulk system reporting
The primary issue is with the reporting functionality. Even though we fix vulnerabilities, the reports do not reflect the changes immediately. Sometimes we need to manually run a script to scan the systems before Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management will update the scan results. The main issue is the reporting delay, and sometimes the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management agent will not scan the system, which means we do not receive accurate reports in a timely manner. Additionally, there are many metrics for calculating vulnerabilities, such as the Qualys ID, severity scores, CVSS scores, and other metrics. The abundance of information can be confusing. These two aspects are the most significant negatives I have experienced with this tool.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a governance oriented tool with a very good data model."
"Precision, trustworthiness, reconciliation, and user-friendly presentation are the key features I value most."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the discovery, knowing what assets are on the network and the configuration of items for it."
"The auto-discovery feature is great."
"The ability to use it as our single source of truth, feeding in from multiple sources and uploading into various Service Management toolsets, not just Micro Focus ones."
"Large telcos with a history of mergers and acquisitions will benefit from this technology by discovering exactly which components are located where in their data centers, how they're connected and what their status is, facilitating consolidation and transformation of data center infrastructures as well as reducing mean time to resolution in case of incidents."
"Micro Focus UCMDB is built for stability and is the only solution which can support up to 60 million CIs."
"UCMDB is one of best discovery softwares available in the market; it can discover almost everything and creates relationship among discovered CIs, along with creating topology modeling."
"Qualys has a continuous endpoint monitoring feature for agent-based scanning. Once you deploy the solution, it monitors everything that is happening every 30 minutes. Then, if there are any vulnerabilities, they are reported."
"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 if tags aren't made."
"Using the vulnerability management module you can track the list of vulnerabilities and can take action to remediate them."
"In a world of the hybrid workforce and work from home, if you're looking for a more effective vulnerability management tool, you have to go to the agent-based vulnerability management tools that are out there, and we've been extremely happy with Qualys."
"It's been the chosen solution year after year for vulnerability management and our vulnerability management program is centered around this tool."
"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."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Use it. It is a great product."
 

Cons

"Improve the GUI and documentation."
"The implementation could be simplified. It is very complex and should be for a mature organization."
"I think the product is so large and complex that the learning curve is long if you want to understand all aspects of what it can do."
"Some of the UI could always be improved, but that is personal taste."
"Mobile/iPad Apps version of the UCMDB Browser would be a step ahead, which should have features, like viewing CI information, ownership, etc."
"When we work in an environment, the production environment continuously changes and at that time we should have knowledge about the new server (node). However, the auto-discovery part should automatically discover the new CI (node/servers) in an environment and inform the IT person."
"You are lucky to get over the first level, then you are happy with the support."
"Making it simpler to set up and understand would be a big improvement."
"Qualys VM's vulnerability scan could be improved, especially the number of CVE numbers it can manage at a 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."
"The IoT scan is not great."
"I'd like to see additional security for the app."
"Streamline PCI integration and attestation."
"We face issues while scanning multiple assets."
"I think the only area to improve it is the way the scores are calculated."
"The customer support is very bad."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Compared with other solutions, I would say that it's more expensive especially since we have an on-premise version and an older implementation."
"It is competitive."
"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 tool's pricing is expensive and I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten."
"They have recently changed the pricing model, which is now better than it was before."
"There are no additional fees in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"The pricing is very competitive."
"We have an annual contract for Qualys VMDR. I believe it's for either two years or five years."
"An annual license for a single scanner costs around $3,000."
"It's very expensive, especially if you want to use multiple modules of Qualys."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise74
 

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Also Known As

Micro Focus Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB, Micro Focus Universal CMDB, UCMDB, HPE Universal CMDB
Qualys VM, QualysGuard VM, Qualys Asset Inventory, Qualys Container Security
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

China Merchants Bank, NNIT, Alfa-Bank, Sprint
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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