Is Longhorn or Wiz better?

Neither clearly leads. Longhorn starts at Free and Wiz at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Longhorn or Wiz?

Longhorn has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Longhorn and On request for Wiz.

Does Longhorn or Wiz run on more platforms?

Longhorn runs on Linux, Kubernetes. Wiz runs on web, api.

Can I use Longhorn for free?

Yes. Longhorn has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Wiz starts at On request.

What is Longhorn best used for?

Longhorn is most often used for an on-premises kubernetes cluster with local disks and no san that needs replicated persistent volumes, edge sites where shipping a storage array is impractical and three nodes is the whole cluster, a k3s deployment where the storage layer must be light enough to run alongside the workloads, a team that wants snapshots and s3 backups of persistent volumes without paying per-node storage licences. Of those, an on-premises kubernetes cluster with local disks and no san that needs replicated persistent volumes and edge sites where shipping a storage array is impractical and three nodes is the whole cluster are not what Wiz is typically brought in for.

What can Longhorn do that Wiz cannot?

Longhorn covers Per-volume controllers, Synchronous replication, Snapshots and backups, Volume expansion. Wiz covers Cloud security posture management, Code security (Wiz Code), Runtime threat detection (Wiz Defend), AI security agents.

Cloud · head to head

Longhorn vs Wiz

Longhorn

Cloud

Open source distributed block storage for Kubernetes, incubating at the CNCF

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Wiz

Cloud

Cloud and AI security platform unifying code, cloud, and runtime protection.

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Longhorn has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Longhorn there is no vendor and no SLA, so a production incident at three in the morning is your own problem unless you buy SUSE Rancher Prime support separately.; Wiz no public pricing; licensing requires a custom quote based on workloads and sensors.
They diverge on capability: Longhorn covers Per-volume controllers, Wiz covers Cloud security posture management.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Longhorn and Wiz actually diverge.

Attributes where Longhorn and Wiz differ
Attribute	Longhorn	Wiz
Starting price	Free	On request
Pricing model	Open source, no licence fee	quote
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Linux, Kubernetes	web, api

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cloud).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Longhorn

Per-volume controllers
Synchronous replication
Snapshots and backups
Volume expansion
Disaster recovery volumes
Web interface

Only in Wiz

Cloud security posture management
Code security (Wiz Code)
Runtime threat detection (Wiz Defend)
AI security agents
AI workload protection
Attack path analysis

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Longhorn

An on-premises Kubernetes cluster with local disks and no SAN that needs replicated persistent volumesnot Wiz
Edge sites where shipping a storage array is impractical and three nodes is the whole clusternot Wiz
A K3s deployment where the storage layer must be light enough to run alongside the workloadsnot Wiz
A team that wants snapshots and S3 backups of persistent volumes without paying per-node storage licencesnot Wiz

Wiz

Identifying cloud misconfigurations across multi-cloud environmentsnot Longhorn
Securing code from IDE through CI/CD deploymentnot Longhorn
Detecting and responding to active threats at runtimenot Longhorn
Governing AI workloads and models in the cloudnot Longhorn
Prioritizing risk with cross-environment attack path analysisnot Longhorn

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Longhorn

There is no vendor and no SLA, so a production incident at three in the morning is your own problem unless you buy SUSE Rancher Prime support separately.
Synchronous replication across nodes means write latency depends on the slowest replica and the network between nodes, which makes it a poor fit for latency-sensitive databases.
Every replica is a full copy, so three-way replication consumes three times the raw capacity, unlike erasure-coded systems that are far more space efficient.
It is designed for block storage on modest clusters and does not scale to the node counts or throughput that Ceph or a commercial array handles, so growth eventually forces a migration.
Recovery from certain degraded states, such as a volume stuck detaching or replicas failing to rebuild, requires manual intervention and knowledge of Longhorn internals that is not widely held.

Wiz

No public pricing; licensing requires a custom quote based on workloads and sensors.
Modular licensing across Cloud, Code, Defend, and Sensor products can complicate cost planning.
Full runtime protection value depends on deploying Wiz Sensor agents, adding operational overhead.
Primarily aimed at mid-to-large enterprises despite the smaller Wiz Go bundle.

Pricing, plan by plan

Longhorn

Free

LonghornFree
- Apache 2.0 licensed, no licence fee
- Community support via GitHub and Slack only
- No vendor SLA or escalation path

Wiz

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Wiz review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Longhorn if

You need per-volume controllers.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Linux, Kubernetes.
You also want synchronous replication.

Longhorn review

Choose Wiz if

You need cloud security posture management.
You work on web, api.
You also want code security (wiz code).

Wiz review

Questions people ask

Is Longhorn or Wiz better?: Neither clearly leads. Longhorn starts at Free and Wiz at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Longhorn or Wiz?: Longhorn has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Longhorn and On request for Wiz.
Does Longhorn or Wiz run on more platforms?: Longhorn runs on Linux, Kubernetes. Wiz runs on web, api.
Can I use Longhorn for free?: Yes. Longhorn has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Wiz starts at On request.
What is Longhorn best used for?: Longhorn is most often used for an on-premises kubernetes cluster with local disks and no san that needs replicated persistent volumes, edge sites where shipping a storage array is impractical and three nodes is the whole cluster, a k3s deployment where the storage layer must be light enough to run alongside the workloads, a team that wants snapshots and s3 backups of persistent volumes without paying per-node storage licences. Of those, an on-premises kubernetes cluster with local disks and no san that needs replicated persistent volumes and edge sites where shipping a storage array is impractical and three nodes is the whole cluster are not what Wiz is typically brought in for.
What can Longhorn do that Wiz cannot?: Longhorn covers Per-volume controllers, Synchronous replication, Snapshots and backups, Volume expansion. Wiz covers Cloud security posture management, Code security (Wiz Code), Runtime threat detection (Wiz Defend), AI security agents.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Longhorn: Who do we call when it breaks?

Nobody, unless you buy SUSE Rancher Prime, which includes commercial support for Longhorn. This is the decisive question for production use.

Wiz: How much does Wiz cost?

Wiz does not publish standard pricing. The platform uses modular licensing based on workloads, active developers, log ingestion, or sensors. All pricing requires requesting a custom quote directly from the company.

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Longhorn: How much capacity does replication cost?

Full copies, so three replicas means three times the raw capacity. Budget accordingly rather than assuming erasure coding efficiency.

Wiz: Does Wiz offer a free trial?

No free trial information is mentioned on Wiz's pricing page. Pricing is determined by custom quote based on organizational needs.

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Longhorn: Is it suitable for production databases?

For modest workloads yes, but synchronous replication adds write latency and high-transaction databases usually want something faster.

Wiz: What products does Wiz offer?

Wiz provides five modular licensing options: Wiz Cloud, Wiz Code, Wiz Defend, Wiz Sensor, and Wiz Go Bundle for SMBs, allowing organizations to scale based on specific security requirements.

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Longhorn vs Wiz

Longhorn

Wiz

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Longhorn

Only in Wiz

What people use each for

Longhorn

Wiz

Where each one falls short

Longhorn

Wiz

Pricing, plan by plan

Longhorn

Wiz

Which should you pick?

Choose Longhorn if

Choose Wiz if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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