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Wiz alternatives in 2026: for start-ups and for enterprise
Wiz is one of the strongest cloud security platforms available, and Google completed its acquisition of Wiz in March 2026. It is also priced for large estates. This guide explains what Wiz costs, then lists six alternatives: three for start-ups and small teams, one native AWS option and two for enterprises that want a different CNAPP. We make one of them, and every price links to its source.
Wiz pricing explained
Wiz does not publish prices on its pricing page, which offers Wiz One, Wiz Go and à la carte licensing through a quote form. Its AWS Marketplace listing does show list prices for a 12-month contract:
| Wiz product | Unit | Price per 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Wiz Essential | 100 cloud workloads | $24,000 |
| Wiz Advanced | 100 cloud workloads | $38,000 |
| Wiz Sensor (add-on for Advanced) | 100 sensors | $28,000 |
| Wiz Code (add-on) | 100 licences | $58,500 |
| Wiz Defend (add-on for Advanced) | 300 GB of logs per month | $18,000 |
Prices were checked on 13 October 2026. Custom pricing is available through private offers, so your own quote may differ. Is Wiz free? No: there is no free plan, although the Marketplace listing offers a free trial on Wiz’s own terms.
The alternatives at a glance
| Alternative | Best for | Published starting price | Clouds |
|---|---|---|---|
| bearhug | Small AWS teams without a security engineer | $100 per AWS account per month (AWS Marketplace) | AWS |
| Aikido Security | Developer teams wanting code, container and cloud scanning | Free developer plan; paid from $3,780 per 12 months for 10 users (Aikido on AWS Marketplace) | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and others |
| Cyscale | SaaS start-ups and SMEs wanting multi-cloud CNAPP | $850 a month, billed annually, up to 1,000 assets (Cyscale pricing) | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud |
| AWS Security Hub | AWS teams comfortable working with raw findings | Pay-as-you-go (AWS Security Hub pricing); 30-day free trial | AWS, with some Azure coverage |
| Orca Security | Enterprises wanting agentless multi-cloud CNAPP | $7,000 per month for up to 100 workloads (Orca on AWS Marketplace) | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OCI, Alibaba Cloud |
| Cortex Cloud (formerly Prisma Cloud) | Enterprises standardised on Palo Alto Networks | Quote only (Cortex Cloud licence plans) | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OCI, Alibaba Cloud |
Prices were checked on the vendor’s own pricing page or AWS Marketplace listing on 13 October 2026. Units and terms differ, so compare them against your own estate.
Wiz alternatives for start-ups and small teams
1. bearhug
An AWS-only CSPM built on Security Hub and GuardDuty for teams without a security engineer. Every finding is explained in plain English, common fixes take one click with rollback, and it costs a flat $100 per AWS account per month with no long-term commitment. Choose it if you run on AWS and your main risk is misconfiguration. Skip it if you need Azure, Google Cloud, container or code scanning. Read bearhug vs Wiz.
2. Aikido Security
Brings code scanning, dependency scanning, secrets detection, container scanning and CSPM together for developer teams, priced by users. Choose it if you want one tool across your code and your cloud and your developers will own security. Skip it if you need deep AWS posture remediation for non-developers.
3. Cyscale
An agentless CNAPP that describes itself as cloud security designed for start-ups, with every plan including the full platform. Choose it if you use more than one cloud and want CNAPP coverage at a lower entry point than Wiz. Skip it if your asset count is hard to predict. Read bearhug vs Cyscale.
4. AWS Security Hub on its own
AWS’s own posture service runs the checks that many tools, including bearhug, build on. Choose it if you have engineers who are comfortable reading raw findings and building their own remediation. Skip it if nobody on the team has time to triage technical findings. Read AWS Security Hub vs bearhug.
Wiz alternatives for enterprise
5. Orca Security
An agentless-first CNAPP using SideScanning, sold as a single licence per concurrent workload and covering the major clouds. Choose it if you want Wiz-like breadth with agentless deployment across a large estate. Skip it if you run far fewer than 100 workloads, because the listed entry price covers up to 100 and a smaller estate would pay for capacity it does not use. Read bearhug vs Orca Security.
6. Cortex Cloud (formerly Prisma Cloud)
Palo Alto Networks announced in February 2025 that Cortex Cloud is the next version of Prisma Cloud. It is a full CNAPP covering posture, runtime and application security. Choose it if you already use Palo Alto Networks firewalls or Cortex security operations tools. Skip it if you want a published price. Read bearhug vs Prisma Cloud.
Need AWS and Azure together? bearhug covers AWS only. For one view across AWS and Azure, look at Orca, Cortex Cloud, Cyscale or Aikido.
How to choose
- List the clouds you actually run. If the answer is only AWS, you can rule out paying for multi-cloud coverage.
- Decide whether you need more than posture management. Our guide to CSPM vs CNAPP explains when the extra scope is worth it.
- Price it against your own estate. Count accounts, workloads, assets and users, then use our CSPM cost guide to compare.
- Trial two tools on the same account. Compare the findings and how long your team takes to act on them.
Wiz pricing and alternatives questions
Wiz does not list prices on its own website. Its AWS Marketplace listing shows Wiz Essential at $24,000 and Wiz Advanced at $38,000 per 12 months, each for 100 cloud workloads, with add-ons such as Wiz Sensor, Wiz Code and Wiz Defend priced separately. Custom pricing is available through private offers.
No. Wiz has no free plan. Its AWS Marketplace listing offers a free trial on Wiz’s own trial terms, after which you need a paid contract.
It depends on what you need. For AWS posture management without a security team, bearhug costs $100 per AWS account per month. For code, container and cloud scanning together, Aikido has a free developer plan. For multi-cloud CNAPP coverage at a lower entry point, Cyscale starts at $850 a month billed annually.
The closest enterprise alternatives are full CNAPP platforms with multi-cloud coverage, such as Orca Security and Cortex Cloud from Palo Alto Networks (formerly Prisma Cloud). Both cover AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, among others.
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