Comparison

Falco 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Falco58
Wiz83
Score
Vioscale score
Falco58 / 100low · 38%
Wiz83 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Falco
Wiz
Price level
Falcofree
Wiz
Transparent
Falco
Wiz
Integrations
Count
Falco50
Wiz310
Security
Disclosure policy
Falco
Wiz
Gdpr
Falco
Wiz
Hipaa
Falco
Wiz
Iso27001
Falco
Wiz
Pci
Falco
Wiz
Scorecard
Falco7.3
Wiz
Soc2
Falco
Wiz
Reliability
Status page
Falco
Wiz
Adoption
Dependent repos
Falco0
Wiz
Github stars
Falco9,305
Wiz
Activity
Commits last 30d
Falco11
Wiz
Release
Cadence days
Falco4
Wiz
History
Wiz
License
Spdx
Wiz
Language
Primary
FalcoC++
Wiz

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Falco-
Wiz
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Falco
Wiz-
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Falco
Wiz
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Falco-
Wiz
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Falco-
Wiz
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Falco-
Wiz
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Falco
Wiz
Runtime
Runtime protection
Falco
Wiz
Coverage
Cloud coverage
FalcoMulti-cloud: hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments
WizAWS, Azure, GCP
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
FalcoRule-based detection for regulatory compliance violations
WizSBOM generation, SCA scanning, license compliance gates
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Falco
Wiz-

What each one is

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

Falco

Cloud-native runtime security tool that monitors hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments for abnormal behavior and security threats using eBPF and kernel events.

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.

Falco

Open sourceFree tier
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
Linux
Falco
Wiz
CLI
Falco
Wiz
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Falco
Wiz
Self-hosted
Falco
Wiz
On-premise
Falco
Wiz

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Slack

Falco

11 total - 10 not shared
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS EKS
  • Docker
  • GitHub
  • AWS CloudTrail
  • Okta
  • Nomad
  • Fluent Bit
  • Elasticsearch
  • S3
Independently observed

Wiz

Leader
50 total - 49 not shared
  • Jira
  • ServiceNow
  • 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
  • Exaforce
  • +25 more
Independently observed

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