# Qualys Web Application Scanning: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/qualys-web-application-scanning/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic application security testing | 0% | 19 | 14% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "Qualys WAS and Tenable.io are best for enterprises that need unified vulnerability and compliance management." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, DAST)
- "Best for: Organizations already using Qualys for vulnerability management/compliance" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DAST)
- "For Enterprise-Wide Deployment & Compliance: Acunetix or Qualys WAS." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DAST)
- "If Compliance is Critical: Qualys Web Application Scanning (WAS)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, DAST)

## And against it

- "Do not rely on it as your primary developer-facing security tool for finding real exploitation paths." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DAST)

## In its own words

What Qualys Web Application Scanning's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: an industry-leading cloud-based AppSec solution, providing DAST, API security, deep learning-based web malware detection and AI-powered scanning (https://www.qualys.com/apps/web-app-scanning)
- For: security professionals (https://www.qualys.com/apps/web-app-firewall)
- Free plan or trial: Try TotalAppSec at no cost for 30 days (https://www.qualys.com/apps/web-app-scanning)
- Integrations claimed: 100 (https://www.qualys.com/apps/web-app-scanning)
- Customers named: Cisco Systems, Inc., Capital One, Microsoft, Jive Software

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.