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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89 Likeliness to Recommend
97 Plan to Renew
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76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+97 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
- Saves Time
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Feature Ratings
Network Scanning
Asset Discovery
Automated Patching
Vulnerability Definition Updates
Live Vulnerability Assessment Dashboard Reporting
Risk Prioritization & Remediation Actions
Visibility
New Vulnerability Alerts
Web Scanning
Automation and Orchestration
Integration With Other Security Tools
Vendor Capability Ratings
Breadth of Features
Quality of Features
Vendor Support
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Implementation
Ease of IT Administration
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Data Integration
Business Value Created
Ease of Customization
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Qualys VMDR Reviews
Amol V.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Dec 2025
Neat, clean and time saving product.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Qualys VMDR from other similar products?
I like how it prioritizes vulnerabilities based on real work risk instead of just listing CVEs. The dashboard and integration also make tracking and fixing issues faster and more practical. It combines asset discovery, vulnerability, attack vector and recommendations in a single platform.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favourite aspect would be risk based prioritisation as it doesn't just show the vulnerabilities it also gets the the vulnerabilities based on the critically and real world threat. So this saves the time of the information gathering which is the favourite aspect
What do you dislike most about this product?
The price point could be really a great concern for many start-up but I feel if this get fixed then it would help many organizations
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Nothing as of now
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Nawaz K.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Nov 2025
Overall good product for authenticated scans
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Qualys VMDR from other similar products?
Easy of user interface and quality of assessment result
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Summarized dashboard of all the open vulnerabilities along with graphical representation of the severity.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The reports that are generated contains too much data which shows unnecessary details to all the stakeholders (including leadership)
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The product is good for people who are tracking the closure of open vulnerabilities within individual reports
Pros
- Saves Time
- Respectful
- Fair
- Friendly Negotiation
Surya S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Dec 2025
Great Product. Easy, Neat & Clean.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Qualys VMDR from other similar products?
Other products basically runs a simple scan and we need to find the impacts and other information manually. Where the Qualys VMDR gives a potential risk based a attack vector and saves the time.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The integration of AI has made it way more easy with the better analysis and presenting it in neat way. Major favourite would be the user experience... Very clean and neat.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I feel if the application needs to run quite more smoothly. I hope this gets better than what we expect.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It would be better if we get a product that'll help on Mobile PT (Android & iOS)
Pros
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Effective Service
- Caring
