Wiz vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Twelve of fourteen models named Wiz first on the direct prompt; one named Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Both were named by all fourteen models and Wiz carries 61 labels and Microsoft Defender for Cloud 67, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Named in fifteen categories this edition.
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
WizFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Wiz and Microsoft Defender for Cloud were named in the same answer 366 times, of the 854 answers naming Wiz and the 719 naming Microsoft Defender for Cloud. In those answers Microsoft Defender for Cloud took the first choice sixty-one times and Wiz 159.
Every model, every framing
| 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 Microsoft Defender for Cloud first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wiz on the left and Microsoft Defender for Cloud on the right.The direct prompt
Wiz first, Microsoft Defender for Cloud an alternative
12 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Defender for Cloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Microsoft Defender for Cloud first, Wiz an alternative
1 of 14 modelsWiz was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
Microsoft Defender for Cloud33%#1 of 11Wiz9%#4 of 11Wiz45%#1 of 13Microsoft Defender for Cloud15%#3 of 13Wiz64%#1 of 9Microsoft Defender for Cloud10%#3 of 9What 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 Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“If you are not primarily an Azure shop ... recommend avoiding blind adoption due to limited effectiveness outside the Microsoft ecosystem” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“G2 notes Microsoft Defender for Cloud "can be expensive for small to medium businesses" on paid plans, so stick to the Foundational tier” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
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.