# Cloud security posture management: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "cloud security posture management platform" and as "CSPM tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-security-posture-management/2026-11

**Standing:** Wiz leads with 45% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 62 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wiz](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/wiz/index.md) | 45% | 16% | 61 |
| 2 | [Orca Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/orca-security/index.md) | 18% | 8% | 50 |
| 3 | [Microsoft Defender for Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/index.md) | 15% | 10% | 67 |
| 4 | [Prowler](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/prowler/index.md) | 13% | 14% | 21 |
| 5 | [AWS Security Hub](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aws-security-hub/index.md) | 3% | 30% | 33 |
| 6 | [Prisma Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/prisma-cloud/index.md) | 3% | 41% | 54 |
| 9 | [CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon-cloud-security/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 26 |
| 10 | [Intruder](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/intruder/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 11 | [Google Security Command Center](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-security-command-center/index.md) | 0% | 16% | 19 |
| 12 | [Tenable Cloud Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/tenable-cloud-security/index.md) | 0% | 20% | 15 |
| 13 | [Check Point CloudGuard](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/check-point-cloudguard/index.md) | 0% | 15% | 13 |
| 21 | [Lacework FortiCNAPP](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/lacework-forticnapp/index.md) | 0% | 35% | 23 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 72 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Wiz; alternatives Aikido Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
- GPT-5.4 mini: Wiz; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Orca Security, Wiz; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Datadog Cloud Security Management
- Perplexity Sonar: Wiz; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
- Grok 4.20: Wiz; alternatives Lacework FortiCNAPP, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud
- Mistral Small: Wiz; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Orca Security; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Wiz
- Llama 4 Maverick: Wiz; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Wiz; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Snyk
- Kimi K2: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security; alternatives Wiz
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Wiz; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Prisma Cloud, Uptycs
- MiniMax M2.5: Orca Security, Wiz; alternatives Prisma Cloud
- GPT-6 Luna: Wiz; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Orca Security, Wiz; alternatives AWS Security Hub, CrowdStrike, Intruder, Microsoft Defender for Cloud

## Sources the answers cite

74 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- csoonline.com: 41 answers, 41 citations
- intruder.io: 30 answers, 30 citations
- g2.com: 24 answers, 32 citations
- cloudaware.com: 23 answers, 28 citations
- peerspot.com: 23 answers, 27 citations
- orca.security: 21 answers, 25 citations
- underdefense.com: 20 answers, 20 citations
- paloaltonetworks.com: 19 answers, 25 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://csoonline.com/article/657138/how-to-choose-the-best-cloud-security-posture-management-tools.html (41 answers)
- https://intruder.io/blog/8-best-cspm-tools (30 answers)
- https://peerspot.com/categories/cloud-security-posture-management-cspm (20 answers)
- https://underdefense.com/blog/cspm-tools (20 answers)
- https://cloudaware.com/blog/top-cloud-security-posture-management-vendors (17 answers)
- https://orca.security/resources/blog/best-cspm-tools (17 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/cloud-security-posture-management-cspm (16 answers)
- https://paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/cspm-tools (15 answers)
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-cspm-tools (12 answers)
- https://trustradius.com/categories/cloud-security-posture-management?company-size (12 answers)

## Warned against

- Prisma Cloud: 22 of 54 labels negative. "Avoid Prisma Cloud unless you truly need it — it's powerful but many mid-sized teams find it "enterprise overkill"" (Kimi K2, paraphrase prompt)
- Wiz: 10 of 61 labels negative. "What to Avoid on a Tight Budget ... Enterprise platforms like Wiz ... typically start at $15,000–$24,000+/year" (Kimi K2, budget prompt)
- Lacework FortiCNAPP: 8 of 23 labels negative. "it is currently a less straightforward choice for pure-play cloud mid-market B2B SaaS companies" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct prompt)
- AWS Security Hub: 10 of 33 labels negative. "repeatedly called "extremely basic" ... Fine as a supplement, not a primary CSPM" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Wiz at 45%.

- Wiz: 37% to 45%, +8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 1 of 72, unchanged.
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 19% to 15%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 2 → 3 of 72.
- Orca Security: 15% to 18%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 3 → 2 of 72.
- AWS Security Hub: 6% to 3%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 5 of 72, unchanged.
- Tenable Cloud Security: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 12 of 72.
- Check Point CloudGuard: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 13 of 72.
- Prisma Cloud: 2% to 3%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 7 → 6 of 72.
- Prowler: 13% to 13%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 4 of 72, unchanged.
- CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 9 of 72.
- Intruder: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in October 2026 · rank 10 of 72.
- Google Security Command Center: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 52 → 11 of 72.
- CrowdStrike: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 15 → 17 of 72.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.