Compare Sword & Shield and Qualys - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 07, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Sword & Shield or Qualys?

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

Looking for the right Security 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:

Sword & Shield Vs. QualysGuard

Sword & Shield: Unlike many consulting firms, Sword & Shield specializes in three distinct, connected areas: information security, compliance, and managed services. Our consultants are certified, experienced professionals, and our security services are comprehensive, allowing us to be your single stop consulting solution. Unlike some consulting firms where informa...

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? Sword & Shield or Qualys?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Security 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 Sword & Shield and Qualys.

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

Bottom line: Sword & Shield cost is around the same cost of Qualys.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Sword & Shield Vs. Qualys based on some of the most important and required Security features.

Sword & Shield: We are still working to collect the list of features for Sword & Shield.

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

Target customer size

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



Sword & Shield

ITQlick rating
(3.5/5)

Sword-Shield is a growing cloud-based Security software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. Sword-Shield received a rating of 3.5 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered afford...

Categories: Computer Security, Network Security, Regulatory compliance.

Qualys

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $1,995 per license

Qualys is a leading cloud-based Security software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. Qualys received a rating of 4.4 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered affordable (2.3/5...

Categories: Network Monitoring, Network Security, Regulatory compliance.

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Sword & Shield: 0 Features

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Qualys: 0 Features

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Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Sword & ...
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
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Qualys
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
$1,995 per license
Functionality
3
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ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$14.99 per user/year
Functionality
4
Webroot
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
$39.99 per license
Functionality
5
DbProtect
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$1,500 per license
Functionality
5

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.