Switching guide
Upwind alternatives: switching from Upwind for multi-cloud coverage
Short answer
The highest-scoring alternatives to Upwind on our coverage weights are Orca Security, Wiz and CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security. Upwind scores 7.63 and ranks 7 of 9. Before switching, check the rows where Upwind still scores higher, listed under each alternative below.
Desk research from public vendor pages read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-11. Editorial assessment; we did not run the products.
Why do teams look beyond Upwind?
- No price on its own site; its AWS Marketplace price does not state the quantity it covers.
- Its strongest context depends on the runtime sensor rather than the agentless scan.
- A younger company with a smaller integration footprint.
Which alternatives score highest?
- 7 of 8
Scores higher than Upwind on: Clouds and environments named, Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings, Risk context from day one, Integrations and reach and Cost visibility before purchase
Upwind scores higher on: Runtime layer when you need it
- 2Wiz4 of 8
Scores higher than Upwind on: Clouds and environments named, Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings, Risk context from day one, Integrations and reach and Cost visibility before purchase
Upwind scores higher on: Runtime layer when you need it
- 4 of 8
Scores higher than Upwind on: Clouds and environments named, Runtime layer when you need it, Integrations and reach and Cost visibility before purchase
Upwind scores higher on: Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings and Risk context from day one
- 4 of 8
Scores higher than Upwind on: Clouds and environments named, Path to first findings, Integrations and reach and Cost visibility before purchase
Upwind scores higher on: Agentless workload depth, Risk context from day one and Runtime layer when you need it
- 5 of 8
Scores higher than Upwind on: Clouds and environments named and Integrations and reach
Upwind scores higher on: Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings, Risk context from day one, Runtime layer when you need it and Cost visibility before purchase
- 4 of 8
Scores higher than Upwind on: Clouds and environments named, Runtime layer when you need it, Integrations and reach and Cost visibility before purchase
Upwind scores higher on: Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings and Risk context from day one
- 3 of 8
Scores higher than Upwind on: Path to first findings and Integrations and reach
Upwind scores higher on: Agentless workload depth, Risk context from day one, Runtime layer when you need it and Cost visibility before purchase
- 7 of 8
Scores higher than Upwind on: Clouds and environments named and Integrations and reach
Upwind scores higher on: Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings, Risk context from day one, Runtime layer when you need it and Cost visibility before purchase
- Named on the vendor's pages we reviewed
- Not named on the pages we reviewed (this does not mean unsupported)
What should you check before you switch?
- Whether the alternative's runtime layer matches Upwind's forensic timelines.
- How much of your estate the alternative sees before any sensor is installed.
- Which Upwind integrations you would need to replace.
When should you stay with Upwind?
Stay with Upwind if runtime context matters more to you than agentless breadth, you can run its eBPF sensor widely, and its four named clouds match your estate.
Frequently asked questions
What is the top-scoring alternative to Upwind?
Orca Security at 9.09 on our default weights. It scores higher than Upwind on Clouds and environments named, Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings, Risk context from day one, Integrations and reach and Cost visibility before purchase.
Which Upwind alternatives name the most clouds?
Orca Security (7 of 8), Aqua Security (7 of 8) and Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud (formerly Prisma Cloud) (5 of 8).
Which Upwind alternative publishes its pricing?
Orca Security: AWS Marketplace lists four contract tiers by concurrent EC2 workloads: Small (up to 100) $7,000.00, Small-Medium (300) $12,000.00, Medium (500) $17,000.00, Large (1,000) $30,000.00. The listing has 1-month and 12-month tabs; we did not capture which term these figures belong to, so confirm the term on the listing. No price on Orca's own site. Wiz: AWS Marketplace, 12-month contract: Wiz Essential, 100 cloud workloads, $24,000.00; Wiz Advanced, 100 cloud workloads, $38,000.00. Add-ons: Wiz Sensor (100 sensors, for Wiz Advanced) $28,000.00; Wiz Code (100 licenses) $58,500.00; Wiz Defend (300 GB of logs per month, for Wiz Advanced) $18,000.00. Wiz's own site quotes custom prices. CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security: AWS Marketplace, pay as you go (listing combined with Next-Gen SIEM): runtime host protection $0.023 per hour per running host; container protection $0.054 per hour per running worker node; Fargate protection $0.01 per hour per Fargate instance. 30-day free trial with up to $500 in usage credits. CrowdStrike's own pricing page lists endpoint bundles only. Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Published list prices (USD, monthly, East/Central US): Foundational CSPM free; Defender CSPM $5.11 per billable resource; Defender for Servers Plan 1 $4.906 and Plan 2 $14.60 per server; Defender for Containers $6.8693 per vCore; Defender for Storage $10 per storage account; Defender for AI Services $0.0008 per 1,000 tokens. Free for the first 30 days; 1-year pre-purchase commit units save up to 22%. Sysdig Secure: AWS Marketplace, 1-month contract: CNAPP Enterprise $72.00 per unit per month (the unit was not captured in our read); 12-month contracts listed as saving up to 17%. Sysdig's own pricing page: licensing by number of hosts, prices by quote.