# Wiz vs Orca Security: which do AI models recommend for CNAPP, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Cloud-native application protection. Eleven of fourteen models named Wiz first on the direct prompt; four named Orca Security. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/cloud/cloud-native-application-protection/wiz-vs-orca-security/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiz | 37% | #1 of 11 | 19% | 70 | 14 of 14 |
| Orca Security | 19% | #3 of 11 | 14% | 57 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: both first (first choices: Orca Security, Wiz) (alternatives: FortiCNAPP, Sysdig Secure)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: both first (first choices: Orca Security, Wiz) (alternatives: Rapid7 InsightCloudSec)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: wiz first (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security)
- GPT-5.4 mini: wiz first (first choices: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Wiz) (alternatives: Sysdig Secure)
- Perplexity Sonar: wiz first (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Prisma Cloud, Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, Sysdig Secure)
- Grok 4.20: wiz first (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Sysdig Secure)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: wiz first (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Sysdig Secure)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: wiz first (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Orca Security, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: wiz first (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security)
- MiniMax M2.5: wiz first (first choices: Aqua Security, Wiz) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud)
- GPT-6 Luna: wiz first (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: orca security first (first choices: Orca Security) (alternatives: Upwind, Wiz)
- Kimi K2: orca security first (first choices: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security) (alternatives: Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, Wiz)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named

## What the models said about Wiz

- "Options to Avoid on a Tight Budget - Wiz — Starts around ~$100K/year; way too expensive" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Avoid: Enterprise-heavy like Wiz/Prisma (quote-based, often $20K–$100K+/year)" (Grok 4.20, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Wiz (Overall Leader) ... Wiz is the CNAPP market leader, and its Security Graph provides genuinely differentiating features with unmatched time-to-value." (Claude Haiku 4.5, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Orca Security

- "Avoid enterprise vendors (Wiz, Orca, Prisma Cloud) initially" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Median contract is ~$95K/year; no free tier, quote-only pricing" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "The Best Overall Fit: Orca Security ... widely considered the most practical and efficient choice for mid-market B2B organizations." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Orca Security has been more flexible than Wiz on pricing for mid-market organizations (under 2,000 cloud resources)" (Muse Glimmer 30B, direct prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.