# Qualys Web Application Firewall: 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-web-application-firewall

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Web application firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/web-application-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 75 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "any WAF product being decommissioned such as Qualys WAF post-Sep 2024" (Muse Glimmer 30B, WAF)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Qualys Web Application Firewall, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- academic.oup.com: 1
- app.opencve.io: 1
- arxiv.org: 1
- colibri.udelar.edu.uy: 1
- developers.cloudflare.com: 1
- docs.nginx.com: 1
- f5.com: 1
- fastly.com: 1
- gbhackers.com: 1
- github.com: 1

### Pages cited

- http://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.10846: 1
- https://academic.oup.com/itnow/article-abstract/61/4/40/5628387: 1
- https://app.opencve.io/cve: 1
- https://arxiv.org/html/2308.04964: 1
- https://colibri.udelar.edu.uy/jspui/bitstream/20.500.12008/29285/1/MAR18.pdf: 1
- https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/product/waf/5: 1
- https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/dynamic-modules/nginx-waf: 1
- https://f5.com/company/blog/nginx/f5-nginx-modsecurity-waf-transitioning-to-eol: 1

## What it publishes

Every page qualys.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 11443 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1171 pages, 41 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2017-11-01
- webinar or virtual event: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-01
- conference or event: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-11-01
- report or ebook: 403 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-01-01
- comparison: 8 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- template or tool: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2017-04-01
- glossary or explainer: 62 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-30
- news or press: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Developer new perimeter supply chain cloud breaches https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2026/09/28/developer-new-perimeter-supply-chain-cloud-breaches
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Cisa bod 26 04 timelines for three linux kernel cves https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2026/09/23/cisa-bod-26-04-timelines-for-three-linux-kernel-cves
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: End of point in time compliance continuous audit readiness https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2026/09/17/end-of-point-in-time-compliance-continuous-audit-readiness
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: The autonomous engine behind remediation and what finally makes it safe https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2026/09/17/the-autonomous-engine-behind-remediation-and-what-finally-makes-it-safe
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Oracle critical security patch update september 2026 review https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2026/09/16/oracle-critical-security-patch-update-september-2026-review
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Before you patch why patch reliability matters for confident deployment https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2026/09/15/before-you-patch-why-patch-reliability-matters-for-confident-deployment

## 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.