Cloud security posture management · November 2026 Edition
Wiz vs AWS Security Hub
Twelve of fourteen models named Wiz first on the direct prompt; zero named AWS Security Hub. Both were named by all fourteen models and Wiz carries 61 labels and AWS Security Hub 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share45%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate16%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels6133A 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 twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Wiz vs Orca Security · Wiz vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud · Wiz vs Prowler
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 security posture management 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 modelsAWS Security Hub
Direct1201 against AWS Security Hub
Paraphrase120
Comparative1201 against AWS Security Hub
Budget-constrained028 against Wiz · 1 against AWS Security Hub
Scale-constrained40
Negative202 against Wiz · 7 against AWS Security Hub
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Wiz and AWS Security Hub 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 AWS Security Hub first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wiz on the left and AWS Security Hub on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Wiz and AWS Security Hub stood in it.
Wiz first, AWS Security Hub an alternative
12 of 14 modelsAWS Security Hub was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Wiz alternatives: Aikido Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
GPT-5.4 miniWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
Gemini 3.5 FlashOrca Security, Wiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Datadog Cloud Security Management
Perplexity SonarWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Grok 4.20Wiz alternatives: Lacework FortiCNAPP, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud
Mistral SmallWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Llama 4 MaverickWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Qwen 3.7 FlashWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Snyk
GLM 4.7 FlashXWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Prisma Cloud, Uptycs
MiniMax M2.5Orca Security, Wiz alternatives: Prisma Cloud
GPT-6 LunaWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
Muse Glimmer 30BOrca Security, Wiz alternatives: AWS Security Hub, CrowdStrike, Intruder, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, SentinelOne Singularity CSPM
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.DeepSeek V4 FlashOrca Security alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Wiz
Kimi K2Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security alternatives: 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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Wiz9%#4 of 11AWS Security Hub9%#3 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Wiz leads by forty-two points.
Wiz45%#1 of 13AWS Security Hub3%#5 of 13Enterprise
What the models said about Wiz
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget ... Enterprise platforms like Wiz ... typically start at $15,000–$24,000+/year” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Wiz is widely regarded as the top choice due to its comprehensive visibility, strong security analytics, and ease of use across multi-cloud environments.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about AWS Security Hub
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“repeatedly called "extremely basic" ... Fine as a supplement, not a primary CSPM” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Native services like AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, or Google Cloud Security Command Center... they often perform poorly when forced to manage multi-cloud environments.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Why to Be Cautious: While excellent for AWS-native compliance, its ability to monitor Azure or GCP resources is significantly weaker” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“AWS Security Hub CSPM is usually the best value if you're mostly on AWS” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“AWS-first: AWS Security Hub CSPM is the strongest starting point” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Free tier available for basic usage; Security Hub aggregates findings from other AWS services with compliance checks.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared
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.