Qualys TotalCloud vs Tenable One Cloud Security
Qualys TotalCloud
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Tenable One Cloud Security
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| Figure | Qualys TotalCloud | Tenable One Cloud Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software | 8.2 (#4) | 6.8 (#14) |
| Spec score · Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms | 8.1 (#4) | 6.8 (#13) |
| Spec score · Cloud Security Posture Management Software | 8.1 (#12) | 6.7 (#27) |
| Spec score · Cloud Security Platforms | 8.1 (#10) | 6.7 (#23) |
| Spec score · Cloud Vulnerability Scanners | 8.1 (#11) | 6.8 (#23) |
| Cloud coverage | The platform supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure through one license, control plane and TruRisk score. | The product integrates with AWS, Azure, and GCP, as well as services including AWS Control Tower and Entra ID. |
| Compliance | Built-in policy frameworks include CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA and NIST, with compliance reports and alert rules. | It detects cloud misconfigurations against CIS, NIST, and PCI DSS frameworks and provides guided remediation. |
| Founded | 1999 | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Foster City, California, United States | Columbia, Maryland, USA |
| Infrastructure-as-code | TotalCloud scans IaC templates before deployment and integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Bamboo, Azure DevOps and VS Code. | It scans Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes manifests for misconfigurations, compliance gaps, and policy violations. |
| Risk prioritization | TruRisk prioritizes verified, attackable exposures using exploitability, threat intelligence, asset criticality, and runtime context. | It prioritizes risks from misconfigurations, excessive permissions, vulnerabilities, and exposed sensitive data. |
| Support | Qualys subscriptions include 24/7/365 telephone and online customer and technical support, free training, and certification. | Tenable advertises technical support around the clock by phone, chat, or its community portal. |
Plans
Qualys TotalCloud
- 30-day free trialFree
- TotalCloud Free licenseFree
- Qualys Cloud Platform subscriptionPriced on request
Tenable One Cloud Security
- Tenable One Cloud ExposurePriced on request
In their own words
Qualys TotalCloud
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.
Tenable One Cloud Security
Tenable One Cloud Security, described in the product details as Tenable One Cloud Exposure, is a CNAPP for finding and reducing risk across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. It discovers cloud compute, identity, and data assets, then maps access and exposure paths. Risk prioritization covers misconfigurations, excessive permissions, vulnerabilities, and exposed sensitive data. Infrastructure-as-code scanning checks Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes manifests for misconfigurations, compliance gaps, and policy violations. The platform integrates with AWS, Azure, and GCP, plus services such as AWS Control Tower and Entra ID. Identity integrations include Google Workspace, Okta, OneLogin, and Ping Identity; workflow connections include Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, ticketing, notification, and SIEM tools. It checks against CIS, NIST, and PCI DSS frameworks and provides guided remediation. Tenable says optional in-account scanning keeps scan data in the customer cloud. The paid product has no free plan or trial. Pricing is customized by billable cloud resources and is available standalone or as part of Tenable One.