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Compare FortiCNAPP and Qualys VMDR 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (51.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
FortiCNAPP
Star Rating
(386)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about FortiCNAPPQualys VMDR
Star Rating
(166)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Qualys VMDRFortiCNAPP vs Qualys VMDR
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Qualys VMDR easier to use. However, reviewers felt that FortiCNAPP is easier to set up and do business with overall. Both products were equally easy to administer.
- Reviewers felt that Qualys VMDR meets the needs of their business better than FortiCNAPP.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FortiCNAPP is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FortiCNAPP over Qualys VMDR.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FortiCNAPP
No pricing availableQualys VMDR
No pricing availableFree Trial
FortiCNAPP
Free Trial is available
Qualys VMDR
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
353
8.7
116
Ease of Use
8.3
357
8.7
115
Ease of Setup
8.5
238
8.4
77
Ease of Admin
8.6
224
8.6
75
Quality of Support
8.9
332
8.1
111
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
218
8.6
76
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
349
8.2
101
Features by Category
Management
8.6
84
8.5
9
8.0
73
7.4
9
8.5
85
8.0
9
Operations
8.6
82
8.1
9
8.6
84
8.5
9
8.2
79
7.8
9
Security Controls
9.0
83
7.4
9
Feature Not Available
7.4
9
9.0
80
7.6
9
8.6
69
7.4
9
Administration
8.5
144
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
8.3
129
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.5
112
Not enough data
8.8
121
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Protection
8.6
118
Not enough data
8.5
117
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
9.0
202
7.5
14
8.7
193
7.9
12
Feature Not Available
7.5
12
8.2
163
7.0
14
Compliance
8.7
164
8.3
12
8.3
143
7.8
12
8.1
141
8.2
13
Administration
8.5
155
7.9
12
8.7
171
7.7
13
8.0
146
7.6
13
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
5.8
18
Not enough data
8.6
20
Network
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.4
16
Application
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
8.0
16
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.4
46
Vulnerability Assesment
Not enough data
8.7
50
Not enough data
8.7
50
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.5
50
Automation
Not enough data
7.7
42
Not enough data
7.9
42
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
8.1
42
Activity Monitoring
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
8.7
177
Not enough data
8.5
165
Not enough data
8.2
173
Not enough data
Administration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
168
Not enough data
8.7
143
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
114
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
8.1
92
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
Visibility
8.7
106
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
Vulnerability Management
8.2
107
Not enough data
8.9
126
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
8.6
117
Not enough data
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FortiCNAPP and Qualys VMDR are categorized as Cloud Compliance, Container Security, and Cloud Workload Protection Platforms
Unique Categories
Qualys VMDR is categorized as Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Scanner, and ServiceNow Store Apps
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FortiCNAPP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Qualys VMDR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
17.8%
Computer Software
15.2%
Financial Services
13.6%
Computer & Network Security
5.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Other
42.1%
Information Technology and Services
21.5%
Computer & Network Security
12.3%
Financial Services
9.2%
Computer Software
7.4%
Banking
4.9%
Other
44.8%
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Discussions
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AG
Hey Gerald, apologies for letting this question go unanswered for so long. This TechTarget interview with Lacework's CEO Dan Hubbard has some good...Read more
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Given an asset, how do I run a vulnerability scan report on demand ad hoc?
1 Comment
DJ
You can do that easily by launching an on-demand scan in Qualys too. Thats a very basic feature. You could also drop an Qualys agent on the host OS (The...Read more
What does Qualys Vmdr do?
1 Comment
BV
It does all the around like scanning, patching of devices using agents, real time monitoring of agents, threat feeds Read more
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