Qualys External Attack Surface Management vs Ivanti Neurons for External Attack Surface Management

Qualys External Attack Surface Management9.0Visit Ivanti Neurons for External Attack Surface Management8.5Visit

Higher score Qualys External Attack Surface Management #3 in Attack Surface Management Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Qualys

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Ivanti Neurons for External Attack Surface Management #8 in Attack Surface Management Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Ivanti

• Qualys External Attack Surface Management fits best

  Qualys customers managing external exposure

• Ivanti Neurons for External Attack Surface Management fits best

  Ivanti customers needing agentless external discovery

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Side by side

Feature	Qualys External Attack Surface Management 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Ivanti Neurons for External Attack Surface Management 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#3 in Attack Surface Management Software	#8 in Attack Surface Management Software
Best for	Qualys customers managing external exposure	Ivanti customers needing agentless external discovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Docs, Community · 24/7	Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Qualys External Attack Surface Management 3/4 · Ivanti Neurons for External Attack Surface Management 3/4
External asset discovery	✓	✓
Attack-path analysis	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud asset discovery	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Asset limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Monitoring frequency	Continuous	Continuous
Our review
Pros	Discovers domains, cloud workloads, applications, APIs, certificates, and services Continuously detects changes across internet-facing assets Prioritizes external exposure with TruRisk and Qualys workflows	Agentless, near-real-time discovery of internet-facing and cloud assets Threat-informed prioritization with Vulnerability Risk Score context Exposed-credential detection, reports, and API access
Cons	Uses contact-sales pricing rather than a listed public price Requires a web-based deployment Documented integrations center on the Qualys ecosystem	Pricing requires contacting sales and varies by asset count Integrations are centered on Ivanti Neurons products Focuses on external attack surface visibility rather than broad endpoint management
Our verdict	Qualys External Attack Surface Management is a cloud-based capability within Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management. It is designed for organizations that need to discover and monitor internet-facing domains, subdomains, cloud workloads,… Read the review →	Ivanti Neurons for External Attack Surface Management is a cloud-based application for security teams that need to discover, inventory, and monitor internet-facing digital assets. Its agentless approach uses publicly accessible data to… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Qualys External Attack Surface Management — where it wins

  • Discovers domains, cloud workloads, applications, APIs, certificates, and services
  • Continuously detects changes across internet-facing assets
  • Prioritizes external exposure with TruRisk and Qualys workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Uses contact-sales pricing rather than a listed public price
  • Requires a web-based deployment
  • Documented integrations center on the Qualys ecosystem

• Ivanti Neurons for External Attack Surface Management — where it wins

  • Agentless, near-real-time discovery of internet-facing and cloud assets
  • Threat-informed prioritization with Vulnerability Risk Score context
  • Exposed-credential detection, reports, and API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales and varies by asset count
  • Integrations are centered on Ivanti Neurons products
  • Focuses on external attack surface visibility rather than broad endpoint management

• Qualys External Attack Surface Management9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad EASM capability for Qualys customers that need continuous external asset visibility.

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• Ivanti Neurons for External Attack Surface Management8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused agentless EASM tool for Ivanti customers that need continuous external discovery.

  Visit IvantiFull verdict →