Qualys Scanners
Unified scanning coverage for your entire attack surface with Qualys Scanners
Tested at scale and built for 360° vulnerability coverage to meet all your scanning needs
60,000+
Active Scanners for continuous coverage across environments
2+ Billion
Assets scanned for full visibility and actionable insights
12,000+
Customers operationalizing scanner-based workflows for risk management
Measure risk for IT & OT assets across cloud and on-prem with IP-based vulnerability assessment of 100,000 CVEs
Unleash the full potential of Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform with our versatile scanners—your main workhorse for VMDR, PC, and WAS solutions. Scan any target with an IP address, whether in the cloud or on-prem, physical or virtual, servers, workstations, or IoT devices. Our hardened black-box scanners provide 360° vulnerability coverage, seamlessly integrating with PAM solutions for authenticated scans, while supporting all major virtualization platforms with physical, virtual, containerized, and headless form factors.
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Seamless, Secure, Scalable Integration
Eliminate Risks with Tailored Insights
Abie John
CISO at AvayaPhysical Scanners
For on-prem data centers and IT/OT infrastructure, our full-stack appliance is hardened and optimized for both security and performance. Active physical scanners offer robust, reliable scanning capabilities tailored to meet the specific demands of on-prem environments.
Virtual Scanners
For private or public cloud infrastructure, our virtual scanners support all major virtualization platforms and are available in key marketplaces. 55,000+ active virtual scanners provide extensive and reliable scanning capabilities tailored to the dynamic needs of cloud environments.
Containerized Scanners
Use the flexibility of Docker containers with Qualys scanner appliances to automate scanning workflows, maximizing hardware efficiency while maintaining high performance. With full API orchestration, the entire process is automated, seamlessly integrated within your existing infrastructure.
Headless Scanners
Our fully self-contained headless scanners, driven by file input and output, are trusted by the world's largest tech companies—including Google, Microsoft, Amazon —to scan millions of assets efficiently. They are reliable and scalable in meeting the demands of top-tier tech environments.
Passive Sensors
Our Passive Sensors discreetly scan network traffic, enabling real-time device discovery and identification. They identify Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) network traffic and extract malware files directly from the network for network security monitoring and threat detection.
Multiple Form Factors
Qualys scanners, central to VMDR, PC, WAS solutions, offer 360° vulnerability scanning from a network perspective with highly secure, hardened black boxes supporting various form factors. Scanners integrate seamlessly with major PAM solutions for authenticated scans across diverse IT environments.
Powered by the Enterprise TruRisk™️ Platform
The Enterprise TruRisk Platform provides you with a unified view of your entire cyber risk posture so you can efficiently aggregate and measure all Qualys & non-Qualys risk factors in a unified view, communicate cyber risk with context to your business, and go beyond patching to eliminate the risk that threatens the business in any area of your attack surface.




