VulniosvsQualys
A Qualys alternative without the 6-week onboarding.
Qualys VMDR is enterprise pricing, opaque quotes, and a months-long roll-out. Vulnios is transparent pricing, a permanent $0 tier, and a 90-second sign-up. Same SOC 2 Type II controls, no procurement cycle.
Qualys pricing
Quote-only, ~$199 / asset / yr
Vulnios pricing
$0 forever, no credit card
SOC 2 Type II
Certified
Uptime SLA
99.9 %
Scan engines
48 orchestrated
Auth
RBAC + MFA
Vulnios vs Qualys — feature by feature
Capability
Qualys
Vulnios
Public list price
No (quote only)
Yes
Permanent free tier
No
Yes — full platform
Time to onboard
6–12 weeks
Under 90 seconds
Pricing model
Per asset, scales painfully
Per workspace / flat MSSP tiers
Scan engines orchestrated
1 (proprietary)
48 OSS engines
EPSS + KEV prioritization
Add-on (TruRisk)
Built in
Dark web monitoring
No
Built in
OSINT investigations
No
Built in (72-engine enrichment)
Penetration testing
No
11 tools built in
Multi-tenant for MSSPs
Add-on tier
Native
SOC 2 Type II
Yes
Yes
99.9 % uptime SLA
Enterprise tier
All tiers
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No credit card required · Permanent free tier · SOC 2 Type II · 99.9 % uptime SLA