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Head-to-head · Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms

Wiz Cloud Security Platform vs Upwind CNAPP

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Wiz Cloud Security Platform #1 in Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Wiz
Upwind CNAPP #17 in Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms 7.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Upwind

Wiz Cloud Security Platform leads on 0 checks, Upwind CNAPP on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreWiz Cloud Security Platform · 9.3/10

Wiz Cloud Security Platform scores higher on our rubric for cloud-native application protection platforms: 9.3 against 7.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #17.

Wiz Cloud Security Platform is the better fit for large teams needing agentless, graph-based cloud security. Upwind CNAPP is the better fit for modern cloud teams needing runtime-to-code visibility.

  • Wiz Cloud Security Platform fits best

    Large teams needing agentless, graph-based cloud security

  • Upwind CNAPP fits best

    Modern cloud teams needing runtime-to-code visibility

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Side by side

Feature Wiz Cloud Security Platform 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Upwind CNAPP 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 7.5
Ranking #1 in Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms #17 in Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms
Best for Large teams needing agentless, graph-based cloud security Modern cloud teams needing runtime-to-code visibility
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Support Docs Live chat, Email, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
Integrations 200+ integrations 12 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Wiz Cloud Security Platform 4/4 · Upwind CNAPP 4/4
Runtime protection ✓ ✓
Code-to-cloud security ✓ ✓
Identity security ✓ ✓
Kubernetes security ✓ ✓
Specs
Cloud scope Multi_cloud Multi_cloud
Supported cloud providers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, VMware vSphere, Kubernetes, OpenShift AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI
Our review
Pros
  • Agentless visibility spans public cloud, private cloud, and containers.
  • Security Graph connects attack paths, identities, code, and runtime risk.
  • Integrates with major cloud, DevOps, ITSM, SIEM, and collaboration tools.
  • Covers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud environments
  • Links runtime behavior to repositories and deployment pipelines
  • Combines posture, identity, Kubernetes, data, and supply-chain security
Cons
  • Custom pricing requires a sales conversation.
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams.
  • Runtime detection uses eBPF-based sensors alongside agentless capabilities.
  • Pricing uses a contact-sales process
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams
  • Documented cloud coverage centers on four named cloud providers
Our verdict

Wiz Cloud Security Platform is designed for security, engineering, and development teams managing cloud infrastructure, applications, identities, data, containers, and runtime activity. Its unified Security Graph connects these areas…

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Upwind CNAPP is a cloud-native application protection platform for security, engineering, and DevOps teams. It brings together agentless cloud scanning, runtime sensors, cloud security posture management, identity analysis, vulnerability…

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  1. Wiz Cloud Security PlatformCloud-Native Application Protection Platforms 9.3Pricing on request
  2. Upwind CNAPPCloud-Native Application Protection Platforms 7.5Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Wiz Cloud Security Platform — where it wins

    • Agentless visibility spans public cloud, private cloud, and containers.
    • Security Graph connects attack paths, identities, code, and runtime risk.
    • Integrates with major cloud, DevOps, ITSM, SIEM, and collaboration tools.

    Where it doesn't

    • Custom pricing requires a sales conversation.
    • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams.
    • Runtime detection uses eBPF-based sensors alongside agentless capabilities.

  • Upwind CNAPP — where it wins

    • Covers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud environments
    • Links runtime behavior to repositories and deployment pipelines
    • Combines posture, identity, Kubernetes, data, and supply-chain security

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing uses a contact-sales process
    • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams
    • Documented cloud coverage centers on four named cloud providers
  • Wiz Cloud Security Platform9.3/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad, agentless cloud security platform for large, multi-cloud teams.

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  • Upwind CNAPP7.5/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad CNAPP for teams connecting cloud runtime activity with code and identity context.

    Visit UpwindFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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