European Alternatives to Wiz
Looking for a European alternative to Wiz? Wiz's website terms name Wiz, Inc. of One Manhattan West, New York, as the contracting party, and its website privacy policy now points to a Google Cloud acquisitions privacy notice. Its pricing page offers Wiz One, Wiz Go and a la carte options, but only through a custom quote.
The tools below contract through companies in Belgium, Germany and Israel, and cover agentless posture scanning, Kubernetes runtime sensors and open source container security.
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10 European Alternatives to Wiz
Aikido Security
Ghent platform that joins code, container and cloud posture checks
ARMO
Runtime-driven Kubernetes and cloud security built on Kubescape
Sweet Security
Runtime-first CNAPP that reasons from live workload behaviour
Orca Security
Agentless SideScanning CNAPP from Tel Aviv across six clouds
Aqua Security
Agent-based runtime enforcement for containers, serverless and VMs
Oligo Security
Application runtime security that shows what loaded libraries do
Check Point Cloud Security
CNAPP, web application firewall and cloud gateways in one portfolio
SUSE Security
Open source Kubernetes container security from the SUSE Rancher family
Skyhawk Security
Adversary simulation that tests alerts from your existing cloud tools
Cycode
Application security posture management that starts at code and pipelines
Key takeaways
- Wiz, Inc. of New York is the contracting party named in the Wiz website terms.
- The Wiz website privacy policy links to a Google Cloud acquisitions privacy notice, while the deal terms are not verified here.
- Wiz offers Wiz One, Wiz Go and a la carte options, all through a custom quote.
- SUSE Security runs inside your own clusters, so its scan data stays on your infrastructure, and ARMO offers an on-premises mode for Kubernetes.
- Aikido Security is the one Belgian-contracted option here, and it offers a free plan for two users.
Why people leave Wiz
Wiz is a cloud security platform sold by Wiz, Inc. of One Manhattan West, New York, the entity named as the contracting party in its website terms. Its pricing page lists three routes, Wiz One, Wiz Go and a la carte options, and every one of them ends in a custom quote. Most of the tools on this page also keep their prices off the website, so an opaque price alone is not what separates them from Wiz.
The more recent change is ownership. Wiz's website privacy policy now points to a Google Cloud acquisitions privacy notice. We read that link, not a deal document, so we do not state terms or a closing date. What the link does show is that the data protection text for a tool with read access to your cloud accounts has moved under a Google Cloud notice, which is a reason for a legal team to reread the paperwork.
A cloud security platform is a privileged observer. It holds read access to account configuration, identities and workload metadata across every environment you run. Teams that list Wiz first and then look at European or Israeli vendors are usually asking three things: who signs the contract, where findings are processed, and whether a smaller vendor will answer questions directly. The tools below answer those differently, and none of them is a copy of Wiz.
- The contract is with a New York company The website terms name Wiz, Inc. at One Manhattan West, New York. For a buyer that wants its security tooling contracted outside the United States, that settles the first screening question before any feature comparison. Eight of the tools below are Israeli vendors, one is Belgian and one is German, so the legal counterparty changes even where the product idea is close.
- Privacy text now sits under a Google Cloud notice The privacy policy on the Wiz website links to a Google Cloud acquisitions privacy notice. We have not verified the transaction itself. If your organisation reviews sub-processors and parent companies at renewal, this link is a concrete item to ask Wiz about, and a reason to compare how smaller vendors state their own entities in terms and privacy pages.
- Pricing starts with a conversation The Wiz pricing page offers Wiz One, Wiz Go and a la carte, and all three go through a custom quote. A buyer cannot budget before talking to sales. The alternatives are not much clearer, but a few give a handle: ARMO prices on vCPUs and cloud resources, Skyhawk offers a 30-day free trial and Aikido has a free plan for two users.
- You may only need part of the platform Some teams use a full posture platform for what is really a Kubernetes runtime problem, an alert-validation problem or a code-scanning problem. Oligo, Skyhawk, SUSE Security and Cycode each cover one slice and say so on their own pages. Buying one slice from a specialist can cost less effort than running a wide platform of which two modules are in use.
What you have to replace, not just match
Replacing Wiz means replacing a stack of functions, so start by listing which ones you actually use.
A cloud security platform usually combines account posture checks, vulnerability findings on workloads, identity and permission analysis, container and Kubernetes coverage, and a prioritised queue that ties these together. Each tool on this page covers a different subset. Orca is the nearest match in scope, with six cloud providers on its integration list. ARMO and Sweet Security start from runtime behaviour. SUSE Security covers containers only.
Then list what sits around the platform: the ticketing integration that opens a task for each finding, the exports that feed a SIEM or a compliance tracker, the saved queries your analysts rely on and the policies written in Wiz's own terms. None of that moves automatically. Expect to rebuild policy sets in the new console and to re-map findings to owners, because the finding format differs between vendors.
Finally, decide whether you want a single replacement or a combination. Many teams end up with a posture scanner plus a runtime specialist, or a platform plus Cycode on the code side. That is allowed by the market, but it means two contracts and two consoles. The alternative pages and tool pages on this site state facts per vendor so you can count modules before you count logos.
The alternatives compared
| Position | Tool | Headquarters | Pricing | Jurisdiction |
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| #1 | Aikido Security | Ghent, Belgium | Free plan for two users; paid tiers on the vendor pricing page | EU (Belgium) |
| #2 | ARMO | Israel, Israel | Quote based on vCPUs and cloud resources | Israel (outside the EU/EEA) |
| #3 | Sweet Security | Israel, Israel | Pricing on request | Israel (outside the EU/EEA) |
| #4 | Orca Security | Tel Aviv, Israel | Pricing on request | Israel (outside the EU/EEA) |
| #5 | Aqua Security | Ramat Gan, Israel | See website (no prices published) | Israel (outside the EU/EEA) |
| #6 | Oligo Security | Israel, Israel | Pricing on request | Israel (outside the EU/EEA) |
| #7 | Check Point Cloud Security | Israel, Israel | Pricing on request; free trial offered | Israel (outside the EU/EEA) |
| #8 | SUSE Security | Nuremberg, Germany | Subscription, see website | EU (Germany) |
| #9 | Skyhawk Security | Israel, Israel | Pricing on request; 30-day free trial | Israel (outside the EU/EEA) |
| #10 | Cycode | Israel, Israel | Pricing on request | Israel (outside the EU/EEA) |
How each alternative compares to Wiz
Aikido Security
Belgian code-to-cloud scanner that starts free, narrower than Wiz on runtime
Best for: Small developer teams that want one scanner across repositories, containers and cloud accounts under an EU contract.
Aikido Security is a Ghent company, Aikido Security BV, founded in 2022. Against Wiz it starts from the developer side: the product scans dependencies, secrets, source code, containers, infrastructure as code and cloud configuration, with dynamic scanning included. Cloud misconfiguration checks are one module among several rather than the core.
The contract changes more than the feature list. Wiz, Inc. is a New York company, while Aikido contracts through a Belgian BV, so an EU-only policy passes. A free plan for two users lets a team test the cloud checks without a quote call. The paid prices are not restated here because the pricing page currency was ambiguous when we read it.
What Aikido Security does better than Wiz
- Contracting entity in Belgium instead of New York
- Free plan for two users before any sales call
- Code, container and cloud findings in one tool
- Fits teams with no dedicated security staff
Where Aikido Security is a step down from Wiz
- Runtime sensor coverage is not listed on the pages we checked
- Cloud posture is one module, not the whole product
Standout against Wiz. It is the only option on this page with an EU contracting entity and a published free plan.
Best for: Teams with large Kubernetes estates that want a free scanner first and an on-premises route.
ARMO is the commercial platform around Kubescape, a CNCF incubating project, and it is built by Cyber Armor Ltd. Where Wiz presents one graph across accounts, ARMO ranks vulnerabilities by whether the vulnerable code is loaded and reachable, using an eBPF sensor on the node. The vendor claims this cuts CVE work by over 90 percent, a figure we did not test.
The open source core is the practical difference. A team can run Kubescape without a contract and decide later whether to buy the managed console. ARMO also offers an on-premises mode for Kubernetes. Against that, pricing depends on vCPUs and cloud resources and is quoted case by case, which is no easier to budget than the Wiz custom quote.
What ARMO does better than Wiz
- Free open source scanner before any purchase
- Reachability ranking of CVEs at runtime
- On-premises mode for Kubernetes
- Response actions such as quarantine from the sensor
Where ARMO is a step down from Wiz
- Weaker outside Kubernetes, on virtual machines or serverless
- Smaller vendor with fewer integrations and partners
- Sensor has to be deployed into each cluster
Standout against Wiz. It lets you begin with a free CNCF project and move to a managed console later.
Best for: Cloud teams that want live behaviour to decide which posture finding becomes a ticket.
Sweet Security Ltd. positions its product as a runtime CNAPP. The platform watches live workload behaviour and uses it to decide which posture and vulnerability findings matter, with cloud detection and response, identity threat detection and API security under one console. The comparison with Wiz is therefore about the order of evidence: runtime first, configuration second.
Its privacy policy says visitor data is stored in the United States, the European Union and Israel, and the legal pages we found date from September 2024, so a buyer should read the current agreement. A module for tracing AI agents is included. Sweet publishes no prices, and the accuracy figures on its site are vendor statements.
What Sweet Security does better than Wiz
- Runtime evidence behind each posture finding
- AI agent tracing included in the console
- Israeli contracting entity named in the legal pages
- API security and identity threat detection in the same product
Where Sweet Security is a step down from Wiz
- Sensors have to be rolled out to workloads
- Legal pages date from September 2024
- No independent test results on the vendor site
Standout against Wiz. It places AI agent tracing and cloud runtime detection in the same console.
Best for: Security teams with several cloud providers that want inventory and risk ranking before deploying sensors.
Orca Security Ltd. of Tel Aviv is the closest conceptual match to Wiz on this page. Its SideScanning reads cloud workloads through provider APIs, and the platform covers posture, identity entitlements, vulnerabilities, containers and API security under one data model. A separate runtime sensor is available when snapshots are not enough.
Breadth is the point of comparison. The integration list names Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud. The login selector offers USA, Europe, Australia and US-Gov, and the site shows SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27017, 27018 and 27701 badges. The pricing page returned not found, so cost comes only through sales.
What Orca Security does better than Wiz
- Israeli contracting entity named in the terms
- Region choice that includes Europe at login
- Six cloud providers on one list
- Agentless first, runtime sensor only if needed
Where Orca Security is a step down from Wiz
- Snapshot view until the sensor is added
- Wide product can overwhelm a small team
- Tenant data location has to be confirmed in writing
Standout against Wiz. It is the only tool here that lists six cloud providers, including Alibaba and Tencent.
Best for: Large or regulated operators that need inline blocking, including in air-gapped networks.
Aqua Security argues that visibility alone does not stop an attack, and it sells enforcement at the point where code executes. Its site says it was founded in 2015 and has offices in Boston and Ramat Gan. A local agent applies runtime policy and can contain a workload without waiting for a patch, which a scanning-first tool like Wiz does not claim to do.
Coverage extends to Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, VMware Tanzu, the three large clouds and IBM Z mainframes, plus code scanning and posture management. The privacy policy names Aqua Security Software Ltd. with a UK entity, but the terms bind users to that company or its affiliates, so check who signs your contract. No prices are published.
What Aqua Security does better than Wiz
- Inline blocking instead of findings only
- Works when environments are air gapped
- Mainframe and VMware coverage
- Code scanning through to runtime in one lifecycle
Where Aqua Security is a step down from Wiz
- Agents need deployment and upkeep on every host
- Contracting entity may be an affiliate
- Large product with a long learning curve
Standout against Wiz. It enforces policy on workloads that have no connection to the cloud console.
Best for: Engineering-led teams with containerised services and a backlog of open source CVEs.
Oligo Security is narrower than Wiz by design. The sensor distinguishes vulnerable code that sits on disk from code in execution memory, and the vendor says this removes up to 95 percent of the noise, a figure we did not verify. It uses eBPF to watch system calls and outbound connections, and it can alert on or block unauthorised egress.
Both its terms and its privacy policy name Oligo Cyber Security Ltd. There is no cloud account misconfiguration module on the public pages, so it pairs with a posture scanner instead of replacing Wiz outright. A runtime AI module inspects model files and dependencies loaded in memory and lists frameworks such as LangChain and Hugging Face.
What Oligo Security does better than Wiz
- Shows which vulnerable libraries actually execute
- Blocks unvetted outbound connections
- Covers AI frameworks loaded in memory
Where Oligo Security is a step down from Wiz
- No cloud account posture scanning
- Needs sensors in the cluster
- Noise figures come from the vendor only
Standout against Wiz. It judges a CVE by whether the package is loaded in memory, not by whether it is installed.
Check Point Cloud Security
Network gateways and web application firewall alongside a CNAPP, from a firewall vendor
Best for: Organisations that already standardise on Check Point firewalls and want one supplier for network and cloud.
Check Point Cloud Security comes from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Against Wiz, the difference is inline control: the portfolio includes cloud network security gateways and an AI-based web application and API firewall in addition to a CNAPP with posture management and risk prioritisation. Gateways can be deployed in your own cloud account.
The same product page announces a partnership with Wiz that links cloud network security with Wiz's CNAPP, so this is partly a complement, not only a replacement. Read what the order includes. A free trial is offered and prices are on request, and the block-rate and ROI figures on the page are cited by Check Point, not checked here.
What Check Point Cloud Security does better than Wiz
- Inline gateways and web application firewall in one portfolio
- Free trial offered
- Israeli parent company named on the page
- Large channel and support network
Where Check Point Cloud Security is a step down from Wiz
- Bigger contract and console than a pure CNAPP vendor
- Page references a partnership with Wiz
- Regional contracting entity not visible in the legal pages we opened
Standout against Wiz. It is the only option here that sells traffic-inspecting gateways next to the CNAPP.
Best for: Platform teams on Rancher or Kubernetes that prefer to operate their own container security.
SUSE Security belongs to the SUSE Rancher family and is described by SUSE as an open source, zero trust container security platform. Compared with Wiz it covers only clusters: vulnerability scans through build, test and deployment, admission control, Kubernetes CIS Benchmark checks, and layer 7 network segmentation between pods. The product page shows no cloud account posture module.
The SUSE legal page names SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH in Nuremberg as the privacy contact, and the exact contracting entity for the product was not verified. Because the software runs in your own clusters, scan data does not leave your infrastructure. The price is staff time for operating it, and the site lists subscriptions without prices.
What SUSE Security does better than Wiz
- Runs inside your own clusters with no external console
- German privacy entity named on the legal page
- Layer 7 segmentation between pods
- Compliance reports including PCI DSS, HIPAA and GDPR
Where SUSE Security is a step down from Wiz
- No account-level cloud posture checks
- Your own team has to operate it
- Container focus only
Standout against Wiz. It is the one tool here that needs no data to leave your own infrastructure.
Skyhawk Security
Validation layer that tests whether alerts from a CNAPP such as Wiz are exploitable
Best for: Small cloud security teams that already own scanners and need to rank alerts by exploitability.
Skyhawk Security does not try to replace a scanner, so against Wiz it is a complement. According to its home page it imports findings from a CNAPP, SIEM or vulnerability tool and runs adversary simulations against an AI-generated replica of production. A finding that cannot be chained into an attack is pushed down the queue.
The site says it can reduce more than 500,000 alerts to a handful of actionable threats; that is a vendor number. Testing happens in the replica inside Skyhawk's SaaS, and the product is agentless. The terms name Skyhawk Security (CNP) Ltd., a 30-day free trial is offered, and the terms point to different governing law by region.
What Skyhawk Security does better than Wiz
- Tests exploitability instead of listing every misconfiguration
- Agentless and leaves production untouched
- 30-day free trial
Where Skyhawk Security is a step down from Wiz
- Not a posture scanner or runtime sensor on its own
- Depends on findings from other tools
- Noise-reduction figures not independently verified
Standout against Wiz. It sits on top of the scanner you already own, instead of replacing it.
Best for: Application security teams that want ASPM next to a separate cloud scanner.
Cycode Ltd. is an application security posture platform. It lists SAST, software composition analysis, secrets detection, infrastructure as code, container scanning and pipeline security, and a context graph that links results to owners and reachability. Wiz reaches from cloud into code, while Cycode works in the other direction, from the repository outward.
Its public pages show no cloud account scanning or runtime sensor, so it cannot stand in for Wiz alone. Pair it with a posture tool from this list. AI agents propose fixes as pull requests, and the product governs AI coding tools and MCP servers. The analyst rankings on its home page are vendor marketing that we did not check.
What Cycode does better than Wiz
- Depth on code, secrets and supply chain scanning
- Ownership context for each finding
- Automated fix proposals as pull requests
Where Cycode is a step down from Wiz
- No cloud account posture on the public pages
- No runtime sensor
- Each repository system needs an integration
Standout against Wiz. It starts from the repository and the pipeline, where cloud platforms only end up.
What actually breaks when you switch
The first thing that breaks is the findings history. Wiz keeps your issue timeline, exceptions and accepted risks in its own format, and none of the vendor pages we read mention an importer for them. Export what your auditors need before the contract ends, and plan a period of running both tools so that exceptions can be re-created rather than lost.
The second break is deployment effort. Orca and Skyhawk work through APIs and replicas, while ARMO, Sweet Security, Aqua and Oligo need sensors, and SUSE Security needs an operator inside the cluster. Sensors mean change windows, kernel compatibility checks and a conversation with platform engineers. Contracts matter too: a few vendors state that the signing entity may be an affiliate, and several legal pages are dated, so ask for the current agreement and the processing locations in writing.
Do we need an agent to replace an agentless tool like Wiz?
It depends on the vendor. Orca Security describes agentless scanning through cloud APIs and offers a separate runtime sensor, and Skyhawk is agentless but works on findings from other tools. ARMO, Sweet Security, Aqua Security and Oligo use sensors or agents on the workload, which means a deployment project per cluster or host group.
The trade-off is evidence. Snapshots from an API tell you what exists. A sensor tells you what runs. If your problem is a long list of findings no one can rank, the sensor-based tools address that directly. If your problem is simply visibility across accounts, start with the agentless route and add a sensor later.
Is a European contracting entity available for a full CNAPP?
Not entirely. On this page the contracting entities are Israeli for ARMO, Sweet Security, Orca, Aqua, Oligo, Check Point, Skyhawk and Cycode, German for SUSE (the privacy contact) and Belgian for Aikido Security. Israel counts as eligible on this site, but it is outside the EU and EEA, which a strict sovereignty policy may not accept.
If an EU entity is a hard requirement, the choice narrows to Aikido and SUSE Security, and neither is a full CNAPP: Aikido joins code, container and cloud posture checks, and SUSE Security stays on containers. Several vendors also state that their contracting entity may differ by region, so ask for the signing company in writing.
Which one to pick
If the requirement is a contract outside the United States with minimal sales friction, Aikido Security is the straightforward start: Belgian entity, free plan for two users, code-to-cloud scope. If you need agentless breadth across many cloud providers, Orca Security is the closest to what Wiz does. For Kubernetes-heavy estates, look at ARMO first, then at Sweet Security if AI agents are in your environment.
For narrower needs the choice is clear. Pick SUSE Security if you want to self-operate container security with data kept in your clusters, Aqua Security for enforcement in disconnected networks, Oligo for open source CVE triage and Check Point if you already run its firewalls. Skyhawk and Cycode complement a posture scanner. Whichever you pick, compare the contracting entity and pricing basis in writing before the proof of concept.
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on the criterion. Aikido Security is the Belgian option and combines code, container and cloud posture checks with a free plan for two users. Orca Security is the closest in scope, with agentless scanning across six cloud providers. ARMO and Sweet Security suit teams that want runtime evidence, and SUSE Security fits self-operated Kubernetes. No single tool on this page matches every Wiz function.
The Wiz website terms name Wiz, Inc. in New York. The privacy policy links to a Google Cloud acquisitions privacy notice, which suggests a Google Cloud acquisition. We only saw that link and did not verify the deal, so check the current legal documents or ask Wiz directly before you cite an owner.
No. The pricing page presents Wiz One, Wiz Go and a la carte options and routes each of them to a custom quote. Among the alternatives, ARMO says its quote depends on vCPUs and cloud resources, Skyhawk offers a 30-day free trial, and Aikido has a free plan for two users. The rest give prices on request.
Only partly. Oligo focuses on application runtime and has no cloud account misconfiguration module on its public pages, and Aqua adds posture management on top of runtime enforcement. ARMO and Sweet Security combine runtime views with posture scanning. If you drop Wiz for a runtime specialist, plan a separate posture scanner or choose a platform that includes one.
SUSE Security deploys inside your own clusters, so data does not need to leave your infrastructure. ARMO offers an on-premises mode for Kubernetes, and Aqua says its agent enforcement works in disconnected and air-gapped environments. None of the three is a hosted console with the account-wide posture view Wiz provides, so the sovereignty gain comes with more operating work.
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