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Qualys AI vs Tenable AI

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Qualys AI

Qualys

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Tenable AI

Tenable

Overview
Rating
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Category
Developer Tools
Developer Tools
Subcategory
AI Vulnerability Management and Security Compliance Platform
AI Vulnerability Management and Exposure Platform
Company
Qualys
Tenable
Status
Active
Active
Launch year
2022
2023
Tags
vulnerability-managementaisecuritycompliancecloud-securitypatch-management
vulnerability-managementaiexposurenessussecuritycloud-security
Pricing
Starting price
FreeBest value
Free
Pricing model
Enterprise
Subscription
Free plan
No
No
Free trial
✓
✓
Pricing notes

Enterprise licensing. No public pricing. Annual contracts. Publicly traded (QLYS). Demo available.

Annual subscription. Per-asset licensing. Publicly traded (TENB). Nessus Essentials free for 16 IPs.

Capabilities
Best for
AI-prioritised vulnerability managementAsset discovery and inventoryContainer and web application security scanningCompliance posture managementIntegrated vulnerability detection and remediation
Vulnerability management across IT/OT/cloudAI-powered risk prioritisationAttack path analysisActive Directory securityCloud security posture management
Target audience
CISOs and vulnerability management programme ownersIT security operations teamsCloud and infrastructure security engineersCompliance and audit teamsPenetration testing and red teams
Vulnerability management teamsSOC and CISO officesIT security engineersCompliance teamsOT/ICS security professionals
AI type
ML Platform
ML Platform
Modalities
Data
DataText
Technical
Model provider
Qualys
OpenAITenable
Model names
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—
API available
✓
✕
Open source
✕
✕
Deployment
SaaS
SaaSOn-premise
Platforms
WebAgentAPI
WebAPI
Integrations
AWSAzureGCPServiceNowSplunkAPI
SIEM systemsServiceNowJiraSplunkAPI
Team collaboration
✕
✕
Trust & security
Security

SOC 2 Type II. ISO 27001. GDPR compliant. FedRAMP authorised. PCI DSS. Enterprise data handling agreements.

SOC 2 Type II. ISO 27001. GDPR compliant. FedRAMP authorised. Enterprise data handling agreements.

Privacy notes

Asset vulnerability and scan data processed on Qualys cloud. Agent-based scanning transmits endpoint data to Qualys cloud for analysis.

Vulnerability scan and asset data on Tenable cloud or on-premise. FedRAMP authorisation for US government.

Verdict
Pros
  • Government, finance, and healthcare validation validates Qualys for regulated industry vulnerability management
  • TruRisk AI prioritisation reduces alert fatigue by focusing remediation effort on the highest-risk vulnerabilities
  • VMDR unifies discovery, prioritisation, and remediation in one workflow
  • FedRAMP authorisation enables US government vulnerability management deployments
  • Nessus dominates vulnerability scanning with the broadest plugin coverage globally
  • Tenable One unifies exposure across IT, OT, cloud, and identity in one platform
  • AI attack path analysis focuses remediation on vulnerabilities enabling the most critical attack chains
  • FedRAMP authorisation enables US government vulnerability management
Cons
  • Enterprise-only pricing for security teams with significant vulnerability management programmes
  • Competing with Tenable (covered), Rapid7 (covered), and Microsoft Defender for vulnerability management
  • Agent deployment and maintenance across large enterprise environments requires significant operational investment
  • Tenable One licensing across multiple products accumulates cost
  • Competing with Qualys, Rapid7 (rank 703), and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

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