# Qualys Web Application Scanning: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 11 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/qualys-web-application-scanning

## 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% | 18 | 9% | 11 |

## What the models said for it

- "For large enterprises needing compliance & scale: Choose Qualys or Rapid7." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DAST)
- "Already on Rapid7/Qualys platforms | InsightAppSec / Qualys WAS" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DAST)
- "Broad vulnerability management: Qualys or Tenable." (Grok 4.20, DAST)
- "Established mid-market | Burp Suite Enterprise, Qualys WAS" (Kimi K2, DAST)

## And against it

- "Avoid: Pure enterprise tools like Qualys WAS (better for very large orgs with high budgets)" (Grok 4.20, 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Qualys Web Application Scanning, from 40 of the 47 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aimultiple.com: 20
- safeguard.sh: 19
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 19
- invicti.com: 18
- checkmarx.com: 15
- brightsec.com: 14
- appsecsanta.com: 13
- securityboulevard.com: 13
- aikido.dev: 11
- beaglesecurity.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://softwaretestinghelp.com/dynamic-application-security-testing-dast-software: 19
- https://aimultiple.com/dast-tools: 17
- https://safeguard.sh/resources/blog/best-dast-tools-for-web-application-security-testing: 13
- https://aikido.dev/blog/top-enterprise-dast-tools: 11
- https://immuniweb.com/resources/best-dast-tools: 10
- https://appsecsanta.com/dast-tools: 9
- https://augmentcode.com/tools/best-dast-tools-for-enterprise-security: 9
- https://geekflare.com/cybersecurity/best-dast-scanners: 9

## In its own words

What Qualys Web Application Scanning's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: an industry-leading cloud-based AppSec solution, providing DAST, API security, deep learning-based web malware detection and AI-powered scanning (https://www.qualys.com/apps/web-app-scanning)
- For: security professionals (https://www.qualys.com/apps/web-app-firewall)
- Free plan or trial: Try TotalAppSec at no cost for 30 days (https://www.qualys.com/apps/web-app-scanning)
- Integrations claimed: 100 (https://www.qualys.com/apps/web-app-scanning)
- Customers named: Cisco Systems, Inc., Capital One, Microsoft, Jive Software

## 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.