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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Qualys VMDR

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AQualys VMDR 2.0 with TruRisk gives enterprises visibility and insight into cyber risk exposure with the goal of making it easy to prioritize vulnerabilities, assets, or groups of assets based on business risk. Security teams can take action to mitigate risk, helping the business measure its true risk, and track risk reduction over time.N/A

    SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer is a network monitoring tool within the broader SolarWinds ecosystem. It includes core traffic monitoring features, as well as customizable traffic reports and alerts.N/A
    Pricing
    Qualys VMDRSolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Qualys VMDRSolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Qualys VMDRSolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
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    Qualys
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    SolarWinds
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    42 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    42 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    37 Answers
    Features
    Qualys VMDRSolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Qualys VMDR and SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
    Feature
    Qualys VMDR
    8.4
    7 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
    -
    Ratings
    Network Analytics7.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Recognition8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification9.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Analysis8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Qualys VMDR and SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
    Feature
    Qualys VMDR
    8.8
    7 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
    -
    Ratings
    IT Asset Realization9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Authentication8.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Scanning8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Qualys VMDRSolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (62 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (49 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Qualys VMDRSolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Qualys
    Qualys VMDR is best suited for larger companies with a very large IT asset footprint. Qualys VMDR is not suited for businesses that are small and upcoming as the price for the tool is very expensive and could be a budget sink if not used properly. In our organization we use the Qualys VMDR dashboard and reporting in order to collect any vulnerabilities we miss during our routine audits to ensure that our environment is stable and protected for attacks.
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    SolarWinds
    We use and depend on it for status state of our network gear, switches and routers. It does an excellent job of getting you the details you need to confirm all devices and products are working at the level needed. At times, it does tend to flag network switch ports and/or switches themselves as exceeding their rated capacity when frequently it was a quick blip of high traffic due to downloads, or uploads causing the max'ing of the device. Again, you can adjust the settings but then you adjust it too high and miss real activity. It can become nuisance alerting when you tend to then ignore
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    Pros
    Qualys
    • Seamless reporting across the different widgets (i.e. TruRisk)
    • DEEP-DIVE into an asset's info/vulns
    • Baked-in PCI ASV scans that a Qualys QSA can approve
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    SolarWinds
    • The level of customization possible with Network Bandwidth Analyzer is very valuable. Rather than being stuck with a "one-size-fits-all" presentation, an administrator can easily create customized views, reports, and alerts so that users can have a more tailored view of the data provided by Network Bandwidth Analyzer. This has the effect of making the tool more attractive to the end user.
    • The NetFlow Traffic Analyzer piece of Network Bandwidth Analyzer provides the details on bandwidth usage on the network. More than knowing how much bandwidth is being used, one is provided with detailed information on how that bandwidth is being used. This provides invaluable information for capacity planning and even certain forensic tasks faced by the network engineer.
    • The ability to produce network maps provides an easy way to create an attractive and functional NOC/SOC view of the entire network. Both technician and the occasional passerby can quickly determine if there are issues to be addressed. The ability to customize a map with background images and custom icons and stencils can make these maps really pop.
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    Cons
    Qualys
    • Qualys VMDR can definitely improve on its reporting of assets as we have caught devices not captured in the Qualys VMDR scans.
    • We would like to see an improvement on the dashboard interface as it is faulty sometimes.
    • Qualys VMDR should focus on more competitive pricing as it is very expensive.
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    SolarWinds
    • The ability to intuitively and quickly serve up specified information up to a dashboard for general “public” consumption, that cycles through several pages of information.
    • The ability to intuitively set up alerting on bandwidth levels, instead of having to dig through all types of alerts available to find the one needed.
    • Provide a pricing model based on different support levels: if I want only available update installations, don’t make me pay the same amount as those wanting full support.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Qualys
    Next to Veeam (which is a tremendous product for backup/DR) this is the best service/software I have used in the past three decades. Should be called the Swiss Army Knife of security.
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    SolarWinds
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    Usability
    Qualys
    infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities
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    SolarWinds
    As far as rating for usability is concerned I would give 10/10 as NTA is very easy to use. All you need to do is install that module and ask network Team to configure the Netflow towards Server IP. [The] rest is pre-configured and reports are pre-built. Moment you receive the flows from Network all you will have is information about traffic.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Qualys
    Always available with the exception on maint windows
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    SolarWinds
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    Performance
    Qualys
    Once in a while it would be slow -
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    SolarWinds
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    Support Rating
    Qualys
    This is iron but I am giving it 5 star and I can give more If I can do because they are best in support. So once you own this product they will assign a dedicated support for you and when you are under the weather with anything just connect them with anything call, ping or ticket they will come like Genie.
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    SolarWinds
    I know we could probably pay for it, but it would be nice if we could get to a tier 2 technician faster. Spending a couple of hours on the phone with the level 1 technician, when we have already tried the troubleshooting they are walking us through, is just a waste of time.
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    Online Training
    Qualys
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    The training offered by SolarWinds is some of the best out there. They have several different videos that go into great detail from initial setup to advanced configurations. In addition to the view at your own pace video, they also have live training for customers that focus on a single product and you can ask questions with the folks who develop the software. I have had good success with their live sessions and getting questions answered.
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    Implementation Rating
    Qualys
    Not really - the integrations via connectors is not heavy lifting. Any complexity has to do with a service that requires more steps (i.e. AWS/GCP)
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    SolarWinds
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    Alternatives Considered
    Qualys
    It is a very similar tool but Qualys VMDR is much better when it comes to reporting and solutions provided. Asset management is really good in Qualys VMDR. Qualys VMDR support is really quick , you can get a TPM if you run into any issues. Qualys VMDR has wide variety of scanning options which lacks in tenable.
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    SolarWinds
    SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer compared to Wireshark and PRTG Network Monitor beats it by just the simple interface. Though all are manual setup, NTA takes it a step further with graphs and reports that analyze the data for you. In comparing to Extrahop from a bandwidth comparison, Extrahop wins but Extrahop is a lot more than just a bandwidth monitoring and cost.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Qualys
    MOSTLY good - but as noted having all features purchased on portal only - nothing that is not purchased.
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    SolarWinds
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    Scalability
    Qualys
    Outside some pretty arcane apps or OS this is painless. The problem - and self-inflicted - is that older stuff is not supported.
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Qualys
    • Cut down on manual efforts to investigate or remediate vulnerabilities, which can be a big driver of ROI
    • Avoidance of potential incidents with upfront risk mitigation
    • Patching efficiency gains
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    SolarWinds
    • Be prepared to answer lots of questions. When people see the data in NTA they are going to want to know why App A is talking to App B. Be ready to explain!
    • Hand the keys to the NTA kingdom to the network team. They will thank you. Everyone wants to have friends on the network team, right?
    • Be prepared to invest in some significant compute and storage performance to keep up with your NTA monitoring
    • Running the latest firmware for your network gear is (often) required to take advantage of all the flow-monitoring. You upgrade regularly, right??
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