- BFSIBanking, Financial Services & Insurance
- HealthcareComing soon
- ManufacturingComing soon
- Retail & E-CommerceComing soon
Patch Management
Secure the front door. Email is where most attacks arrive — Qualys Patch Management is cross-platform patching + patchless remediation — fix Windows/macOS/Linux & 300+ apps, or reduce risk WITHOUT patching (TruRisk Eliminate) — from the same Cloud Agent VMDR uses. Find and fix in one platform, risk-prioritised via TruRisk. Named a Leader in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Patch Management.
Buy through TechBag
Same software. Better outcome — at no extra cost.
Free, vendor-neutral, 30 minutes
How it’s rated
Full scoreboard ↓Quick answer
The Postman platform family
This page covers Qualys Patch Management & TruRisk Eliminate — remediation. The rest of the Qualys platform:
Quick facts
30-second orientation- Product
- Qualys Patch Management — patching + patchless (TruRisk Eliminate)
- Vendor
- Qualys (founded 1999 · NASDAQ: QLYS)
- The category
- Patch management & patchless remediation
- What it does
- Patch Windows/macOS/Linux + 300+ apps; fix without patching
- The differentiator
- Same agent as VMDR — find and fix in ONE platform
- Architecture
- One lightweight Cloud Agent, cloud-scale, P2P distribution
- Patchless
- TruRisk Eliminate — reduce risk WITHOUT patching
- Recognition
- Leader, 2025 GigaOm Radar for Patch Management
- Vs
- Ivanti, Automox, Tanium, ManageEngine, Action1
- In India via
- TechBag — scoping, licensing, GST, compliance angle
Understand patch management & patchless remediation before you buy it
Most product pages skip this. We start here — so you buy a capability, not a buzzword.
What is Qualys Patch Management?
Qualys’s remediation product — cross-platform patching (Windows/macOS/Linux + 300+ apps) AND patchless remediation (TruRisk Eliminate), from the same Cloud Agent that VMDR uses to find vulnerabilities.
Separate patch-tool hand-off vs same-agent Qualys remediation — the honest table
What consolidation actually replaces, dimension by dimension.
| Dimension | Unprotected / signature email | Patch Management (Postman) |
|---|---|---|
| Find vs fix | Separate patch tool (hand-off gap) | Same agent as VMDR — one platform |
| Agents | A second patch agent | One lightweight Cloud Agent |
| Prioritisation | Calendar / raw CVSS | TruRisk — the dangerous 5% |
| Unpatchable systems | Accept the risk | Patchless remediation (Eliminate) |
| Reach | OS only, per-OS tools | Win/macOS/Linux + 300+ apps |
| Safety | Fear a bad patch | AI reliability score + rollback |
| Delivery | Relay servers / bandwidth | Peer-to-peer, cloud-scale |
| Best fit | (varies) | Patching unified with VM + compliance |
Qualys Patch Management is cross-platform patching + patchless remediation (TruRisk Eliminate) — fix Windows/macOS/Linux & 300+ apps, or reduce risk WITHOUT patching, from the same Cloud Agent VMDR uses, risk-prioritised via TruRisk. Named a Leader in the 2025 GigaOm Radar. Honest: for pure affordable IT patching, ManageEngine (we have a hub), Automox or Action1 can be simpler/cheaper; for massive-scale control, Tanium. TechBag scopes modules/assets, adds GST & the India compliance framing.
The five pieces of the platform
Vendors love diagrams; buyers need to know what they’re actually operating. Here’s the whole platform, demystified.
The Same Cloud Agent as VMDR
Patching runs on the SAME single, lightweight Qualys Cloud Agent that VMDR uses to discover and assess — so the tool that found the vulnerability is the tool that fixes it. No separate patch agent, no second console. One agent, find-to-fix in one platform.
Cross-Platform Patching
Deploy patches across Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems plus 300+ third-party applications — the apps (browsers, runtimes, PDF, media) that attackers target most — with peer-to-peer distribution so you patch remote and bandwidth-limited estates without extra infrastructure. Broad reach, cloud-scale.
TruRisk Eliminate (Patchless)
Where a patch isn't feasible — legacy, fragile, or no-patch-available systems — TruRisk Eliminate reduces risk WITHOUT patching: targeted isolation, configuration fixes, scripted mitigations and 'patchless patching.' You're never stuck accepting risk on the unpatchable. Remediate the unremediable.
Risk-Prioritised Remediation
Because it shares the platform with VMDR and TruRisk, patches and mitigations flow to the vulnerabilities that actually matter — the truly dangerous ~5% — not a raw CVSS list. Patching becomes a security outcome, not a blind monthly chore. Fix the risk that counts, first.
One Platform, One Score
Patch Management is one app on the Enterprise TruRisk Platform — the same agent and data model feed vulnerability management, cloud security and compliance, all rolling up into one TruRisk score. Remediation progress shows up as risk going DOWN, estate-wide. One platform, one risk language.
One agent on every machine, one console over all of them — modules attach without a second operational world.
Twelve capabilities. Patch, eliminate, automate.
Qualys patches Windows/macOS/Linux & 300+ apps, and reduces risk WITHOUT patching (Eliminate) — the remediation product of portfolio, and paired with the human firewall.
Windows, macOS & Linux Patching
Deploy operating-system patches across Windows, macOS and Linux from one console and one agent — so your whole fleet stays current regardless of platform, no separate tool per OS. One agent, every OS. Cross-platform by design.
300+ Third-Party Application Patching
Patch the 300+ third-party applications attackers target most — browsers, Java, .NET, Adobe, media players, PDF readers — not just the OS. Third-party apps are where most exploited exposure lives. Close the app gap, not just the OS gap.
Peer-to-Peer Patch Distribution
Distribute patches peer-to-peer across your estate — so remote, bandwidth-limited and branch sites patch fast without standing up relay servers or extra infrastructure. Cloud-scale delivery, no infra to run. Reach every endpoint.
AI Patch-Reliability Score
An AI-driven patch-reliability score flags which patches are safe to deploy at scale and which have caused issues elsewhere — so you roll out with confidence and avoid the patch that breaks production. Deploy the safe ones fast, watch the risky ones. AI-guided rollout.
AI-Guided Rollback
If a patch does cause a problem, AI-guided rollback helps you reverse it cleanly and quickly — so a bad patch is a contained incident, not a fire drill. Roll forward with confidence because you can roll back. Safety net for change.
TruRisk Eliminate — Patchless Remediation
For systems you CAN'T patch — legacy, fragile, EoL, or no patch available — TruRisk Eliminate reduces risk without a patch: targeted isolation, config fixes, scripted mitigations, 'patchless patching.' Reduce risk WITHOUT patching. Never stuck on the unpatchable.
Targeted Isolation & Config Fixes
When patching must wait, isolate the exposed asset or apply a configuration fix (disable a service, harden a setting, block a port) to neutralise the specific exposure — buying safe time until a patch lands. Contain the risk now, patch later. Mitigation, targeted.
Scripted Mitigations
Push scripted mitigations to close an exposure where no vendor patch exists — a known workaround, a registry change, a removed vulnerable component — orchestrated across the affected assets. When there's no patch, there's still a fix. Mitigate at scale.
TruRisk-Prioritised Remediation
Because it shares the platform with VMDR, remediation flows to the vulnerabilities TruRisk says matter most — the dangerous ~5%, by real threat and asset criticality — not a blind raw-CVSS list. Fix the risk that counts, first. Patching as a security outcome.
Wave-Based Deployment
Roll patches out in waves — pilot rings, then staged production groups — with no-code workflows, so you validate on a canary set before the whole estate and control blast radius. Staged, controlled, safe. Deploy in waves, not all at once.
Remediation Orchestration & ITSM
Automate remediation with no-code workflows and integrations to ITSM (ServiceNow) and ticketing — so patches and mitigations flow to the right owners, with change control, and get done. From finding to fixed, orchestrated. Not just a report.
One Agent, One TruRisk Platform
The same lightweight Cloud Agent and data feed VMDR, cloud security and compliance — all rolling into one TruRisk score. Remediation shows up as risk going DOWN across the estate. One agent, one risk language, unified. Not stitched.
Watch Qualys patching in action
The overview, getting started, and protecting M365 email.
VMDR with TruRisk and Patch Management — Demo
Detection-to-remediation, on one agent.
Qualys VMDR Deep-Dive Demo
The platform patching plugs into.
Qualys VMDR with TruRisk — Tough Made Easy
Risk-based find-to-fix, simplified.
Want a live, India-context walkthrough on your own fleet?
Book a guided demo →The endpoint catches what arrives. Email stops it arriving.
Here’s what genuinely sets Qualys Patch Management apart (and where a rival leads).
The same agent as VMDR — find and fix in ONE platform
The single biggest reason Qualys Patch Management is chosen is that remediation is NATIVE to the Qualys platform: patching runs on the SAME single, lightweight Cloud Agent that VMDR uses to discover and assess — so the tool that finds the vulnerability is the tool that fixes it, in one platform, one workflow. The problem it solves: in most organisations, vulnerability management and patching live in two different worlds — the security team finds vulnerabilities in one tool, then hands off to IT ops who patch in a completely separate tool, with its own agent, console and data. That hand-off is where fixes stall for weeks: no shared context, no shared priority, tickets bouncing between teams. The gap between 'found' and 'fixed' is where breaches happen. What Patch Management provides: remediation on the same agent and platform as detection — so from the same place a vulnerability was found and risk-prioritised, you deploy the patch (Windows/macOS/Linux + 300+ third-party apps) or apply a patchless mitigation. No separate patch agent, no second console, no VM-to-IT hand-off gap. Why it matters: closing the loop natively means dramatically faster mean-time-to-remediate (MTTR), fewer things falling through the cracks, and patching that is aligned to real risk. Dedicated patch tools like Ivanti, Automox, Tanium, ManageEngine and Action1 patch well — but they're IT-ops tools that sit APART from your vulnerability data; Qualys's find-and-fix-on-one-agent is its defining edge. The value: Qualys Patch Management runs on the same agent as VMDR — find and fix in one platform, one workflow, risk-prioritised — so you fix faster, with no hand-off gap. For real risk reduction, this matters. TechBag helps organisations close the loop with Qualys. TechBag helps you fix, not just find.
TruRisk Eliminate — reduce risk WITHOUT patching when you can't patch
A defining and unusual strength of Qualys is TruRisk Eliminate — patchless remediation — which reduces risk on systems you CAN'T patch, so unpatchable assets are no longer a dead end where you just accept the risk. The problem it solves: every estate has systems that can't be patched right now — legacy or EoL software with no patch available, fragile production systems where a patch is too risky, appliances and OT you don't control, or change windows that are months away. Traditional patch tools have nothing to offer here: no patch, no fix, accept the risk. But that risk is real and often the most dangerous. What Eliminate provides: a way to reduce the risk WITHOUT a patch — targeted isolation (fence off the exposed asset), configuration fixes (disable the vulnerable service, harden the setting, close the port), scripted mitigations (a known workaround, remove a vulnerable component), and 'patchless patching.' You neutralise the specific exposure and buy safe time until (or instead of) a patch. Why it matters: this closes the one gap that stops most vulnerability programs cold — the unpatchable long tail. Instead of a risk-acceptance memo, you get an actual risk reduction; instead of 'we can't fix that,' you get 'we contained it.' Combined with TruRisk prioritisation, you focus this mitigation on the dangerous ~5% that actually warrant it. The value: TruRisk Eliminate reduces risk WITHOUT patching — isolation, config fixes, scripted mitigations — so unpatchable systems get remediated, not just risk-accepted. For the unpatchable long tail, this matters. TechBag helps organisations remediate the unpatchable. TechBag helps you fix even when there's no patch.
Patching aligned to real risk — fix what TruRisk says matters, not a blind list
A core strength of Qualys Patch Management is that patching is aligned to REAL risk — because it shares the platform with VMDR and TruRisk, patches and mitigations flow to the vulnerabilities that actually matter, not a blind monthly patch-everything cycle. The problem it solves: most patch programs are disconnected from risk — they patch on a calendar (Patch Tuesday, monthly cycles) or by raw severity, with no line of sight to what's actually being exploited on assets that actually matter. Teams burn capacity patching low-risk things while a truly dangerous exposure sits unaddressed because it wasn't 'critical' on paper. What Qualys provides: because Patch Management and VMDR are ONE platform, remediation is prioritised by TruRisk — real-world threat (active exploitation, malware, EPSS) plus asset criticality — so your limited patching capacity goes to the dangerous ~5% first. Patching stops being a blind IT chore and becomes a measurable security outcome: as you remediate, the TruRisk score visibly goes DOWN, and you can report risk reduction as one number to leadership. Why it matters: risk-prioritised remediation means faster real risk reduction, less wasted effort, and patching that the business can actually measure. It's the difference between 'we hit 95% patch compliance' (which may miss the one thing being exploited) and 'we cut our TruRisk by X% by fixing what mattered.' Named a Leader in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Patch Management, Qualys makes remediation a risk outcome. The value: Qualys patches by real risk (TruRisk) — fix the dangerous ~5% first, and watch risk go down as one measurable number. For focused remediation, this matters. TechBag helps organisations remediate by risk. TechBag helps you fix what actually matters.
AI-driven safety and cloud-scale delivery — reliability score, rollback, P2P
Qualys Patch Management is chosen with confidence because it makes patching SAFE and SCALABLE — an AI patch-reliability score, AI-guided rollback, wave-based deployment and peer-to-peer distribution — so you patch fast without breaking production or standing up infrastructure. The problem it solves: the two great fears of patching are (1) a bad patch that breaks production (so teams delay patching for weeks, leaving exposure open) and (2) the infrastructure and bandwidth cost of distributing patches to remote and branch estates. Both slow remediation down. What Qualys provides: an AI patch-reliability score that flags which patches are safe to deploy at scale versus which have caused issues elsewhere — so you roll the safe ones out fast and watch the risky ones; AI-guided rollback so a bad patch is a contained, reversible incident, not a fire drill; wave-based deployment (pilot rings then staged production) to control blast radius; and peer-to-peer distribution so remote and bandwidth-limited sites patch fast without relay servers or extra infrastructure. Cloud-native means it scales to your whole fleet without you running patch infrastructure. Why it matters: removing the fear (safety via reliability score and rollback) and the friction (scale via waves and P2P) means patches actually get deployed — quickly — which is the whole point. Faster deployment, controlled risk, no infra to run. The value: Qualys makes patching safe and scalable — AI reliability score, AI-guided rollback, wave-based deployment and P2P distribution — so you patch fast and confidently, cloud-scale. For safe, fast remediation, this matters. TechBag helps organisations deploy safely at scale. TechBag helps you patch without fear.
Built for compliance — and TechBag adds the India layer (RBI, CERT-In, PCI)
Qualys Patch Management (and the broader Qualys platform) is deeply aligned with compliance — timely patching and documented remediation are core to nearly every mandate — which for Indian enterprises, especially BFSI and government, is a major driver, and TechBag adds the local scoping, licensing and INR/GST support, plus the India compliance framing. The compliance fit: almost every framework — PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, CIS benchmarks, RBI cyber-resilience — explicitly requires timely patching of known vulnerabilities and evidence that you did it. Qualys ties remediation directly to the vulnerability it closed, with audit-ready reporting — exactly what auditors and regulators want to see: not just that you scanned, but that you fixed, and by when. And TruRisk Eliminate gives you a documented, defensible way to remediate the systems you genuinely can't patch. Why this matters in India: Indian regulators are raising the bar — RBI cyber-resilience norms, CERT-In directives (incident reporting, remediation timelines), SEBI, PCI-DSS for payments, ISO 27001. Documented, timely remediation maps directly to these mandates — a strong fit for Indian BFSI, government/PSU and IT/ITES. (Qualys also has major R&D in Pune — India is central to the company.) Where TechBag adds value: Qualys sells largely through channel partners and prices per-asset by quote, in USD — so TechBag adds the local layer: scoping which modules you need (VMDR with patching, plus cloud, compliance), sizing the asset count, INR/GST invoicing, and framing the deployment against India's compliance requirements (and helping verify India data-residency where RBI needs it). The value: Qualys Patch Management is built for compliance — documented, timely remediation for PCI, ISO, CIS, RBI — and TechBag adds the India layer: module scoping, INR/GST, and the RBI/CERT-In/PCI framing. TechBag supplies it with local, compliance-aware support. TechBag provides Qualys, made local for India.
The honest scope
Qualys Patch Management (with TruRisk Eliminate) is the remediation product of the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform — cross-platform patching (Windows/macOS/Linux + 300+ third-party apps) plus patchless remediation — built on the SAME single lightweight Cloud Agent that VMDR uses, from a proven cloud-security pioneer (founded 1999; NASDAQ: QLYS; >10,000 customers), and named a Leader in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Patch Management. The honest framing — strengths, and where rivals lead: Qualys's strengths are patching UNIFIED with vulnerability management on one agent (find and fix in one platform, risk-prioritised via TruRisk — its defining edge), TruRisk Eliminate patchless remediation for the unpatchable (unusual and valuable), AI-driven safety (reliability score, rollback), and cloud-scale delivery (waves, P2P). The competitive landscape is strong and real: dedicated patch specialists are excellent at the patching job itself. ManageEngine (Endpoint Central / Patch Manager Plus) is a strong, very affordable, IT-ops-centric patch and endpoint-management tool — TechBag has a ManageEngine hub, and for pure, budget-conscious IT patching it's a genuinely great choice. Automox is a clean, cloud-native, easy patch tool loved by lean IT teams. Action1 is a simple, remote-first patch tool (with a generous free tier) popular with MSPs and SMBs. Ivanti has deep, mature patch capabilities (though it's a broader, heavier suite). Tanium excels at real-time, massive-scale endpoint control and speed. Honest caveats: these dedicated tools can be simpler, cheaper and more IT-ops-friendly for PURE patching; Qualys's value shows most when patching is part of a unified vulnerability-management-plus-remediation program (its breadth also brings some platform complexity); and pricing is per-asset and quote-only. So the honest positioning: for patching UNIFIED with vulnerability management on one agent — find and fix in one platform, risk-prioritised, plus patchless remediation for the unpatchable — Qualys leads; for pure, affordable, IT-ops patching, ManageEngine (see our hub), Automox or Action1 are strong; for massive-scale real-time endpoint control, Tanium; for a deep broad endpoint suite, Ivanti. TechBag scopes Qualys honestly — the right modules and asset sizing, comparing vs ManageEngine/Ivanti/Automox/Tanium/Action1, with the India compliance framing (RBI/CERT-In/PCI) and GST invoicing.
The numbers behind the platform
What your Qualys Patch Management journey looks like
Scoping (& modules)
Which modules — VMDR with patch management (same agent), plus TruRisk Eliminate, and cloud/compliance? — and asset count (Qualys prices per asset). TechBag scopes it, sizes it, and frames it against your compliance mandates (PCI/RBI/CERT-In).
Deploy the agent
Roll out the single Cloud Agent (the same one VMDR uses) across Windows/macOS/Linux, discover your patch posture and third-party app inventory, and connect ITSM (ServiceNow) for change control. One agent, full remediation reach.
Patch & eliminate
Turn on risk-prioritised remediation — deploy patches (OS + 300+ apps) in waves with the AI reliability score, and apply TruRisk Eliminate (isolation, config fixes, scripted mitigations) to the systems you can't patch. From findings to fixed.
Report & expand
Report remediation as TruRisk going DOWN, prove compliance with audit-ready 'fixed what, by when' evidence, and expand to more platform apps (VM, cloud, compliance) on the same agent. TechBag supports you locally (GST).
Trusted across regulated industries in 100+ countries
The review scoreboard
Modelled on Gartner Peer Insights structure. *Counts and breakdowns are illustrative pending verified review collection.
Quick poll — what’s driving your evaluation?
Talk to an advisor“Patching on the SAME agent as our vulnerability management was the game-changer. We find AND fix in one platform — no hand-off to a separate patch tool, no VM-to-IT gap. Our mean-time-to-remediate dropped dramatically.”
“TruRisk Eliminate solved our worst problem: legacy systems we genuinely couldn't patch. Instead of a risk-acceptance memo, we isolated and applied config fixes. We finally remediated the unpatchable long tail.”
“Patching aligned to TruRisk means we fix what's actually being exploited first, not a blind monthly cycle. We report risk going DOWN as one number — the board understands that far better than patch-compliance percentages.”
“The AI patch-reliability score and rollback took the fear out of patching. We deploy the safe patches fast and hold the risky ones. P2P distribution meant our branch sites patched without us building relay servers.”
“Honest: for pure IT patching, ManageEngine and Automox are simpler and cheaper, and we weighed them. But we already run Qualys VMDR, so find-and-fix on one agent plus Eliminate won. TechBag gave us that honest comparison.”
“For our RBI and PCI compliance, tying each remediation to the vulnerability it closed — with audit-ready proof of what we fixed and when — was exactly right. TechBag framed it around our mandates and handled GST.”
“We compared Ivanti, Tanium and Action1 head-to-head. All patch well. Qualys won for us because patching is unified with vulnerability management on one agent, plus patchless remediation. TechBag helped us weigh them honestly.”
“Qualys prices per asset by quote, in USD — TechBag scoped the modules and asset count, added INR/GST invoicing and local support, and gave us the compliance framing. A proven platform, made local.”
Where everyone sits — the grids
Analyst firms bury this view behind paywalls, and G2 retired its Grid. So here’s TechBag’s synthesis of the Patch-management market — tap any vendor to see why it sits where it does.
TechBag Email-Security Grid
Execution strength vs product vision — the classic market map, minus the paywall.
Patching unified with VM + patchless. This page.
Detection × Portfolio Integration
The grid nobody publishes — how strong the email detection is vs how integrated with the wider security portfolio.
Find-to-fix on one agent + Eliminate.
Positions are TechBag’s illustrative synthesis of public review-platform data and vendor documentation — not a reproduction of any analyst graphic. Verify before relying on it.
Qualys Patch Management vs the patching field
Ivanti, Automox, Tanium, ManageEngine and Action1 — honest lanes; the edge is patching UNIFIED with vulnerability management on one agent (find and fix in one platform, risk-prioritised) + patchless remediation (Eliminate). Pure affordable IT patching? ManageEngine (we have a hub), Automox or Action1. Massive-scale control? Tanium. We say so.
| Dimension | Qualys Patch | Ivanti | Automox | Tanium | ManageEngine | Action1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Patching unified with VM + patchless | Deep, broad endpoint & patch suite | Cloud-native easy patching | Real-time endpoint control at scale | Affordable IT patch + endpoint mgmt | Simple remote-first patching |
| Patching (OS + third-party apps) | Win/macOS/Linux + 300+ apps | Deep OS + app patching | OS + broad app patching | Fast at massive scale | OS + 850+ apps, great value | OS + common apps (cloud) |
| Unified with vulnerability mgmt | Yes — same agent as VMDR + TruRisk | Ivanti VM (separate product) | Patch-focused (partners for VM) | Some risk/exposure context | Basic vuln + patch link | Patch-focused |
| Patchless remediation | TruRisk Eliminate — fix w/o patch | Not really — patch tool | Patch only | Scripting can mitigate | Patch only | Patch only |
| Risk-based prioritisation | TruRisk (threat + criticality) | Risk-based patching (Neurons) | Basic prioritisation | Exposure context | Basic severity | Minimal |
| Ease / affordability (pure patch) | Platform — more to it | Powerful but heavy | Very easy, cloud-native | Powerful, enterprise-priced | Very affordable & IT-friendly | Simple, free tier, low cost |
| Cloud-scale delivery (P2P etc.) | P2P, waves, AI reliability | Distribution servers | Cloud-native, agent-based | Linear-chain at scale | Distribution servers | Cloud-native, remote-first |
| Best fit | Patching unified with VM + patchless, one platform | Deep broad endpoint suite | Easy cloud patching for lean IT | Real-time control at massive scale | Affordable IT patch & endpoint mgmt | Simple remote patching, MSP/SMB |
Which email-security approach fits you?
Honest fit signals — because the fastest way to lose your trust is to pretend one product wins every scenario.
Choose Qualys Patch Management if…
- ✓You want patching UNIFIED with vulnerability management — same agent as VMDR, find and fix in one platform
- ✓You want patchless remediation (TruRisk Eliminate) — reduce risk on systems you can't patch
- ✓You want risk-prioritised remediation — fix the dangerous ~5% first (TruRisk), and watch risk go down
- ✓You're compliance-driven (PCI/ISO/RBI/CERT-In) — with TechBag adding module scoping, GST & the India framing
ManageEngine if…
- ✓You want affordable, IT-ops-centric patch + endpoint management (Endpoint Central / Patch Manager Plus) — TechBag has a ManageEngine hub
Automox / Action1 if…
- ✓You want simple, cloud-native, low-cost patching for lean IT teams or MSPs/SMBs (Action1 has a generous free tier)
Ivanti if…
- ✓You want a deep, broad, mature endpoint and patch suite (Ivanti Neurons) beyond just patching
Tanium if…
- ✓Your priority is real-time endpoint control and patching at massive enterprise scale and speed
What do email threats cost you?
Drag the sliders (assets; open vulnerabilities; hour cost as loaded rate). Estimates contrast a separate patch tool (VM-to-IT hand-off gap, blind calendar patching, unpatchable systems left as risk) vs Qualys Patch Management (same agent as VMDR, TruRisk-prioritised, TruRisk Eliminate for the unpatchable) — the wins are faster MTTR, less wasted effort, and remediating the long tail. Illustrative — TechBag scopes your estate.
Loaded cost = salary + overheads per productive hour. Illustrative only — your TechBag quote models actual device counts and modules.
Three ways to consume it
Qualys prices PER ASSET (a pool of license units, ~1 host/cloud instance each), annual subscription, modular — quote-only (no public list; sold via channel, in USD). Patch management is available with VMDR (same agent) or as a module; TruRisk Eliminate is a related capability. Indicative third-party reference points: patch-management module roughly on the order of tens of dollars per asset per year on top of VMDR; rates compress sharply with volume and 2–3-year commitments. For pure IT patching, a dedicated tool like ManageEngine can be cheaper (see our hub). TechBag scopes the modules and asset count, adds INR/GST, and frames it against your compliance mandates — quote current figures for your estate.
Qualys Patch Management (per asset)
Best for patching unified with VM at scale
- Per-asset annual subscription — patching on the same Cloud Agent as VMDR
- Win/macOS/Linux + 300+ apps; AI reliability score; wave deployment; P2P
- TruRisk Eliminate — patchless remediation for systems you can’t patch
+ Platform add-ons
Best for a broader rollout
- Scoped to your estate
- Add-on modules as needed
- Phased, right-sized deployment
+ scoping & India compliance
Best value with TechBag
- Module scoping + asset sizing + honest ManageEngine/Ivanti/Automox/Tanium/Action1 comparison
- Qualys sells via channel, quote-only, USD; verify India data-residency (RBI)
- TechBag adds INR/GST, local support & the RBI/CERT-In/PCI framing
Buy it for less — TechBag pricing beats list
Whatever the list prices above, TechBag negotiates a significantly better deal — with GST-compliant INR invoicing and local support. Ask us for your discounted quote.
Get an India-ready quote
Tell us your device counts and current tools — we’ll model it against what you spend today.
The 8 questions to ask every vendor
Take this into your next vendor call — including ours.
Want remediation on the same agent as detection? Qualys patches from the same Cloud Agent VMDR uses — find and fix in one platform.
Have systems you can't patch? TruRisk Eliminate reduces risk without a patch — isolation, config fixes, scripted mitigations.
Patching blindly by calendar? TruRisk prioritises remediation by real threat + asset criticality — fix the dangerous ~5% first.
Need OS AND app coverage? Qualys patches Windows/macOS/Linux plus 300+ third-party apps from one agent.
Afraid of a bad patch? AI patch-reliability score + AI-guided rollback + wave-based deployment + P2P distribution make it safe and scalable.
PCI/ISO/RBI/CERT-In driven? Qualys ties each fix to the vulnerability it closed, with audit-ready 'fixed what, by when' evidence.
Weighing dedicated patch tools? TechBag compares honestly — ManageEngine (we have a hub), Ivanti, Automox, Tanium, Action1.
Qualys prices per-asset by quote in USD — TechBag scopes modules/assets, adds INR/GST and the India compliance framing.
Questions buyers ask
Ready to fix, not just find — even the unpatchable?
Scope Qualys Patch Management & TruRisk Eliminate (cross-platform patching plus patchless remediation, on the same Cloud Agent as VMDR, risk-prioritised via TruRisk) — and let a TechBag advisor scope the modules and asset count, compare vs ManageEngine/Ivanti/Automox/Tanium/Action1 honestly, frame it against your compliance mandates (RBI/CERT-In/PCI), and add INR/GST invoicing and local support.
Stats, ratings, review counts and pricing are illustrative and sourced from public materials; verify before purchase.