Qtangl vs Spreadsheet / status quo
Qtangl vs Spreadsheet Crypto Inventory — Comparison (2026)
The real #1 competitor — most orgs have no central crypto inventory at all.
Land the point: A spreadsheet misses JWKS, SSH, and email STARTTLS — and it's stale the day after. Try a free mini-scan.
Their pitch
Manual TLS spreadsheets, one-time consultant decks, and ad-hoc cert audits that decay the day after delivery.
Discovery: Manual audits and spreadsheets — misses JWKS, SSH, email STARTTLS, and drift.
Loading…
Capability radar
Relative scores (0–5) across six buyer dimensions. Qtangl vs Spreadsheet / status quo.
| Dimension | Qtangl | Spreadsheet / status quo |
|---|---|---|
| Time to inventory | 5 | 1 |
| Verifiable evidence | 5 | 0 |
| Discovery depth | 4 | 1 |
| Platform breadth | 4 | 0 |
| Mid-market affordability | 4 | 5 |
| Self-serve path | 5 | 0 |
Discovery method coverage
No single discovery method is complete — NIST guidance recommends combining 2–3. Each vendor anchors to a primary method with characteristic blind spots.
| Vendor | Agentless external | Host / endpoint | Source / binary | Key / KMS | Certificate / CLM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtangl | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Spreadsheet / status quo | no | no | no | no | partial |
Where Qtangl wins
- Speed and completeness (JWKS, SSH, email missed by spreadsheets)
- HNDL urgency via Mosca inequality
- Continuous drift vs one-time static inventory
- Signed evidence auditors verify
Where Spreadsheet / status quo wins
- Organizations with zero external TLS exposure
- Teams deferring any PQC investment indefinitely
We acknowledge competitor strengths — never disparage. Choose based on your program scope.
When to choose Spreadsheet / status quo
Never as a long-term strategy — only as a temporary gap before board mandate forces action.
When to choose Qtangl
Board asks for RSA/ECDSA exposure before 2030 and you need inventory in minutes, not another stale spreadsheet.
FAQ
When should we choose spreadsheet / status quo over Qtangl?
There is no strategic case for spreadsheets — only inertia before a board mandate.
When should we choose Qtangl over spreadsheet / status quo?
Any regulated team facing a 2027/2030 PQC deadline that needs living inventory and verifiable evidence.
Can we use both together?
Often yes. Many regulated teams keep a discovery incumbent for depth and layer Qtangl as the neutral evidence system of record — signed reports, transparency log, and Readiness Passport auditors verify independently.