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Cortex Cloud
Cortex Cloud
(111)
4.1 out of 5
Cortex Cloud
By Palo Alto Networks
Optimized for quick response
Wiz
Wiz
(755)
4.7 out of 5
Wiz
By Wiz
Optimized for quick response
At a Glance
Cortex Cloud
Cortex Cloud
Star Rating
(111)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Cortex Cloud
Wiz
Wiz
Star Rating
(755)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Wiz
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Wiz excels in providing exceptional visibility across cloud environments, allowing users to easily identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in real time. This agentless architecture is highlighted as a significant advantage, enabling quick deployment without the need for extensive setup.
  • Users say Cortex Cloud offers a user-friendly experience with quick setup and automation features that streamline everyday tasks. Reviewers appreciate how it centralizes data and analytics, making performance monitoring and report generation faster and more efficient.
  • According to verified reviews, Wiz stands out for its comprehensive capabilities in vulnerability management and ITSM tool integration. Users mention that it effectively turns complex data into clear, actionable insights, which enhances their security posture.
  • Reviewers mention that while Cortex Cloud provides a unified platform for security operations, it sometimes struggles to meet specific workflow needs, with some users noting configuration challenges that can hinder its effectiveness.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that Wiz has a significantly higher overall satisfaction score compared to Cortex Cloud, reflecting its strong market presence and user trust. This is supported by a larger volume of recent reviews, indicating a more consistent user experience.
  • Users report that Cortex Cloud's automation features are beneficial for reducing complexity in security operations, but they also express a desire for improvements in certain areas, such as integration capabilities and advanced analytics, where Wiz seems to have an edge.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cortex Cloud
No pricing available
Wiz
No pricing available
Free Trial
Cortex Cloud
Free Trial is available
Wiz
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
98
9.1
622
Ease of Use
7.7
100
8.7
625
Ease of Setup
7.6
89
9.1
485
Ease of Admin
7.9
52
9.0
472
Quality of Support
7.9
94
9.2
593
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
48
9.4
461
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
95
9.8
580
Features by Category
Cloud Workload Protection PlatformsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.7
10
8.8
122
Management
7.9
7
8.7
116
8.3
7
8.4
104
8.1
7
9.3
116
Operations
8.6
7
8.9
106
8.8
7
8.6
109
9.4
6
8.9
109
Security Controls
8.9
6
8.5
75
8.5
8
Feature Not Available
9.0
7
9.1
103
9.2
6
Feature Not Available
Container SecurityHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.0
16
8.4
206
Administration
8.1
14
9.0
193
7.7
14
8.2
183
8.3
14
9.1
195
8.1
14
8.9
190
Monitoring
8.1
14
8.4
169
8.1
14
7.9
162
7.9
14
8.6
180
Protection
7.9
14
8.5
174
8.3
14
8.0
169
7.7
14
Feature Not Available
7.7
14
7.7
163
Cloud ComplianceHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.4
39
8.6
290
Security
8.5
37
9.0
275
8.2
36
8.3
224
8.0
34
Feature Not Available
8.1
36
8.9
250
Compliance
8.5
37
8.7
244
8.3
36
8.4
231
8.3
36
8.3
230
Administration
8.7
36
8.5
258
8.6
35
8.6
233
8.5
36
8.3
248
Vulnerability ScannerHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
8.3
294
Performance
Not enough data
8.4
278
Not enough data
8.8
274
Not enough data
7.4
274
Not enough data
9.0
278
Network
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
8.5
254
Not enough data
8.8
274
Application
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
7.4
29
Not enough data
7.4
29
Software Composition AnalysisHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
9.1
66
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
9.3
59
Not enough data
9.2
56
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
9.2
58
Not enough data
9.2
60
Risk-Based Vulnerability ManagementHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
7.8
6
Not enough data
Risk Analysis
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Vulnerability Assesment
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Automation
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Cloud Security Monitoring and AnalyticsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
8.2
246
Activity Monitoring
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
183
Not enough data
8.0
196
Security
Not enough data
8.6
204
Not enough data
8.9
214
Not enough data
8.4
220
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
201
Not enough data
8.7
211
Not enough data
9.1
211
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.5
19
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) PlatformsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.9
32
Detection & Response
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.6
26
Not enough data
8.4
27
Management
Not enough data
8.6
26
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.2
22
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.2
26
Not enough data
8.8
27
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
7.7
24
8.8
309
Configuration
7.7
20
Feature Not Available
7.6
21
8.9
277
7.7
21
8.4
250
7.8
18
8.1
248
7.1
20
8.5
262
Visibility
8.2
22
9.3
281
7.5
21
9.2
283
Vulnerability Management
7.8
18
8.4
265
7.9
21
9.2
291
8.0
19
8.9
274
7.8
21
9.0
286
Attack Surface ManagementHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
8.6
220
Asset Management
Not enough data
9.3
192
Not enough data
8.0
166
Not enough data
7.6
163
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.6
176
Not enough data
9.0
189
Not enough data
8.8
178
Not enough data
9.0
187
Risk Management
Not enough data
9.2
207
Not enough data
8.6
195
Not enough data
8.7
192
Not enough data
8.5
196
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
101
Container MonitoringHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
8.6
135
Alerts management
Not enough data
8.8
109
Not enough data
8.5
110
Not enough data
9.0
119
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.4
101
Not enough data
7.8
104
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
109
Not enough data
8.6
112
Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
126
Not enough data
8.5
123
Not enough data
9.3
126
Not enough data
8.5
114
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.6
117
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
9.0
114
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.5
10
8.2
50
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
8.7
9
8.1
44
8.5
10
8.7
45
8.7
10
8.5
45
8.1
8
6.8
43
Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
9.0
10
8.4
46
7.8
10
7.2
45
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
8.7
10
9.0
49
8.3
10
8.9
49
AI Governance ToolsHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
7.3
6
Not enough data
AI Compliance
7.5
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Risk Management & Monitoring
6.4
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
AI Lifecycle Management
7.2
6
Not enough data
Access Control and Security
7.2
6
Not enough data
Collaboration and Communication
7.5
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Governance Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
9.0
22
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
9.5
19
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.5
20
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
9.0
18
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
9.4
19
Not enough data
9.5
19
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
17
Exposure Management PlatformsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
7.6
14
Generative AI - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
6.2
14
Not enough data
5.9
13
Risk Identification and Assessment - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Monitoring and Integration - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
8.5
11
Discovery & Classification - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Risk Prioritization - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Remediation & Governance - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) ToolsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud SecurityHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data SecurityHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)Hide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features
7.7
9
7.2
12
Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
7.8
9
6.7
11
7.0
9
7.0
11
8.3
8
7.0
11
Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
7.5
8
8.2
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cortex Cloud
Cortex Cloud
Wiz
Wiz
Unique Categories
Cortex Cloud
Cortex Cloud is categorized as AI Governance Tools and Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
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Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cortex Cloud
Cortex Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
30.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.5%
Wiz
Wiz
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
6.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
39.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
54.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Cortex Cloud
Cortex Cloud
Information Technology and Services
17.4%
Computer & Network Security
11.0%
Computer Software
9.2%
Consulting
7.3%
Information Services
4.6%
Other
50.5%
Wiz
Wiz
Financial Services
18.2%
Information Technology and Services
12.1%
Computer Software
11.2%
Computer & Network Security
4.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.9%
Other
50.5%
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