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title: "Prisma Cloud vs Qualys: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Prisma Cloud or Qualys more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Container scanning tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Prisma Cloud vs Qualys: Which is searched more?

Is Prisma Cloud or Qualys more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Container scanning tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Prisma Cloud and Qualys
- **Competitive set**: Container scanning tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Prisma Cloud Share of Search**: 2.1%
- **Qualys Share of Search**: 24%

## Is Prisma Cloud or Qualys more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Qualys had more branded searches than Prisma Cloud among container scanning tools worldwide. Qualys had about 49,600 branded searches, while Prisma Cloud had 4,400. Qualys made up 24% of all container scanning tool searches we track, and Prisma Cloud accounted for 2.1%.
- Qualys was ahead of Prisma Cloud in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Prisma Cloud’s share of searches among container scanning tools worldwide moved from 3.9% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 4.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Qualys’ share of searches among container scanning tools worldwide held steady at 24%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.6K to 49.5K.

## Top container scanning tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Prisma Cloud was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Qualys did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trivy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Grype | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Snyk | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Prisma Cloud | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Docker Scout | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Anchore | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Clair | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Qualys | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about container scanning tools

- Asked ChatGPT "Which container scanning tool should I use?": 1. Trivy, 2. Grype, 3. Snyk, 4. Prisma Cloud
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best container scanning tools?": 1. Trivy, 2. Grype, 3. Snyk, 4. Docker Scout, 5. Prisma Cloud, 6. Anchore
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best container scanning tool for image security?": 1. Trivy, 2. Snyk, 3. Grype, 4. Prisma Cloud, 5. Docker Scout, 6. Anchore
- Searched Google, AI Overview "container scanning tool": 1. Trivy, 2. Grype, 3. Clair, 4. Anchore
- Searched Google, AI Overview "container security scanning": 1. Trivy, 2. Grype, 3. Snyk

Not named in any answer: Qualys.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for container scanning tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Qualys overtook Clair to become the leader among container scanning tools worldwide, with 24% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Prisma Cloud fell from 6th to 7th among container scanning tools worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Prisma Cloud estimated searches | Prisma Cloud Share of Search | Prisma Cloud rank | Qualys estimated searches | Qualys Share of Search | Qualys rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 3.9% | 5 | 49.6K | 24% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 3.4% | 5 | 49.5K | 25.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 3.2% | 5 | 40.5K | 19.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 3.6% | 5 | 40.5K | 21.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 3.2% | 5 | 49.5K | 24.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 2.2% | 6 | 49.5K | 16.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 2.9% | 6 | 49.6K | 21.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 2.5% | 6 | 40.6K | 19.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 2.4% | 6 | 49.5K | 22.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 2.7% | 6 | 49.5K | 24.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 2% | 6 | 49.6K | 23% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 4.4K | 2.1% | 7 | 49.5K | 24% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Prisma Cloud’s and Qualys’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Prisma Cloud**: Measured on the search term “prisma cloud”.
- **Qualys**: Measured on the search terms “qualys” and “qualys app”, summed into one figure.

- [Prisma Cloud profile](/demand/global-en/brands/prisma-cloud)
- [Qualys profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qualys)
- [All container scanning tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/container-scanning-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Prisma Cloud or Qualys more popular in search?

In September 2026, Qualys had more branded searches than Prisma Cloud among container scanning tools worldwide. Qualys had about 49,600 branded searches, while Prisma Cloud had 4,400. Qualys made up 24% of all container scanning tool searches we track, and Prisma Cloud accounted for 2.1%.

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