What is Qualys VMDR?
Cyber risk is business risk - with risks growing faster than what traditional VM and SIEM tools can manage. Security and IT teams need a new approach to tackle cyber threats with a clear understanding of cybersecurity risk and automate workflows for rapid response.
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91 Likeliness to Recommend
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100 Plan to Renew
78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+96 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Qualys VMDR?
Pros
- Fair
- Acts with Integrity
- Enables Productivity
- Efficient Service
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Feature Ratings
Automated Patching
New Vulnerability Alerts
Network Scanning
Risk Prioritization & Remediation Actions
Live Vulnerability Assessment Dashboard Reporting
Vulnerability Definition Updates
Visibility
Web Scanning
Asset Discovery
Automation and Orchestration
Integration With Other Security Tools
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Ease of Implementation
Quality of Features
Breadth of Features
Usability and Intuitiveness
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of IT Administration
Vendor Support
Ease of Data Integration
Business Value Created
Ease of Customization
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Qualys VMDR Reviews
Lawrence C.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Nov 2025
Powerful Vulnerability Management Platform
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Qualys VMDR from other similar products?
This platform has significantly given me complete confidence in our vulnerability management program by being a reliable, intelligent, and scalable platform, enough to meet enterprise demands effortlessly. Its community and support resources are also noteworthy as they provide remarkable guidance and technical expertise.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The Qualys Cloud Agent is lightweight and non-disturbing as it runs without impacting system performance. I also appreciate its integration capacity with our patch management workflows that literally locks the loop from identification to remediation.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing, as I believe the system is doing perfectly fine in managing vulnerabilities.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would sincerely recommend you use the Qualys Cloud Agent over all endpoints, servers, and VMs to make sure you get continuous, real-time visibility rather than relying only on scheduled scans.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
Elisha K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Nov 2025
Detection and remediation in one platform
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Qualys VMDR from other similar products?
Our applications and architecture are now continuously monitored, secure, and compliant, allowing us to deliver more strong software. We blindly rely on its consistency, which brings almost nonexistent downtime or performance issues. It has also provided us with a complete view of vulnerabilities across our full tech stack.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I really like how it automatically identifies new assets and classifies them, ensuring that nothing is left behind. Moreover, it combines sensitive identification, threat intelligence, and rectification tracking into one singular workflow, all effortlessly.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I always had to be extra careful about the configuration, regular tuning, and team collaboration to get the full benefit of this platform.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would suggest you utilize the automation remediation workflows and mark common risks faster while minimizing manual intervention. You can also customize reports and present actionable insights.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
Christopher R.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2025
One agent for all environments
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Qualys VMDR from other similar products?
It stands high with the ability to generate active asset groups according to the tags that help us focus on valuable assets, such as PII or public-facing systems, effectively. It also provides scanning options that let us locate mysterious assets on the network, so we can easily capture hidden devices.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Our IT team has been saved from doing extensive manual work by having the ability to automate workflows that efficiently link sensitive detection to patch application and ITSM ticketing. Along with this, I really like that this platform brings diversity by supporting IoT with on-premises and cloud IT environments.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I have experienced that the internal scanning paths are not streamlined to their fullest, which is why our remote offices report scan delays or network collapsing.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would deeply recommend that you make this platform a part of your continuous procedure to get regular operations as scanning, organizing, and repairing, on track, working effortlessly.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Trustworthy