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| Dimension | ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus | Qualys VMDR |
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Current US tables provide distinct Professional and Enterprise states. Numeric Offers below preserve only explicitly bound 100-computer rates; annual billing does not establish a non-cancellable annual commitment. Perpetual amounts and add-ons remain visible as plan facts rather than being mixed into the recurring-price Offer set. Full profile |
Qualys publishes the pricing factors and a 30-day VMDR trial but does not display a binding VMDR amount, payment timing, minimum purchase, contract duration, renewal price, or module total. No numeric Offer is generated. Full profile |
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| Source check | 99/100 | 98/100 |
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| Category buying score | 81Joint highest score | 81Joint highest score |
| Rank | #3 | #4 |
| Context | Security & Privacy / Vulnerability Management Software | Security & Privacy / Vulnerability Management Software |
| Discovery and assessment coverage | 85Supports continuous vulnerability assessment across multiple operating systems and firmware for supported network devices. | 88The platform continuously assesses both vulnerabilities and security misconfigurations across network addresses, endpoints, and containers. |
| Risk prioritization quality | 86Multi-factor risk scoring that includes exploit and threat-actor inputs alongside CVSS and EPSS supports prioritization decisions that reflect likelihood and context on managed systems. | 87TruRisk and Qualys Detection Score combine vulnerability findings with real-time threat, exploit, malware, and attack context so teams can rank work by risk rather than by presence alone. |
| Remediation operations | 86Delivers native patch testing, approval, and scheduling, but WAN-specific distribution servers and roaming-user controls require the Enterprise edition. | 76Operational remediation is supported by ticket creation, owner routing, ServiceNow integration, and tracking, while closed-loop patch installation remains outside VMDR unless Patch Management is separately subscribed. |
| Vulnerability intelligence and accuracy | 84The product combines multiple intelligence inputs such as EPSS, exploit, malware, threat-actor, age, patch, and affected-system context, which supports informed vulnerability intelligence, but the facts do not establish independent accuracy validation. | 85Qualys VMDR includes real-time threat indicators plus exploit, malware, and attack context, which supports richer vulnerability intelligence, while the facts still require buyers to confirm exact order entitlements. |
| Scale and deployment | 76The product supports cloud and on-premises deployment and has Enterprise options for distributed environments with WAN and roaming-user support, distribution servers, and network devices, but the pricing and feature structure shows that scale-related capabilities vary by edition and purchased state. | 82The architecture scales across hybrid environments using virtual scanners and Cloud Agents, though deploying and tuning these sensors requires active IT administration. |
| Reporting and integrations | 69Compliance and audit reports are built in, but external API and SIEM synchronization depths are not fully detailed in the provided facts. | 81Reporting and integration paths include dashboards, scheduled reports, compliance evidence, exports, tickets, owner routing, and ServiceNow, supporting operational handoff and stakeholder visibility within those channels. |
| Support and total cost | 72A permanent Free edition, a 30-day unlimited trial, and clear US starting offers such as Professional on-premises at $695 annually for 100 computers and one technician lower entry cost, while servers, network devices, technicians, failover, and unstated perpetual maintenance terms can raise total cost of ownership. | 59Qualys VMDR has quote-based pricing with multiple variables, no verified public numeric amount, and separate entitlements for patching and some adjacent capabilities, which makes total cost harder to estimate up front. |
| Full profile | Full profile | Full profile |
Comparison summary
These are the stored dimension rationales returned with each score. They explain the buyer conditions behind the gap without speculating about hidden model reasoning.
Research basis
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