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Comparing as AI Cloud Security (CNAPP/CSPM)
Orca Security vs Wiz

Compare features, pricing, pros & cons, and user ratings to decide which AI tool is best for your needs.

Orca Security

Orca Security

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Wiz

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Detailed Comparison

Feature
Orca Security
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Pricing
EnterpriseOrca Security uses enterprise-only, workload-based pricing with no published public rates and no self-service sign-up. All contracts require direct sales engagement. Pricing is structured across four tiers based on the number of cloud workloads protected: Small, Small-Medium, Medium, and Large. Each tier includes the full CNAPP platform (CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, DSPM, Container Security, API Security) with modular add-ons available for AI-SPM and advanced capabilities. Contact Orca Security through orca.security to request a demo and workload-based custom quote. AWS Marketplace and Azure Marketplace procurement options are available for enterprise customers.
EnterpriseWiz uses enterprise-only, workload-based pricing and does not publish list prices; all plans require a sales conversation. Published AWS Marketplace reference pricing lists Wiz Essential at $24,000/year and Wiz Advanced at $38,000/year for 100 cloud workloads, with add-ons such as Wiz Sensor ($28,000/year for 100 sensors), Wiz Code ($58,500/year for 100 code licenses), and Wiz Defend ($18,000/year for 300GB of monthly log ingestion). Third-party spend data (Vendr) puts overall contract values between roughly $24,000 and $354,000/year, with a median around $111,500/year. Most contracts run 12 months, and pricing scales with the number of cloud workloads protected.
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Summary
Agentless CNAPP with patented SideScanning — 100% cloud coverage without installing a single agent
Agentless cloud security that connects code, cloud, and runtime into one graph
Orca Security

Orca Security Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Patented SideScanning delivers instant 100% cloud coverage without agents — no performance impact, no deployment complexity
  • Single unified platform for CSPM + CWPP + CIEM + DSPM + AI-SPM + API security — eliminates 5-7 point solution tools
  • $632M total funding at $1.8B valuation — strong financial position with Google Growth Fund (CapitalG) backing
  • AI-SPM purpose-built for AI workload security — scans LLMs and GenAI pipelines, critical as AI adoption grows in 2026
  • Attack path analysis connects cloud risks in context — prioritizes only the vulnerabilities that create real exploitable attack paths
  • Customers include Robinhood, Databricks, Unity, and BeyondTrust — proven across modern cloud-native organizations
  • GenAI-powered investigation and one-click PR code fixes — reduces remediation time dramatically for developer teams

Cons

  • $632M raised but $50-66M ARR estimate suggests high burn rate relative to revenue — path to profitability unclear
  • Enterprise-only pricing with no self-service or free tier — no way to evaluate without sales engagement
  • Agentless architecture means less real-time runtime visibility than agent-based tools like CrowdStrike Falcon or SentinelOne
  • Palo Alto Networks (Prisma Cloud) has greater enterprise brand recognition and install base in cloud security
  • Runtime protection capabilities less mature than Wiz Defend or CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud for active threat response
Wiz

Wiz Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Agentless architecture enables fast onboarding without deploying agents everywhere
  • Unified Security Graph correlates risk across code, cloud, identity, and runtime
  • Strong analyst recognition: Forrester Wave CNAPP Leader, IDC MarketScape, high review ratings
  • AI-SPM addresses emerging shadow-AI and model exposure risks
  • Backed by Google Cloud following the March 2026 acquisition, ensuring continued investment

Cons

  • Enterprise-only pricing with no free tier, self-serve option, or published list price
  • Per-workload pricing scales linearly and can grow expensive for large cloud estates
  • Full value (runtime protection, AI agents) requires significant configuration effort
  • Limited built-in runtime protection compared to dedicated CWPP/EDR-only tools
  • Recent Google acquisition introduces some uncertainty around long-term roadmap and pricing