Qualys TotalCloud vs Alibaba Cloud Security Center

Qualys TotalCloud9.4Visit Alibaba Cloud Security Center8.8Visit

Higher score Qualys TotalCloud #1 in Cloud Vulnerability Scanners 9.4/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Qualys

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Alibaba Cloud Security Center #4 in Cloud Vulnerability Scanners 8.8/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

• Qualys TotalCloud fits best

  Large enterprises needing broad multi-cloud coverage

• Alibaba Cloud Security Center fits best

  Multi-cloud teams prioritizing low entry cost

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Side by side

Feature	Qualys TotalCloud 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Alibaba Cloud Security Center 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Cloud Vulnerability Scanners	#4 in Cloud Vulnerability Scanners
Best for	Large enterprises needing broad multi-cloud coverage	Multi-cloud teams prioritizing low entry cost
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	$9.50/device/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	7 days
Free trial length	30 days	7 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Integrations	100+ integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Qualys TotalCloud 0/4 · Alibaba Cloud Security Center 3/4
Workload scanning	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
IaC scanning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Identity analysis	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Attack path analysis	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Cloud platforms	AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Azure, Huawei Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Volcano Engine
Deployment model	Hybrid	Saas
Our review
Pros	Covers AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI in one inventory Scans workloads, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless functions Connects remediation workflows to Jira, Slack, Teams, and PagerDuty	Scans OS, application, and Web-CMS vulnerabilities Supports posture, identity, attack-path, container, and runtime analysis Covers Alibaba Cloud and selected third-party cloud platforms
Cons	Quote-based pricing requires a sales conversation No perpetual free plan is offered Its broad scope may exceed narrow single-cloud scanning needs	Advanced Edition is unavailable for new purchases or changes Pricing varies by region, billing model, assets, and add-ons The broad feature set may exceed narrow scanning requirements
Our verdict	Qualys TotalCloud is a cloud-native application protection platform for security teams managing multi-cloud infrastructure, workloads, containers, Kubernetes environments, and applications. It combines asset inventory, cloud security… Read the review →	Alibaba Cloud Security Center is a cloud-native workload protection platform for organizations managing servers, containers, cloud services, and hybrid or multicloud environments. It combines asset inventory with vulnerability scanning,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Qualys TotalCloud — where it wins

  • Covers AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI in one inventory
  • Scans workloads, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless functions
  • Connects remediation workflows to Jira, Slack, Teams, and PagerDuty

  Where it doesn't

  • Quote-based pricing requires a sales conversation
  • No perpetual free plan is offered
  • Its broad scope may exceed narrow single-cloud scanning needs

• Alibaba Cloud Security Center — where it wins

  • Scans OS, application, and Web-CMS vulnerabilities
  • Supports posture, identity, attack-path, container, and runtime analysis
  • Covers Alibaba Cloud and selected third-party cloud platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced Edition is unavailable for new purchases or changes
  • Pricing varies by region, billing model, assets, and add-ons
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrow scanning requirements

• Qualys TotalCloud9.4/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Broad multi-cloud vulnerability and workload protection for large enterprise security teams.

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• Alibaba Cloud Security Center8.8/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  A broad cloud security suite with free access and paid protection from USD 1 per core monthly.

  Visit Alibaba CloudFull verdict →