Ivanti Security Controls vs Qualys Patch Management comparison

Ivanti Security Controls vs. Qualys Patch Management

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Categories and Ranking

Ivanti Security Controls

Ranking in Patch Management

13th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Qualys Patch Management

Ranking in Patch Management

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Patch Management category, the mindshare of Ivanti Security Controls is 2.5%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualys Patch Management is 3.3%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Patch Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Qualys Patch Management	3.3%
Ivanti Security Controls	2.5%
Other	94.2%

Patch Management

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Chethan R

Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS

Has reduced hardware strain through agentless patching and improved asset visibility

This solution does not have capability of managing applications. It is only used for asset management and patch management. Regarding analytics for Ivanti Security Controls, it does not have extensive capabilities. It is a basic tool from Ivanti for scanning and deploying. It does not have analytics features such as EDR or security tools available in the market. It only has capability to check missing patches, find them, and deploy them. When it comes to reports, compliance reports or similar types of reports are not user-friendly. Expertise is required for handling these aspects. The asset management in Ivanti Security Controls needs more visibility. Additionally, it can be improved to handle in-house applications, which currently cannot be installed. It can only handle existing applications, unlike Ivanti's Endpoint Manager. It should have additional features in this area that need improvement.

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Arshad N. R.

Cyber Security Specialist at UBS Financial

Patch management process becomes more efficient and cost-effective while significantly improving vulnerability remediation rates

Regarding improvements in Qualys Patch Management, I did not quite understand the downsides they were expecting. Initially, I was confused about where to find and how to use the available features. It was challenging to identify the options we could employ and why we were using them. However, once I gained hands-on experience, I was able to identify the tool's particular features, making it easier for us to use it. The initial phase had some difficulty with the user interface. I would them to improve user training. They have used many colors, which can be confusing, so they should use specific colors for specific options. For critical options, they could make them red, green for medium, and blue for less significant options. This would make it easier for a beginner to recognize which buttons are dangerous to click. Such adjustments can help new users learn the solution faster.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Ivanti Security Controls is a better solution than SCCM."

"What has been most valuable is the ability to manage, restore and install upgrades and applications. We scan PCs and server and receive results."

"Technical support is helpful and responsive."

"Ivanti Security Controls is an agentless tool which means we do not need to install any agent on the server or endpoint, and through agentless capabilities, it can install software, install patches, and control over the server, including asset management."

"We have all the information on one page. The dashboard provides comprehensive information on one page, making it easy to apply patches and monitor pending updates."

"Qualys Patch Management has helped reduce our organization's risk by 20%, and we have seen an improvement in our patch rates."

"Qualys Patch Management provides a single source of truth for assessing, prioritizing, and remediating assets and vulnerabilities, with everything integrated in one dashboard, allowing us to easily manage our tasks and reduce costs."

"Qualys Patch Management excels with its automated patch scheduling and retrieval."

"The consolidated report we received from the solution was very time-saving because, in the dashboard, we could get all the patch details for a particular patch and all the assets listed."

"Qualys Patch Management helps reduce our client's organizational risk by 50 percent."

"The customer support team is quite responsive and always ready to assist."

"Qualys Patch Management leverages vulnerability feeds from the VMDR module, allowing us to identify vulnerabilities missing Qualys patches."

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Cons

"It should be more scalable."

"Ivanti Security Controls is a powerful product, but it has quite a steep learning curve."

"For the Windows upgrade, the errors we experience are not clear. We see a time out error but do not know the reason. We would like to know the root cause."

"When it comes to reports, compliance reports or similar types of reports are not user-friendly. Expertise is required for handling these aspects."

"In our environment, the application sometimes crashes, requiring improvement."

"Sometimes, legacy operating systems are not supported by Qualys Patch Management, which is an issue."

"Reporting needs enhancement, particularly with group-based compliance percentages and clearer, VMDR-like reporting in the Patch Management module."

"I deploy patches to endpoints and servers every month. However, despite a job showing as successful, I need to examine the job in detail."

"The user interface could be more functional, with dashboards for patch compliance visualization and simplified error code language."

"To be improved or enhanced in Qualys Patch Management, some patches are not automatically updated."

"One of the challenges that we have faced with the Patch Management tool is that you cannot patch all the things. There are some limitations, whereas, in SCCM, we can create a package and just deploy that through it. Anything is deployable through SCCM, whereas Patch Management is very selective."

"The patch status and patch completion information should be improved. If a patch fails due to some reason, such as a Windows error, the error code that gets published should be more detailed."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Qualys is fairly priced."

"Qualys Patch Management is expensive."

"From what I have heard, Qualys Patch Management is pricey, which is a main barrier to entry. Another aspect that I do not like about Qualys is that they do not add new patch management functionalities to the existing package. It is a separate SKU, so you have to pay more money."

"The pricing is fair and within our budget."

"The pricing is reasonable and competitive. We get many more features at the same price compared to other solutions such as Microsoft SCCM. It is worth the money considering the services and features it has. Their support team is also awesome."

"The pricing is reasonable and less expensive than the previous tool."

"Its price is competitive in the market. Compared to other solutions like Rapid7, Qualys offers a favorable price point and robust features."

"Qualys Patch Management's pricing could be more competitive, as it presents a significant obstacle for many companies who find it unaffordable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	25

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Ivanti Security Controls?

Ivanti Security Controls is a powerful product, but it has quite a steep learning curve. There is quite a lot to learn, though it proves to be very powerful if you put in the time to learn how to u...

What is your primary use case for Ivanti Security Controls?

We are using Ivanti Security Controls for deploying Windows updates to Windows servers.

What advice do you have for others considering Ivanti Security Controls?

I am currently working with Ivanti Security Controls as a customer. I think Ivanti Security Controls is an effective product for this purpose. I would give tech support for Ivanti Security Controls...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qualys Patch Management?

Qualys reduces risk for us and our clients by upwards of 50% when we arrive at a client site with no previous software installed. If they have other software they were using and then transition to ...

What needs improvement with Qualys Patch Management?

In my opinion, there are areas within Qualys Patch Management that have room for improvement, such as cloud instance functionality. If mobile alerts could come through other social media platforms ...

What is your primary use case for Qualys Patch Management?

The purpose of using Qualys Patch Management in my organization is to ensure that our systems are always up to date and to protect against vulnerabilities from attackers. Before we started using th...

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Overview

Ivanti Security Controls simplifies security with unified and automated prevention, detection, and response techniques that target your biggest attack vectors. It provides the security global experts agree creates the highest barriers to modern cyber attacks, including discovery, OS and application patch management, privilege management, and whitelisting.

Ivanti

Qualys Patch Management optimizes patching and vulnerability remediation through automation and intelligence insights, accelerating the process by 43% and improving patch rates by 90%. Its integration with CMDB and ITSM tools speeds up ticket closures by 60%, effectively reducing the attack surface while freeing IT and security resources. This cloud-based solution bridges the IT-security gap, making it essential for cybersecurity.

Qualys

Ivanti Security Controls vs. Qualys Patch Management