Wiz

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

As of 29 August 2026, Wiz's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. Cloud-native security platform that unifies code scanning, cloud posture management, and runtime threat detection. Softwr lists it under Cloud. Wiz is available on Web, API.

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Overview

What Wiz does

Wiz is a cloud and AI security platform that unifies application code security, cloud security posture management, and runtime threat detection into a single system. Its Wiz Code, Wiz Cloud, and Wiz Defend products cover the development-to-runtime lifecycle, and the platform includes AI agents for generating fix pull requests, automated penetration testing, and threat hunting. Licensing is modular, scaling with workloads, active developers, log ingestion, or sensors, with a bundled Wiz Go option aimed at smaller businesses.

What people use it for

Identifying cloud misconfigurations across multi-cloud environments
Securing code from IDE through CI/CD deployment
Detecting and responding to active threats at runtime
Governing AI workloads and models in the cloud
Prioritizing risk with cross-environment attack path analysis

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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.

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Orca Security
Orca Security: Both provide agentless cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPP).

Capabilities

Features

Cloud security posture management
Identifies misconfigurations and risks across cloud environments
Code security (Wiz Code)
Secures development from the IDE through CI/CD deployment
Runtime threat detection (Wiz Defend)
Detects and responds to active threats in cloud and AI environments
AI security agents
Green, Red, and Blue agents automate fix generation, penetration testing, and threat hunting
AI workload protection
Secures AI models and workloads running in the cloud
Attack path analysis
Correlates risks across code, cloud, and identity to prioritize threats

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Questions people ask

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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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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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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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