# Aqua Security alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 639 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Aqua Security holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aqua-security/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Wiz: 160
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 75
- Orca Security: 55
- Aikido Security: 46
- Trivy: 44
- Falco: 27

## Container and Kubernetes security

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Aqua Security (Aqua Security is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Trivy: first choice in 31 of those 72
- Falco: first choice in 15 of those 72
- Snyk Container: first choice in 13 of those 72
- Kubescape: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Aikido Security: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Kyverno: first choice in 2 of those 72
- SUSE NeuVector: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Wiz: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Aqua Security (Aqua Security is #8 of 14 at 3%).

- Trivy: first choice in 13 of those 53
- Falco: first choice in 11 of those 53
- Kubescape: first choice in 6 of those 53
- Aikido Security: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Mend.io: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Snyk Container: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Sysdig Secure: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Wiz: first choice in 2 of those 53

**Enterprise**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Aqua Security (Aqua Security is #4 of 12 at 14%).

- Sysdig Secure: first choice in 4 of those 40
- Prisma Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Snyk Container: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Falco: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Microsoft Defender for Containers: first choice in 1 of those 40
- RapidFort: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Wiz: first choice in 1 of those 40

## Cloud-native application protection

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Aqua Security (Aqua Security is #10 of 14 at 0%).

- Aikido Security: first choice in 24 of those 79
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 16 of those 79
- Orca Security: first choice in 14 of those 79
- Wiz: first choice in 10 of those 79
- Fidelis Halo Cloud Secure: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Lightspin: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Cyscale CNAPP: first choice in 1 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Aqua Security (Aqua Security is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- Wiz: first choice in 22 of those 69
- Orca Security: first choice in 10 of those 69
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 69
- Aikido Security: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Aquasecurity Aqua Cloud Security Platform: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Check Point Halo Cloud Secure: first choice in 1 of those 69
- FortiCNAPP: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Aqua Security (Aqua Security is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Wiz: first choice in 30 of those 77
- Prisma Cloud: first choice in 12 of those 77
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 10 of those 77
- Orca Security: first choice in 3 of those 77
- FortiCNAPP: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Palo Alto Networks — Cortex Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Sysdig Secure: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Zscaler: first choice in 1 of those 77

## Cloud security posture management

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Aqua Security.

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 28 of those 84
- Prowler: first choice in 19 of those 84
- AWS Security Hub: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Intruder: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Wiz: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Orca Security: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Aikido Security: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Aqua Security (Aqua Security is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Wiz: first choice in 40 of those 82
- Orca Security: first choice in 17 of those 82
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Prowler: first choice in 8 of those 82
- Prisma Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 82
- AWS Security Hub: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Scout Suite: first choice in 1 of those 82
- ScoutSuite: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Aqua Security.

- Wiz: first choice in 45 of those 83
- Prisma Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Orca Security: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 1 of those 83
- CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Google Security Command Center: first choice in 1 of those 83

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