# CrowdStrike vs Wiz for a security team that needs cloud infrastructure monitoring with solid posture management and automated misconfiguration remediation?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Wiz and CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security are two of the strongest <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-security-monitoring-and-analytics">cloud security monitoring tools</a> out there, so I'm hoping people who've reviewed or researched them can weigh in. For a security team focused on cloud infrastructure monitoring with solid posture management and automated misconfiguration remediation, which would you recommend: CrowdStrike or Wiz, and why?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Both are G2 Leaders, and they've converged on many aspects. Each does multicloud CSPM, attack-path context, and automated remediation. So the split is really about approach. </p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Wiz if cloud posture is the priority and you want the fastest agentless setup with attack-path prioritization. CrowdStrike if you're consolidating on Falcon and want remediation and triage tied to live adversary activity across cloud, endpoint, and identity. To sum: </p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/wiz-wiz/reviews"><strong>Wiz</strong></a><strong>: </strong>Agentless-first and quick to deploy via API connectors, with broad multicloud coverage. Remediation is strongest in code-to-cloud workflows.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-cloud-security/reviews"><strong>CrowdStrike</strong></a>: The Falcon agent adds runtime context, so fixes get prioritized by what's actually exploitable. Remediation runs through Falcon Fusion SOAR, and it's one console if you already run Falcon for endpoint.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">That's my reading from the profiles. I'd value the take of people who've compared these closely. Which one's remediation actually holds up, and is there a third platform (Sysdig, Defender) worth adding here?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p>

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## Comments
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&lt;p&gt;Wiz is usually the stronger fit when cloud posture is the primary problem. Its agentless deployment makes it easier to get broad coverage quickly, and its graph is useful for showing which misconfigurations form a realistic attack path rather than treating every failed control equally. For teams trying to improve CSPM, ownership, and code-to-cloud remediation without adding agents across the estate, that is a strong operating model.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CrowdStrike becomes more compelling when cloud security is part of a wider Falcon strategy. The combination of posture findings, runtime telemetry, endpoint context, identity signals, and threat intelligence can help teams prioritize issues based on what is actively exploitable or connected to real adversary behavior. Falcon Fusion also gives teams more flexibility to build automated response workflows across those domains.&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: about 1 month ago
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## Related Product
[CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-cloud-security/reviews)

## Related Category
[Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-security-posture-management-cspm)

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