Qualys TotalCloud
Qualys TotalCloud is a cloud-native application protection platform for multi-cloud and container environments. It covers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure through one license, control plane, and TruRisk score. Its security capabilities span cloud posture and workload protection, identity entitlements, detection and response, Kubernetes and containers, infrastructure as code, SaaS, data, and AI security posture management. TruRisk prioritizes verified exposures using exploitability, threat intelligence, asset importance, and runtime context. FlexScan supports agentless, agent-based, network, and pipeline scanning; QFlow offers more than 300 automated playbooks and connects with ServiceNow, Jira, SIEM, and SOAR platforms. Qualys says resources, including short-lived ones, can be assessed in under 10 minutes. TotalCloud also manages SaaS security posture for applications such as Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Zoom, and Google Workspace, and includes policy frameworks for CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and NIST. Pricing is available on request; the listed free license has limited API calls for control evaluation, and a 30-day trial is offered.
Who it is for
TotalCloud suits organizations securing workloads across multiple cloud providers, containers, and SaaS applications. It may also fit teams that need scanning, automated remediation, and policy frameworks in one platform.
What is good
- Covers AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI
- Includes agentless, agent-based, network, and pipeline scanning
- QFlow offers more than 300 automated playbooks
- Includes pre-built compliance policy frameworks
What to know first
- Subscription pricing is available on request
- Free license has limited API calls
- Listed supported host systems are CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Ubuntu
Verdict
TotalCloud brings multiple cloud security functions and providers into one platform, with scanning and automated response options. Buyers should account for pricing on request and the free license’s API-call limit.
Qualys TotalCloud plans and pricing
All plansCompared on cloud security posture management software
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- hybrid
