Qualys
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Qualys's?
The following comparison table enables you to discern the performance of both providers across various attributes essential for meeting your company's cybersecurity needs. To better understand each attribute, read their descriptions in the dedicated page.
Organization
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Qualys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Vulnerability management |
| Extras | None | None | None |
| Headcount | 157 | Same | 3647 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 40%, IT 14%, sales 15%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 25% | Same | Engineering 37%, IT 14%, sales 11%, operations 4% and others 34% |
| Headcount growth | +14%, +15%, -1% | Same | +5%, +20%, +33% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | US |
| Countries | AR, BO, CA, CL, CO, DO, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | IN and US |
| Reputation | 9.44 from 228 reviews over 8 years on Gartner and Clutch | Same | 7.97 from 480 reviews over 10 years on Capterra, G2, Gartner, PeerSpot and TrustRadius |
| Followers | 22K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 340K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | 451 Research, Everest Group, Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, GigaOM, IDC and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 1999 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $34M USD in 5 rounds from 7 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 0 times and made 7 acquisitions |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 500M to 1B |
| CVEs as CNA Researcher | 289 CVEs reported to MITRE, ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | 10 CVEs reported to MITRE |
| Compliance | GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 | Same | CSA STAR, FedRAMP Authorized, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2025, ISO/IEC 9001:2015, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | No |
| Visits | 64K per month. Top 3: 18% CO, 9% US, 5% BR. Others 68% | Same | 451K per month. Top 3: 29% US, 21% IN, 5% GB. Others 45% |
| Authority | 33 out of 100 | Same | 45 out of 100 |
| Public vulnerability DB | Discovered and third-party | Same | Discovered |
| Content | Blog, documentation, e-books, glossary, reports, success stories, videos, webinars and white papers | Same | Analyst reports, blog, brochures, customer stories, datasheets, events, infographics, product demos, product guides, use cases, videos, webinars and whitepapers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 4 in common and 9 additional | Same | 6 documentation sections, 4 in common and 2 additional |
| Community | Forum | Same | Forum |
| Sync training | 1 workshop | Same | 6 live product use courses (free) |
| Async training | 3 product use courses, all free | Same | 23 product use courses (free) |
| Distribution | Direct or with any of its 14 partners | Same | Direct or with any of its 1433 partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS, Azure and GCP |
| Freemium | No | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | 30-day free trial |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales and marketplaces |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | No information available |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPM, binary SAST, containers, CSPM, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: AI SAST, API security testing, MAST, PTaaS, RE and SCR | Vulnerability management |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 64 hosts |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Hosts |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | No information available |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Qualys |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTaaS | No | Yes | No |
| Reverse engineering | No | Yes | No |
| Secure code review | No | Yes | No |
| Pivoting | No | Yes | No |
| Exploitation | No | Yes | No |
| Manual reattacks | Not applicable | Unlimited reattacks | Not applicable |
| Zero-day vulnerabilities | Scanner-based zero-day vulnerability detection | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy, availability and response | Availability and Response |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | 99.5% per month |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | Yes |
| Accreditations | CNA, Penetration Testing by CREST and OpenSSF Gold Badge | Same | AWS Graviton Ready Product and CNA |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | Not applicable |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | Employee |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | No information available |
| Channel control | No | Total | No information available |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards, 4 in common and 63 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 9 standards, 4 in common and 5 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, automated tools and human intelligence | AI and automated tools |
| Remediation | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 1 | 1 in common |
| Outputs | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 2 | 1 in common |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Qualys |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities, none in common | Same, plus 1 functionality | 1 functionality |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 4 sources | Same | No information available |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS and KEV | Same | CVSS, EPSS and KEV |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | No |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house |
| SCA | 19 package managers, 12 in common and 7 additional | Same | 14 package managers, 12 in common and 2 additional |
| AI security | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability | 12 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers, 12 in common and 10 additional | Same | 14 package managers, 12 in common and 2 additional |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Containers | 4 distributions, all in common | Same | 20 distributions, 4 in common and 16 additional |
| Source SAST (languages) | 12 | Same | No |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 23 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | No |
| IaC | 6, 2 in common and 4 additional | 4 | 2, all in common |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary | Same, plus 2 types of binaries | No |
| DAST | 7 attack surface types, 5 in common and 2 additional | Same | 6 attack surface types, 5 in common and 1 additional |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs, 2 in common and 2 additional | 2 types of APIs, all in common |
| MAST | No | Yes | No |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Secrets | 15 secrets types | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | Yes. No information available |
| AI | 4 functions, 3 in common and 1 additional | Same, plus 1 function | 6 functions, 3 in common and 3 additional |
| AI SAST | No | Yes | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source | No | No | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) + on-premises (single-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | EU and US |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | 257.4 per year |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Qualys |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6 | Same | None |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | None |
| IDE | 3, 1 in common and 2 additional | Same | 1 in common |
| CI/CD | 21, 7 in common and 14 additional | Same | 8, 7 in common and 1 additional |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native and 4 integrations |
| Container | Native | Same | Native and 1 integration |
| SAST | Native | Same | 4 |
| DAST | Native | Same | Native and 5 integrations |
| MAST | None | Native | None |
| IAST | None | None | None |
| Cloud | 1 in common | Same | None |
| CSPM | Native | Same | Native and 11 integrations |
| Secrets | Native | Same | Native |
| Remediation | None | None | Native and 1 integration |
| Bug bounty | None | None | 1 |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | Native and 3 integrations |
| Compliance | None | None | None |
The latest update to this comparison was on 2026-06-11. The primary sources of information were qualys.com and docs.qualys.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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