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MetricStream vs Qualys Policy Compliance comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

MetricStream
Ranking in IT Governance
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Continuous Controls Monitoring (12th), GRC (9th), IT Vendor Risk Management (12th)
Qualys Policy Compliance
Ranking in IT Governance
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the IT Governance category, the mindshare of MetricStream is 20.7%, up from 15.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualys Policy Compliance is 2.6%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Governance
 

Featured Reviews

AP
Reasonably priced, stable, with out of the box deployment, and has good local support
They have now reworked it. The interface is mobile-friendly and it is getting a good response from our customers. It's a very good feature that the product offers. It is also available as a cloud option, which is getting a lot of interest from customers who are looking into the GRCC. It is very useful, especially in the solution platform. It has good features and good functionality, and our customers feel there is a lot of merit in that. I think that the portal is constantly improving. They do their own enhancements very often. They keep doing those enhancements from their site itself.
Bhupendra Nayak - PeerSpot reviewer
A VMDR solution that can be used to detect, block, and mitigate vulnerabilities
We use QualysGuard Policy Compliance for VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response). We can use the solution to detect, block, and mitigate vulnerabilities The most valuable feature of QualysGuard Policy Compliance is the automation that can detect real-time threats and decrease…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The interface is mobile-friendly and it is getting a good response from our customers."
"Key features are usability and ease of configuration. It allows us to have all the information in a single place and provide real-time indicators and information for our executives."
"The solution's interface looks good, which enhances asset scanning and ensures automatic patching."
"The most valuable feature of QualysGuard Policy Compliance is the automation that can detect real-time threats and decrease risks."
"The platform allows multiple features that are very useful. The first one is being able to define the enterprise policy. The second one is to be able to automatically check the compliance level based on that policy, and the third one is that it allows us to generate reports and dashboards to see the compliance level easily."
"It's a simple product."
"The reporting and security checks are valuable."
 

Cons

"I would like to see out-of-the-box integration with more security, it would be helpful."
"We would like to have more dashboards and reports, such as geographical and trend reports in the next version. Also, an improvement in the mobile version would be helpful."
"The policy creation aspect needs improvement."
"The reporting needs improvement."
"It would be good if the solution’s technical support could be faster."
"Some sort of education or knowledge base about the product would be beneficial for beginners."
"There is no clear mapping for the CIS controls in terms of how they should be implemented into Qualys, so the implementation stage might be a little bit challenging for the customer. That means that the customer will end up opening support cases, which will overload their support team to explain those. If they are somehow published somewhere, it would save time and effort for both sides."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They are flexible in terms of customers' needs."
"The prices might be a little bit high. I cannot compare it with another product because we did not try any other product, but this is my impression when comparing different modules."
"The solution's pricing is in the mid-range, where it is neither expensive nor very cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
27%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
8%
Non Profit
5%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What are the main differences between RSA Archer, MetricStream and IBM OpenPages?
RSA Archer, IBM OpenPages and MetricStream are the top GRC software solutions in the market today. Out of the 3, IBM OpenPages has a slightly upper hand as IBM has come up with powerful Artificial ...
What do you like most about QualysGuard Policy Compliance?
The most valuable feature of QualysGuard Policy Compliance is the automation that can detect real-time threats and decrease risks.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for QualysGuard Policy Compliance?
The product is very expensive, rated nine out of ten, however, it is worth trying and can potentially replace other platforms.
What needs improvement with QualysGuard Policy Compliance?
Some sort of education or knowledge base about the product would be beneficial for beginners. They could offer more training sessions for beginners who are new to the solution, as learning would be...
 

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Sample Customers

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, ACCO Brands Corporation, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, AIB International, Associated Banc-Corp, BAE Systems, Barclaycard, Dell Inc, DIRECTV, Energizer, Fresenius Kabi, Hasbro, Goodyear, HudsonCity Savings Bank, Infigen Energy, Kaydon, Leroy Merlin, Mountry Financial Corp., Nicholas Piramal, Pepco, Pfizer, Societe Generale, Whitney Bank
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