Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management vs Vulcan Cyber comparison

Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management vs. Vulcan Cyber

April 2026

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

4.9

Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management boosts efficiency, reduces costs, enhances security, and delivers a 95% ROI with 35% cost reduction.

Sentiment score

8.9

Vulcan Cyber significantly reduces time and resource usage, enabling quicker task completion and faster inter-team notifications.

Improvements to our security infrastructure contributed to overall business growth of approximately 150 percent over the past year.

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Android Developer at Droidforge

By automating tasks, it significantly reduces the human resources required, leading to increased efficiency and productivity.

reviewer2590986

Senior Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

It has reduced the number of development and scripting hours along with maintenance hours.

Curtis Nielson

Security Operations Manager at Solventum

With our vulnerability management platform, I used to get reports weekly, but with Vulcan Cyber, I get them daily.

Shreevinayak Deshpande

Senior Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Our security team probably spends 15 minutes instead of two hours daily notifying the teams.

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Technical Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.5

Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management's customer service is highly praised for its responsiveness, effectiveness, and swift problem resolution capabilities.

Sentiment score

6.5

Vulcan Cyber offers responsive support with good communication, but faces challenges in latency, integration delays, and feature request visibility.

The support team was knowledgeable and offered a variety of quick resolution options.

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Android Developer at Droidforge

Their SMEs have sufficient knowledge, and if they are not the right contact, they quickly redirect us to someone who can help resolve issues.

Ramachandran Sugumar

Senior Information Security Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

I would rate their customer support a ten out of ten.

reviewer2590236

Information Security Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

We do not necessarily have visibility of when those feature requests are going into the development pipeline.

reviewer2646168

Head of Cybersecurity at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It would enhance my experience if Vulcan informed customers of forthcoming maintenance or changes that might cause website downtime.

Shravya Gummuluri

IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Their technical support team is very good, knowledgeable, and helpful.

reviewer2649774

Works at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.8

Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management excels in scalability, supporting diverse environments with numerous users, networks, and large datasets efficiently.

Sentiment score

7.6

Vulcan Cyber efficiently scales with diverse environments, integrating multiple data sources, handling high volumes, and earning positive ratings.

We have about 300,000 assets installed with agents worldwide.

reviewer2590236

Information Security Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

The scalability is excellent as we manage more than one hundred thousand assets, including over one hundred thousand endpoints, approximately 2,600 servers, and more than 1,200 network devices.

reviewer2706300

Cyber Security Specialist at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Qualys Cybersecurity Asset Management has proven to be a highly scalable solution for us over the past couple of years.

reviewer2593263

Manager Information Security at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

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We have a lot of assets under management, and it effectively scales up to accommodate hundreds or even thousands of assets.

IT Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I'd rate the scalability ten out of ten.

reviewer2646312

IT Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

I would rate it ten out of ten for scalability, as integration with multiple connectors is possible without exceeding licensing limits.

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Technical Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.5

Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management is stable, highly rated, with minimal issues, and appreciated for its consistent enhancements and features.

Sentiment score

7.0

Vulcan Cyber is generally stable, scoring high on stability, with minor UI issues and occasional communication lapses.

I would rate the stability of Qualys CSAM a ten out of ten.

Bharawaj S

IT Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

The product stability has notably declined over the last two months, and the performance to fulfill a page request is very slow compared to its previous performance.

Christopher Mateski

SENIOR MANAGER, CYBERSECURITY THREAT, RISK & ARCHITECTURE at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

They are constantly adding capabilities.

Scott Frederick

Director of Vulnerability Management at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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It would be better if Vulcan notified me, the customer, about upcoming maintenance or changes, indicating when the website might be down.

Shravya Gummuluri

IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The product's stability is commendable, with no noticeable lags or slowness.

Technical Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I would rate it a nine out of ten in terms of stability.

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IT Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Room For Improvement

Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management struggles with integration, configuration flexibility, tagging accuracy, and performance issues needing improvement.

Vulcan Cyber users seek improved connectors, performance, simplified UI, better integration, enhanced reporting, and more effective data management.

Qualys is currently not able to identify assets lacking DNS information.

reviewer2589096

Senior Information Security Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Features enhancing the interaction with IT or security teams should be added, such as a ticketing feature that, if an issue arises in the CSAM module, enables direct ticket creation in systems like ServiceNow.

SurajTripathi

Senior Security Consultant at CyberNxt Solutions LLP

If there's one key aspect to focus on, it's discovery—the ability to identify assets that you are not aware of, even when you can see they are present.

Nicki Møller

Information Security Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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It would be beneficial if the platform allowed remote access to devices for immediate remedies.

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IT Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Providing real-world examples of how to construct a ticket format for Jira, Azure DevOps, or ServiceNow with specific examples would help us understand how it might work in our environment.

reviewer2646168

Head of Cybersecurity at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Having it more customized or providing more customization options for me would be beneficial.

reviewer2646312

IT Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Setup Cost

Qualys offers high yet flexible pricing, valued for comprehensive features and cost-effectiveness, especially when bundled with other services.

Vulcan Cyber is affordably priced but lacks some features, leading to cost-effectiveness questions despite competitive enterprise appeal.

A cost-effective solution.

Arshad Nr

Senior Security Consultant at CyberNxt Solutions LLP

I believe that the stability and reliability of Qualys offer great value for the money.

Nicki Møller

Information Security Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

A monthly subscription starting at approximately $72 per month, depending on the specific package and features included.

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Android Developer at Droidforge

For our use case, the solution is lacking some features, and the cost savings don't make it worth it.

reviewer2646168

Head of Cybersecurity at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Valuable Features

Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management enhances security with real-time visibility, integration, TruRisk scoring, and simplified asset and patch management.

Vulcan Cyber integrates data for comprehensive risk insights, offering intuitive interfaces, customization, and efficient vulnerability management with strong support.

By correlating this with QDS scores, we can accurately assess the risk level of high or low QDS scores associated with each asset and monitor them accordingly.

reviewer2589096

Senior Information Security Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

The most valuable feature is the real-time visibility Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management provides into all assets across our development and operational environments.

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Android Developer at Droidforge

It also performs scans to identify any vulnerabilities, which helps to take proactive measures before those vulnerabilities are identified by any attacker.

reviewer2590236

Information Security Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

It offers a comprehensive view of the assets and their associated vulnerabilities, which aids in assessing and mitigating threats.

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IT Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The automation capabilities using the Vulcan API platform or the API feature allow me to easily automate scripts and reports and schedule them.

Shreevinayak Deshpande

Senior Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Instead of having 100 vulnerabilities and not knowing how to prioritize and assign all your FTEs there, you now have only ten that you know you need to fix, and you're assigning the right number of FTEs.

reviewer2646312

IT Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Categories and Ranking

Qualys CyberSecurity Asset ...

Ranking in Vulnerability Management

7th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Patch Management (5th), Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) (3rd), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (2nd), Software Supply Chain Security (2nd)

Vulcan Cyber

Ranking in Vulnerability Management

25th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (9th), Cloud Security Remediation (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management is 1.3%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vulcan Cyber is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management	1.3%
Vulcan Cyber	0.6%
Other	98.1%

Vulnerability Management

Featured Reviews

Nicki Møller

Information Security Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Enables automation and quick access to necessary information

One of the significant challenges Qualys is discovery, which I know Microsoft excels at. I can't recall how well Qualys performs this function; it seems I might be missing some details. However, if there's one key aspect to focus on, it's discovery—the ability to identify assets that you are not aware of, even when you can see they are present. Understanding what those assets are is crucial. With Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management, it was very difficult to extract detections from the system. The features within Qualys are limited to what they have developed. Sometimes a complete overview is needed to push to a Power BI dashboard, Splunk, ServiceNow, or other platforms. The export process is incredibly challenging. We needed a developer to write a hundred-line Python script that would loop over certain assets due to export limitations. Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management could improve its integration capabilities. While it generates substantial data, correlating it with other data sources can be challenging. The export process is difficult, and pre-built integrations with other tools could be enhanced for better process implementation.

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Streamlines prioritization but reporting needs enhancement

Technical Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

There are several areas needing improvement. The product helps, but the reporting relies heavily on Power BI. It is limited to graphical views and requires additional filtering, posing operational challenges. The inability to download specific asset details directly from the Power BI portal is a drawback, particularly for non-technical users, though it provides high-level executive summaries. The reporting model should be enhanced so that we have the flexibility to download. We have requested a few features, and they are open to accepting those requests. It needs ITSM improvements. It has out-of-the-box integration with ServiceNow, but the customer is using BMC Helix ITSM. We would like an integration with BMC Helix ITSM. When uploading CSV files without an out-of-the-box connector, duplicate entries for assets occur. We have already reported this to them, but we are not sure when they will fix it. It will significantly benefit if we can directly upload business context information from CMDB without manual merging efforts. It can also have automatic remediation capabilities through SCCM or something else.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

24%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	23

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	10

Questions from the Community

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

I'm not entirely sure about the pricing; I don't know.

What needs improvement with Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management?

I think the one thing Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management can do better is the package management and the updating process. Knowing that you can't update any of the packages until you've done the...

What is your primary use case for Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management?

I primarily use it for a small, single-site, multi-source setup with multi-WAN inputs. I have a main fiber connection and a couple of failovers while managing different networks across different se...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Vulcan Cyber?

I don't deal with the pricing of the solution. I'm not a part of that department.

What needs improvement with Vulcan Cyber?

One area for improvement is clarity in the results column of vulnerability reports. Currently, the path where the vulnerability lies is not clear, so Vulcan needs to work on specifying the correct ...

What is your primary use case for Vulcan Cyber?

I have been using the solution for more than six months. Essentially, any reporting I do for our internal Internet assets involves using Vulcan. The primary use of Vulcan is extracting the reports,...

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Overview

Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management provides key features including asset inventory management, end-of-life tracking, dynamic tagging, and integration with CMDB, offering extensive visibility and support for proactive threat response.

Qualys offers comprehensive visibility across hardware and software assets, aiding in tracking unauthorized applications and facilitating automated vulnerability remediation. Its user-friendly interface and dynamic risk scoring enhance security posture management. Users leverage it for vulnerability management and compliance, benefiting from real-time risk identification and efficient operations in cloud and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management?

Asset Inventory Management: Provides detailed visibility over hardware and software assets.
End-of-Life Tracking: Helps identify technical debt by pinpointing outdated hardware and software.
Dynamic Tagging: Allows flexible classification and categorization of assets.
Real-Time Risk Identification: Detects risks as they arise, enhancing threat response capabilities.
CMDB Integration: Streamlines data integration for comprehensive asset insights.

What benefits should users look for in Qualys reviews?

Improved Security Posture: Enables proactive threat management and streamlined operations.
Efficient Remediation: Automates vulnerability management and patch deployment.
User-Friendly Operations: Simplifies cybersecurity operations with an intuitive interface.
Comprehensive Asset Visibility: Offers unparalleled insight into organizational assets.
Scalable Solutions: Facilitates asset tracking across cloud and on-premises environments.

Cybersecurity teams in various industries, such as financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, utilize Qualys to manage technical debt through end-of-life tracking and facilitate robust patch management. It supports compliance and visibility initiatives, essential for maintaining data integrity and operational security in dynamic environments.

Qualys

Vulcan Cyber is used by leading cyber security organizations to manage exposure risk created by unmitigated infrastructure, application, code and cloud vulnerabilities.

The Vulcan Cyber ExposureOS starts by correlating and normalizing risk and asset data aggregated from hundreds of vulnerability scanners, asset repositories and threat intelligence feeds. These signals are then used to create a singular view of your organization's attack surfaces to make exposure risk and vulnerability prioritization accurate and actionable.

Vulcan Cyber ExposureOS reduces mean time to remediation by fostering efficient collaboration among security teams, asset and remediation owners through orchestrated workflows and automated remediation tasks.

Use Vulcan Cyber to measure security posture improvement, efficacy of vulnerability risk mitigation campaigns, and compliance with SLAs and regulatory frameworks such as PCI DSS, DORA, NIS2 and HIPPA.

Vulcan Cyber is the only vulnerability risk management solution provider to be named a "Leader" in both the Forrester Wave and Omdia Universe evaluations in 2023.

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Sample Customers

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Stitch Fix, Mandiant, Wealthsimple, Entrust, Anaplan, Deloitte, Origami Risk, Verana Health