# Qualysec: 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/qualysec

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Penetration testing as a service](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/penetration-testing-as-a-service/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "positioned in the market as a cost-effective alternative with a price structure that makes it a less expensive penetration testing provider" (Claude Haiku 4.5, PTaaS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

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

### Domains cited

- affordablepentesting.com: 1
- block.fiverr.com: 1
- defendify.com: 1
- getastra.com: 1
- hackernoon.com: 1
- invadel.com: 1
- medium.com: 1
- qualysec.com: 1 (its own site)
- scnsoft.com: 1
- underdefense.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://affordablepentesting.com/post/best-penetration-testing-companies: 1
- https://block.fiverr.com/gigs/penetration-testing: 1
- https://defendify.com/blog/penetration-testing-companies: 1
- https://getastra.com/blog/penetration-testing/top-providers: 1
- https://hackernoon.com/penetration-testing-companies-comparing-the-top-5-vendors: 1
- https://invadel.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 1
- https://medium.com/@nabishajaved/5-affordable-penetration-testing-companies-i-actually-outsourced-to-as-a-startup-bc3ad399ecd5: 1
- https://qualysec.com/top-30-penetration-testing-companies-in-the-usa: 1

## In its own words

What Qualysec's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Beyond Cybersecurity — Expert Penetration Testing Services (https://qualysec.com/)
- For: Fortune 100 to startup (https://qualysec.com/)
- Price stated: Flexible Pricing Packages (https://qualysec.com/)
- Certifications: CREST

## What it publishes

Every page qualysec.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1568 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 854 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 63 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.