We’re proud to share that Qualys has been recognized as a Leader and Outperformer in the 2025 GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP).
This year’s evaluation underscores an important reality of the CNAPP market: while 18 vendors were evaluated, only a small subset demonstrated the breadth, depth, execution, and sustained innovation required to operate as true platforms at scale. Fewer still were identified as Outperformers, signaling not just completeness, but rapid innovation aligned with where the market is headed next.
Qualys TotalCloud stands out in that context—particularly for organizations operating hybrid and multi-cloud environments that demand unified visibility, scalable remediation, and continuous compliance without ballooning tool sprawl or operational cost.
Why This Recognition Matters Now
Cloud risk has fundamentally changed. Organizations are no longer securing a single attack surface, but many—cloud infrastructure, APIs, containers, identities, software supply chains, and increasingly AI-driven workloads and access patterns.
At the same time:
- Security teams are struggling with fragmented point tools
- Remediation costs continue to rise across ITSM, vulnerability management, and compliance
- Audit and regulatory requirements are expanding faster than teams can operationalize controls
This is precisely why CNAPP has shifted from a “nice to have” to a business necessity—and why analyst recognition around platform execution matters.
GigaOm’s Radar reflects this shift clearly: buyers now expect one platform to unify risk scoring, prioritization, remediation, and enforcement—across build, deploy, and runtime—without compromising scale or compliance.
Where Qualys Rated Highly—and Why It’s Important
GigaOm positioned Qualys TotalCloud as a Leader and Outperformer in the Innovation / Platform Play quadrant, highlighting the platform’s ability to combine hybrid-scale coverage with rapid innovation.
Qualys scored particularly well in areas that directly impact real-world outcomes:
Unified, Customer-Built Security Policy
TotalCloud enables organizations to go beyond static controls with customer-defined security policies as code, spanning CSPM, KSPM, CI/CD, and runtime enforcement. Policies can be precisely scoped to cloud accounts, clusters, namespaces, and workloads, with built-in exception handling and enforcement hooks—critical for regulated hybrid environments.
Why it matters:
Security teams can enforce intent, not just detect misconfigurations—without relying on separate policy engines or manual processes.
Security Automation and Orchestration (Beyond Prioritization)
With Qualys Flow, TotalCloud moves beyond “finding and ranking risk” into automated remediation and enforcement. Hundreds of low-code/no-code playbooks integrate directly with ITSM, SOAR, and cloud-native workflows—reducing mean time to remediate without increasing headcount.
Why it matters:
Prioritization without remediation still leaves risk open. Qualys helps customers close the loop—at scale.
API and Cloud-Native Attack Surface Coverage
As modern applications expand across APIs, containers, cloud services, and AI-driven interfaces, Qualys delivers best-in-class API security fully integrated into the broader CNAPP risk model. Findings are correlated across build-to-runtime and weighted using TruRisk™, not treated as isolated alerts.
Why it matters:
Security teams get one risk story, not separate dashboards for each attack surface.
Compliance at Scale—Without Tool Sprawl
Qualys’ deep compliance certifications (including FedRAMP, PCI DSS, ISO, SOC 2, GDPR, and more), combined with integrated policy, audit evidence, and remediation workflows, make TotalCloud particularly strong for enterprises facing continuous audit pressure.
Why it matters:
Organizations can modernize cloud-native security without increasing compliance cost or operational drag.
Built for Hybrid Cloud Scale
Qualys TotalCloud is purpose-built for enterprises operating at scale:
- Securing tens of thousands of cloud accounts
- Supporting hybrid, multi-cloud, and on-prem environments
- Using a flexible Qualys Units (QLU) consumption model that reduces TCO
- Enabling rapid onboarding and immediate visibility through TruRisk Insights
This combination of scale, flexibility, and cost efficiency is a key reason Qualys resonated strongly with GigaOm’s business criteria.
Accelerating the Journey to Modern Cloud-Native Security
Being named a Leader and Outperformer reflects more than feature coverage—it reflects Qualys’ commitment to helping customers accelerate their transition to modern cloud-native and AI-era security without imposing additional cost, complexity, or risk.
By unifying:
- Risk scoring and prioritization (TruRisk™)
- Detection across cloud, container, API, and AI surfaces
- Integrated remediation and enforcement (Qualys Flow)
- Compliance and audit readiness at scale
Qualys TotalCloud enables organizations to reduce exposure, lower operational cost, and secure innovation—faster.
Download the 2025 GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP).
