Alternatives

Microsoft Defender for Cloud alternatives

On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to Microsoft Defender for Cloud is Wiz at 83/100. Microsoft Defender for Cloud itself ranks #11 of 20 in cloud security software. Every product below is scored on the same independent signals, so the ranking is comparable rather than a matter of opinion.

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Ranked alternatives to Microsoft Defender for Cloud

  1. 183
    Wiz

    Unified cloud and AI security platform that combines code, cloud, and runtime monitoring to automate risk detection and threat response

    medium · 50%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  2. 280
    Prowler
    medium · 73%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  3. 370
    CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

    Cloud security platform that identifies and stops threats across code deployment through runtime execution

    low · 25%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  4. 464
    Checkov
    low · 47%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  5. 561
    Uptycs
    medium · 74%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  6. 660
    Lacework
    low · 27%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  7. 758
    Falco
    low · 38%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  8. 857
    KubeArmor
    low · 38%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  9. 953
    Cloud Custodian
    low · 41%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  10. 1052
    ZeroThreat.ai

    Automated penetration testing platform that discovers and validates exploitable attack chains in web applications and APIs

    medium · 54%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  11. 1151
    Orca Security
    low · 31%updating
    vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  12. 1250vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Why these ones

An alternative here means a product in the same category as Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Cloud Security Software), ranked by the Vioscale composite: a confidence-weighted blend of independent signals such as adoption, release activity, pricing transparency and security posture. There are no user reviews in it, and no vendor can pay to appear or to rank higher. Where we have not confirmed something, we show that rather than guessing.

Generated . See the method for how the composite is built, and why we are independent.