Qualys VMDR Rated as the Only Leader and Outperformer by Independent Analyst Firm for the Second Consecutive Year
Table of Contents
- Qualys VMDR received the highest possible scores for risk-based assessment, cloud-native and serverless function scanning, and flexibility of deployment, among 20 vendors evaluated in this report.
- GigaOm Radar for Continuous Vulnerability Management: The Market Landscape
- Where Qualys Stands Out
- Upgrade From Legacy VM with a Risk-Based Approach
Qualys VMDR received the highest possible scores for risk-based assessment, cloud-native and serverless function scanning, and flexibility of deployment, among 20 vendors evaluated in this report.
As the threat landscape evolves, vulnerability management remains a cornerstone of security frameworks. The ability to detect, prioritize, and respond to vulnerabilities across the dynamic attack surface is the strongest proactive defense measure that an organization can take against modern attackers. According to the 2024 GigaOm Radar Report for Continuous Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR ranks as an “Outperformer” for the second consecutive year, a “Leader” for the fourth consecutive year, and has a “comprehensive risk-based approach to vulnerability management.”
GigaOm Radar for Continuous Vulnerability Management: The Market Landscape
GigaOm charts each vendor on axes for “Maturity versus Innovation” and “Feature Play versus Platform Play”, with vendors in the center ring classified as Leaders. In all four years that the report has been published, VMDR has been in the Leaders circle.
The report also categorized three vendors as “Outperformers” based on capabilities and use case delivery. In 2024, Qualys is the only Outperformer that also ranks as a market Leader.
Where Qualys Stands Out
GigaOm uses specific decision criteria in its evaluation of vendors, including key features, emerging features, and business criteria. VMDR had an aggregate score in the top 3 for each set of criteria, with GigaOm stating that VMDR is “an integrated suite of tools… [that] combines multiple components to provide a holistic view of an organization’s vulnerability and cyber risk landscape.”
Organizations rely on VM solutions for scanning and risk assessment across diverse technology infrastructure. Analyst Chris Ray highlighted “Risk-Based Assessment” as a core differentiator for VMDR, scoring it 5-out-of-5 and citing a “sophisticated approach, which incorporates asset criticality, risk factors, vulnerability assessment data, and threat intelligence from 25 different feeds”.
In addition to traditional VM scanning, security teams are now demanding vulnerability assessments for cloud-native applications and serverless functions, as well as automated exploitation testing to reduce false positives and strengthen evidence for prioritization. According to GigaOm, Qualys ranked highly on these key emerging use cases, with an “excellent” 5 out of 5 on cloud-native and serverless function scanning. What truly sets VMDR apart is its foundational role in a platform approach to consolidate risk signals from across the attack surface in the universal language of TruRisk.
Finally, scalability, flexibility, cost, and ease of use are key business factors when investing in cybersecurity software. GigaOm again scores VMDR with high marks for scalability and flexibility, highlighted by an expansive set of use cases through the deployment of a single agent.
Upgrade From Legacy VM with a Risk-Based Approach
Customers, analysts, and the market at large are demanding more from vulnerability management solutions. VM solutions can no longer meet the business needs if they are simply detecting and listing CVEs.
As the attack surface evolves and threat actors grow more sophisticated, an organization’s VM program must excel in scanning and prioritization of risk. But they also must provide unified coverage of multi-cloud environments, software components, web applications, and external facing systems. And finally, measuring cyber risk is only delivering business value if security teams can operationalize, emphasizing the need for the integrated remediation that VMDR provides.
GigaOm reports that VMDR stands out yet again as a Leader and Outperformer in the space, providing continuous risk assessment throughout the security lifecycle—from asset to coverage, to detections, to integrated remediation and compliance reporting.
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