Carson & SAINT VRM Platform is a commercial vulnerability assessment tool by Carson & SAINT. Qualys is a commercial vulnerability assessment tool by Oktacron. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best vulnerability assessment fit for your security stack.
CST VerdictBased on our analysis of NIST CSF 2.0 coverage, core features, integrations, company size fit, here is our conclusion:
Mid-market and enterprise security teams managing mixed on-premise and AWS environments should pick Carson & SAINT VRM Platform for its PCI ASV certification and automated detection across hybrid infrastructure where most commercial scanners force you to choose. The platform covers ID.RA and DE.CM through continuous scanning and risk quantification, with native AWS integration that actually handles cloud-native workload detection instead of retrofitting on-premise logic. Skip this if you need incident response automation or forensic depth; Carson & SAINT is a scanner and risk ranker, not an investigation platform.
Enterprise security teams managing hybrid cloud infrastructure need Qualys for its ability to correlate vulnerability data across thousands of assets in real time, which cuts triage time against mid-size competitors. The platform covers ID.AM and DE.CM strongly, meaning you get asset discovery that actually stays current and continuous monitoring that flags drift without requiring manual refresh cycles. Skip this if you need deep application-layer scanning or CSPM capabilities bundled in; Qualys assumes you're running dedicated tools for those functions and focuses narrowly on vulnerability detection and risk ranking.
Suite of VRM tools for vulnerability scanning, compliance, and risk mgmt.
Cloud-based vulnerability management and security assessment platform
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Carson & SAINT VRM Platform: Suite of VRM tools for vulnerability scanning, compliance, and risk mgmt. built by Carson & SAINT. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Vulnerability scanning and detection, Vulnerability risk management across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments, PCI compliance scanning via SAINT ASV (Approved Scanning Vendor)..
Qualys: Cloud-based vulnerability management and security assessment platform. built by Oktacron. headquartered in Serbia. Core capabilities include Vulnerability scanning and detection, Asset discovery and inventory, Compliance management and reporting..
Both serve the Vulnerability Assessment market but differ in approach, feature depth, and target audience.
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