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Vulnerability management platforms · November 2026 Edition

Qualys VMDR vs Wiz

One of fourteen models named Qualys VMDR first on the direct prompt; one named Wiz. Qualys VMDR was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Wiz by ten and Qualys VMDR carries 60 labels and Wiz 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Qualys VMDR

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

Wiz

accepted challenger

Named in seventeen categories this edition.

First-choice share9%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#8A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels6018A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Qualys VMDR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Rapid7 InsightVM was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Rapid7 InsightVM vs Qualys VMDR · Rapid7 InsightVM vs Wiz · Tenable Vulnerability Management vs Qualys VMDR

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the vulnerability management platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Qualys VMDRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWiz
Direct11
Paraphrase41
Comparative30
Budget-constrained003 against Qualys VMDR
Scale-constrained001 against Qualys VMDR
Negative007 against Qualys VMDR
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Qualys VMDR and Wiz stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Qualys VMDR Wiz first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Qualys VMDR on the left and Wiz on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Qualys VMDR and Wiz stood in it.

Qualys VMDR first, Wiz not the choice

1 of 14 modelsWiz was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
MiniMax M2.5Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, Intruder, Tenable Nessus

Wiz first, Qualys VMDR an alternative

1 of 14 modelsQualys VMDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashRapid7 InsightVM, Wiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Orca Security, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Management

Neither was the first choice, one was named

10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniTenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: CrowdStrike, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Wiz
Perplexity SonarRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Vicarius vRx, Wiz
Grok 4.20Tenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management, ESET Vulnerability & Patch Mgmt, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Syxsense
Mistral SmallTenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Qualys VMDR
DeepSeek V4 FlashManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Rapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Llama 4 MaverickIntruder alternatives: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Kimi K2Rapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR
GLM 4.7 FlashXRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Management, WithSecure Elements
GPT-6 LunaTenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM
Muse Glimmer 30BRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Management

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, Intruder, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Vicarius vRx

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Qualys VMDR0%#12 of 12
Wiz0%#– of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Qualys VMDR leads by six points.
Qualys VMDR9%#3 of 10
Wiz4%#8 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Qualys VMDR leads by eleven points.
Qualys VMDR11%#3 of 9
Wiz0%#6 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Qualys VMDR

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Avoid if support and ease-of-use are priorities; test against Tenable or Rapid7.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“False positive rates: Documented cases of up to 30% false positives... Overkill for SMBs — very complex for newcomers.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“UpGuard's security report for Qualys lists observations such as: "Data leakage" noted under the Qualys security rating” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Qualys VMDR or Rapid7 InsightVM are the strongest choices. They are purpose-built for this market segment.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Qualys VMDR or Rapid7 InsightVM are probably your best bets for a mid-sized B2B company” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Qualys VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection & Response) as the top pick” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Wiz

No label in this category carried a quote.

Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.