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Wiz alternatives (2026): the other 8 vendors' facts

By The Cloud Map Desk. Published , updated .

Desk research from public vendor pages. Vendor facts read September 2026, updated 2026-11-03. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.

Aqua Security

aquasec.com

Categories described4 of 6
CNAPPYes
CSPMYes
CWPPYes
CIEMNot found*
DSPMNot found*
Vulnerability managementYes
AgentsAgentless + agent
Clouds namedAWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Alibaba
Code scanningYes
AI securityYes
FedRAMPHigh
Air-gappedYes
On-premisesYes
Open sourceTrivy
Public priceBy quote

* Not found on the pages we read; it may exist. Facts as the vendor states them on its own pages and marketplace listings, read September 2026, checked 3 Nov 2026. Not a measure of how well anything works.

Aqua Security

  • Differs on agent approach: Aqua: Agentless + agent; Wiz: Agentless core.
  • Clouds named match: AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Alibaba.
  • Same FedRAMP status: Aqua: High; Wiz: High.
  • Differs on public price status: Aqua: By quote; Wiz: Marketplace listing.
Wiz vs Aqua

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

crowdstrike.com

Categories described6 of 6
CNAPPYes
CSPMYes
CWPPYes
CIEMYes
DSPMYes
Vulnerability managementYes
AgentsAgentless + agent
Clouds namedAWS, Azure, GCP, OCI
Code scanningPartly
AI securityYes
FedRAMPHigh
Air-gappedNot stated
On-premisesNot stated
Open sourceNone named
Public priceMarketplace listing

* Not found on the pages we read; it may exist. Facts as the vendor states them on its own pages and marketplace listings, read September 2026, checked 3 Nov 2026. Not a measure of how well anything works.

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

  • Differs on agent approach: CrowdStrike: Agentless + agent; Wiz: Agentless core.
  • Differs on clouds named: CrowdStrike alone names none; Wiz alone names Alibaba.
  • Same FedRAMP status: CrowdStrike: High; Wiz: High.
  • Same public price status: CrowdStrike: Marketplace listing; Wiz: Marketplace listing.
Wiz vs CrowdStrike

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

azure.microsoft.com

Categories described6 of 6
CNAPPYes
CSPMYes
CWPPYes
CIEMYes
DSPMYes
Vulnerability managementYes
AgentsAgentless + agent
Clouds namedAzure, AWS, GCP
Code scanningPartly
AI securityPartly
FedRAMPHigh
Air-gappedNot stated
On-premisesYes
Open sourceNone named
Public pricePublished

* Not found on the pages we read; it may exist. Facts as the vendor states them on its own pages and marketplace listings, read September 2026, checked 3 Nov 2026. Not a measure of how well anything works.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

  • Differs on agent approach: Defender for Cloud: Agentless + agent; Wiz: Agentless core.
  • Differs on clouds named: Defender for Cloud alone names none; Wiz alone names OCI, Alibaba.
  • Same FedRAMP status: Defender for Cloud: High; Wiz: High.
  • Differs on public price status: Defender for Cloud: Published; Wiz: Marketplace listing.
Wiz vs Defender for Cloud

Orca Security

orca.security

Categories described6 of 6
CNAPPYes
CSPMYes
CWPPYes
CIEMYes
DSPMYes
Vulnerability managementYes
AgentsAgentless core
Clouds namedAWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Alibaba, Tencent
Code scanningYes
AI securityYes
FedRAMPModerate
Air-gappedNot stated
On-premisesYes
Open sourceNone named
Public priceMarketplace listing

* Not found on the pages we read; it may exist. Facts as the vendor states them on its own pages and marketplace listings, read September 2026, checked 3 Nov 2026. Not a measure of how well anything works.

Orca Security

  • Differs on clouds named: Orca alone names Tencent; Wiz alone names none.
  • Differs on FedRAMP status: Orca: Moderate; Wiz: High.
  • Same public price status: Orca: Marketplace listing; Wiz: Marketplace listing.
Wiz vs Orca

Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud

paloaltonetworks.com

Categories described6 of 6
CNAPPYes
CSPMYes
CWPPYes
CIEMYes
DSPMYes
Vulnerability managementYes
AgentsAgentless + agent
Clouds namedAWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Alibaba
Code scanningYes
AI securityYes
FedRAMPNot stated
Air-gappedNot stated
On-premisesNot stated
Open sourceNone named
Public priceNot published

* Not found on the pages we read; it may exist. Facts as the vendor states them on its own pages and marketplace listings, read September 2026, checked 3 Nov 2026. Not a measure of how well anything works.

Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud

  • Differs on agent approach: Cortex Cloud: Agentless + agent; Wiz: Agentless core.
  • Clouds named match: AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Alibaba.
  • Differs on FedRAMP status: Cortex Cloud: Not stated; Wiz: High.
  • Differs on public price status: Cortex Cloud: Not published; Wiz: Marketplace listing.
Wiz vs Cortex Cloud

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud

sentinelone.com

Categories described6 of 6
CNAPPYes
CSPMYes
CWPPYes
CIEMYes
DSPMYes
Vulnerability managementYes
AgentsAgentless core
Clouds namedAWS, Azure, GCP
Code scanningYes
AI securityYes
FedRAMPHigh
Air-gappedNot stated
On-premisesNot stated
Open sourceNone named
Public priceNot published

* Not found on the pages we read; it may exist. Facts as the vendor states them on its own pages and marketplace listings, read September 2026, checked 3 Nov 2026. Not a measure of how well anything works.

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud

  • Differs on clouds named: SentinelOne alone names none; Wiz alone names OCI, Alibaba.
  • Same FedRAMP status: SentinelOne: High; Wiz: High.
  • Differs on public price status: SentinelOne: Not published; Wiz: Marketplace listing.
Wiz vs SentinelOne

Sysdig Secure

sysdig.com

Categories described6 of 6
CNAPPYes
CSPMYes
CWPPYes
CIEMYes
DSPMYes
Vulnerability managementYes
AgentsAgentless + agent
Clouds namedAWS, Azure, GCP, OCI
Code scanningPartly
AI securityYes
FedRAMPNot stated
Air-gappedNot stated
On-premisesNot stated
Open sourceFalco
Public priceMarketplace listing

* Not found on the pages we read; it may exist. Facts as the vendor states them on its own pages and marketplace listings, read September 2026, checked 3 Nov 2026. Not a measure of how well anything works.

Sysdig Secure

  • Differs on agent approach: Sysdig: Agentless + agent; Wiz: Agentless core.
  • Differs on clouds named: Sysdig alone names none; Wiz alone names Alibaba.
  • Differs on FedRAMP status: Sysdig: Not stated; Wiz: High.
  • Same public price status: Sysdig: Marketplace listing; Wiz: Marketplace listing.
Wiz vs Sysdig

Upwind

upwind.io

Categories described6 of 6
CNAPPYes
CSPMYes
CWPPYes
CIEMYes
DSPMYes
Vulnerability managementYes
AgentsAgentless + agent
Clouds namedAWS, Azure, GCP, OCI
Code scanningYes
AI securityYes
FedRAMPIn progress
Air-gappedNot stated
On-premisesNot stated
Open sourceNone named
Public priceMarketplace listing

* Not found on the pages we read; it may exist. Facts as the vendor states them on its own pages and marketplace listings, read September 2026, checked 3 Nov 2026. Not a measure of how well anything works.

Upwind

  • Differs on agent approach: Upwind: Agentless + agent; Wiz: Agentless core.
  • Differs on clouds named: Upwind alone names none; Wiz alone names Alibaba.
  • Differs on FedRAMP status: Upwind: In progress; Wiz: High.
  • Same public price status: Upwind: Marketplace listing; Wiz: Marketplace listing.
Wiz vs Upwind