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Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform vs Symantec Data Center Security comparison

Qualys and Broadcom are both solutions in the Cloud and Data Center Security category. Qualys is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.5, while Broadcom is ranked #17. Qualys holds a 0.7% mindshare in CDCS, compared to Broadcom’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Qualys users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
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83% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform and Symantec Data Center Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Qualys Enterprise TruRisk P...
Ranking in Cloud and Data Center Security
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (20th)
Symantec Data Center Security
Ranking in Cloud and Data Center Security
17th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.9
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud and Data Center Security category, the mindshare of Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Data Center Security is 2.5%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud and Data Center Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform0.7%
Symantec Data Center Security2.5%
Other96.8%
Cloud and Data Center Security
 

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Manas Harsh
Mediation Specialist III at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Has enabled efficient internal network scanning and provides detailed vulnerability insights
One thing which I really want Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform to improve is the UI. While it might not be the case for everyone and it's subjective, in my team, most people agree on that part. The UI should be more user-friendly. If you have uploaded a file containing many IP addresses, you don't have a straightforward option to check what the IP addresses were. If we want to search an IP address from the list, we need to check it one by one. Also, when we download something, the feature should be upfront. When we get the result of the scan, it should be 'download this file'. In many scanners, when you go to the download option, you get the options for particular formats immediately. However, in this case, when you click on download, it loads another page before giving you the output options for PDF or CSV. This feature should be upfront.
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Muhammad Ejaz ul Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Muhammad Ejaz ul Hassan
CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Continuous server hardening has protected critical legacy workloads and simplified security control
Symantec is lagging on the reporting side. I have been working for 10 years and I have identified many gray areas. As a user protecting your infrastructure, you need to sell the value to your management. Management buys the tool for preventing threats, and it works for them. However, you cannot sell it because every solution needs to show what happened in the last few years or how you will be protected in the future. Reporting is the most important thing for the CIO level, not the admin level. I have seen Symantec really lag in this area. I am creating my own tool to build a dashboard to share with the CIO level because they want to know what happened last week, last month, and last year. These reports will tell you about activities. Symantec changed the licensing when Broadcom acquired the company. The question of who will provide support became unclear. Support has now changed and they are making money. I have seen that most of the time when you ask implementation questions, they do not answer you. If you have a problem, they give you a low-level engineer at the first level. This delays resolution. Support has to be better.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform was helpful with threat prioritization features for resource allocation, and it played a good role in our analysis and day-to-day monitoring."
"The favorite feature of Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform is that it provides the whole information of a particular vulnerability, including a comprehensive summary, related CVEs and CVSS score, which helps understand potential risks and allows the output to be exported in various formats like CSV, PDF, or JSON."
"The favorite feature of Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform is that it provides the whole information of a particular vulnerability, including a comprehensive summary, related CVEs and CVSS score, which helps understand potential risks and allows the output to be exported in various formats like CSV, PDF, or JSON."
"Qualys offers versatility. It can function both with and without agents, offering flexibility in deployment. Furthermore, it provides comprehensive support for various systems such as Windows Server, Unix servers, and databases, including SQL, Oracle, and others for development."
"Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform is considered a good leader in its field."
"The most valuable feature is the endpoint protection system."
"The advantage of Data Center Security is its ease of use and that it serves as a single unified platform, where I can apply all my security policies to protect that server."
"The ability to finely control permissions and restrictions on servers or assets through a customizable rule set is a key strength."
"The tool will then detect any anomalies, such as an intruder who has breached the network, which can trigger the system lockdown feature if it's enabled and meets the defined threshold."
"The console and tools are very user-friendly."
"The granularity of applying the policies is valuable."
"The real strength lies in its straightforward approach, offering just two key policies: prevention and detection."
"Good file integrity monitoring features."
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Cons

"The report sometimes inaccurately identifies the corresponding operating system version."
"Compared to Microsoft, there were already advanced tools, so I had seen some drawbacks compared to licensing or technical side."
"Once we supplied 130 URLs to it for scanning one by one, and it crashed in between. We did not have any clue what happened, so we had to reach out to support."
"Once we supplied 130 URLs to it for scanning one by one, and it crashed in between. We did not have any clue what happened, so we had to reach out to support."
"Agent management is a challenging task."
"It would be advantageous if Symantec or Broadcom, given the rebranding, could simplify the process, enabling users to leverage the antivirus functionality more easily."
"There is plenty of room for improvement with this product, and it could start with platform metrics."
"The product blocks certain processes, even after allowlisting them."
"The support is very bad. They're not fast at all. Trend Micro's support is much better."
"Symantec is lagging on the reporting side."
"This solution clashes with Microsoft defender, which results in performance degradation on the machine."
"There is room for improvement in enhancing its graphical user interface for a more user-friendly experience."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is notably more expensive when compared to other solutions."
"Compared to some other solutions, such as CrowdStrike, Symantec is more expensive."
"The product is a bit costly."
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8%
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8%
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7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform?
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform was not expensive regarding the pricing point. We made a purchase choice that was within our budget. The pricing was up to the mark at that time regarding pricing...
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What needs improvement with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform?
I have not been working with real-time threat intelligence updates. Back then, AI integration was not there with the product, but I am uncertain about how the tool has upgraded itself now. If it is...
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What is your primary use case for Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform?
My main reasons to use Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform were vulnerability severity assessment for assets like server endpoints and cloud resources. We utilized it for asset scores, vulnerability...
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Overview

Qualys TruRisk Platform provides an end-to-end solution, allowing you to avoid the cost and complexities that come with managing multiple security vendors. Qualys TruRisk Platform automatically gathers and analyzes IT, security, and compliance data in a scalable, state-of-the-art backend. Provisioning any of Qualys’ natively integrated security and compliance apps - twenty and counting - is as easy as checking a box.
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