Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) -- Wiz Alternatives
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs) provide unified security across the full cloud application lifecycle, combining cloud security posture management (CSPM), cloud workload protection (CWPP), container security, infrastructure-as-code scanning, and often cloud identity management (CIEM) into a single platform. These comprehensive solutions aim to replace the collection of point tools that organizations previously needed for cloud security, offering a single pane of glass across code, infrastructure, and runtime.
Module-based enterprise pricing / Credits system
The broadest CNAPP platform covering code-to-cloud security with Bridgecrew IaC scanning, runtime protection, and WAAS. Best for large enterprises already in the Palo Alto ecosystem that need the most comprehensive feature coverage regardless of complexity.
Free (Trivy OSS) / Enterprise custom pricing
The strongest CNAPP for container-native and Kubernetes-heavy environments, with industry-leading container image scanning, runtime drift prevention, and open-source tools (Trivy, Tracee). Best for DevSecOps teams building containerized applications.
Custom enterprise pricing / Free (Falco OSS)
The best CNAPP for runtime security, powered by the CNCF-graduated Falco engine with deep system call visibility. Best for organizations where real-time threat detection and cloud detection and response (CDR) are top priorities.
Comprehensive CNAPP from Palo Alto Networks securing applications from code to cloud
Module-based enterprise pricing / Credits system
Large enterprises already using Palo Alto Networks products that want a comprehensive code-to-cloud CNAPP platform
Cloud-native security platform specializing in container, Kubernetes, and serverless protection
Free (Trivy OSS) / Enterprise custom pricing
Organizations running container-heavy and Kubernetes-native environments that need the deepest container security and runtime protection
Cloud and container security platform built on open-source Falco for runtime threat detection
Custom enterprise pricing / Free (Falco OSS)
Organizations that need strong runtime security and real-time threat detection alongside cloud posture management, especially in Kubernetes environments
Compare all 3 Wiz alternatives side-by-side across pricing, deployment, and key capabilities.
| Feature | Prisma Cloud 4.2/5 | Aqua Security 4.3/5 | Sysdig 4.3/5 |
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| Pricing Model | Credit-based (per module and resource) | Workload-based (per protected workload) | Node-based (per protected node) |
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| Cloud-Hosted | + | + | + |
| Self-Hosted | -- | + | + |
| Best For | Large enterprises already using Palo Alto Networks products that want a comprehensive code-to-cloud CNAPP platform | Organizations running container-heavy and Kubernetes-native environments that need the deepest container security and runtime protection | Organizations that need strong runtime security and real-time threat detection alongside cloud posture management, especially in Kubernetes environments |
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A Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) unifies multiple cloud security capabilities — CSPM, CWPP, container security, IaC scanning, and often CIEM and DSPM — into a single platform. Before CNAPPs, organizations needed 5-10 separate point tools to cover cloud security, creating visibility gaps, alert fatigue, and management complexity. CNAPPs matter because they provide correlated risk analysis across all layers of the cloud stack, enabling security teams to understand which combinations of issues create real attack paths rather than treating each finding in isolation.
Wiz provides a fully agentless CNAPP with best-in-class CSPM, CIEM, and DSPM, powered by its Security Graph for attack path visualization. Prisma Cloud offers the broadest feature set including agent-based runtime protection, WAAS, and Bridgecrew IaC scanning. Wiz wins on UX, time-to-value, and risk visualization. Prisma Cloud wins on feature breadth and runtime protection. Choose Wiz for the best agentless experience; choose Prisma Cloud for the most comprehensive code-to-cloud coverage with runtime capabilities.
Wiz's agentless approach provides excellent visibility into vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and risk posture, but it cannot detect or block active runtime threats. If your threat model includes adversaries who have already breached cloud workloads, you need agent-based runtime protection from tools like Sysdig, Aqua Security, or Prisma Cloud to detect behavioral anomalies, block exploits, and respond to active incidents. Many organizations deploy Wiz for posture management alongside a runtime tool for real-time detection.
For Kubernetes-specific depth, Aqua Security leads with the best container image scanning (Trivy), admission control policies, runtime drift prevention, and eBPF-based detection (Tracee). Sysdig is the strongest for runtime security in Kubernetes with Falco-powered system call monitoring. Prisma Cloud offers the broadest K8s coverage from code to runtime. Wiz provides excellent Kubernetes posture scanning and misconfiguration detection without agents but lacks runtime protection. Choose based on whether your priority is posture (Wiz), runtime (Sysdig/Aqua), or breadth (Prisma Cloud).
Comprehensive CNAPP from Palo Alto Networks securing applications from code to cloud
ComparisonCloud-native security platform specializing in container, Kubernetes, and serverless protection
ComparisonCloud and container security platform built on open-source Falco for runtime threat detection
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