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Backupify vs Qualys VMDR

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Backupify

Backup

Automated cloud-to-cloud backup

From
$29/month
Free plan
No
Visit BackupifyFull review
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Qualys VMDR

Cybersecurity

Cloud-delivered vulnerability management licensed per asset, using scanner appliances and a lightweight agent.

From
$3/month
Free plan
No
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The short version

  • Backupify starts at $29/mo, Qualys VMDR at $3/mo.
  • Only Backupify lists three daily backups; only Qualys VMDR lists cloud Agent.
  • Where Backupify falls short: limited ransomware protection with alerts but no automated remediation capabilities.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Backupify and Qualys VMDR actually diverge.

Attributes where Backupify and Qualys VMDR differ
AttributeBackupifyQualys VMDR
Starting price$29/month$3/month
PlatformsWebWeb, API
CategoryBackupCybersecurity
Founded20081999

Identical on both: free tier (No).

Not yet recorded: pricing model for Backupify.

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Backupify

  • Three daily backups
  • Point-in-time restore
  • Data export
  • Search
  • Admin controls
  • Audit logs
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365

Only in Qualys VMDR

  • Cloud Agent
  • Scanner appliances
  • Authenticated scanning
  • TruRisk scoring
  • Asset inventory
  • Patch Management
  • Cloud connectors
  • Container sensor

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Backupify

  • Data protectionnot Qualys VMDR
  • Disaster recoverynot Qualys VMDR
  • Business continuitynot Qualys VMDR
  • Ransomware protectionnot Qualys VMDR
  • Compliancenot Qualys VMDR

Qualys VMDR

  • A hybrid workforce where scheduled network scans miss most laptops and continuous agent-based assessment is the only way to get real coveragenot Backupify
  • PCI DSS external scanning where an approved scanning vendor report is a contractual requirementnot Backupify
  • An estate spanning datacentre, multiple public clouds and endpoints that needs one vulnerability view rather than three toolsnot Backupify
  • Organisations replacing a manual patch-verification process with agent-reported evidence that a fix actually landednot Backupify

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Backupify

  • Limited ransomware protection with alerts but no automated remediation capabilities
  • Data restoration times can be slow compared to some competitors, with extraction of specific backups sometimes exceeding 24 to 48 hours
  • Does not back up Microsoft Teams chats or Exchange Archive mailboxes, creating data coverage gaps
  • Lacks comprehensive compliance framework support beyond basic SOC 2 and HIPAA

Qualys VMDR

  • Licensing is per asset and each capability is its own subscription, so patch management, endpoint detection, web application scanning, container security and policy compliance are separate line items, and the platform demonstrated in a proof of concept is rarely the platform in the quote
  • Ephemeral cloud instances consume asset entitlement until they age out of inventory, so an autoscaling group that creates and destroys hosts hourly can burn licence capacity on machines that existed for minutes, and controlling that means tuning purge policies rather than tuning the cloud
  • Authenticated scanning produces materially better results than unauthenticated, but it requires storing and rotating privileged credentials for every target platform, which is a security project in its own right, and teams that skip it receive reports full of unconfirmed potential findings that nobody trusts
  • The console is a set of modules with separate interfaces, search syntaxes and report engines, so an analyst moving between vulnerability management, policy compliance and web application scanning learns each one, and cross-module reporting usually ends in a spreadsheet or a script against the API
  • The tool surfaces findings far faster than any organisation can remediate them, and it does not solve the ownership problem: without an agreed prioritisation policy and a named owner in IT operations, a first scan producing tens of thousands of findings becomes a dashboard that everyone learns to ignore

Pricing, plan by plan

Backupify

$29/month
  • SaaS ProtectionOn request
    • 3x daily automated backups
    • Granular restore capabilities
    • Point-in-time recovery
  • SaaS Protection PlusOn request
    • SaaS Defense with threat scanning
    • Dark web credential monitoring
    • Integrated malware scanning

Qualys VMDR

$3/month
  • VMDR$3/mo
    • Per asset
    • Vulnerability scanning
    • Detection
  • VMDR+$5/mo
    • All VMDR features
    • Advanced analytics
    • Cloud integration
  • VMDR Complete$7/mo
    • All VMDR+ features
    • Threat intel
    • Response automation

Which should you pick?

Choose Backupify if

  • You need three daily backups.
  • You also want point-in-time restore.
Backupify review

Choose Qualys VMDR if

  • You need cloud agent.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want scanner appliances.
Qualys VMDR review

Questions people ask

Is Backupify or Qualys VMDR better?
Neither clearly leads. Backupify starts at $29/month and Qualys VMDR at $3/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Backupify or Qualys VMDR?
Backupify starts at $29/month and Qualys VMDR at $3/month.
Does Backupify or Qualys VMDR run on more platforms?
Backupify runs on Web. Qualys VMDR runs on Web, API.
What is Backupify best used for?
Backupify is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection. Of those, data protection and disaster recovery are not what Qualys VMDR is typically brought in for.
What can Backupify do that Qualys VMDR cannot?
Backupify covers Three daily backups, Point-in-time restore, Data export, Search. Qualys VMDR covers Cloud Agent, Scanner appliances, Authenticated scanning, TruRisk scoring.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Backupify: What cloud applications does Datto SaaS Protection back up?

Datto SaaS Protection (formerly Backupify) backs up Microsoft 365 (Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams), Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, Drive), and Salesforce data with automated 3x daily backups.

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Qualys VMDR: Agent or scanner: which do I need?

Usually both. The agent covers endpoints and servers you control and gives continuous data; scanners cover devices you cannot install an agent on, such as network gear, printers and appliances, and provide the external perimeter view.

Backupify: How often are backups performed?

Datto SaaS Protection performs automated backups up to 3 times per day for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, with manual backups available on demand when additional snapshots are needed.

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Qualys VMDR: Does it patch as well as detect?

Yes, through the Patch Management module, which is a separate subscription using the same agent. Core VMDR detects and prioritises but does not deploy fixes.

Backupify: How quickly can I restore my data?

Datto SaaS Protection supports granular, item-level restores and point-in-time recovery, allowing administrators to select the specific files or directories to restore at the snapshot, file directory, or individual file level.

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Qualys VMDR: How are assets counted for licensing?

By the number of assets in inventory, which includes cloud instances and containers depending on the modules in use. Short-lived cloud assets count until they are purged, so purge settings directly affect what you consume.

Backupify: What happens if data is deleted from my SaaS account?

Backups are immutable - individual items cannot be modified or deleted once backed up - ensuring protection against accidental deletion and ransomware attacks. Data can be recovered from any previous backup snapshot.

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Qualys VMDR: Can I keep the data in a specific region?

Yes. Qualys operates several regional platform instances and you choose which one your subscription lives on. Moving between them later is not trivial, so decide before onboarding.

Backupify: Is Datto SaaS Protection compliant with regulations like HIPAA and GDPR?

Yes, Datto SaaS Protection is SOC 2 Type II compliant and supports HIPAA and GDPR compliance with Business Associate Agreements available for covered entities.

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Qualys VMDR: Does it scan web applications?

Web Application Scanning is a separate module licensed per application, not part of core VMDR, and it is a dynamic scanner with the usual limits around authenticated flows in single-page applications.

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