Qualysvs.Rapid7
QLYS vs RPD · both in Vulnerability management, part of the Defense, security & space value chain: Maps and prioritizes weaknesses before attackers exploit them.
Qualys is about 7.6× larger than Rapid7 by market cap; Qualys trades at the lower P/E (32.6 vs 43.9); year to date, Qualys leads (+46.5% vs −17.8%).
Side by side
| QLYS | RPD | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $6.7B | $0.9B |
| Price | $193.86 | $12.96 |
| Today | −0.5% | +3.8% |
| Return YTD | +46.5% | −17.8% |
| Return 1Y | +52.6% | −29.7% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | +57.3% | +70.3% |
| P/E | 32.6 | 43.9 |
| P/S | 9.6 | 1.0 |
| P/B | 12.0 | 4.5 |
Data as of 2026-10-08 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
QualysQLYS
Vulnerability scanning and compliance monitoring, all of it delivered from the cloud.
Full QLYS profile →Rapid7RPD
Two products under one roof: InsightVM for vulnerability management and InsightIDR for threat detection, aimed at mid-size and large enterprises.
Full RPD profile →More QLYS & RPD comparisons
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