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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 11, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.5
Qualys TotalCloud boosts efficiency, reduces manual effort, decreases risk, and offers significant cost savings with a notable ROI.
Sentiment score
6.2
Snyk enhances efficiency and security, reducing vulnerabilities and costs, improving productivity, and offering immediate value to developers.
Sentiment score
6.2
SUSE Rancher boosts ROI by reducing provisioning time, manpower, and costs, outperforming alternatives like OpenShift in efficiency and expense.
It has saved about 90% of our time.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
TotalCloud has generated overall savings of 30 to 40 percent across various departments.
Security Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
CallStream helps us integrate and automate tasks.
Senior Security Consultant at CyberNxt Solutions LLP
I can see that Snyk saves the costs of hiring security developers for vulnerability scanning and security checks, as that responsibility is now managed by Snyk.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
For cost reduction, we save a lot on manpower; instead of hiring a 24/7 team to do the provisioning, we could just hire a couple of teams to monitor SUSE Rancher Management to do the provisioning.
GM Technical Management at PT. DATACOMM DIANGRAHA
It definitely saved time and manpower.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
Rather than dealing with three employees, after implementing SUSE Rancher Manager, we are able to do it with a single employee, which ultimately saves the cost.
Chief Executive Officer at a training & coaching company with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Qualys TotalCloud support is praised for efficiency and staff knowledge but criticized for delays and inconsistent quality.
Sentiment score
7.5
Snyk offers responsive support with proactive communication, various channels, and valued customer success managers, though escalation speed needs improvement.
Sentiment score
6.8
SUSE Rancher's support is friendly and effective, with strong Middle East assistance and minimal issues due to comprehensive resources.
They are helpful, respond to my queries, and can answer any question.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Qualys's tech support is highly responsive, providing multiple ways to interact with them.
Service Manager, Security Operations at CDA IT SOLUTIONS
Qualys' customer service provides quality answers, but the response time is long, even though it is within the SLA.
Works at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Our long-standing association has ensured smooth communication, resulting in favorable support experiences and satisfactory issue resolution.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Their response time aligns with their SLA commitments.
Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
We could understand the implementation of the product and other features without the need for human interaction.
Senior DevSecOps at V8
The customer support is very friendly, and they are very fast in addressing the issues.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
Since we were the partner for deployment, customer support was especially robust from the presales team at SUSE.
Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
SUSE Rancher's customer support is performing well.
DavOps at a university with 51-200 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Qualys TotalCloud excels in scalability, efficiently supporting diverse environments and business sizes, though it may require skilled management.
Sentiment score
7.3
Snyk is scalable, integrating easily for large user bases, supporting enterprise needs, and praised for adaptability and integration.
Sentiment score
7.5
SUSE Rancher excels in scalability with features like autoscaling, effectively expanding infrastructure for diverse needs including telco projects.
We started our organization about nine months back. We started with about 30 users, and we now have more than 100 users.
CIO at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees
Our organization currently uses it to manage over 1200 web applications.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
It is absolutely scalable, and I would rate its scalability as nine out of ten.
retired at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Snyk allows for scaling across large organizations, accommodating tens of thousands of applications and over 60,000 repositories.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Snyk is very scalable and can handle my organization's growth and changing needs.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Till now, we did not face any scaling issues and I did not hear of any.
Senior Software Engineering Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
SUSE Rancher's scalability is working with high performance, and it can handle growth and additional clusters easily based on my experience.
DavOps at a university with 51-200 employees
It uses HPA in the backend, so horizontal pod autoscaling is by default inherited in SUSE Rancher.
Chief Executive Officer at a training & coaching company with 10,001+ employees
It could scale significantly.
GM Technical Management at PT. DATACOMM DIANGRAHA
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Qualys TotalCloud is highly stable with reliable support, 99.9% uptime, minimal bugs, and effective maintenance communication.
Sentiment score
7.8
Snyk is reliable with minimal downtime, but users face occasional documentation issues and challenges in complex environments.
Sentiment score
8.4
SUSE Rancher is reliable for managing Kubernetes clusters, despite occasional errors; users typically report efficient and dependable performance.
Overall, the support provided has been excellent.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
It is a stable solution, which is why we chose it.
CIO at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees
Continuous monitoring is crucial to ensure system stability and avoid vulnerabilities or threats.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The tool is working fine with SUSE without any downtimes, technical issues, or critical errors.
Technical Architect at BORN Group
There are some areas where it can improve, such as on the stability and reliability side.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
SUSE Rancher is stable, and I have used it for monitoring my Kubernetes cluster.
DavOps at a university with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users suggest enhancing Qualys TotalCloud with clearer reports, better integration, intuitive UI, AI risk assessments, and improved documentation.
Snyk users seek enhanced language support, plugin integration, vulnerability visibility, and improvements in UI, reporting, and training features.
SUSE Rancher needs enhancements in speed, simplicity, integration, UI performance, documentation centralization, support, and marketing for better user experience.
Ideally, the scanner should automatically detect and scan all subdomains, even if not explicitly defined, ensuring comprehensive vulnerability assessment.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
Ideally, updates should be more immediate, enabling quicker implementation of solutions.
Project Lead at Persistent Systems
Our goal is to integrate all these functions into Qualys, creating a single dashboard for comprehensive security monitoring and management.
Senior Information Security Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It lacks the ability to select branches on its Web UI, forcing users to rely on CLI or CI/CD for that functionality.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The inclusion of AI to remove false positives would be beneficial.
Director at Marsh
As we are moving toward GenAI, we expect Snyk to leverage AI features to improve code scanning findings.
Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The most pressing issue that I found in SUSE Rancher is that it is a bit slow. Compared with Komodor, it is very slow.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
I wish the container could be more lightweight so that anyone can test and verify SUSE Rancher Prime.
Chief Executive Officer at a training & coaching company with 10,001+ employees
One of the major challenges I faced with SUSE Rancher was during a POC for one customer who was using VMware. There was a significant challenge between VMware CSI and SUSE integrations.
Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Qualys TotalCloud's pricing is high yet justified by comprehensive features and flexibility, benefiting larger enterprises seeking robust security.
Snyk provides valuable, flexible pricing and robust features for enterprises, often considered affordable compared to Veracode and Black Duck.
SUSE Rancher offers straightforward, competitive pricing with open-source benefits, making it favorable among enterprises compared to Tanzu and OpenShift.
Qualys TotalCloud's pricing is currently acceptable, it is becoming increasingly expensive.
Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Pricing is managed by our finance team; however, Qualys TotalCloud offers cost-effective licensing flexibility.
IT Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Qualys TotalCloud is expensive, but it offers a premier solution with no headaches.
Vice President at Inspira Enterprise
Snyk is recognized as the cheapest option we have evaluated.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
After negotiations, we received a special package with a good price point.
Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Snyk is less expensive.
Senior DevSecOps at V8
Rancher is free of cost for us as it is open source.
Technical Architect at BORN Group
It is a very good tool to use, and it has a very good costing structure.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
Licensing, which is per unit based, was straightforward.
Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

Qualys TotalCloud offers comprehensive vulnerability detection, cloud security management, and automation with insightful dashboards for efficient threat management.
Snyk enhances security with AI-powered vulnerability scanning, seamless integration, and efficient management across various tools and programming languages.
SUSE Rancher improves productivity with its open-source design, flexibility, multi-cloud support, automation, and effective governance in application management.
This view of risk helps reduce the work we would have to do to combine multiple sources to prioritize risk.
Works at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It will help cybersecurity professionals monitor the cloud and find vulnerabilities.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
We are enjoying the new feature, FlexScan, which is valuable for Internet-facing VMs.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Our integration of Snyk into GitHub allows us to automatically scan codebases and identify issues, which has improved efficiency.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Snyk helps detect vulnerabilities before code moves to production, allowing for integration with DevOps and providing a shift-left advantage by identifying and fixing bugs before deployment.
Director at Marsh
Snyk has positively impacted my organization by improving the security posture across all software repositories, resulting in fewer critical vulnerabilities, more confidence in overall product security, and faster security compliance for project clients.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
We use Rancher Desktop for local development, testing APIs locally, and it helps to seamlessly publish to the cloud.
Technical Architect at BORN Group
SUSE Rancher has impacted my organization positively by enabling us to identify issues before they happen through monitoring utilizations and node pressure.
DavOps at a university with 51-200 employees
The openness helped in integrating the existing tools with SUSE Rancher itself, which was the biggest use case.
Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Qualys TotalCloud
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Ranking in Container Security
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (11th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (7th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (8th), SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) (1st), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (6th)
Snyk
Ranking in Container Security
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (21st), Application Security Tools (7th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (5th), GRC (6th), Cloud Management (14th), Vulnerability Management (21st), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (2nd), Software Development Analytics (2nd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (17th), DevSecOps (3rd), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (2nd), AI Security (10th)
SUSE Rancher
Ranking in Container Security
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Container Security category, the mindshare of Qualys TotalCloud is 1.5%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snyk is 4.4%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SUSE Rancher is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Container Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Snyk4.4%
Qualys TotalCloud1.5%
SUSE Rancher0.6%
Other93.5%
Container Security
 

Featured Reviews

RO
IT Security Expert at Alior Bank S.A.
Unified risk scoring has improved our cloud visibility and simplifies remediation priorities
Qualys TotalCloud provides unified vulnerability and threat assessment across both IAS and SaaS. This solution provides a single prioritized view of risk, which helps reduce the work I would have to do. We are no longer based on CVSS; we are based on Qualys risk scoring, which is based on CVSS plus internal findings made by Qualys, and then assigns its own score. The TruRisk insight feature has found a small number of assets with high vulnerability scores, though I am cautious since some information is classified. Qualys TotalCloud has positively impacted our bank's performance, and we have definitely seen benefits after implementing this solution.
Abhishek-Goyal - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Improves security posture by actively reducing critical vulnerabilities and guiding remediation
Snyk's main features include open-source vulnerability scanning, code security, container security, infrastructure as code security, risk-based prioritization, development-first integration, continuous monitoring and alerting, automation, and remediation. The best features I appreciate are the vulnerability checking, vulnerability scanning, and code security capabilities, as Snyk scans all open-source dependencies for known vulnerabilities and helps with license compliance for open-source components. Snyk integrates into IDEs, allowing issues to be caught as they appear in the code dynamically and prioritizes risk while providing remediation advice. Snyk provides actionable remediation advice on where vulnerabilities can exist and where code security is compromised, automatically scanning everything and providing timely alerts. Snyk has positively impacted my organization by improving the security posture across all software repositories, resulting in fewer critical vulnerabilities, more confidence in overall product security, and faster security compliance for project clients. Snyk has helped reduce vulnerabilities significantly. Initially, the repository had 17 to 31 critical and high vulnerabilities, but Snyk has helped manage them down to just five vulnerabilities, which are now lower and not high or critical.
VG
Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Modernization of microservices and edge workloads has accelerated while integration still needs improvement
One of the major challenges I faced with SUSE Rancher was during a POC for one customer who was using VMware. There was a significant challenge between VMware CSI and SUSE integrations. We had to move that deployment from VMware, which the customer wanted, to a bare metal solution. Flexibility also means better integrations with major industry solution providers like VMware, which many enterprise organizations use. The integrations with SUSE Rancher are fine, as long as you have open APIs, anyone can connect. For me, there were no challenges because we had standard products already certified. However, the integration between VMware and SUSE could definitely be improved. I chose 7 out of 10 because I faced VMware-related challenges as I explained. A lot of customers are still on VMware, while many also use Red Hat solutions, especially with the IBM push now. The marketing and outreach need to increase to penetrate more accounts, which are the two improvements I suggest.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Computer Software Company
24%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise29
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Qualys TotalCloud?
Areas that need improvement in every solution include the remediation part. The remediation steps should be simple en...
What is your primary use case for Qualys TotalCloud?
Our use case involves the assets that we have under cloud, the assets exposed to the internet, and the internal appli...
How does Snyk compare with SonarQube?
Snyk does a great job identifying and reducing vulnerabilities. This solution is fully automated and monitors 24/7 to...
What needs improvement with Snyk?
There are a lot of false positives that need to be identified and separated. The inclusion of AI to remove false posi...
What is your primary use case for Snyk?
I use Snyk ( /products/snyk-reviews ) in the DevOps pipeline to identify vulnerabilities before deploying the applica...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SUSE Rancher?
Currently, I am using the community version, so there is no licensing cost. We are currently considering using the su...
What needs improvement with SUSE Rancher?
It would be beneficial to have more support for the product.
What is your primary use case for SUSE Rancher?
Our main use case for SUSE Rancher is for Kubernetes as a Service for our cloud product. We have also used SUSE Ranch...
 

Also Known As

Qualys TotalCloud with FlexScan
Fugue, Snyk AppRisk
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Sample Customers

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StartApp, Segment, Skyscanner, DigitalOcean, Comic Relief
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