Qualys VMDR vs SecureWorks Taegis VDR comparison

Qualys and Sophos are both solutions in the Vulnerability Management category. Qualys is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.6, while Sophos is ranked #45 with an average rating of 8.3. Qualys holds a 5.0% mindshare in VM, compared to Sophos’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Qualys users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Sophos users who would recommend it.

Qualys VMDR

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94% willing to recommend

SecureWorks Taegis VDR

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100% willing to recommend

Qualys VMDR

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Qualys VMDR and SecureWorks Taegis VDR are both prominent in the vulnerability management market. SecureWorks Taegis VDR seems to have the upper hand due to its advanced and specialized capabilities.

Features: Qualys VMDR offers integrated asset discovery, vulnerability prioritization, and remediation capabilities. SecureWorks Taegis VDR offers advanced threat detection, deeper threat analysis, and integration with broader security operations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SecureWorks Taegis VDR features a streamlined deployment model and proactive customer service, while Qualys VMDR's deployment is efficient but requires more customization.

Pricing and ROI: Qualys VMDR is competitively priced with effective ROI. SecureWorks Taegis VDR, although pricier, delivers substantial value in complex environments, justifying its cost.

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Categories and Ranking

Qualys VMDR

Ranking in Vulnerability Management

3rd

Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Asset Management (3rd), Configuration Management Databases (3rd), Container Security (9th)

SecureWorks Taegis VDR

Ranking in Vulnerability Management

45th

Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

14th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Qualys VMDR is 5.0%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SecureWorks Taegis VDR is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Vulnerability Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Qualys VMDR	5.0%
SecureWorks Taegis VDR	0.5%
Other	94.5%

Vulnerability Management

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Vaibhav Ghule

Soc Lead & Edr Administration at Persistent Systems

Continuous risk-based monitoring has strengthened incident response and vulnerability prioritization

I haven't explored Qualys VMDR's vulnerability lifecycle automation yet. One of my analysts mentioned that queries lack grouping operators in Qualys VMDR. From my experience, I would appreciate improvements in the query options in Qualys VMDR, specifically in the query-building process where I would need more features and operators. Additionally, we have been facing issues with Qualys on the cloud level. We cannot download the configuration profile from the cloud agent, and it is showing a pending action for download. During 2025, we noticed outages of Qualys a couple of times. I want to mention that there is an issue with receiving timely RCA deliveries. While this is not necessarily about the tool, it relates to support. The support has not been very responsive, and we are receiving RCAs a little delayed whenever we raise support cases or communicate with the TAMs. Additionally, the UI has a slight latency, which I and my team have experienced. They have also reported this latency issue when navigating through different pages.

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Mohammad Jundiah

Solutions Architect at QDS

Centralized threat detection has improved incident response and now reduces alert fatigue

SecureWorks Taegis VDR's best features include unified detection and response, as it pulls in alerts and logs from all my different tools such as EDR, SIEM, firewall, cloud services, and Windows machines, collecting everything into one clean dashboard where I can view all these items and eliminate the need to hunt through ten dashboards to piece a threat together. I find it very easy to navigate and customize the dashboard to fit my team's needs once everything is set up, and it is very simple to view the dashboard after setup. Cloud and hybrid support is another valuable feature of SecureWorks Taegis VDR, as it supports on-premise and cloud workloads, managing endpoints and network traffic to provide centralized visibility regardless of where my assets live, whether in the cloud or on-premise. SecureWorks Taegis VDR has positively impacted my organization because of its ease of use. The positive impacts include faster incident response, as I can detect, investigate, and contain threats much faster because it shows the full attack path in one place with deeper analysis of everything, and it reduces alert fatigue by consolidating alerts into one or two high-confidence incidents, which improves analysis efficiency and morale.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's also highly customizable, allowing us to tailor it to our needs."

"I find Qualys VM very robust, and it's very useful for vulnerability management and patch management. The value that it brings to my environment is economies of scale. There is no limitation on adding any endpoints. You go by the rule, and it's added once another endpoint is added to our environment. It's automatically installed, and it's less work from our end. It frees up my license automatically if I don't need an endpoint or if my machine is decommissioned. I like the dashboard displays because I don't see any duplication. The most important part is vulnerability management and prioritization. Unlike Symantec, it shows the kind of vulnerability I would want to patch first. It provides a holistic view of the kind of vulnerabilities and the ones I should remediate first. I don't have to do a scan; it just brings up those critical kinds of vulnerabilities like zero-day vulnerabilities and tells me to prioritize them. You have to prioritize these vulnerabilities first and go on with the rest. The dashboard shows me the ones that have been fixed, so I don't have to complete an aging report. The user experience and the graphical interface are good. As it's user-friendly and understandable on an executive level, it brings real value. We also use this solution because it's robust and flexibile."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to run different capabilities with the same agent. With only one agent, we can have EDR, vulnerability management, compliance and some basic SaaS security capabilities."

"It is quite easy to implement."

"Great web application security for scanning."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the external channel."

"Using this product, we now have a vulnerability management cycle wherein VMDR plays a major role."

"The product's patch management is excellent for keeping our critical servers and third-party applications updated efficiently."

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"I chose SecureWorks Taegis VDR because I trust SecureWorks, having worked with McAfee, Symantec, Trend Micro, Kaspersky, Carbon Black, Cylance, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Cortex XDR, and more, and I would say SecureWorks Taegis VDR is outstanding among all the other vendors in terms of functionality, ease of access, and UI friendliness."

"SecureWorks Taegis VDR's best features include unified detection and response, as it pulls in alerts and logs from all my different tools such as EDR, SIEM, firewall, cloud services, and Windows machines, collecting everything into one clean dashboard where I can view all these items and eliminate the need to hunt through ten dashboards to piece a threat together."

"It is a one-stop solution for different needs with separate APIs. The product offers different solutions for different companies."

Cons

"This solution could be improved by extending the agent capabilities to different operating systems including Mac and Linux. We would also like the capability to easily check for vulnerability in assets in the IOTs."

"Qualys VMDR could improve in reducing the occurrences of false positive vulnerabilities."

"Qualys VMDR should improve authenticated scanning capabilities."

"They have integrated with other third parties, but it is still not viable."

"The disadvantage of working with Qualys is that the graphical interface is quite outdated."

"One of the biggest issues from the clients' perspective is that all Qualys computing is on the cloud."

"Reports were lacking somewhat on the customization side."

"There are scenarios where a vulnerability is reported once yet not in subsequent scans, even if we have not fixed it."

More Qualys VMDR cons

"There is always room for improvement in SecureWorks Taegis VDR, especially regarding user interface and navigation, as the platform is powerful but the UI can feel complex for new users."

"I would like to improve SecureWorks Taegis VDR by enhancing the dashboard to provide a holistic view with granular data."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They have recently changed the pricing model, which is now better than it was before."

"The license is on a yearly basis."

"The product is more expensive than that of any other vendor."

"In Nigerian Naira, we spend about roughly four to five million to use this solution and this is expensive compared to solutions like Nessus."

"The tool's pricing is expensive and I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten."

"Qualys Virtual Scanner Appliance isn't expensive right now. But the price for their product bundles could be better."

"An annual license for a single scanner costs around $3,000."

"The solution is costly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

16%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	70

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Qualys VMDR?

I like that we have many scanners and channels that don't overload. It helps us scan and track easily. Also, the tagging system is good for tagging. We can still use QualysAgent task ID tools even ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qualys VMDR?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that we can consider both time and money saved.

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What needs improvement with Qualys VMDR?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SecureWorks Taegis VDR?

I think the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of SecureWorks Taegis VDR are acceptable compared with CrowdStrike and other tools.

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What is your primary use case for SecureWorks Taegis VDR?

My main use case for SecureWorks Taegis VDR was initially conducting a proof of concept after we were using McAfee. I rolled it out to a pilot set of devices to understand how it functions, and the...

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What advice do you have for others considering SecureWorks Taegis VDR?

I found this interview absolutely fantastic. I would advise others looking into using SecureWorks Taegis VDR that it is one of the reliable solutions anyone should try, and if it yields good result...

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Also Known As

Qualys VM, QualysGuard VM, Qualys Asset Inventory, Qualys Container Security

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Overview

Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response (VMDR) is a cornerstone product of the Qualys TruRisk Platform and a global leader in the enterprise-grade vulnerability management (VM) vendor space. With VMDR, enterprises are empowered with visibility and insight into cyber risk exposure - making it easy to prioritize vulnerabilities, assets, or groups of assets based on business risk. Security teams can take action to mitigate risk, helping the business measure their actual risk exposure over time.

Qualys VMDR offers an all-inclusive risk-based vulnerability management solution to prioritize vulnerabilities and assets based on risk and business criticality. VMDR seamlessly integrates with configuration management databases (CMDB), Qualys Patch Management, Custom Assessment and Remediation (CAR), Qualys TotalCloud and other Qualys and non-Qualys solutions to facilitate vulnerability detection and remediation across the entire enterprise.

With VMDR, users are empowered with actionable risk insights that translate vulnerabilities and exploits into optimized remediation actions based on business impact. Qualys customers can now aggregate and orchestrate data from the Qualys Threat Library, 25+ threat intelligence feeds, and third-party security and IT solutions, empowering organizations to measure, communicate, and eliminate risk across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.

Qualys

Automate vulnerability management with a cloud-based, machine learning-powered solution. Intelligently prioritize remediation efforts based on actionable recommendations that reflect the context of your environment.

Sophos

Sample Customers

Agrokor Group, American Specialty Health, American State Bank, Arval, Life:), Axway, Bank of the West, Blueport Commerce, BSkyB, Brinks, CaixaBank, Cartagena, Catholic Health System, CEC Bank, Cegedim, CIGNA, Clickability, Colby-Sawyer College, Commercial Bank of Dubai, University of Utah, eBay Inc., ING Singapore, National Theatre, OTP Bank, Sodexo, WebEx

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