Cloud-native security platform that finds the most critical risks across AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and code repos by analyzing the full cloud graph.

Wiz is the leader in cloud-native application protection (CNAPP) for a reason. The Security Graph genuinely changes how teams find toxic risk combinations. Pricing is enterprise-only, which keeps it out of reach for small teams. We rate it 8.3/10.

What are the best Wiz alternatives?

The top Wiz alternatives are Prisma Cloud (Palo Alto), Lacework FortiCNAPP and Orca Security. Each is compared in the alternatives section of this review.

Wiz Review 2026: 8.3/10, No Public Pricing

TLDR

Wiz is the cloud-native security platform that finds critical risks by mapping the full cloud graph across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes. Best for: mid-size to enterprise security teams running multi-cloud. Price: custom enterprise pricing. Rating: 8.3/10

What is Wiz?

Wiz is a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that consolidates what used to take five or six separate security tools. We tested it against AWS and Azure environments, and the speed of initial deployment is what stood out: Wiz starts surfacing findings in hours, not weeks.

The company hit unicorn status faster than any startup in history and was acquired by Google in 2025. Despite the acquisition, Wiz operates independently and continues to integrate with all major clouds.

Key Features

Security Graph

The Security Graph is the differentiator. Instead of showing thousands of isolated CVE alerts, Wiz traces relationships between assets and identifies toxic combinations: a public-facing VM with high vulnerabilities and IAM access to a sensitive S3 bucket, for example. The graph surfaces the 1% of issues that actually represent breach paths.

Agentless Scanning

Wiz takes snapshots of your cloud workloads via cloud APIs. No agents to install, no performance overhead, no kernel modules. This is the architectural choice that made Wiz win against incumbents like Prisma Cloud and Lacework.

Wiz Code

Shifts security left into code repositories. Scans Infrastructure as Code, secrets, and dependencies. Connects findings in code to runtime impact in cloud, so a developer sees not just “this Terraform has a misconfig” but “this misconfig will create a public S3 bucket with PII access.”

AI-SPM

AI Security Posture Management surfaces shadow AI in your environment: unmanaged LLM endpoints, model APIs, training data exposure. Becoming critical as AI workloads proliferate.

Compliance and Reporting

Pre-built frameworks for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI, and others. Continuous evidence collection for auditors instead of point-in-time snapshots.

Pricing

Wiz pricing is enterprise-only and quoted per workload. Reported figures put baseline deals around $50,000 per year, scaling to seven figures for large multinationals. There is no self-serve tier and no public price list.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Agentless scanning means no performance overhead on workloads
Security Graph surfaces toxic risk chains other tools miss
Single platform replaces 5+ legacy point tools
Strong integrations with the cloud providers and CI/CD

Cons

Enterprise pricing only, no SMB tier
Steep learning curve to operationalize fully
Annual contracts mean limited flexibility
Some features overlap with native cloud security services

Plan	Price	Plan Features	Best For
Essential	Custom	Core CSPM, vulnerability management, basic compliance	Single-cloud teams starting out
Advanced	Custom	Adds CIEM, container security, secrets scanning	Multi-cloud security teams
Enterprise	Custom	Full Wiz Code, AI-SPM, runtime protection, premium support	Large enterprises with regulated workloads

Who Should Use Wiz?

Security teams at companies running production workloads across multiple clouds with regulated data. If you have a CISO and dedicated security headcount, Wiz pays back its cost within a year by reducing time to detect and remediate critical issues. If you are a five-person startup on AWS only, the native AWS security tools plus Vanta will get you 80% of the value at a fraction of the cost.

Alternatives

Prisma Cloud (Palo Alto)

The legacy CNAPP leader before Wiz. Broader feature set in some areas but heavier to deploy and uses agents.

Lacework FortiCNAPP

Strong on anomaly detection via behavioral baselines. Now part of Fortinet.

Orca Security

Direct competitor with a similar agentless approach. Smaller market share but increasingly competitive.

FAQ

Is Wiz agentless?

Yes. Wiz uses snapshot-based scanning of cloud workloads, so you do not install agents on virtual machines or containers. This is the core architectural difference vs older CSPM tools.

How much does Wiz cost?

Wiz pricing is custom and enterprise-only. Reported deal sizes typically start around $50,000 per year and scale based on workload count and feature tier.

What clouds does Wiz support?

Wiz supports AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and Kubernetes across all major cloud providers. Wiz Code also scans code repositories and CI/CD pipelines.

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