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    Purvesh Kothari

    Agent-based cloud security has transformed vulnerability visibility and prioritization

    Reviewed on Nov 10, 2026
    Review from a verified AWS customer

    What is our primary use case?

    We use Qualys TotalCloud across multiple products in our company environment, including our AWS environment, container environment, EC2 instances, and containerized workloads in Kubernetes. We have installed Qualys TotalCloud Agent for all of these. We perform only agent-based scanning, not scanner-based or agentless scanning. Agent-based scanning is very useful for us to get instant live vulnerabilities for our cloud environment.

    We do not use any detection of malware, crypto mining, or suspicious communications.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Qualys TotalCloud has helped us identify vulnerabilities in our runtime environment, including normal OS vulnerabilities, application vulnerabilities, and kernel updates.

    Qualys TotalCloud has significantly improved our visibility and control across Kubernetes because we were lagging in that area compared to our normal endpoints or VMs. Our teams were not able to go deep and perform vulnerability remediation of Kubernetes; they were only re-imaging their images and VMs but not Kubernetes.

    We provided teams with reports from Qualys TotalCloud, and they can now remediate everything including container images, workloads, Kubernetes, and the entire OS landscape.

    What is most valuable?

    TruRisk and QDS score are very good and represent the best part about Qualys TotalCloud. We get asset and vulnerability scores combined with exploitable things, EPSS score, and CVSS score.

    This scoring system eliminates the need for us to do any manual effort because the scores help us prioritize our remediation vulnerability strategy. Teams can prioritize scores from 900 to 1,000 first and then work through critical exploitation items automatically. It provides a single source of truth number.

    What needs improvement?

    Qualys TotalCloud has some features where reports have limitations for downloading. In Qualys VMDR, we can download reports with multiple options, but in Qualys TotalCloud, we have to use tags and only some IP addresses reports are available. The reporting strategy is a limitation.

    When I compared Qualys TotalCloud with Upwind, I noticed that the visualization could be better. Attack pattern analysis is helpful, but the visualization capabilities could be improved.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been working with Qualys TotalCloud for two years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    No maintenance is required for Qualys TotalCloud. The agent is reliable and there are no loopholes or crashes with the agent data. I have not seen any lagging or crashing with Qualys TotalCloud.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Qualys TotalCloud appears scalable for our environment. Our environment is short in scale, so I cannot really speak to full scalability, but given our current environment, Qualys TotalCloud performs well.

    How are customer service and support?

    I have contacted technical support or customer support once or twice, primarily when an agent was installed from their end but we were unable to verify it on our end. The quality and speed of the support was quite good.

    Within one to two days they requested data, and once they gathered the data, we requested a call with them. Within three to four days they set up a call with my team and the Qualys team. On a scale from 1 to 10, I would give their support a score of 9.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial deployment and installation of Qualys TotalCloud is easy. Installation is straightforward. Once we share the YAML file or use one of two or three installation methods with commands, it is only one to two days' work for the team responsible for getting agents into their environment.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    I have used Upwind as an alternative. Both solutions have different use cases. I have been using Upwind for only three months because we are on a trial.

    Upwind has introduced new features such as continuous workflow visualization showing how attacks are performed. For any vulnerability such as recent PHP attacks, they show how attackers targeted it and the visualization is better in Upwind than Qualys TotalCloud.

    What other advice do I have?

    I have 10 years of experience in my current field overall. I have not seen any problems with risky configurations or excessive access in Qualys TotalCloud. Overall, I would give Qualys TotalCloud a score of 9 out of 10.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    reviewer2920917

    Cloud security study has expanded my knowledge and clarifies complex vulnerabilities

    Reviewed on Nov 01, 2026
    Review provided by PeerSpot

    What is our primary use case?

    My main use case for Qualys TotalCloud is to expand my imagination, professionalism, and knowledge. One specific example of how I have used it is that some of the things I have seen in studying have been things I have not seen in my life, and I learn about very specific topics that I did not even know existed.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Qualys TotalCloud positively impacts my own work because I really expand my knowledge.

    It expands my knowledge by helping me understand new security concepts and tools I had not seen before, and it clarifies things I was struggling with, so now I have a much clearer understanding.

    The TruRisk insights feature affects my security posture a lot because I was not aware that these tools were readily available, and now that I know we can work with them, it has been a very good experience.

    What is most valuable?

    In my opinion, the best features Qualys TotalCloud offers are the large and extensive knowledge base, making it a very good experience for studying and working on it.

    The vulnerability scanning is a particular feature within Qualys TotalCloud that I have found especially helpful and interesting while studying, as it is one of my favorite topics, and I learn a lot from it.

    Regarding Qualys TotalCloud's AI capabilities, I think its governance and security are adequate. I feel the governance and security are adequate because right now in the industry, we already have new tools and the right tools to react to the vulnerabilities we are experiencing today.

    I think that Qualys TotalCloud has great accuracy and reliability, as it is a very complete program with tools that help experts understand the vulnerabilities of today.

    Qualys TotalCloud does provide unified vulnerability and threat assessment across both IaaS and SaaS, and this unified view affects my overall cloud security posture management because you can see it in almost every example provided.

    Regarding TruRisk insights, the actions I can take based on the information about assets with high vulnerability scores involve the vulnerability management actions, which I think are the ones that involve all the others.

    What needs improvement?

    I think Qualys TotalCloud is a very extensive study and a very complete matter, so I see no need for improvements.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Qualys TotalCloud when I take the courses and for some personal projects and for some projects of the work that I was looking forward to working on with some clients.

    This adds up to only a few months, as I have been studying it more than practicing in the job because I have not practiced that job until now and have only been studying.

    What other advice do I have?

    My advice to others looking into using Qualys TotalCloud is that it is a very good experience.

    On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate Qualys TotalCloud a nine. I chose nine out of 10 because, for starters, I do not believe in perfection. I always say nine or four, but it is a very complete study and I learn a lot, including some concepts I have not seen before.

    reviewer2910915

    Cloud monitoring has improved as it finds misconfigurations in my public cloud setup

    Reviewed on Oct 15, 2026
    Review from a verified AWS customer

    What is our primary use case?

    My main use case for Qualys TotalCloud is to find misconfiguration in the cloud, and I am focused on identifying misconfiguration in cloud configuration.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have just started to use Qualys TotalCloud, and I connected with Amazon Cloud and attempted to find different resources in Amazon.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    reviewer2910954

    Visibility into cloud risk has improved and now supports ongoing telemetry monitoring

    Reviewed on Oct 14, 2026
    Review provided by PeerSpot

    What is our primary use case?

    My main use case for Qualys TotalCloud is telemetry, although I am unsure about the specifics.

    A quick specific example of how I use Qualys TotalCloud for telemetry is to look at risk.

    I do not have anything else to add about how I use Qualys TotalCloud for telemetry or risk assessment at this time.

    What is most valuable?

    In my opinion, the best feature Qualys TotalCloud offers is the solution itself.

    I would not like to add anything else about the features at this time.

    Qualys TotalCloud has positively impacted my organization by providing visibility into the environment.

    I cannot tell you more about how this visibility has benefited my team or organization, as I have not noticed any specific outcomes or improvements.

    What needs improvement?

    I am unsure about how Qualys TotalCloud can be improved.

    I do not have anything else to add about the needed improvements, even if it is something small.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Qualys TotalCloud for a year.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Qualys TotalCloud a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. I choose this rating because it is an overall great solution.

    Jaswanth Kotla

    Centralized cloud monitoring has improved our security posture and supports timely remediation

    Reviewed on Oct 14, 2026
    Review from a verified AWS customer

    What is our primary use case?

    We are cloud providers and cloud partners that provide services to customers, so we monitor cloud assets, vulnerabilities, and security misconfigurations of instances using Qualys TotalCloud. We also host multiple websites and monitor website vulnerabilities.

    We use Qualys TotalCloud on a weekly basis to generate reports and check for misconfigurations or vulnerabilities.

    We also use Qualys TotalCloud for website vulnerabilities such as cross-site scripting and SQL injection, as well as TLS version inspection to determine if old versions are supported, and for SSL security and SSL scans.

    For more accurate information, we are using the agent among Qualys TotalCloud's flexible scanning options.

    How has it helped my organization?

    We have achieved timely patching of vulnerabilities with Qualys TotalCloud and are increasing our security scorecard, which is beneficial for customers to monitor. Our scorecard is above 90.

    Previously, our security scorecard was around 75, and after using Qualys TotalCloud, we are maintaining it at 90, which represents an increase of about 17 points and varies between 92 and 93 sometimes.

    Qualys TotalCloud provides unified vulnerability and threat assessment across both IaaS and SaaS, and this unified view has positively affected our overall cloud security posture management, as previously our security scorecard was 75 and has been increased to around 90 to 93 after vulnerability remediation and applying all patches.

    Qualys TotalCloud has helped my team identify hidden exposures related to cloud, runtime, data, identity, SaaS, application, or Shadow AI before they become exploitable risks through our weekly reports from Qualys and timely patching, along with scheduling patch updates.

    What is most valuable?

    The best feature Qualys TotalCloud offers is its multi-cloud visibility, allowing us to view all three clouds at a time in a single console.

    Multi-cloud visibility saves time and makes things easier, as we can also have comparability to see what configuration differences have been made from cloud to cloud.

    Some features such as remediation for vulnerabilities and recommendations stand out regarding Qualys TotalCloud.

    Qualys TotalCloud's AI capabilities are good in terms of governance and security, as it is following governance requirements.

    For assets with high vulnerability scores such as older OS versions or older application versions such as Apache or Tomcat, we patch them step-by-step based on TrueRisk information, planning the steps one by one and taking a backup of everything.

    TrueRisk is helpful for prioritizing vulnerabilities based on risk instead of raw CVEs, allowing us to remediate high-risk issues first by comparing the risk, making it very helpful.

    FlexScan provides comprehensive visibility across our on-premises, multi-cloud, and container environments, ensuring there are no gaps.

    What needs improvement?

    Qualys TotalCloud can be improved in terms of initial configuration, as it would be somewhat complex.

    It should increase the risk prioritization accuracy in AI regarding Qualys TotalCloud's AI capabilities, especially in terms of accuracy and reliability of output.

    In my opinion, the combination of detection and protection features in Qualys TotalCloud cannot protect but can only detect.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using Qualys TotalCloud for four years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Qualys TotalCloud is stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Qualys TotalCloud is scalable and can support cloud environments across multiple platforms, but performance and ease of reporting on cost and optimization could be improved as the number of cloud assets and workloads increases.

    How are customer service and support?

    Customer support for Qualys TotalCloud is good.

    I would rate the customer support an eight out of ten.

    What was our ROI?

    We have seen a return on investment in terms of our security posture, which has been increased, alongside a good reputation with customers.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    We purchased Qualys TotalCloud for GCP and Azure as well.

    It is comparatively better than others regarding pricing.

    The pricing is reasonable for Qualys TotalCloud without facing any challenges.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    Before choosing Qualys TotalCloud, we evaluated options such as Microsoft Security, Palo Alto Prisma Cloud, and Check Point CloudGuard.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would rate Qualys TotalCloud a nine out of ten. I chose nine because it has better features, better visibility, a better console, and centralized monitoring, along with all the multi-cloud visibility capabilities, and the vulnerabilities shown are accurate with accurate recommendations. Qualys TotalCloud is deployed as a SaaS-based product in our organization.

    reviewer2910939

    Unified cloud risk insights have transformed how our organization prioritizes and manages threats

    Reviewed on Oct 14, 2026
    Review provided by PeerSpot

    What is our primary use case?

    I am responsible for all the public cloud data center environments at my current organization.

    I use Qualys TotalCloud for my cloud inventory, for my vulnerability management, for my patching, and for my policy compliance. That covers my main use case.

    Currently, I am only using the cloud agent from Qualys TotalCloud, but I am looking to start using the container and the snapshot scanning functionality. I am considering moving from Prisma, Cortex, and XCIAM into just using Qualys.

    We have not started using Qualys TotalCloud to improve visibility and control across Kubernetes clusters, container images, registries, admission policies, runtime drift, and vulnerable running workloads yet as they are currently being managed in the Prisma stack, but it is something we are moving into Qualys.

    How has it helped my organization?

    The ease of deployment, the accuracy of the data, and how frequently it is fresh has positively impacted my organization. That has been the biggest impact.

    Qualys TotalCloud is doing all of those things now, and we are always looking to improve and continue to drive those functions. It has moved the needle immensely for us.

    Qualys TotalCloud provides unified vulnerability and threat assessment across both IaaS and SaaS for us. Having everything in a single place to look for it and a single integration into ServiceNow has been the big transformation.

    The True Risk insights feature is allowing us to come up with better strategies. The entire organization is restructuring the way vulnerability management is done, and it is being based around Qualys TotalCloud capabilities. I would characterize this as transformational for the organization as a whole.

    It has been very effective regarding using True Risk to mitigate noise from raw CVEs. My customer wants to no longer look at CVEs or have ServiceNow's VRR do any of the elevation or adjustments of the scores, and they want to only use True Risk.

    What is most valuable?

    The speed and accuracy of the connectors and the cloud agents are some of the best features of Qualys TotalCloud, but I am very excited about all of the ETM functionality that I am looking at now.

    I have a lot of customers with their own data. Being able to bring their data into the platform and rationalize it, as well as other security tools that we own, is exciting to me. Having that context in the system helps us understand the environment better, prioritize our threats, and identify where we really need to spend time versus some of the noise.

    I appreciate that Qualys TotalCloud is being developed in partnership with leading technologies, but it is not just turned loose. I appreciate the approach Qualys is taking with the usage of the models, limiting how much they are spending in tokens by being smart about which technology to use when.

    I am just starting my journey with Qualys TotalCloud's AI capabilities, so I really cannot comment on that yet.

    I currently do not use FlexScan. I am familiar with it, but I cannot speak to it because we do not use it.

    What needs improvement?

    I am at the Qualys conference, and I am seeing all the improvements on the radar. At the moment, I do not have any suggestions for improvements.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Qualys TotalCloud since its inception. I was a former Qualys employee and left, and I am a practitioner working for a partner.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Qualys TotalCloud is stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The scalability of Qualys TotalCloud is great. I do not have to do anything because everything is in the cloud and managed for me, so I do not really have to do anything around the product's availability and scaling.

    How are customer service and support?

    I have very good customer support with Qualys TotalCloud as a federal customer.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    The old team was also using a different solution, but they were on VMDR. We are on Qualys TotalCloud.

    What was our ROI?

    I cannot measure a return on investment because of how our structure is. We came in and took a Qualys TotalCloud subscription over, migrated it into a clean subscription, and re-established it, so I do not really have a reference point to say what the old team was doing.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    As a technical architect, I did not really deal with pricing.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    This was the selected tool due to customer preference.

    What other advice do I have?

    I give Qualys TotalCloud a rating of nine out of ten. Ten is perfection, and there are always those moments where I have to reach out, get help, support, and wait on a feature, so reasonably, it is definitely a nine.

    We use all of the available cloud providers authorized for the United States, both commercial and GovCloud.

    It is important to stop trying to use Qualys TotalCloud the way you used prior tools. If you were a Tenable user, the worst thing you can do is try to go in and operate Qualys TotalCloud as if it were Tenable or any other product because it is far more simple to manage, maintain, run, and operate. What I find people do is overcomplicate things and cause themselves a lot of headaches and unnecessary work.

    reviewer2910918

    Unified cloud view has provided accurate risk insights and simplifies reporting to leadership

    Reviewed on Oct 14, 2026
    Review provided by PeerSpot

    What is our primary use case?

    My main use case for Qualys TotalCloud is to obtain a complete view of our cloud assets, specifically Microsoft Azure.

    A specific example of how I use Qualys TotalCloud with my Azure assets is that we installed the Azure connector to monitor our accounts and registration apps that we have in place.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Qualys TotalCloud has positively impacted my organization by giving us a better view of everything in a single pane of glass from the cloud view.

    Since having that single pane of glass view, it has helped us save time and money when giving full reports to management and leadership.

    This unified view has affected our overall cloud security posture management by putting it all in one spot, making it very easy to provide all the information needed to our stakeholders, leadership, and management.

    Based on the TruRisk information, I was able to patch those critical vulnerabilities with high reliability.

    Qualys TotalCloud has helped my team identify hidden cloud, runtime, data, identity, SaaS, application, or shadow AI exposures before they became exploitable risks.

    What is most valuable?

    The best features Qualys TotalCloud offers are full reliability and product support.

    Regarding full reliability, I value seeing what is out there and having it verified with what I can see from my side in the portal view for Azure. For product support, I value the support regarding what products are available to sync with the product.

    Qualys TotalCloud's AI capabilities are well designed and I do not see any problems with the use case for using the agents.

    I find Qualys TotalCloud's AI capabilities to be completely accurate and completely reliable.

    Qualys TotalCloud provides unified vulnerability and threat assessment across both IaaS and SaaS.

    The solution's TruRisk Insights feature has found a small number of assets with high vulnerability scores.

    My experience with using TruRisk to mitigate noise from raw CVEs has been extremely effective. I find it beneficial to use the QIDs over the CVEs, and the descriptions of those provide more information on the CVEs that are combined in the QID.

    I assess the comprehensiveness of FlexScan in providing visibility across our on-premises, multi-cloud, and container environments as very convenient.

    What needs improvement?

    I do not have any ideas on how Qualys TotalCloud can be improved.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Qualys TotalCloud for about a year.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Qualys TotalCloud is stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Regarding Qualys TotalCloud's scalability, it has scaled to all of our needs without any problems or slowness.

    How are customer service and support?

    Customer support is spot on, as expected. I would rate the customer support a 10.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We previously used Tenable before we used Qualys TotalCloud.

    What made me switch from Tenable to Qualys TotalCloud was the ability to have everything shown in one area and to generate tickets for everything we need.

    What was our ROI?

    I have seen a return on investment, specifically in time saved, rather than having to use an old product and patch things manually without the actual site needed to make educated decisions.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been professional and conducted in a well manner.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    Before choosing Qualys TotalCloud, we did evaluate other options, but I was not involved in that part.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Qualys TotalCloud a 10 because I see nothing wrong with it; it does exactly what we pay for. Qualys TotalCloud is deployed in our organization in the cloud. We use Azure as our cloud provider. My advice to others looking into using Qualys TotalCloud is to obtain a full idea of what you want to implement and how you want to implement it. If you feel that it will take too much of your time, obtain some professional help to scope that out and plan the deployment. Overall, I would rate Qualys TotalCloud a 10 out of 10.
    reviewer2910906

    Cloud agent insights have streamlined asset tagging and accelerated vulnerability remediation

    Reviewed on Oct 14, 2026
    Review provided by PeerSpot

    What is our primary use case?

    My main use case for Qualys TotalCloud involves using modules such as VMDR, CSAM, and the Cloud agent module.

    A specific example of how I use one of those modules in my day-to-day work is that we scan our assets in our environment, and we have the inventory management in CSAM that tags the assets with the owners, and then that's how we leverage findings for remediation.

    We are using Qualys TotalCloud's flexible scanning options, specifically doing IP scanning and the cloud agent scanning for workstations.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Qualys TotalCloud has positively impacted my organization, and it has been amazing.

    The positive impact includes that the cloud agent will reduce most of the administrative work where we currently perform a lot of administrative work in terms of network scanning for our percentage in place, and it will remove all the burdens.

    What is most valuable?

    The best feature I appreciate about Qualys TotalCloud is the cloud agent merging feature, which is very good.

    The cloud agent merging feature benefits my work by ensuring that if an asset has been scanned by a scanner, then once the agent is installed, the UUID, which had the information from the scanner, merges all the information with the cloud agent findings.

    Qualys TotalCloud's TruRisk insights feature has found a small number of assets with high vulnerability scores, and once we have the QDS score more than 80 or 90, we start our remediation plans.

    When we see those high QDS scores, we typically engage the different lines of business and businesses for remediation actions as we have different LOBs remediation teams and a patch team.

    My experience with using TruRisk to mitigate noise from raw CVEs has been great.

    What needs improvement?

    Qualys TotalCloud can be improved in the integration piece, especially with ServiceNow, where there's a bidirectional sync integrated, as there is no native capability from Qualys that can give monitoring metrics of how many assets came in and how many failed or were not properly reconciled or combined.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Qualys TotalCloud for one year.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Qualys TotalCloud is stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Qualys TotalCloud's scalability is great.

    How are customer service and support?

    The customer support is great, but I would rate it 8 out of 10 for the customer service.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We were using Tripwire, and before I joined the team, it was already planned to migrate from Tripwire to Qualys TotalCloud.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    Before choosing Qualys TotalCloud, I think we were looking at Tenable, but I am not certain.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Qualys TotalCloud overall as 8.5 out of 10 because of the integration issue we have right now with ServiceNow and CMDB, as there are no monitoring metrics available for us to monitor the integration flow.

    Regarding Qualys TotalCloud's AI capabilities, I think it uses some of the open-source LLMs, so I have to take a closer look at what guardrails are present on the Qualys side before we get that agent in our environment.

    I would advise others looking into using Qualys TotalCloud to use the cloud agent and the items.

    Rodrigo Alves

    AI-driven vulnerability management has transformed how my team prioritizes critical risks

    Reviewed on Oct 14, 2026
    Review provided by PeerSpot

    What is our primary use case?

    Qualys TotalCloud is our main tool for replacing our entire SOC. Our primary objective is to start working on handling the network vulnerabilities we have identified in a more practical way, trying to identify what is most important for us, considering that currently in our network we have many alerts.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Qualys TotalCloud has had a positive impact on our organization so far, even while it is still in the implementation phase, as I believe that Qualys' tools will optimize what we currently have. We use a competitor that has been meeting our needs, but when we identified this possibility of change, we believed it would serve us better through the use of artificial intelligence together with the prioritization in addressing some vulnerabilities.

    At this moment, we have experienced a motivational impact on my team. Qualys TotalCloud has not yet identified hidden exposures in cloud, runtime, data, identity, SaaS, applications or shadow AI risks because it has not been implemented. We will implement it in December, and in the tests, it worked very well and generated high expectations.

    What is most valuable?

    The best features that Qualys TotalCloud offers are the use of artificial intelligence in vulnerability handling to identify what is most important, which is my main focus and objective.

    Qualys TotalCloud helps to prioritize vulnerabilities primarily through prioritization in the handling of vulnerabilities, which I consider to be the most important feature.

    Regarding the AI features of Qualys TotalCloud, I found it quite interesting because it gives autonomy to manage and govern security in a more centralized way, bringing good results for the institution.

    The accuracy and reliability of the results from the AI features of Qualys TotalCloud, based on the tests we carried out, were very advantageous and very satisfactory, which is why we are moving forward with migrating to the tool to use all Qualys tools.

    I rate the breadth of FlexScan in providing visibility into on-premises, multicloud, and container environments as fantastic. I found it to have enormous coverage, currently much better than what we have available in our environment.

    Although we have not yet implemented the tool, in the tests we are very hopeful and believe Qualys TotalCloud's flexible scanning options, such as agent, agentless, API, network, runtime, serverless, snapshot or eBPF-supported approaches will be very comprehensive for the services we currently use and will improve coverage of cloud workloads.

    What needs improvement?

    I believe Qualys TotalCloud can be improved by allowing the customer to create their own intelligence agent to meet their specific demands, instead of using only the agents already created in the tool.

    The improvement needed in Qualys TotalCloud is mainly in the artificial intelligence automation agents, where we can customize and create what meets our needs, not necessarily having to use those provided in the tool. I rate it a nine because the possibility of creating my own intelligence agents is what is missing for it to be a ten.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We are currently in the implementation process of Qualys TotalCloud and should start using it at the end of the year.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I believe that Qualys TotalCloud is stable, but we have not yet completed the implementation.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    According to the tests and analyses we have already carried out, the scalability of Qualys TotalCloud apparently will meet all our expectations. We are looking at coverage throughout Brazil since our company currently operates in all Brazilian states, so it will meet our current needs.

    How are customer service and support?

    Qualys' customer support so far has been satisfactory. On a scale from one to ten, I would rate customer support a ten.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We currently use Sophos in our solutions, and we were introduced to Qualys by one of your partners in Brazil, e-Safer, and we are going to migrate.

    How was the initial setup?

    Qualys TotalCloud is implemented in our organization through a public cloud.

    What was our ROI?

    I have not obtained any return on investment yet because, as I mentioned earlier, it has not yet been implemented in the institution.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Qualys TotalCloud is that the costs are very competitive. In our case, replacing the tool will give us better functionalities without increasing the cost compared to what we pay today for the competitor.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    Before choosing Qualys TotalCloud, I did not necessarily evaluate other options. We already use Sophos in our environment and that is why we are changing.

    What other advice do I have?

    We currently use Oracle Cloud as our cloud provider. I would rate Qualys TotalCloud a nine on a scale from one to ten.

    reviewer2910204

    Centralized cloud risks have become visible and security teams gain clearer remediation focus

    Reviewed on Oct 13, 2026
    Review from a verified AWS customer

    What is our primary use case?

    I have been working with Qualys solutions for over two years, mainly focusing on vulnerability management, compliance, and content security. My exposure to Qualys TotalCloud came through exploring cloud security capabilities and understanding how organizations can improve visibility and identify risk and strengthen their cloud security posture. However, my direct hands-on experience with Qualys TotalCloud has been limited, so I don't have a specific incident I can confidently attribute to it.

    My experience with Qualys TotalCloud is understanding how it can help organizations improve cloud security visibility, identify vulnerabilities, detect misconfigurations, and manage security risks from a centralized platform. Although my direct hands-on experience is limited, I see potential value in bringing these capabilities together to improve overall cloud security management.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Since we are still exploring Qualys TotalCloud, I cannot point to any measurable improvements or specific business outcomes yet. However, exploring its capabilities has helped us better understand how centralized cloud security visibility, risk prioritization, and misconfiguration detection could support our security operations. I believe these features have good potential to improve efficiency and strengthen cloud security management in the future.

    If we fully implement Qualys TotalCloud, I would expect better visibility into cloud assets, faster detection of misconfigurations, and improved risk prioritization. The main metrics I would look at are the number of critical security findings, mean time to detect and remediate issues, and overall compliance posture. I would also hope to see less manual effort, faster remediation, and improved efficiency in our security operations.

    What is most valuable?

    The features that stand out to me in Qualys TotalCloud are Cloud Security Posture Management, vulnerability detection, container security, and centralized visibility. I think the ability to identify cloud misconfigurations, prioritize security risks, and monitor cloud resources from a single platform is quite valuable. Although my direct experience with Qualys TotalCloud is limited, these are the capabilities I'm most interested in exploring further.

    These features in Qualys TotalCloud would help our team identify cloud security risks more efficiently and reduce the time spent checking different systems manually. Having centralized visibility would make it easier to monitor vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and overall security posture. Compared to traditional vulnerability management tools I have worked with, Qualys TotalCloud appears to offer a broader cloud security perspective by bringing multiple security capabilities together. However, I haven't evaluated it extensively enough to make a detailed performance comparison.

    I think the AI capabilities in Qualys TotalCloud have good potential, especially for identifying security risks, prioritizing vulnerabilities, and helping security teams make better decisions. From a governance and security perspective, I believe data protection, access control, transparency, and human oversight are very important. While AI-driven recommendations could help reduce manual effort and improve efficiency, security teams should still validate critical findings and remediation options. My direct experience with these AI capabilities is limited, so this is mainly my perspective on their potential.

    AI-driven prediction and recommendations in Qualys TotalCloud can be very useful for security teams, especially when prioritizing critical vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. However, I would want to validate the recommendations against actual findings and check for false positives before relying on them for important security decisions.

    From my understanding, Qualys TotalCloud provides centralized visibility into security risks across supported cloud environments.

    I have experience working with Qualys's risk scores in vulnerability management, where we use risk scores to identify and prioritize high-risk assets. Based on these scores, we can recommend patching critical vulnerabilities, reviewing affected assets, and prioritizing remediation activities. However, I haven't directly validated these outcomes using Qualys TotalCloud's TrueRisk Insights feature, so I cannot provide a specific example from Qualys TotalCloud itself.

    From my experience with Qualys VMDR, TrueRisk is useful for reducing the noise generated by a large number of CVEs. Instead of treating every vulnerability equally, it helps us prioritize risks based on factors such as severity, exploitability, threat intelligence, and asset criticality. This allows security teams to focus on the most important risks first, rather than just the total vulnerability count. I have found the risk-based approach valuable for remediation planning, although I haven't specifically measured its effectiveness within Qualys TotalCloud.

    From my understanding, Qualys FlexScan offers a flexible approach to vulnerability assessment by combining different scanning methods to increase visibility. I believe this is particularly useful for organizations managing on-premises, cloud, and container environments. In my experience with Qualys VMDR and container security, having multiple assessment methods helps improve security coverage and identify risks more effectively. However, I haven't fully evaluated FlexScan across a multi-cloud environment, so I cannot confirm its overall coverage or effectiveness from direct experience.

    My experience is mainly with Qualys's agent-based and network-based vulnerability scanning, along with container security. I have also explored container runtime security, including EBPF-based monitoring, which can help improve visibility into runtime activities and potential threats. I believe combining different scanning methods is useful because not every workload can be assessed using the same approach. However, I haven't directly implemented all of Qualys TotalCloud's scanning options, such as agentless, serverless, or snapshot scanning, so I cannot comment on their effectiveness from hands-on experience.

    What needs improvement?

    I think Qualys TotalCloud would be even more useful with simpler dashboards, easier integration with other security tools, and more automated remediation capabilities. Clear risk prioritization and detailed reporting would help security teams identify critical issues and respond more efficiently. These are areas I would be interested in exploring further as I gain more hands-on experience with the platform.

    In my opinion, Qualys TotalCloud could be improved by making the dashboards more customizable and simplifying the user interface. Better integration with third-party security tools, more automated remediation options, and clearer risk prioritization would also be valuable. I would also like to see simpler configuration and more detailed reporting. These are suggestions based on what I find useful rather than issues I have personally experienced with Qualys TotalCloud.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been working with Qualys solutions for over two years, including VMDR and compliance and content security. My experience with Qualys TotalCloud specifically has been more limited.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I think Qualys TotalCloud is a stable product.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    In my understanding, Qualys TotalCloud is designed to support growing cloud environments and manage security risks across multiple cloud workloads. Its centralized approach appears useful for organizations expanding their cloud infrastructure. However, I haven't personally tested Qualys TotalCloud in a large-scale environment with a high increase in workloads, so I cannot confirm its scalability based on direct experience. I would be interested in evaluating its performance as the number of cloud assets increases.

    How are customer service and support?

    The support team is knowledgeable and provides useful troubleshooting guidance.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We did not use any solutions before Qualys TotalCloud.

    What was our ROI?

    Since my direct experience with Qualys TotalCloud is limited, I haven't measured a specific return on investment yet. However, I believe centralized visibility, automated risk identification, and better vulnerability prioritization could help reduce manual effort and save time for security teams. These capabilities would improve operational efficiency without necessarily requiring additional resources. I do not have any confirmed cost savings, time savings, or staffing metrics to share at this stage.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    I cannot specify the exact pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Qualys TotalCloud because they are handled by another division.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    I haven't been directly involved in the product selection process for Qualys TotalCloud because it is handled by another division.

    What other advice do I have?

    I gave Qualys TotalCloud a rating of eight out of ten. I gave Qualys TotalCloud eight because I see strong value in its centralized cloud security visibility, vulnerability detection, misconfiguration management, and risk prioritization capabilities. I believe these features can help security teams manage cloud risks more efficiently. I didn't give it a ten because I would like to see simpler configuration, more customizable dashboards, and better automation and integration options. My rating is mainly based on the platform's capabilities and potential, as my direct hands-on experience is still limited.

    My advice would be to first understand your organization's cloud environment and security requirements before evaluating Qualys TotalCloud. Start with a proof of concept to evaluate asset visibility, vulnerability detection, misconfiguration management, and risk prioritization.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)