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At a Glance
Qualys VM
Qualys VM
Star Rating
(24)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Wiz
Wiz
Star Rating
(757)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Wiz
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Wiz excels in providing exceptional visibility across cloud environments, making it easy to identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in real time, a feature that many users find invaluable for maintaining security.
  • Users say that Qualys VM offers a strong correlation of vulnerabilities with patch information and industry standards, which helps teams prioritize their remediation efforts effectively, although some find the user interface less intuitive compared to Wiz.
  • Reviewers mention that Wiz's agentless architecture allows for quick deployment without the need for extensive setup, which is a significant advantage for teams looking to implement a vulnerability management solution swiftly.
  • According to verified reviews, Qualys VM is praised for its real-time view of vulnerabilities present in endpoints, but some users express concerns about the accuracy of findings, particularly regarding false positives, which can complicate the remediation process.
  • Users highlight that Wiz not only provides in-depth cloud asset configuration visibility but also integrates well with ITSM tools, making it easier for teams to manage vulnerabilities alongside their existing workflows.
  • G2 reviewers note that while Qualys VM has a solid reputation in enterprise environments, it struggles with user satisfaction in areas like ease of setup and quality of support, where Wiz consistently receives higher ratings and positive feedback.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Qualys VM
No pricing available
Wiz
No pricing available
Free Trial
Qualys VM
No trial information available
Wiz
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
20
9.1
624
Ease of Use
8.2
20
8.7
627
Ease of Setup
7.6
15
9.1
487
Ease of Admin
8.1
14
9.0
474
Quality of Support
7.4
20
9.2
595
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
14
9.4
463
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
20
9.8
582
Features by Category
Cloud Workload Protection PlatformsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.8
124
Management
Not enough data
8.7
117
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
9.3
117
Operations
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
9.0
110
Security Controls
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
104
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
205
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
191
Not enough data
8.2
181
Not enough data
9.1
194
Not enough data
8.9
188
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
169
Not enough data
7.9
162
Not enough data
8.6
179
Protection
Not enough data
8.5
174
Not enough data
8.0
168
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
163
Not enough data
8.6
289
Security
Not enough data
9.0
273
Not enough data
8.3
224
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
250
Compliance
Not enough data
8.7
243
Not enough data
8.4
230
Not enough data
8.3
230
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
257
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
8.3
246
7.8
10
8.3
294
Performance
8.1
9
|
Verified
8.4
278
8.5
9
|
Verified
8.8
274
5.8
10
|
Verified
7.4
274
8.2
10
|
Verified
9.0
278
Network
8.5
9
|
Verified
8.6
257
8.9
9
|
Verified
8.5
253
7.6
7
|
Verified
8.8
273
Application
7.5
6
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
6.7
5
Feature Not Available
8.1
7
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
7.4
29
Not enough data
7.4
29
Software Composition AnalysisHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
9.1
66
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
9.3
59
Not enough data
9.2
56
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
9.2
58
Not enough data
9.2
60
Cloud Security Monitoring and AnalyticsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
8.2
244
Activity Monitoring
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
183
Not enough data
8.0
196
Security
Not enough data
8.6
203
Not enough data
8.9
212
Not enough data
8.4
219
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
200
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
9.1
209
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.5
19
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) PlatformsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.9
32
Detection & Response
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.6
26
Not enough data
8.4
27
Management
Not enough data
8.6
26
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.2
22
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.2
26
Not enough data
8.8
27
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.8
312
Configuration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
277
Not enough data
8.4
251
Not enough data
8.1
248
Not enough data
8.5
263
Visibility
Not enough data
9.3
280
Not enough data
9.2
283
Vulnerability Management
Not enough data
8.4
266
Not enough data
9.2
291
Not enough data
8.9
272
Not enough data
9.1
288
Attack Surface ManagementHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
8.6
219
Asset Management
Not enough data
9.3
191
Not enough data
8.0
166
Not enough data
7.6
163
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.6
176
Not enough data
9.0
188
Not enough data
8.8
178
Not enough data
9.0
187
Risk Management
Not enough data
9.2
206
Not enough data
8.6
194
Not enough data
8.7
191
Not enough data
8.5
195
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
101
Not enough data
8.6
134
Alerts management
Not enough data
8.8
109
Not enough data
8.5
110
Not enough data
9.0
118
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.4
101
Not enough data
7.8
104
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.6
111
Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
125
Not enough data
8.5
122
Not enough data
9.3
125
Not enough data
8.6
113
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.6
116
Not enough data
8.9
121
Not enough data
9.0
114
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
8.2
49
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
6.8
43
Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
7.2
45
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
9.0
49
Not enough data
8.9
48
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
9.0
23
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
9.5
19
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.5
21
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
9.0
18
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
9.4
20
Not enough data
9.5
20
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
17
Exposure Management PlatformsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
7.6
14
Generative AI - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
6.2
14
Not enough data
5.9
13
Risk Identification and Assessment - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Monitoring and Integration - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
8.5
12
Discovery & Classification - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Risk Prioritization - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Remediation & Governance - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Protection - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Runtime Monitoring - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Policy Enforcement and Compliance - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) ToolsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)Hide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features
Not enough data
7.2
12
Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
8.2
12
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Qualys VM
Qualys VM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
13.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
50.0%
Wiz
Wiz
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
6.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
39.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
54.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Qualys VM
Qualys VM
Information Technology and Services
31.8%
Computer & Network Security
27.3%
Banking
13.6%
Information Services
4.5%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Other
18.2%
Wiz
Wiz
Financial Services
18.4%
Information Technology and Services
12.1%
Computer Software
11.4%
Computer & Network Security
4.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.9%
Other
50.1%
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Discussions
Qualys VM
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Wiz
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