Aqua Security vs Wiz Defend

Aqua Security provides hybrid security software for development workflows, cloud workloads, containers, and Kubernetes environments. Dev Security includes code-repository discovery and scanning, container-image vulnerability and risk scanning, Dynamic Threat Analysis, Infrastructure-as-Code scanning, and SBOM generation and analysis. Its pricing is based on the number of code repositories. Cloud Security covers cloud and Kubernetes workload visibility, agentless workload scanning, real-time runtime protection, drift prevention, and compliance reporting; pricing depends on workload counts such as EC2 instances, Fargate containers, and Lambda functions. The Platform plan adds end-to-end SDLC visibility, risk prioritization, contextualized risk scoring, compliance and custom reporting, and role-based access control. Listed capabilities include runtime protection, Kubernetes security, image and registry scanning, admission control, and SBOM generation. Aqua Security was founded in 2015 and lists headquarters in Boston and Ramat Gan. Pricing is available on request and there is no free plan.

Wiz Defend provides real-time threat detection, investigation, and response across cloud environments, including AI applications. It combines runtime signals from the Wiz sensor, cloud and SaaS logs, and agentless risk context to trace attack paths and assess possible blast radius. Telemetry maps to MITRE ATT&CK, and the product identifies coverage gaps before an incident. Its Blue Agent triages threats and prepares an investigation and verdict for analyst review. Response options include cloud containment playbooks, root-cause analysis, source-code remediation, and automation through Wiz Workflows. Wiz Defend detects AI runtime threats including prompt injection, model exfiltration, and MCP server attacks. The Wiz Sensor add-on monitors and protects VM, containerized, and serverless container workloads. Kubernetes capabilities include file integrity monitoring, drift detection, threat monitoring, and blocking on container hosts. Integration with Google Security Operations lets analysts investigate in either platform, with threat status, severity, and comments syncing in real time. Wiz describes the product for SOC, threat intelligence, and incident response teams. Licensing is modular, with pricing by request; there is no free plan.