# Qualys DAST: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/qualys-dast

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Dynamic application security testing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/dynamic-application-security-testing/index.md) | 0% | 68 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Described as "outdated" — burdens teams with false positives, manual setups, and limited remediation guidance" (Kimi K2, DAST)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Qualys DAST, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- augmentcode.com: 3
- contrastsecurity.com: 3
- devguide.owasp.org: 3
- escape.tech: 3
- blog.detectify.com: 2
- brightsec.com: 2
- checkmarx.com: 2
- github.com: 2
- immuniweb.com: 2
- safeguard.sh: 2

### Pages cited

- https://augmentcode.com/tools/best-dast-tools-for-enterprise-security: 3
- https://devguide.owasp.org/en/06-verification/02-tools/01-dast: 3
- https://blog.detectify.com/best-practices/why-legacy-dast-tools-fail-modern-appsec: 2
- https://contrastsecurity.com/infographics/appsec-noise-and-fatigue-by-the-numbers: 2
- https://contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/dont-throw-good-appsec-money-after-bad: 2
- https://escape.tech/blog/how-to-build-a-strong-business-case-for-replacing-dast: 2
- https://escape.tech/blog/top-dast-tools: 2
- https://github.com/HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard/blob/4bb499408a18f87f0efc5bf89325dec61432b54f/.agents/skills/common/common-dast-tooling/SKILL.md: 2

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.