Wiz Defend vs Amazon GuardDuty

Wiz Defend9.4Visit Amazon GuardDuty8.6Visit

Higher score Wiz Defend #1 in Cloud Detection and Response Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Wiz Defend

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Amazon GuardDuty #5 in Cloud Detection and Response Software 8.6/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Try Amazon GuardDuty

• Wiz Defend fits best

  Broad hybrid-cloud detection and response

• Amazon GuardDuty fits best

  AWS-native cloud threat detection

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Side by side

Feature	Wiz Defend 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Amazon GuardDuty 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Cloud Detection and Response Software	#5 in Cloud Detection and Response Software
Best for	Broad hybrid-cloud detection and response	AWS-native cloud threat detection
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	15 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Wiz Defend 5/5 · Amazon GuardDuty 0/5
Control-plane detection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Workload detection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Identity threat detection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Automated response	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Container detection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Cloud coverage	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Log retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers cloud, SaaS, identities, Kubernetes, workloads, and control-plane activity Automates investigation, containment playbooks, and response workflows Connects with major clouds, SIEM, SOAR, PagerDuty, and Kubernetes	Monitors AWS accounts, workloads, data, and multiple log sources Covers EKS, EC2, ECS on Fargate, Lambda, S3, RDS, and AI workloads Supports EventBridge workflows and multi-account administration
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales for a quote Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams Modular licensing can make cost planning more complex	Coverage is limited to AWS cloud environments No permanent free plan is offered Pay-as-you-go pricing varies by data source and AWS Region
Our verdict	Wiz Defend is a cloud detection and response platform for security operations, cloud security, and incident response teams. It brings together cloud and SaaS log analysis, cloud control-plane activity, identity threats, workload signals,… Read the review →	Amazon GuardDuty is a fully managed AWS threat detection service for organizations monitoring cloud accounts, workloads, and data. It analyzes CloudTrail management events, VPC Flow Logs, DNS query logs, Kubernetes audit logs, Lambda… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Wiz Defend — where it wins

  • Covers cloud, SaaS, identities, Kubernetes, workloads, and control-plane activity
  • Automates investigation, containment playbooks, and response workflows
  • Connects with major clouds, SIEM, SOAR, PagerDuty, and Kubernetes

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales for a quote
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams
  • Modular licensing can make cost planning more complex

• Amazon GuardDuty — where it wins

  • Monitors AWS accounts, workloads, data, and multiple log sources
  • Covers EKS, EC2, ECS on Fargate, Lambda, S3, RDS, and AI workloads
  • Supports EventBridge workflows and multi-account administration

  Where it doesn't

  • Coverage is limited to AWS cloud environments
  • No permanent free plan is offered
  • Pay-as-you-go pricing varies by data source and AWS Region

• Wiz Defend9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad hybrid-cloud detection and response with investigation and containment automation.

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• Amazon GuardDuty8.6/10 · 30-day trial

  A broad AWS detection service with runtime, malware, and automated response coverage.

  Try Amazon GuardDutyFull verdict →