Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Trivy
Trivy clearly comes out ahead of Qualys VMDR on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Trivy has a free tier; Qualys VMDR does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Qualys | Aqua Security |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | security-tools | security-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Trivy
custom
open source
custom
| Feature | qualys-vmdr | trivy |
|---|---|---|
| Asset-Based Subscription | ||
| Advanced Vulnerability Management | ||
| Detection And Response | ||
| Centralized Scanning Service | ||
| Modular Add-Ons | ||
| Cli Tool | ||
| Vulnerability Management | ||
| Commercial Vulnerability Feeds | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Container Scanning | ||
| Enterprise-Grade Web Application Saas Or On-Prem | ||
| Everything In Trivy Oss | ||
| Iac/Cspm Scanning | ||
| Multi-Account Management | ||
| Sbom Generation | ||
| Secrets Scanning | ||
| Sla Backed Professional Support | ||
| Sso And Rbac | ||
| Vulnerability Scanning |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Trivy comes out ahead overall, though Qualys VMDR can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Trivy offers a free tier; Qualys VMDR does not currently list one.
Trivy is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
