Qualys External Attack Surface Management vs Tenable Agents

Qualys External Attack Surface Management

7.4 #2 in Patch Management Software

About Qualys External Attack Surface Management

Tenable Agents

5.3 #18 in Network Vulnerability Scanners

About Tenable Agents
Qualys External Attack Surface ManagementTenable Agents
Free planNoNo
Free trialYesNo
Paid from—$291.67/mo
Open sourceNoNo
Platformsapi, Linux, WebLinux, macOS, Windows
Free planNo—
Paid from—3,500 /yr
Deployment—hybrid
Credentialed scans—Yes
Agent-based scanning—Yes
Compliance checks—Yes
Asset limit—100 assets
Supported operating systems—Amazon Linux, CentOS, Debian Linux, OS X, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Windows Server 2008/2012, Windows 7/8/10, macOS
Network discovery—No

Both are listed in Best Network Vulnerability Scanners. On Inferse, Qualys External Attack Surface Management scores higher on our published basis.