Switching guide
Wiz alternatives: switching from Wiz for multi-cloud coverage
Short answer
The highest-scoring alternatives to Wiz on our coverage weights are Orca Security, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Wiz scores 9.03 and ranks 2 of 9. Before switching, check the rows where Wiz 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 Wiz?
- Its own site quotes custom prices; marketplace prices are 12-month contracts with paid add-ons for sensor and code.
- Names four public clouds; Alibaba, Tencent, on-premises and disconnected environments are not named on the pages reviewed.
- Its runtime layer, the Wiz Sensor, was added to an agentless core and scores lower than runtime-first platforms.
Which alternatives score highest?
- 7 of 8
Scores higher than Wiz on: Clouds and environments named, Agentless workload depth and Path to first findings
Wiz scores higher on: Risk context from day one, Runtime layer when you need it, Integrations and reach and Cost visibility before purchase
- 4 of 8
Scores higher than Wiz on: Runtime layer when you need it and Cost visibility before purchase
Wiz scores higher on: Clouds and environments named, Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings, Risk context from day one and Integrations and reach
- 4 of 8
Scores higher than Wiz on: Cost visibility before purchase
Wiz scores higher on: Clouds and environments named, Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings, Risk context from day one, Runtime layer when you need it and Integrations and reach
- 5 of 8
Scores higher than Wiz on: Clouds and environments named and Runtime layer when you need it
Wiz scores higher on: Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings, Risk context from day one, Integrations and reach and Cost visibility before purchase
- 4 of 8
Scores higher than Wiz on: Runtime layer when you need it
Wiz scores higher 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
- 4 of 8
Scores higher than Wiz on: Runtime layer when you need it
Wiz scores higher 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
- 3 of 8
Scores higher than Wiz on: Runtime layer when you need it
Wiz scores higher 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
- 7 of 8
Scores higher than Wiz on: Clouds and environments named and Runtime layer when you need it
Wiz scores higher on: Agentless workload depth, Path to first findings, Risk context from day one, Integrations and reach 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 attack-path view is as useful as the Security Graph your team already uses.
- Which of your integrations from the WIN catalog you would need to rebuild.
- Whether the alternative names the clouds you plan to add.
When should you stay with Wiz?
Stay with Wiz if your estate sits on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and OCI and your team relies on the Security Graph and its integrations. Its scores on risk context and integrations are the highest here.
Frequently asked questions
What is the top-scoring alternative to Wiz?
Orca Security at 9.09 on our default weights. It scores higher than Wiz on Clouds and environments named, Agentless workload depth and Path to first findings.
Which Wiz 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 Wiz 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. 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. Upwind: AWS Marketplace, 12-month contract: Upwind Cloud Security Platform $30,000.00; Upwind Managed Detection and Response 24/7 Service $6,000.00. The quantity each price covers was not captured in our read. 24-month and 36-month contracts are listed with savings. No price on Upwind's own site.