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MyPentest vs Qualys WAS: an honest comparison.

Web Application Scanning with authentication records, API tests and reporting across application inventories. Compare its workflow with MyPentest's hosted assessment of a verified application, including the limits of both approaches.

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Facts about Qualys WAS checked on 2 October 2026 against their own pages.

At a glance

Compare the workflow your team needs.

MyPentest · by BugSnaps

A hosted automated penetration test for web apps and their APIs: discovery, 56 passive and safe-active checks, supported sign-in flows using supplied test accounts, and a report with evidence, CVSS and fixes.

Best for: Teams assessing a verified web app without installing a scanner, who can supply scoped test accounts and review coverage limits.

Qualys WAS · Qualys

Web Application Scanning with authentication records, API tests and reporting across application inventories.

Vendor product documentation

Best for: You need application findings in an existing Qualys inventory and management workflow.

This is a product-scope comparison, not a head-to-head detection benchmark. Best-fit recommendations are editorial judgments. Check the exact edition and validate it against the same authorized staging application, accounts and exclusions. No scanner can guarantee that every vulnerability was found.

How to evaluate Qualys WAS alternatives

Feature by feature

What MyPentest and Qualys WAS each do.

Including where MyPentest says no. Where Qualys WAS's site doesn't say, we don't guess.

Feature comparison of MyPentest and Qualys WAS
Feature	MyPentest	Qualys WAS
Getting started
Hosted workflow without installing a scanner	YesBrowser workflow at bugsnaps.in	YesCloud external scanners; internal targets need an appliance
Free plan, open source or trial	YesOne trial assessment; detailed high and critical findings need a paid plan	Not established by the linked sources
No personal LLM API key required	YesNo personal model key for scanning	YesManaged scanner
Public pricing information	YesPlus is a one-time scan pack with no expiry; current prices appear below	Not established by the linked sources
Testing
Tests a running web application	YesDiscovery and 56 defined checks, subject to scan mode and reachable endpoints	Yes
Authenticated testing with configuration	PartlySupported logins and supplied test accounts; cross-user checks need suitable accounts and reachable records	YesRecords and browser scripts
API security testing	PartlyDiscovered REST, GraphQL and OpenAPI surfaces; discovery and permissions limit coverage	PartlyREST/SOAP and collections; verify specification versions
Exploit validation or manual attack tools	NoEvidence probes, not general exploitation or post-exploitation	Not established by the linked sources
Coverage beyond the web app
Network or infrastructure scanning	NoAutomated product focuses on web applications and APIs	Not established by the linked sources
Cloud or infrastructure-as-code checks	No	Not established by the linked sources
Source-code security analysis	No	Not established by the linked sources
Workflow
Separate testing service from the vendor	YesSeparate scoped BugSnaps engagements	Not established by the linked sources
CI/CD, API or ticketing integration	PartlySARIF and Markdown exports; no native pipeline integration	YesAPI and Jenkins documented
Compliance-oriented reporting	NoEvidence, CVSS and CWE do not constitute compliance certification	Not established by the linked sources
Open source or local deployment	NoHosted product is not an open-source scanner	PartlyInternal appliance, not an open-source engine

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Not established by the linked sources

Pros and cons

Strengths and trade-offs - ours too.

Every tool gives something up. Here's what each one does well, and what you accept by choosing it.

MyPentest

Strengths

Browser assessment of a verified app without scanner installation
Evidence, confidence and remediation with findings
Supported authenticated checks using supplied test accounts

Trade-offs

No source-code, cloud-configuration or network assessment in the automated product
No general exploit chains, custom scan rules or native CI integration
Discovery and credentials limit coverage; a clean run does not guarantee every vulnerability was found
Reports do not certify compliance or replace a scoped manual business-logic test

Qualys WAS

Strengths

Inventory, tags and reporting
Configured authentication and API scans
Internal and external scanner options

Trade-offs

Internal access requires scanner placement
Verify API specification-version support
Profiles and exclusions change depth and impact

Pricing

What each one costs.

MyPentest

FreeFree - 1 free scan per account, once only
Plus₹499 once - 2 detailed scans per pack, no expiry

Paid through Razorpay, in rupees. Nothing renews automatically.

Full pricing

Qualys WAS

Setup and API guides do not establish current licence prices.
Confirm app count, appliances and contract terms with Qualys.

As listed on their site on 2 October 2026. Check theirs for current prices.

Qualys WAS's site

Selection criteria

Which workflow fits your requirements?

Choose MyPentest if…

You need an occasional hosted web-app assessment with evidence and remediation, and do not require the other product's wider platform or operator controls.

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Choose Qualys WAS if…

You need application findings in an existing Qualys inventory and management workflow.

Need more than any automated tool gives you? A BugSnaps manual pentest covers business logic and chained attacks, with retesting of fixes.

FAQ

MyPentest vs Qualys WAS: common questions.

Does WAS include every Qualys infrastructure feature?

No. WAS is the web-application module. Network and cloud capabilities should not be treated as included merely because they share a vendor.

Can a cloud scanner reach an internal app?

The WAS guide documents an internal scanner appliance. Confirm reachability, credentials and exclusions before judging results.

Sources

Checked on 2 October 2026. Products change - if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it. Qualys WAS is a trademark of its owner; BugSnaps is not affiliated with Qualys.

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