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Compare Qualys VMDR and Tenable Security Center 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (65.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Qualys 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 VMDRTenable Security Center
Star Rating
(82)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (65.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Tenable Security CenterQualys VMDR vs Tenable Security Center
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Qualys VMDR easier to use. However, reviewers felt that Tenable Security Center is easier to set up and do business with overall. Both products were equally easy to administer.
- Reviewers felt that Tenable Security Center meets the needs of their business better than Qualys VMDR.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Tenable Security Center is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tenable Security Center over Qualys VMDR.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Qualys VMDR
No pricing availableTenable Security Center
No pricing availableFree Trial
Qualys VMDR
No trial information availableTenable Security Center
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
116
9.2
44
Ease of Use
8.7
115
8.6
48
Ease of Setup
8.4
77
8.6
42
Ease of Admin
8.6
75
8.6
43
Quality of Support
8.1
111
8.5
47
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
76
8.8
40
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
101
8.4
44
Features by Category
Management
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
Operations
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Security Controls
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
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
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Protection
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
7.5
14
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.0
14
Not enough data
Compliance
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
Administration
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
18
8.0
29
8.5
18
8.8
33
5.8
18
7.9
33
8.6
20
9.1
35
Network
8.2
19
9.0
29
8.1
18
9.1
31
8.4
16
8.9
24
Application
7.8
16
8.5
19
7.6
15
7.9
15
8.0
16
8.3
20
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Analysis
8.7
47
9.1
35
8.3
50
8.6
35
8.4
46
9.4
35
Vulnerability Assesment
8.7
50
9.6
35
8.7
50
9.5
35
8.2
49
9.3
31
8.5
50
8.9
34
Automation
7.7
42
7.5
21
7.9
42
7.8
26
8.4
45
8.1
26
8.1
42
8.2
25
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
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
Qualys VMDR and Tenable Security Center are categorized as Risk-Based Vulnerability Management and Vulnerability Scanner
Unique Categories
Qualys VMDR is categorized as Cloud Compliance, Container Security, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, and ServiceNow Store Apps
Tenable Security Center has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Qualys VMDR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tenable Security Center
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
21.5%
Computer & Network Security
12.3%
Financial Services
9.2%
Computer Software
7.4%
Banking
4.9%
Other
44.8%
Financial Services
13.9%
Computer & Network Security
12.5%
Banking
12.5%
Information Technology and Services
9.7%
Government Administration
6.9%
Other
44.4%
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Discussions
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1 Comment
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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
What is the best way to break up scans so they don't use licenses up and so scans don't end up getting blocked?
1 Comment
CP
I would recommend to break in to groups based on your organization and run host discovery first and run asset based scanning to avoid this situation....Read more
What is Tenable.sc used for?
1 Comment
SW
Tenable products look for vulnerabilities in systems and devices. This way you can fix those before the bad gues get in. Think of it this way. Remember...Read more
Tenable Security Center has no more discussions with answers
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