Amazon Inspector vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
Qualys External Attack Surface Management
7.8 #4 in Patch Management Software
About Qualys External Attack Surface Management| Amazon Inspector | Qualys External Attack Surface Management | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web | api, Linux, Web |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Deployment model | cloud | hybrid |
| Supported targets | Amazon EC2 instances; Amazon ECR container images; AWS Lambda functions; code repositories; CI/CD container images; Microsoft Azure VMs; Azure Function Apps; Azure Container Registry images | routers, switches, firewalls, servers, workstations, databases, printers, wireless access devices, cloud assets, containers, mobile devices, OT and IoT assets |
| Continuous scanning | Yes | Yes |
| Compliance frameworks | CIS Benchmarks; NIST CSF; PCI DSS | PCI DSS, HIPAA, CIS |
| Authenticated scanning | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Vulnerability Scanning Software, Best Container Image Scanning Tools. On The Geeks Club, Qualys External Attack Surface Management scores higher on our published basis.