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Qualys VMDR

By Qualys

Qualys's flagship — Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response — covering the full loop from asset discovery through TruRisk-scored prioritization to one-click patch deployment, all through the single lightweight cloud agent that underpins the whole Qualys platform. One of the longest-running SaaS products in security.

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Product type
Software
Deployment
SaaSAgent
Organization size
Mid-marketEnterprise
Pricing tier
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Capability checklist

VM

How Qualys VMDR measures up against the full Vulnerability Management taxonomy.

Asset discovery & scanning — supported
Finds and scans devices, servers, and applications across the environment.
Risk-based prioritization — supported
Ranks vulnerabilities by real-world exploitability and business impact, not just severity score.
Remediation & patch tracking — supported
Tracks whether identified vulnerabilities actually get fixed over time.
Authenticated & unauthenticated scanning — supported
Scans with or without credentials to see deeper into configured systems.
Compliance & benchmark reporting — supported
Reports posture against standards like CIS benchmarks and PCI DSS.
Ticketing & CMDB integration — supported
Syncs findings and asset data with IT service management systems.

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