Cloud-native application protection · November 2026 Edition
Wiz vs Orca Security
Ten of fourteen models named Wiz first on the direct prompt; six named Orca Security. Both were named by all fourteen models and Wiz carries 62 labels and Orca Security 58, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
First-choice share36%23%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate24%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels6258A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Wiz reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Defender for Cloud was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Wiz vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud · Wiz vs Aikido Security · Wiz vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cloud-native application protection page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
WizFirst choices, of fourteen modelsOrca Security
Direct1062 against Wiz
Paraphrase842 against Wiz
Comparative103
Budget-constrained007 against Wiz · 4 against Orca Security
Scale-constrained12
Negative004 against Wiz · 2 against Orca Security
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Wiz and Orca Security were named in the same answer 397 times, of the 854 answers naming Wiz and the 426 naming Orca Security. In those answers Orca Security took the first choice thirty-two times and Wiz 123.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Wiz and Orca Security stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Wiz Orca Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wiz on the left and Orca Security on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Wiz and Orca Security stood in it.
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Gemini 3.5 FlashOrca Security, Wiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Datadog Cloud Security, Sysdig Secure, Upwind
Muse Glimmer 30BOrca Security, Wiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, Sysdig Secure
Wiz first, Orca Security an alternative
8 of 14 modelsOrca Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Perplexity SonarWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Sysdig Secure
Grok 4.20Wiz alternatives: FortiCNAPP, Orca Security, Sysdig Secure
Mistral SmallWiz alternatives: Orca Security, Sysdig Secure, TigerGate
DeepSeek V4 FlashWiz alternatives: Orca Security
GLM 4.7 FlashXWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable One
MiniMax M2.5Wiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud
GPT-6 LunaWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
Orca Security first, Wiz an alternative
4 of 14 modelsWiz was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Orca Security alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sysdig Secure
Llama 4 MaverickOrca Security alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Wiz
Qwen 3.7 FlashOrca Security, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud alternatives: Sysdig Secure, Tenable Cloud Security
Kimi K2Orca Security alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Wiz
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Orca Security leads by five points.
Orca Security16%#3 of 14Wiz11%#4 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Wiz leads at mid-market.
Wiz36%#1 of 12Orca Security23%#2 of 12Enterprise
What the models said about Wiz
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Budget - Wiz — Industry leader but pricing is typically enterprise-scale and can get expensive” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Wiz transformed the market by pioneering agentless scanning paired with a visual Security Graph... Want fastest time-to-value, zero deployment friction, and best risk visualization | Wiz or Orca” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Often praised for rapid growth and agentless scanning. Strong in visibility, risk prioritization, and multi-cloud support. Frequently a Customers’ Choice winner.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Wiz is considered the best overall CNAPP platform for its agentless cloud visibility, security graph risk context, and fast cloud risk assessment” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Orca Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise-only CNAPPs (e.g., Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Orca)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · hard negative
“These are top-tier but expensive” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“a purely agentless posture can leave gaps in runtime visibility, workload-level telemetry and certain advanced detection scenarios” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Orca Security if you want the fastest deployment, want to avoid managing agents, and want predictable pricing.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Want fastest time-to-value, zero deployment friction, and best risk visualization | Wiz or Orca” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
Wiz vs Microsoft Defender for CloudWiz vs Aikido SecurityWiz vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex CloudWiz vs FortiCNAPPWiz vs Prisma CloudOrca Security vs Microsoft Defender for CloudOrca Security vs Aikido SecurityOrca Security vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex CloudOrca Security vs FortiCNAPPOrca Security vs Prisma CloudAll twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full CNAPP standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.