Qualys TotalCloud vs Datadog Cloud Security Management

Qualys TotalCloud9.0Visit Datadog Cloud Security Management8.6Visit

Higher score Qualys TotalCloud #4 in Cloud Security Posture Management Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Qualys

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Datadog Cloud Security Management #7 in Cloud Security Posture Management Software 8.6/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Datadog

• Qualys TotalCloud fits best

  Large hybrid-cloud security programs

• Datadog Cloud Security Management fits best

  Mature teams needing integrated cloud security

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Side by side

Feature	Qualys TotalCloud 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Datadog Cloud Security Management 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Cloud Security Posture Management Software	#7 in Cloud Security Posture Management Software
Best for	Large hybrid-cloud security programs	Mature teams needing integrated cloud security
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	$10/device/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Free trial length	30 days	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux, Windows
Support	Phone, Docs · 24/7	Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	100+ integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Qualys TotalCloud 0/6 · Datadog Cloud Security Management 4/6
Multi-cloud support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Cloud asset inventory	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
IaC scanning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Identity risk analysis	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Attack path analysis	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated remediation	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Compliance frameworks	Not checked yet	CIS, PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP
Our review
Pros	Covers AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI in one asset inventory Protects containers, Kubernetes workloads, virtual machines, and serverless functions Adds attack-path analysis, risk prioritization, and remediation guidance	Continuous multi-cloud posture, identity, vulnerability, and compliance coverage Agentless scanning with inventory and relationship queries Workflow-based remediation with Terraform pull requests
Cons	Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller cloud teams Requires evaluating multiple assessment methods and security workflows	No free plan; the free trial lasts 14 days CSM Enterprise requires Enterprise Infrastructure Monitoring Per-host pricing can be complex for broad cloud environments
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 cloud asset inventory, posture… Read the review →	Datadog Cloud Security Management is a cloud security posture management service for security and DevOps teams managing infrastructure across multiple cloud providers. It continuously assesses cloud infrastructure for misconfigurations,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Qualys TotalCloud — where it wins

  • Covers AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI in one asset inventory
  • Protects containers, Kubernetes workloads, virtual machines, and serverless functions
  • Adds attack-path analysis, risk prioritization, and remediation guidance

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller cloud teams
  • Requires evaluating multiple assessment methods and security workflows

• Datadog Cloud Security Management — where it wins

  • Continuous multi-cloud posture, identity, vulnerability, and compliance coverage
  • Agentless scanning with inventory and relationship queries
  • Workflow-based remediation with Terraform pull requests

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the free trial lasts 14 days
  • CSM Enterprise requires Enterprise Infrastructure Monitoring
  • Per-host pricing can be complex for broad cloud environments

• Qualys TotalCloud9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad cloud security platform for teams managing complex hybrid environments.

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• Datadog Cloud Security Management8.6/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad multi-cloud security suite for mature teams that need integrated risk management.

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