How Clone Systems compares to other vulnerability management platforms

PCI ASV scanning, vulnerability scanning and penetration testing in one platform, compared feature by feature with other vendors.

Features and modules

Clone Systems has been a PCI Approved Scanning Vendor since 2007. Our platform brings PCI ASV scanning, vulnerability scanning, web application scanning, and automated and managed penetration testing together in one place, and you can buy it online without a sales call. Here is how it compares with four widely used vulnerability management platforms, based on what each vendor publishes about its own products.

CapabilityClone SystemsQualysTenableRapid7Fortra
PCI Approved Scanning Vendor
External vulnerability scanning
Internal network scanning
Agent-based scanning
Authenticated web app scanning
Automated external pen testingLimitedLimitedLimited
Automated internal pen testingLimitedLimitedLimited
Managed penetration testing
AI remediation assistant
AI hosted privately in the vendor's own data center
Published prices with online checkoutLimitedLimited

✓ offered, per the vendor's public website or documentation. "Limited" means a narrower version, a separate product, or availability only through a marketplace. Blank means we did not find it in the vendor's public materials. PCI ASV status is from the PCI Security Standards Council's Approved Scanning Vendor list.

Published starting prices

Many vendors only quote prices privately. Where a vendor publishes a price, here it is, exactly as listed.

ModuleClone SystemsPublished competitor prices
PCI ASV scanning$185/year (1 IP)
  • Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, Fortra: quote only (Tenable also requires a Tenable One license and a minimum of 7 PCI licenses)
External scanning$595/year (10 IPs)
  • Tenable One Vulnerability Management: $3,700/year, 100 assets, internal and external (Tenable online store, checked September 21, 2026)
  • Rapid7 InsightVM: $3,840 for 12 months, up to 128 assets, internal and external (AWS Marketplace listing, checked September 21, 2026)
Internal scanning$1,095/year (128 IPs)
  • Tenable One Vulnerability Management: $3,700/year, 100 assets (Tenable online store, checked September 21, 2026)
  • Rapid7 InsightVM: $3,840 for 12 months, up to 128 assets (AWS Marketplace listing, checked September 21, 2026)
  • Qualys VMDR: $596/month, 128 hosts (AWS Marketplace listing, checked September 21, 2026)
  • Fortra VM: quote only
Agent-based scanning$1,195/year (25 agents)
  • Tenable One Vulnerability Management: $3,700/year, 100 assets, agents included (Tenable online store, checked September 21, 2026)
  • Qualys VMDR: $596/month, 128 hosts, agents included (AWS Marketplace listing, checked September 21, 2026)
Authenticated web app scanning$5,995/year (10 apps)
  • Tenable Web App Scanning: $6,790/year, 5 sites (Tenable online store, checked September 21, 2026)
  • Rapid7 InsightAppSec: $175/month per app, billed annually (Rapid7 pricing page, checked September 21, 2026)
  • Fortra WAS: quote only
Automated pen testingExternal $1,995 (30 days, 1 asset) and Internal $2,995 (30 days, 25 hosts)
  • Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, Fortra: no comparable online package. Qualys and Rapid7 offer exploit-validation tools; Fortra sells Core Impact separately; all quote only.

Prices and features as published by each vendor, checked September 21, 2026. Vendors measure scope differently (IPs, assets, targets, hosts or apps), and many offer discounts through private quotes. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will update it.

Looking at one platform in particular? Read the detailed comparisons: Qualys vs Clone Systems, Tenable vs Clone Systems, Rapid7 vs Clone Systems, Fortra vs Clone Systems.

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