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Qualys Community Edition vs Vuls: catalog facts
Qualys Community Edition	Vuls
Freemium The Community Edition is free for a limited number of IPs, and the full Qualys platform is…	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Web	Linux, Command line
Vulnerability assessment and asset discovery in one cloud console Includes compliance checks and web application monitoring	Collects package information without a dedicated endpoint agent.
Free edition is limited to a small number of IPs Cloud-hosted, so scan data is stored with Qualys	Requires system access and up-to-date vulnerability data.
Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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