Comparison

Cloud Custodian 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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Cloud Custodian53
Wiz83
Score
Vioscale score
Cloud Custodian53 / 100low · 41%
Wiz83 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Model
Cloud Custodianopen_source
Price level
Cloud Custodianfree
Wiz
Transparent
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Integrations
Count
Cloud Custodian1
Wiz310
Security
Disclosure policy
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Gdpr
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Hipaa
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Iso27001
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Pci
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Scorecard
Cloud Custodian8.7
Wiz
Soc2
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Reliability
Status page
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cloud Custodian80
Wiz
Github stars
Cloud Custodian6,053
Wiz
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cloud Custodian45
Wiz
Release
Cadence days
Cloud Custodian54
Wiz
History
Cloud Custodian20 items
Wiz
License
Spdx
Cloud CustodianApache-2.0
Wiz
Language
Primary
Cloud CustodianPython
Wiz

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Cloud Custodian

Cloud Custodian enables management of cloud resources through filtering, tagging, and policy-driven actions using a YAML DSL. It supports real-time compliance enforcement and cost optimization across AWS, Azure, GCP, and other cloud platforms.

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.

Cloud Custodian

Open source

Open source and free under Apache 2.0 license

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
CLI
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloud Custodian
Wiz
Self-hosted
Cloud Custodian
Wiz

Integrations

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

Cloud Custodian

1 total
  • Terraform
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.