Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) -- Wiz Alternatives
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) is the continuous monitoring and remediation of misconfigurations, policy violations, and compliance drift across cloud environments. As organizations scale to thousands of cloud resources across AWS, Azure, and GCP, manual configuration auditing becomes impossible. CSPM tools automatically scan cloud environments against security benchmarks like CIS, NIST, and SOC 2, identifying misconfigurations such as publicly exposed storage buckets, overly permissive security groups, unencrypted databases, and missing logging configurations. These Wiz alternatives offer different approaches to CSPM, from agentless scanning to identity-focused posture management.
Connect your AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts via read-only API access or cross-account roles. The CSPM platform will automatically discover all cloud resources including compute instances, storage buckets, databases, networking components, IAM roles, and Kubernetes clusters. Initial discovery typically completes in minutes for agentless platforms.
Run your cloud estate against security benchmarks such as CIS Benchmarks, AWS Well-Architected Framework, NIST 800-53, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. Identify your current compliance posture and the gap between your current state and target security baseline. Prioritize findings by severity and blast radius.
Not all misconfigurations are equal. Use risk context — such as whether the resource is internet-facing, contains sensitive data, has overly permissive IAM roles, or has known vulnerabilities — to prioritize remediation. Tools like Wiz's Security Graph and Orca's risk scoring help identify the toxic combinations that represent real attack paths rather than theoretical risks.
Remediate critical misconfigurations through direct cloud API actions, Terraform/IaC changes, or ticketing system integration (Jira, ServiceNow). Implement guardrails using policy-as-code to prevent recurring misconfigurations. Set up automated remediation for low-risk, high-confidence findings and manual approval workflows for high-impact changes.
Enable continuous monitoring to detect posture drift as developers deploy new resources and modify configurations. Set up alerting for critical misconfiguration categories and track posture improvement over time through compliance score trending. Integrate CSPM alerts into your SOC workflow for security-relevant posture changes.
Custom enterprise pricing
The closest agentless alternative with comprehensive CSPM that combines configuration scanning with deep workload vulnerability data, providing richer context for posture findings than configuration-only tools.
Module-based enterprise pricing / Credits system
Broad CSPM coverage with the most extensive compliance framework library, covering over 30 regulatory standards. Strong policy-as-code capabilities through Bridgecrew integration enable shift-left posture management.
Custom enterprise pricing
Behavioral analytics-enhanced CSPM that reduces alert fatigue by correlating posture findings with actual behavioral data, helping teams focus on misconfigurations that are actively being exploited or probed.
Custom enterprise pricing (via Tenable)
Specialized posture management focused on identity and entitlement risks, providing the deepest CIEM-driven posture analysis for organizations where IAM misconfiguration is the primary security concern.
Custom enterprise pricing / Per-gateway for network security
Solid CSPM capabilities backed by Check Point's compliance automation engine, with strong governance workflows for organizations that need automated remediation and policy enforcement at scale.
Agentless cloud security platform using SideScanning technology for full-stack visibility
Custom enterprise pricing
Organizations that want deep agentless scanning with strong vulnerability management and malware detection across multi-cloud environments
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
Data-driven cloud security platform using behavioral analytics for automated threat detection
Custom enterprise pricing
Organizations that want behavioral analytics-driven threat detection to reduce alert fatigue and automate cloud security monitoring
Cloud identity security platform specializing in CIEM and entitlement management, now part of Tenable
Custom enterprise pricing (via Tenable)
Organizations where cloud identity and access management risk is the primary security concern, especially those already using Tenable products
Cloud security posture and network security platform backed by Check Point's threat prevention expertise
Custom enterprise pricing / Per-gateway for network security
Organizations already invested in Check Point's network security stack that want unified cloud and network security management
CSPM focuses specifically on cloud configuration and posture — scanning for misconfigurations, compliance violations, and security best practice deviations. CNAPP is a broader category that includes CSPM alongside cloud workload protection (CWPP), container security, IaC scanning, and often CIEM and DSPM. Wiz started as a CSPM leader and expanded into a full CNAPP. If your primary need is posture management, a strong CSPM may be sufficient. If you need workload protection and runtime security as well, evaluate full CNAPP platforms.
Most organizations discover hundreds to thousands of misconfigurations when first deploying a CSPM tool. Common high-severity findings include publicly accessible S3 buckets, security groups allowing unrestricted inbound access, unencrypted databases, disabled logging, and IAM roles with excessive privileges. The volume of findings can be overwhelming, which is why risk-based prioritization — as provided by Wiz's Security Graph — is critical for focusing remediation on the issues that matter most.
Most CSPM platforms offer some level of automated remediation, but the approach varies. Wiz provides guided remediation with Terraform and CloudFormation snippets. Prisma Cloud offers auto-remediation through cloud API actions. Check Point CloudGuard provides automated governance workflows. Automated remediation should be used carefully — auto-fixing a security group rule could break application connectivity. Best practice is to auto-remediate low-risk, high-confidence findings and require manual approval for changes that could impact availability.
Leading CSPM tools support 20-40+ compliance frameworks including CIS Benchmarks (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes), SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, GDPR, FedRAMP, and industry-specific standards. Prisma Cloud offers the broadest compliance library. Wiz provides strong coverage with detailed remediation guidance. For organizations in regulated industries, verify that your specific compliance requirements are covered before selecting a platform.
Agentless cloud security platform using SideScanning technology for full-stack visibility
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