Compare CipherCloud and Qualys - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CipherCloud or Qualys?

CipherCloud is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Qualys, and Qualys is rated higher (82/100) than CipherCloud (62/100).

Looking for the right Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

CipherCloud Vs. QualysGuard

CipherCloud: CipherCloud, the leader in cloud security and visibility, enables companies to adopt the cloud while ensuring data protection, compliance and control. CipherCloud delivers a comprehensive multi-cloud security platform that integrates advanced data protection, content control, monitoring, cloud discovery and risk analysis. The largest financial serv...

QualysGuard: The QualysGuard Cloud Platform and integrated suite of solutions helps businesses simplify security operations and lower the cost of compliance by delivering critical security intelligence on demand and automating the full spectrum of auditing, compliance and protection for IT systems and web applications

Who is more expensive? CipherCloud or Qualys?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for CipherCloud and Qualys.

CipherCloud accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 CipherCloud is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software. Qualys price starts at $1,995 per license , When comparing Qualys to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software cost.

Bottom line: CipherCloud cost is around the same cost of Qualys.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CipherCloud Vs. Qualys based on some of the most important and required Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) features.

CipherCloud: We are still working to collect the list of features for CipherCloud.

Qualys: We are still working to collect the list of features for Qualys.

Target customer size

CipherCloud's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and Qualys's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.