We performed a comparison between Qualys VMDR and XM Cyber based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7 and others in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management."Monitors workstations and servers for vulnerabilities and creates reports."
"It's really beneficial for scanning and interacting with the agent."
"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."
"It's very configurable to adjust impact to systems."
"The integrations for this solution are very good. I use a different product for virtual patching of vulnerabilities and Qualys integrates well with that product."
"I like Qualys because it is a very complete product, more so than Tenable."
"The most valuable feature is automation."
"It is a simple solution that makes scanning easy. You just give it a scheduled task, and it will do everything for you."
"The platform's most valuable feature is attack simulation."
"What I personally like very much, from my experience, is that it is very reliable."
"Could use additional security for the app."
"Qualys currently does not have any features for scanning SCADA, IoT, and Industrial Control Systems."
"They're still evolving their platform in terms of reporting capabilities."
"Endpoint stability and fault resolution could be improved."
"Qualys VMDR is basically susceptible to false positives, and false negatives."
"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."
"It is more expensive vs. other products on the market."
"One of the biggest issues from the clients' perspective is that all Qualys computing is on the cloud."
"We'd like to see a cheaper price."
"XM Cyber could identify all areas of vulnerability. They could expand the identification span for different areas."
Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews while XM Cyber is ranked 26th in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) with 2 reviews. Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2, while XM Cyber is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of XM Cyber writes "Reliable with no false-positives and helpful support". Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Vulnerability Management, whereas XM Cyber is most compared with Pentera, Cymulate, SafeBreach, Picus Security and AttackIQ.
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