Security & Cybersecurity · head to head
Qualys VMDR vs Rapid7 InsightVM
Qualys VMDR
Security & Cybersecurity
Vulnerability management, detection, and response
- From
- $3/month
- Rated
- -
Rapid7 InsightVM
Security & Cybersecurity
Vulnerability management at scale
- From
- $5000/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Qualys VMDR listed on UK G-Cloud at £18.75 to £61.58 per device per year for the Qualys Cloud Platform and VMDR, via reseller Barrier Networks Limited; Rapid7 InsightVM insightVM is now sold inside Exposure Command rather than as a standalone product
- They diverge on capability: Qualys VMDR covers Threat detection, Rapid7 InsightVM covers Risk prioritization.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Qualys VMDR and Rapid7 InsightVM actually diverge.
| Attribute | Qualys VMDR | Rapid7 InsightVM |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3/month | $5000/year |
| Founded | 1999 | 2000 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Cloud, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Security & 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 Qualys VMDR
- Threat detection
- Compliance checking
- Cloud asset visibility
- Google Cloud
Only in Rapid7 InsightVM
- Risk prioritization
- Threat intelligence
- Compliance reporting
- Cloud deployment
Both cover
- Vulnerability scanning
- Asset discovery
- Remediation tracking
- API access
- Custom policies
- ServiceNow
- Jira
- Slack
- Splunk
- AWS
- Azure
- SOC2 Type 2
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Qualys VMDR
- Vulnerability Managementnot Rapid7 InsightVM
- Asset Managementnot Rapid7 InsightVM
- Compliancenot Rapid7 InsightVM
Rapid7 InsightVM
- Discovering and prioritising vulnerabilities across on premise and cloud assetsnot Qualys VMDR
- Tracking remediation progress and risk scores across an estatenot Qualys VMDR
- Reporting on exposure for compliance and audit purposesnot Qualys VMDR
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Qualys VMDR
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £18.75 to £61.58 per device per year for the Qualys Cloud Platform and VMDR, via reseller Barrier Networks Limited
Rapid7 InsightVM
- InsightVM is now sold inside Exposure Command rather than as a standalone product
- Rapid7 states pricing is not publicly listed and is provided by custom quote based on the customer's environment
- Billing counts billable assets including devices, software, identities, cloud compute instances and applications, so the asset count grows faster than a device inventory suggests
- Cloud security, compliance, infrastructure as code scanning and application security testing require the Ultimate package rather than Essentials
- Volume discounts are described as commonly available for larger asset counts, so smaller buyers pay the higher unit rate
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Rapid7 InsightVM
$5000/year- Standard$5000/year
- Asset scanning
- Vulnerability assessment
- Priority scoring
- Professional$10000/year
- All Standard features
- Advanced analytics
- Custom policies
- Expert$15000/year
- All Professional features
- Managed services
- Dedicated analyst
Which should you pick?
Choose Qualys VMDR if
- You need threat detection.
- You work on Web, Cloud, Api.
- You also want compliance checking.
Choose Rapid7 InsightVM if
- You need risk prioritization.
- You work on Web, Cloud, Api.
- You also want threat intelligence.
Questions people ask
- Is Qualys VMDR or Rapid7 InsightVM better?
- Neither clearly leads. Qualys VMDR starts at $3/month and Rapid7 InsightVM at $5000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Qualys VMDR or Rapid7 InsightVM?
- Qualys VMDR starts at $3/month and Rapid7 InsightVM at $5000/year.
- Does Qualys VMDR or Rapid7 InsightVM run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Cloud, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Qualys VMDR best used for?
- Qualys VMDR is most often used for vulnerability management, asset management, compliance. Of those, vulnerability management and asset management are not what Rapid7 InsightVM is typically brought in for.
- What can Qualys VMDR do that Rapid7 InsightVM cannot?
- Qualys VMDR covers Threat detection, Compliance checking, Cloud asset visibility, Google Cloud. Rapid7 InsightVM covers Risk prioritization, Threat intelligence, Compliance reporting, Cloud deployment. Both handle Vulnerability scanning, Asset discovery, Remediation tracking, API access.