Cy5 Cloud-Native Vulnerability Management vs Qualys TotalCloud

Cy5 Cloud-Native Vulnerability Management scans containers, serverless workloads, and cloud infrastructure for vulnerabilities through the ion platform. It provides visibility across AWS, Azure, and GCP and connects through read-only cloud roles or service accounts without agents or code changes. The service monitors AWS CloudTrail, Azure Activity Logs, and GCP Audit Logs in real time, and describes continuous asset discovery and behavior-based scanning. It automatically generates software bills of materials and tracks dependencies. Vulnerabilities are scored using CVSS and environmental factors; Cy5 says ion narrows 8,000 CVEs to the 5% it identifies as exploitable in the environment. It can scan publicly hosted container images from Docker Hub and Amazon ECR, and supports GitHub Actions integration with policy-as-code validation before deployment. Reporting covers ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS, with proactive support for remediation guidance and compliance reporting. Cy5 describes ion as built for Indian fintechs and telecoms. A free plan and free trial are listed, while pricing is on request. AI-powered remediation is described as coming soon.

Qualys TotalCloud is a cloud-native application protection platform for multi-cloud and container environments. It covers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure through a single license, control plane, and TruRisk score. Its security domains include CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, CDR, Kubernetes and container security, IaC, SSPM, DSPM, and AI-SPM. TruRisk prioritizes verified, attackable exposures using exploitability, threat intelligence, asset criticality, and runtime context. FlexScan offers agentless, agent-based, network, and pipeline scanning. QFlow provides more than 300 automated playbooks and integrates with ServiceNow, Jira, SIEM, and SOAR platforms. Qualys says TotalCloud can assess cloud resources, including transient and ephemeral resources, in under 10 minutes. It also manages SaaS security posture for Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Zoom, and Google Workspace. Pre-built policy frameworks include CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and NIST. A free license with limited API calls for control evaluation is listed; subscription pricing is available on request.