Comparison

Aqua Security vs Wiz

On the evidence we track, Wiz leads this comparison with a composite score of 83/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Aqua Security47
Wiz83
Score
Vioscale score
Aqua Security47 / 100low · 26%
Wiz83 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Aqua Security
Wiz
Model
Aqua Securitycommercial
Price level
Aqua Securityunknown
Wiz
Transparent
Aqua Security
Wiz
Integrations
Count
Aqua Security17
Wiz310
Security
Disclosure policy
Aqua Security
Wiz
Gdpr
Aqua Security
Wiz
Hipaa
Aqua Security
Wiz
Iso27001
Aqua Security
Wiz
Pci
Aqua Security
Wiz
Soc2
Aqua Security
Wiz
Reliability
Status page
Aqua Security
Wiz
Market
Availability
Aqua SecurityAvailable worldwide
Wiz

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Aqua Security
Wiz
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Aqua Security
Wiz-
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Aqua Security
Wiz
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Aqua Security
Wiz
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Aqua Security
Wiz
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Aqua Security
Wiz
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Aqua Security
Wiz
Runtime
Runtime protection
Aqua Security
Wiz
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Aqua SecurityAWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, Alibaba Cloud
WizAWS, Azure, GCP
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Aqua Security-
WizSBOM generation, SCA scanning, license compliance gates
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Aqua Security
Wiz-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Aqua Security

Aqua Security is the pioneer in cloud native security, offering a Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) that secures containerized applications from development to production. The platform integrates agent and agentless technology to prevent attacks through pre-deployment enforcement and real-time runtime protection.

Independently observed

Wiz

Leader

Wiz is a cloud security platform that integrates code scanning, cloud infrastructure assessment, and runtime protection into a single context graph. It enables security teams to identify exploitable risks across the entire application lifecycle—from development to production—and automatically generate fixes for the highest-impact issues.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Aqua Security

Quote-based

Usage-based pricing for code repositories and workloads. Contact sales for pricing details.

  • Dev SecurityContact sales
    • Code repo discovery and code scanning
    • Vulnerability and risk scanning of container images
    • Dynamic Threat Analysis (DTA)
    • Open source health scoring
    • Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) scanning
    • +5 more
  • Cloud SecurityContact sales
    • Auto-discovery, inventory and risk assessment across cloud accounts
    • Agentless cloud workload scanning
    • Support of AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle and Alibaba Cloud
    • Configuration checks across compute, database, storage and identity
    • Out-of-the-box compliance reporting
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Wiz

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Aqua Security
Wiz
CLI
Aqua Security
Wiz
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Aqua Security
Wiz
Self-hosted
Aqua Security
Wiz
On-premise
Aqua Security
Wiz
Hybrid
Aqua Security
Wiz

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Aqua Security

17 total
  • Orca
  • AWS
  • EC2
  • ECS
  • EKS
  • Fargate
  • Lambda
  • ECR
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • IBM Z
  • LinuxONE
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Wiz

Leader
50 total
  • Jira
  • ServiceNow
  • Slack
  • Azure DevOps
  • Cisco Webex
  • ClickUp
  • Freshservice
  • GitHub Issues
  • Google Chat
  • Linear
  • Microsoft Teams
  • monday.com
  • Opsgenie
  • PagerDuty
  • Rootly
  • Zendesk
  • Backline
  • Blinkops
  • Botprise
  • Cortex XSOAR
  • Cyware
  • D3 Security
  • DevOcean
  • Dropzone AI
  • +26 more
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.