# CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 418 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud 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/crowdstrike-falcon-cloud-security/alternatives

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

- Wiz: 109
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 72
- Orca Security: 40
- Aikido Security: 31
- Prowler: 26
- Prisma Cloud: 16

## Cloud-native application protection

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security (CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is #12 of 14 at 0%).

- Aikido Security: first choice in 22 of those 75
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Orca Security: first choice in 10 of those 75
- Wiz: first choice in 8 of those 75
- Fidelis Halo Cloud Secure: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Lightspin: first choice in 2 of those 75
- TigerGate: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security (CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is #9 of 12 at 0%).

- Wiz: first choice in 16 of those 64
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 64
- Orca Security: first choice in 6 of those 64
- Aikido Security: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Aquasecurity Aqua Cloud Security Platform: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Check Point Halo Cloud Secure: first choice in 1 of those 64
- FortiCNAPP: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 65 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security (CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is #7 of 11 at 0%).

- Wiz: first choice in 21 of those 65
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 8 of those 65
- Prisma Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Orca Security: first choice in 3 of those 65
- FortiCNAPP: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Palo Alto Networks — Cortex Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Sysdig Secure: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Zscaler: first choice in 1 of those 65

## Cloud security posture management

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security (CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 26 of those 78
- Prowler: first choice in 18 of those 78
- AWS Security Hub: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Intruder: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Orca Security: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Wiz: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Aikido Security: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security (CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is #7 of 13 at 0%).

- Wiz: first choice in 29 of those 71
- Orca Security: first choice in 12 of those 71
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 71
- Prowler: first choice in 8 of those 71
- AWS Security Hub: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Prisma Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Scout Suite: first choice in 1 of those 71
- ScoutSuite: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 65 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security (CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is #6 of 9 at 0%).

- Wiz: first choice in 29 of those 65
- Prisma Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Orca Security: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Google Security Command Center: first choice in 1 of those 65
- SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Uptycs: first choice in 1 of those 65

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.