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# Qualys VMDR vs Tenable Container Security Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Qualys VMDR** [

4.4/5(168)

](https://www.g2.com/products/qualys-vmdr/reviews#reviews)

**Tenable Container Security** [

4.5/5(10)

](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-container-security/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Qualys VMDR**
No pricing available

**Tenable Container Security**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Qualys VMDR**
3 months

Based on 9 responses

**Tenable Container Security**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Qualys VMDR**
22 months

Based on 7 responses

**Tenable Container Security**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Qualys VMDR**
$$$$$

**Tenable Container Security**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**Qualys VMDR**
14%

**Tenable Container Security**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Qualys VMDR**
[
Vulnerability Detection (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/qualys-vmdr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1366644&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Vulnerability Identification (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/qualys-vmdr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1366770&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/qualys-vmdr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1365145&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Reporting (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/qualys-vmdr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1974868&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Tenable Container Security**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Qualys VMDR**
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**Tenable Container Security**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Qualys VMDR**
 ![Qualys VMDR screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1246139/Qualys-VMDR.png)

**Tenable Container Security**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Qualys VMDR**

8.7

8.7118

**Tenable Container Security**

8.8

8.810

Ease of Use

**Qualys VMDR**

8.6

8.6117

**Tenable Container Security**

8.3

8.310

Ease of Setup

**Qualys VMDR**

8.4

8.479

**Tenable Container Security**

8.9

8.99

Ease of Admin

**Qualys VMDR**

8.5

8.577

**Tenable Container Security**

8.1

8.19

Quality of Support

**Qualys VMDR**

8.1

8.1113

**Tenable Container Security**

9.0

9.010

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Qualys VMDR**

8.5

8.578

**Tenable Container Security**

8.5

8.58

Product Direction (% positive)

**Qualys VMDR**

8.2

8.2102

**Tenable Container Security**

8.7

8.79

Features

Cloud Workload Protection Platforms[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.8

9

Not enough data

Management

Dashboards and Reports

8.5(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Workflow Management

7.4(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Administration Console

8.0(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Operations

Governance

8.1(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Logging and Reporting

8.5(won by default)

9

Not enough data

API / Integrations

7.8(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Security Controls 

Anomaly Detection

7.4(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

7.4(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Security Auditing

7.6(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Cloud Gap Analytics

7.4(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Container Security[Hide 53 FeaturesShow 53 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.6

7

Administration

Risk Scoring

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

7

Secrets Management

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

6

Security Auditing

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

7

Configuration Management

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

7

Metadata Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deployment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Runtime Container Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Continuous Image Assurance

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

7

Behavior Monitoring

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

7

Observability

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

6

Continuous Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Protection

Dynamic Image Scanning

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

7

Runtime Protection

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

7

Workload Protection

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

7

Network Segmentation

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

7

Container Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Delivery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

For DevSecOps

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Container Isolation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Compliance[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.7

15

Not enough data

Security

Compliance Monitoring

7.5(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Anomoly Detection

7.9(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

7.5(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Cloud Gap Analytics

7.0(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Compliance

Governance

8.3(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Data Governance

7.8(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Sensitive Data Compliance

8.2(won by default)

13

Not enough data

Administration

Policy Enforcement

7.9(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Auditing

7.7(won by default)

13

Not enough data

Workflow Management

7.6(won by default)

13

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanner[Hide 58 FeaturesShow 58 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.9

20

Not enough data

Performance

Issue Tracking

8.3(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Detection Rate

8.5(won by default)

18

Not enough data

False Positives

5.8(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Automated Scans

8.6(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network

Compliance Testing

8.2(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Perimeter Scanning

8.1(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Configuration Monitoring

8.4(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Source-Code Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application

Manual Application Testing

7.8(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Static Code Analysis

7.6(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Black Box Testing

8.0(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Data Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virus Definition Update

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Runtime Container Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

SQL Injections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web-Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Password Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Crawling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.3

55

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

Risk Scoring

8.7(won by default)

47

Not enough data

Reporting

8.3(won by default)

50

Not enough data

Risk-Prioritization

8.5(won by default)

47

Not enough data

Vulnerability Assesment

Vulnerability Scanning

8.6(won by default)

51

Not enough data

Vulnerability Intelligence

8.7(won by default)

50

Not enough data

Contextual Data

8.2(won by default)

49

Not enough data

Dashboards

8.5(won by default)

50

Not enough data

Automation

Automated Remediation

7.7(won by default)

42

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

7.9(won by default)

42

Not enough data

Security Testing

8.4(won by default)

45

Not enough data

Test Automation

8.1(won by default)

42

Not enough data

Show 4 feature categories with incomplete data

Vulnerability Management[Hide 36 FeaturesShow 36 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Certificate Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Containment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Penetration Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Runtime Container Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Goal Setting/Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assessment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

SQL Injections

Not enough data

Not enough data

ServiceNow Store Apps[Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

ServiceNow Apps

ServiceNow Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Value

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration

DLP Configuration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Unified Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Access Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

API / Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visibility

Multicloud Visibility

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Management

Threat Hunting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk-Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Visibility

Data Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Registry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Gap Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Identity

SSO

Not enough data

Not enough data

Governance

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Qualys VMDR](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_8f9c479b207589ba8dc7777f344ab0ac/qualys-vmdr.png "Qualys VMDR")](https://www.g2.com/products/qualys-vmdr/reviews)

Qualys VMDR

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

20.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

27.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

52.4%

[![Tenable Container Security](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/f847430e0f708f59353e62df0246f4a6/tenable-container-security.svg "Tenable Container Security")](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-container-security/reviews)

Tenable Container Security

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

40.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

40.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

20.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

20.1%

40.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

27.4%

40.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

52.4%

20.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Qualys VMDR](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_8f9c479b207589ba8dc7777f344ab0ac/qualys-vmdr.png "Qualys VMDR")](https://www.g2.com/products/qualys-vmdr/reviews)
Qualys VMDR

Information Technology and Services

21.8%

Computer & Network Security

12.1%

Financial Services

9.1%

Computer Software

7.3%

Banking

4.8%

Other

44.8%

[![Tenable Container Security](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/f847430e0f708f59353e62df0246f4a6/tenable-container-security.svg "Tenable Container Security")](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-container-security/reviews)
Tenable Container Security

Information Technology and Services

50.0%

Telecommunications

10.0%

Insurance

10.0%

Food & Beverages

10.0%

Computer Software

10.0%

Other

10.0%

Alternatives

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Wiz
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[
Tenable Nessus
](/products/tenable-nessus/reviews)

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Wiz
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## Qualys VMDR vs Tenable Container Security

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Qualys VMDR easier to use and administer. However, Tenable Container Security is easier to set up. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

- Reviewers felt that Tenable Container Security meets the needs of their business better than Qualys VMDR.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Tenable Container Security is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tenable Container Security over Qualys VMDR.