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Legit Security vs Qualys VMDR

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Legit Security

Cybersecurity

AI-native ASPM platform securing AI-generated code before deployment

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Qualys VMDR logo

Qualys VMDR

Cybersecurity

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

From
$3/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Legit Security pricing requires contacting sales, making cost comparison difficult; 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.
  • They diverge on capability: Legit Security covers VibeGuard AI code scanning, Qualys VMDR covers Cloud Agent.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Legit Security and Qualys VMDR actually diverge.

Attributes where Legit Security and Qualys VMDR differ
AttributeLegit SecurityQualys VMDR
Starting priceOn request$3/month
Pricing modelContact sales for custom pricingsubscription
PlatformsWeb, IDE, CI/CDWeb, Cloud, Api
FoundedUnknown1999

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cybersecurity).

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 Legit Security

  • VibeGuard AI code scanning
  • Unified vulnerability remediation
  • Code Security (SAST/SCA)
  • Secrets detection and prevention
  • Software Supply Chain Security
  • Code change detection
  • AI-powered remediation
  • Risk scoring

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.

Legit Security

  • Securing AI-generated code from GitHub Copilot and IDE assistantsnot Qualys VMDR
  • Consolidating vulnerability findings from multiple AppSec toolsnot Qualys VMDR
  • Preventing credential leaks across development workspacesnot Qualys VMDR
  • Automating remediation workflows with AI-powered suggestionsnot Qualys VMDR
  • Compliance automation with SBOM generation and enforcementnot 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 Legit Security
  • PCI DSS external scanning where an approved scanning vendor report is a contractual requirementnot Legit Security
  • An estate spanning datacentre, multiple public clouds and endpoints that needs one vulnerability view rather than three toolsnot Legit Security
  • Organisations replacing a manual patch-verification process with agent-reported evidence that a fix actually landednot Legit Security

Where each one falls short

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

Legit Security

  • Pricing requires contacting sales, making cost comparison difficult
  • No published pricing tiers or free tier available
  • Requires integration with existing SAST and SCA tools for full capability
  • Focused primarily on code security within development lifecycle
  • Newer entrant with less market presence than established competitors

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

Legit Security

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Legit Security review.

Qualys VMDR

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Legit Security if

  • You need vibeguard ai code scanning.
  • You work on Web, IDE, CI/CD.
  • You also want unified vulnerability remediation.
Legit Security review

Choose Qualys VMDR if

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

Questions people ask

Is Legit Security or Qualys VMDR better?
Neither clearly leads. Legit Security starts at On request and Qualys VMDR at $3/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Legit Security or Qualys VMDR?
Legit Security starts at On request and Qualys VMDR at $3/month.
Does Legit Security or Qualys VMDR run on more platforms?
Legit Security runs on Web, IDE, CI/CD. Qualys VMDR runs on Web, Cloud, Api.
What is Legit Security best used for?
Legit Security is most often used for securing ai-generated code from github copilot and ide assistants, consolidating vulnerability findings from multiple appsec tools, preventing credential leaks across development workspaces, automating remediation workflows with ai-powered suggestions. Of those, securing ai-generated code from github copilot and ide assistants and consolidating vulnerability findings from multiple appsec tools are not what Qualys VMDR is typically brought in for.
What can Legit Security do that Qualys VMDR cannot?
Legit Security covers VibeGuard AI code scanning, Unified vulnerability remediation, Code Security (SAST/SCA), Secrets detection and prevention. Qualys VMDR covers Cloud Agent, Scanner appliances, Authenticated scanning, TruRisk scoring.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Legit Security: What is VibeGuard and how does it work?

VibeGuard is Legit Security's core feature that scans AI-generated code directly within IDEs like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, identifying vulnerabilities before code leaves the developer's editor.

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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.

Legit Security: What AI code assistants does Legit Security support?

Legit Security integrates with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude to scan AI-generated code for vulnerabilities.

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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.

Legit Security: How does Legit Security's AI remediation feature work?

The platform uses AI to suggest specific code fixes for identified vulnerabilities and can automatically create tickets in Jira with full context for developers to review and apply.

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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.

Legit Security: Does Legit Security support compliance reporting?

Yes, Legit Security automates compliance automation with SBOM generation and can generate compliance reports for security and regulatory requirements.

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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.

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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