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VMDR
Secure the front door. Email is where most attacks arrive — Qualys VMDR is all-in-one vulnerability management — discover, assess, prioritise with TruRisk & remediate with patching BUNDLED — on one lightweight Cloud Agent and one cloud platform. Detection-to-remediation in one product, one TruRisk score across your estate.
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The Postman platform family
This page covers Qualys VMDR — the flagship. The rest of the Qualys platform:
Quick facts
30-second orientation- Product
- Qualys VMDR — vuln management, detection & response
- Vendor
- Qualys (founded 1999 · NASDAQ: QLYS)
- The category
- Vulnerability management (the flagship)
- What it does
- Discover, assess, prioritise (TruRisk), remediate
- The differentiator
- Patching BUNDLED — detection-to-remediation in one
- Architecture
- Single lightweight Cloud Agent + scanners, cloud-scale
- Prioritisation
- TruRisk score — fix what truly matters, not raw CVSS
- AI
- TruRisk · Cyber Risk Assistant · agentic AI agents
- Vs
- Tenable, Rapid7 InsightVM, MS Defender VM, CrowdStrike
- In India via
- TechBag — scoping, licensing, GST, compliance angle
Understand vulnerability management before you buy it
Most product pages skip this. We start here — so you buy a capability, not a buzzword.
What is Qualys VMDR?
Qualys’s all-in-one vulnerability management — discover, assess, prioritise (TruRisk) & remediate with patching BUNDLED, on one lightweight Cloud Agent and one cloud platform.
Find-only tool sprawl vs all-in-one VMDR — the honest table
What consolidation actually replaces, dimension by dimension.
| Dimension | Unprotected / signature email | VMDR (Postman) |
|---|---|---|
| Find vs fix | Find only (separate patch tool) | Detection-to-remediation in one |
| Patching | Bolt-on / extra licence | Bundled in base VMDR |
| Prioritisation | Raw CVSS list (noise) | TruRisk — the dangerous 5% |
| Agents | Many heavy agents/tools | One lightweight Cloud Agent |
| Data | Siloed point tools | One platform, one data model |
| Risk view | No single score | One TruRisk score, estate-wide |
| Unpatchable systems | Stuck / accept risk | Patchless remediation (Eliminate) |
| Best fit | (varies) | VM + remediation + compliance at scale |
Qualys VMDR is all-in-one vulnerability management — discover, assess, prioritise (TruRisk) & remediate with patching BUNDLED, one Cloud Agent, one platform, one risk score. Honest: for cloud-native CNAPP depth Wiz/Prisma lead (see TotalCloud); breadth brings some UI complexity; per-asset quote-only pricing. Deepest pure VM? Tenable. VM + analytics? Rapid7. TechBag scopes modules/assets, adds GST & the India compliance framing.
The five pieces of the platform
Vendors love diagrams; buyers need to know what they’re actually operating. Here’s the whole platform, demystified.
One Cloud Agent + Scanners
A single lightweight Qualys Cloud Agent (plus network, cloud and passive scanners) continuously discovers and inventories every asset — on-prem, cloud, endpoints, containers, mobile, OT — so you have a complete, always-current picture. One agent, full visibility. Nothing unseen.
Continuous Assessment
Continuously assess every asset for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in real time — using Qualys's deep, six-sigma-accurate detection library — so new exposures are caught as they appear, not on a quarterly scan cadence. Always-on detection. Know the moment it changes.
TruRisk Prioritisation
Correlate each finding with real-time threat intelligence (exploit activity, malware, EPSS) and asset criticality into one TruRisk score — so you focus on the truly dangerous ~5%, not the raw CVSS list. Risk-based, not noise-based. Fix what actually matters.
Integrated Remediation
Remediate right here — deploy patches across Windows/macOS/Linux and 300+ third-party apps, or, where patching isn't possible, apply patchless mitigations (TruRisk Eliminate). Detection-to-remediation in ONE product — no separate patch tool. Close the loop, natively.
One Platform, One Score
VMDR is one app on the Enterprise TruRisk Platform — the same agent and data model feed cloud security, compliance, web-app scanning and risk aggregation, all rolling up into one TruRisk score across your whole estate. One platform, one risk language. Everything, unified.
One agent on every machine, one console over all of them — modules attach without a second operational world.
Twelve capabilities. Discover, assess, remediate.
Qualys VMDR discovers, assesses, prioritises (TruRisk) & remediates — with patching bundled — the vulnerability-management flagship of portfolio, and paired with the human firewall.
Continuous Asset Discovery & Inventory
A single Cloud Agent (plus scanners) continuously discovers and inventories every asset — on-prem, cloud, endpoints, containers, mobile, OT — with rich context (software, ports, certificates). You can't secure what you can't see. Complete, current inventory.
External Attack Surface (EASM)
Discover internet-facing, previously-unknown assets (shadow IT, forgotten domains) via external attack-surface management — so your inventory includes what attackers can see from outside. Find it before they do. No blind spots outside.
Software & EoL/EoS Visibility
Full software inventory with end-of-life / end-of-support flags and unauthorised-software detection — so you spot risky, outdated or unsanctioned software across the estate. Know what's running. Retire what's risky.
Real-Time Vulnerability Assessment
Continuously assess every asset for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in real time — with Qualys's deep, highly-accurate detection library — so exposures are caught as they appear, not on a slow scan cadence. Always-on. Catch it as it happens.
Misconfiguration & Compliance Checks
Detect security misconfigurations and policy drift (CIS benchmarks and more) alongside CVEs — because a weak config is as dangerous as an unpatched CVE. Vulnerabilities AND misconfigs. The whole exposure picture.
Real-Time Threat Intelligence
Enrich every finding with live threat intelligence — active exploitation, malware, ransomware, EPSS probability — so prioritisation reflects real-world danger, not just theoretical severity. Prioritise by what's actually being exploited. Real danger, not theory.
TruRisk Prioritisation Score
Roll each finding — severity, threat, asset criticality — into one business-aligned TruRisk score, so you focus on the truly dangerous ~5% and can report risk in terms leadership understands. Risk-based prioritisation. Fix what matters, prove it.
Integrated Patch Management (Bundled)
Deploy patches across Windows/macOS/Linux and 300+ third-party apps — BUNDLED in the base VMDR subscription — so you remediate in the same product that found the vulnerability. Detection-to-remediation, no separate patch tool. Fix it here.
TruRisk Eliminate (Patchless)
Where patching isn't feasible — legacy, fragile or unavailable-patch systems — apply patchless mitigations: targeted isolation, config fixes, scripted mitigations. Reduce risk even when you can't patch. Remediate the unpatchable.
Remediation Orchestration & Workflows
Automate remediation with wave-based deployment, no-code workflows, and integrations to ITSM (ServiceNow) and ticketing — so fixes flow to the right owners and get done. From finding to fixed, orchestrated. Not just a report.
One Lightweight Cloud Agent
One lightweight, self-updating Cloud Agent does discovery, assessment and remediation — across the whole estate, cloud-scale — instead of many heavy tools/agents. Less agent sprawl, one data model. One agent, everything.
One TruRisk Platform, One Score
VMDR shares the same agent and data with cloud security, compliance, web-app scanning and risk aggregation — all rolling into one TruRisk score across the estate. One platform, one risk language. Unified, not stitched.
Watch Qualys VMDR in action
The overview, getting started, and protecting M365 email.
Qualys VMDR Deep-Dive Demo
VMDR walked through end to end.
Qualys VMDR with TruRisk — Re-Invented
Risk-based VM with TruRisk.
VMDR with TruRisk and Patch Management — Demo
Detection-to-remediation, bundled.
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Here’s what genuinely sets Qualys VMDR apart (and where a rival leads).
Detection-to-remediation in one product — patching is bundled
The single biggest reason Qualys VMDR is chosen is that it closes the loop: it doesn't just FIND vulnerabilities, it FIXES them — patch management is BUNDLED into the base subscription — so detection and remediation live in one product, one agent, one workflow. The problem it solves: most vulnerability-management tools tell you what's wrong but stop there — you then need a SEPARATE patch/remediation tool (and the hand-off between the VM team and the IT-ops team is where fixes stall for weeks). The gap between 'found' and 'fixed' is where breaches happen. What VMDR provides: one product that discovers, assesses, prioritises AND remediates — deploy patches across Windows/macOS/Linux and 300+ third-party apps from the same console that found the vulnerability, or, where patching isn't feasible, apply patchless mitigations (TruRisk Eliminate: isolation, config fixes, scripted mitigations). No separate patch tool, no VM-to-IT hand-off gap, no extra licence. Why it matters: closing the loop natively means dramatically faster mean-time-to-remediate (MTTR), fewer things falling through the cracks, and lower total cost (patching included, not a bolt-on). Rivals like Tenable and Rapid7 are strong at finding vulnerabilities — but typically need a separate tool to actually patch; Qualys's detection-to-remediation-in-one is its defining edge. The value: Qualys VMDR bundles patching — detection-to-remediation in one product, one agent — so you fix, not just find, with faster MTTR and no separate patch tool. For real risk reduction, this matters. TechBag helps organisations close the loop with VMDR. TechBag helps you fix, not just find.
TruRisk prioritisation — fix the dangerous 5%, not the raw CVSS list
A defining strength of VMDR is TruRisk — Qualys's risk-based prioritisation score — which cuts through vulnerability noise so you fix the truly dangerous minority, not chase an endless raw-severity list. The problem it solves: a typical enterprise has hundreds of thousands of open vulnerabilities — far more than any team can fix. Prioritising by raw CVSS severity alone is a trap: most 'critical' CVSS findings are never actually exploited, while some 'medium' ones are being weaponised right now. Teams drown in noise and fix the wrong things. What VMDR provides: TruRisk correlates each finding with real-time threat intelligence (active exploitation, malware, ransomware, EPSS probability) AND asset criticality (how important is this asset to the business) into one TruRisk score — so the ~5% that are genuinely dangerous rise to the top. You fix what's actually being exploited on assets that actually matter. And because TruRisk is business-aligned, you can report risk in terms leadership and the board understand (a single, trendable risk number), not a wall of CVEs. Why it matters: risk-based prioritisation means your limited remediation capacity goes where it reduces the most real risk — faster risk reduction, less wasted effort, and clear executive reporting. It's the difference between 'we have 400,000 vulnerabilities' and 'we fixed the 2,000 that could actually hurt us.' The value: VMDR's TruRisk score prioritises by real-world threat and asset criticality — so you fix the dangerous ~5%, reduce risk faster, and report it clearly. For focused remediation, this matters. TechBag helps organisations prioritise with TruRisk. TechBag helps you fix what actually matters.
One single agent, one cloud platform — less sprawl, one risk score
A core architectural strength of Qualys is that it's built on ONE lightweight Cloud Agent and ONE cloud-native platform — so a single agent does discovery, assessment and remediation across the whole estate, and everything rolls up into one platform and one risk score. The problem it solves: security estates are a mess of point tools — a scanner here, a patch tool there, a separate cloud tool, another for compliance — each with its own agent, console, data model and cost. Agent sprawl bloats endpoints, and siloed data means no single view of risk. What Qualys provides: one lightweight, self-updating Cloud Agent (plus scanners for unagentable assets) that continuously discovers, assesses AND remediates — feeding one cloud-native data model. And VMDR is one app on the Enterprise TruRisk Platform: the SAME agent and data also power cloud security (TotalCloud), compliance, web-app scanning and risk aggregation — all rolling into one TruRisk score across your estate. Cloud-native means it scales to millions of assets without you running scanning infrastructure. Why it matters: one agent means less endpoint bloat and simpler ops; one platform means one data model, one console family, and — critically — one unified risk score across on-prem, cloud, web and compliance, instead of stitching together silos. As you light up more Qualys apps, they compound on the same foundation. The value: Qualys is one lightweight agent on one cloud platform — less agent sprawl, one data model, and one TruRisk score across the whole estate. For unified risk, this matters. TechBag helps organisations consolidate onto the Qualys platform. TechBag helps you see risk in one place.
A proven, cloud-scanning pioneer — accuracy, breadth and the highest recommend scores
Qualys VMDR is chosen with confidence because Qualys is a proven pioneer of cloud-delivered security scanning (since 1999) with a deep, highly-accurate detection library, huge breadth, and consistently the highest 'willing to recommend' scores among the big-three VM vendors. The track record: Qualys effectively invented cloud-based vulnerability scanning — it's been doing this at scale for 25+ years, is public (NASDAQ: QLYS), serves >10,000 customers including much of the Fortune 100, and processes trillions of security data points. Its detection library is renowned for accuracy (very low false-positive/negative rates — 'six sigma' accuracy is its long-standing claim). What that means for you: mature, accurate detections you can trust (fewer false positives wasting your team's time, fewer false negatives missing real risk); enormous breadth (every major OS, cloud, container, and thousands of applications); and cloud-scale reliability. And Qualys consistently earns the highest recommend/renewal scores of the big-three (Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7) — customers who have it tend to keep it and recommend it. Why it matters: in vulnerability management, accuracy and breadth are everything — you're trusting the tool to tell you the truth about your risk. Qualys's long pedigree, detection accuracy and high customer-recommend scores make it a low-risk, proven choice. The value: Qualys is a proven cloud-scanning pioneer — accurate, broad, cloud-scale, with the highest recommend scores among the big-three VM vendors. For a trustworthy VM foundation, this matters. TechBag helps organisations deploy proven VMDR. TechBag helps you trust your vulnerability data.
Built for compliance — and TechBag adds the India layer (RBI, CERT-In, PCI)
Qualys VMDR (and the broader Qualys platform) is deeply aligned with compliance — which for Indian enterprises, especially BFSI and government, is a major driver — and TechBag adds the local scoping, licensing and INR/GST support, plus the India compliance framing. The compliance fit: Qualys grew up serving compliance-heavy industries — its platform maps directly to PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, CIS benchmarks, and (via Policy Compliance) hundreds of regulatory mandates. Continuous vulnerability assessment, misconfiguration detection and audit-ready reporting are exactly what auditors and regulators want. Why this matters in India: Indian regulators are raising the bar — RBI cyber-resilience and data-localisation norms, CERT-In directives (incident reporting, log retention), SEBI, PCI-DSS for payments, ISO 27001. Qualys's continuous assessment, compliance reporting and asset visibility map well to these mandates — a strong fit for Indian BFSI, government/PSU and IT/ITES. (Qualys also has major R&D in Pune — India is central to the company.) Where TechBag adds value: Qualys sells largely through channel partners and prices per-asset by quote, in USD — so TechBag adds the local layer: scoping which modules you need (VMDR core, plus patch, cloud, compliance, WAS), sizing the asset count, INR/GST invoicing, and — importantly — framing the deployment against India's compliance requirements (and helping verify India data-residency where RBI needs it). The value: Qualys VMDR is built for compliance — PCI, ISO, CIS — and TechBag adds the India layer: module scoping, INR/GST, and the RBI/CERT-In/PCI compliance framing. TechBag supplies it with local, compliance-aware support. TechBag provides Qualys, made local for India.
The honest scope
Qualys VMDR is the flagship of the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform — an all-in-one, cloud-native vulnerability management product (discover, assess, prioritise with TruRisk, and remediate with patching bundled), built on a single lightweight Cloud Agent, from a proven cloud-scanning pioneer (founded 1999; NASDAQ: QLYS; >10,000 customers). The honest framing — strengths, and where rivals lead: VMDR's strengths are detection-to-remediation in one (patching bundled — its defining edge), TruRisk risk-based prioritisation, single-agent cloud-scale architecture, detection accuracy and breadth, and the highest recommend scores among the big-three. The competitive landscape is strong and real: Tenable (Nessus/Tenable One) and Rapid7 (InsightVM) are the other big-three VM leaders — excellent at finding vulnerabilities, with sophisticated risk scoring (Tenable VPR, Rapid7 Active Risk); for pure VM many rate them alongside Qualys (Qualys's edge is bundled remediation and recommend scores; theirs can be UX and scoring heritage). Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is compelling if you're Microsoft-centric (and TechBag has a Microsoft hub). CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management ties VM to its EDR. Honest caveats: for cloud-native CNAPP depth, Wiz and Prisma Cloud lead — Qualys TotalCloud (a separate page) is credible but a follower there; Qualys's breadth brings some legacy UI complexity and a learning curve across its many apps; and pricing is per-asset and quote-only (module costs add up as you light up more apps). So the honest positioning: for all-in-one vulnerability management with bundled remediation, TruRisk prioritisation and single-agent cloud-scale — from a proven, compliance-aligned pioneer — Qualys VMDR is a leading, low-risk choice; for the very deepest cloud-native security, look at Wiz/Prisma; for Microsoft-centric shops, Defender VM; and Tenable/Rapid7 are worthy head-to-head VM comparisons. TechBag scopes Qualys honestly — the right modules and asset sizing, comparing vs Tenable/Rapid7/Defender, with the India compliance framing (RBI/CERT-In/PCI) and GST invoicing.
The numbers behind the platform
What your Qualys VMDR journey looks like
Scoping (& modules)
Which modules — VMDR core (with bundled patch), plus TotalCloud (cloud), Policy Compliance, WAS? — and asset count (Qualys prices per asset). TechBag scopes it, sizes it, and frames it against your compliance mandates (PCI/RBI/CERT-In).
Deploy & discover
Roll out the Cloud Agent (and scanners for unagentable assets), discover and inventory your full estate (incl. external attack surface), and start continuous assessment. Get complete visibility fast.
Prioritise & remediate
Turn on TruRisk prioritisation (focus on the dangerous ~5%), then remediate — deploy patches (bundled) or patchless mitigations — with orchestration to ITSM. From findings to fixed.
Report & expand
Report risk as one TruRisk trend to leadership, prove compliance with audit-ready reports, and expand to more platform apps (cloud, compliance, WAS) on the same agent. TechBag supports you locally (GST).
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The review scoreboard
Modelled on Gartner Peer Insights structure. *Counts and breakdowns are illustrative pending verified review collection.
Quick poll — what’s driving your evaluation?
Talk to an advisor“Patching is bundled — that's the game-changer. We find AND fix in one product, one agent. Our mean-time-to-remediate dropped dramatically because there's no hand-off to a separate patch tool.”
“TruRisk cut through the noise. We went from 'we have 300,000 vulnerabilities' to 'here are the 2,000 that could actually hurt us' — and we could finally report risk to the board as one number.”
“One lightweight agent for discovery, assessment and remediation across our whole estate — far less agent sprawl than the point tools we replaced. And it scales to our size in the cloud.”
“The detection accuracy is why we trust it — very few false positives wasting our time. Qualys has been doing cloud scanning for 25 years and it shows in the quality of the data.”
“Honest: the platform is broad and the UI has a learning curve across its many apps, and for cloud-native CNAPP we still weigh Wiz. But for core VM with bundled remediation, Qualys is excellent. TechBag gave us that honest comparison.”
“For our RBI and PCI compliance, Qualys's continuous assessment and audit-ready reporting were exactly right. TechBag framed the deployment around our compliance mandates and handled GST.”
“We compared Tenable and Rapid7 head-to-head — all strong at finding vulnerabilities. Qualys won for us on bundled patching and the single-agent platform. TechBag helped us weigh them honestly.”
“Qualys prices per asset by quote, in USD — TechBag scoped the modules and asset count, added INR/GST invoicing and local support, and gave us the compliance framing. A proven platform, made local.”
Where everyone sits — the grids
Analyst firms bury this view behind paywalls, and G2 retired its Grid. So here’s TechBag’s synthesis of the Vulnerability-management market — tap any vendor to see why it sits where it does.
TechBag Email-Security Grid
Execution strength vs product vision — the classic market map, minus the paywall.
VM + bundled remediation. This page's product.
Detection × Portfolio Integration
The grid nobody publishes — how strong the email detection is vs how integrated with the wider security portfolio.
Detection-to-remediation + platform.
Positions are TechBag’s illustrative synthesis of public review-platform data and vendor documentation — not a reproduction of any analyst graphic. Verify before relying on it.
Qualys VMDR vs the vulnerability-management field
Tenable, Rapid7, Microsoft Defender VM, CrowdStrike and Wiz — honest lanes; the edge is detection-to-remediation in one (bundled patching) + TruRisk + single-agent cloud-scale. Deepest pure VM? Tenable. VM + analytics? Rapid7. Cloud-native? Wiz (see TotalCloud). We say so.
| Dimension | Qualys VMDR | Tenable | Rapid7 | MS Defender VM | CrowdStrike | Wiz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | All-in-one VM + bundled remediation | VM leader (Nessus/Tenable One) | VM + analytics (InsightVM) | VM for Microsoft-centric shops | Exposure mgmt tied to EDR | Cloud-native CNAPP leader |
| Vulnerability management | Deep, accurate, cloud-scale | Deep (Nessus heritage) | Strong (InsightVM) | Good if MS-centric | VM via exposure mgmt | Cloud VM (agentless) |
| Bundled remediation (patch) | Yes — patch bundled + patchless | Separate / limited | Separate / limited | Via Intune (MS stack) | Separate | Not a patch tool |
| Risk-based prioritisation | TruRisk (threat + criticality) | VPR (mature) | Active Risk (ML) | MS exposure score | Exposure scoring | Graph-based context |
| Single-agent / platform | One agent, one platform (20+ apps) | Tenable One platform | Insight platform | MS Defender stack | Falcon single-agent | Agentless-first |
| Cloud-native (CNAPP) depth | TotalCloud (credible follower) | Tenable Cloud Security | InsightCloudSec | Defender for Cloud | Falcon Cloud Security | Leader (graph, depth) |
| Compliance heritage (PCI/ISO) | Deep (PC, PCI, CIS) | Strong | Solid | Via MS compliance | Some | Cloud compliance |
| Best fit | VM + bundled remediation + compliance, one platform | Pure VM depth + exposure mgmt | VM + SecOps analytics | Microsoft-centric estates | EDR-led exposure mgmt | Cloud-native CNAPP depth |
Which email-security approach fits you?
Honest fit signals — because the fastest way to lose your trust is to pretend one product wins every scenario.
Choose Qualys VMDR if…
- ✓You want all-in-one VM with BUNDLED remediation — detection-to-remediation in one product (patching included)
- ✓You want TruRisk risk-based prioritisation — fix the dangerous ~5%, report risk as one number
- ✓You want one lightweight agent on one cloud platform — less sprawl, one TruRisk score estate-wide
- ✓You're compliance-driven (PCI/ISO/RBI/CERT-In) — with TechBag adding module scoping, GST & the India framing
Tenable if…
- ✓You want the deepest pure VM (Nessus heritage) and mature exposure management (Tenable One, VPR)
Rapid7 if…
- ✓You want VM tightly coupled with SecOps analytics/SIEM (InsightVM + Insight platform)
Microsoft Defender VM if…
- ✓You're a Microsoft-centric shop wanting VM native to the MS stack — TechBag has a Microsoft hub
Wiz / Prisma if…
- ✓Your priority is deep cloud-native (CNAPP) security — see the Qualys TotalCloud page for the honest comparison
What do email threats cost you?
Drag the sliders (assets; open vulnerabilities; hour cost as loaded rate). Estimates contrast find-only VM tool sprawl (separate patch tool, CVSS-noise prioritisation, slow VM-to-IT hand-off) vs Qualys VMDR (bundled remediation, TruRisk prioritising the dangerous ~5%, one agent) — the wins are faster MTTR, less wasted effort, and lower tool cost. Illustrative — TechBag scopes your estate.
Loaded cost = salary + overheads per productive hour. Illustrative only — your TechBag quote models actual device counts and modules.
Three ways to consume it
Qualys prices PER ASSET (a pool of license units, ~1 host/cloud instance each), annual subscription, modular — quote-only (no public list; sold via channel, in USD). Indicative third-party reference points: VMDR ~$199–250/asset/yr (patch bundled); rates compress sharply with volume and 2–3-year commitments. TechBag scopes the modules and asset count, adds INR/GST, and frames it against your compliance mandates — quote current figures for your estate.
Qualys VMDR (per asset)
Best for VM + bundled remediation at scale
- Per-asset annual subscription — VMDR with patch management BUNDLED
- One Cloud Agent + scanners; TruRisk prioritisation; TruRisk Eliminate (patchless)
- One app on the Enterprise TruRisk Platform (add cloud, compliance, WAS)
+ Platform add-ons
Best for a broader rollout
- Scoped to your estate
- Add-on modules as needed
- Phased, right-sized deployment
+ scoping & India compliance
Best value with TechBag
- Module scoping + asset sizing + honest Tenable/Rapid7/Wiz comparison
- Qualys sells via channel, quote-only, USD; verify India data-residency (RBI)
- TechBag adds INR/GST, local support & the RBI/CERT-In/PCI framing
Buy it for less — TechBag pricing beats list
Whatever the list prices above, TechBag negotiates a significantly better deal — with GST-compliant INR invoicing and local support. Ask us for your discounted quote.
Get an India-ready quote
Tell us your device counts and current tools — we’ll model it against what you spend today.
The 8 questions to ask every vendor
Take this into your next vendor call — including ours.
Do you want to remediate, not just detect? VMDR bundles patch management — detection-to-remediation in one product.
Drowning in CVSS noise? TruRisk prioritises by real threat + asset criticality — fix the dangerous ~5%.
Too many security agents? Qualys uses one lightweight Cloud Agent for discovery, assessment and remediation.
Need risk in one place? VMDR shares the TruRisk Platform — one score across on-prem, cloud, web and compliance.
Have systems you can't patch? TruRisk Eliminate applies patchless mitigations (isolation, config, scripts).
PCI/ISO/RBI/CERT-In driven? Qualys's continuous assessment and audit-ready reporting map to these mandates.
Weighing Tenable, Rapid7 or Defender? TechBag compares honestly (and Wiz for cloud-native — see TotalCloud).
Qualys prices per-asset by quote in USD — TechBag scopes modules/assets, adds INR/GST and the India compliance framing.
Questions buyers ask
Ready to find AND fix, on one platform?
Scope Qualys VMDR (all-in-one vulnerability management with bundled remediation, TruRisk prioritisation, and single-agent cloud-scale) — and let a TechBag advisor scope the modules and asset count, compare vs Tenable/Rapid7/Wiz honestly, frame it against your compliance mandates (RBI/CERT-In/PCI), and add INR/GST invoicing and local support.
Stats, ratings, review counts and pricing are illustrative and sourced from public materials; verify before purchase.