Cloud security posture management · October 2026 Edition
Wiz vs AWS Security Hub
Nine of fourteen models named Wiz first on the direct prompt; zero named AWS Security Hub. Wiz was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and AWS Security Hub by nine and Wiz carries 61 labels and AWS Security Hub 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in sixteen categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share37%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate15%17%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels6118A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Wiz reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Orca Security was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Wiz vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud · Wiz vs Orca Security · Wiz vs Prowler
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cloud security posture management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
WizFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAWS Security Hub
Direct901 against Wiz
Paraphrase70
Comparative100
Budget-constrained034 against Wiz
Scale-constrained40
Negative104 against Wiz · 3 against AWS Security Hub
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Wiz and AWS Security Hub stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Wiz AWS Security Hub first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wiz on the left and AWS Security Hub on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Wiz and AWS Security Hub stood in it.
Wiz first, AWS Security Hub not the choice
9 of 14 modelsAWS Security Hub was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Wiz alternatives: Aikido Security, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Rapid7, Sophos
GPT-5.4 miniWiz alternatives: Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud, Qualys TotalCloud, Sysdig Secure
Perplexity SonarWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud
Grok 4.1 FastWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Orca Security
Mistral SmallWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike, Rapid7, Tenable Cloud Security, Uptycs
DeepSeek V4 FlashWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud
Qwen 3.7 FlashWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike, Rapid7, Tenable Cloud Security
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Wiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Tenable Cloud Security
Muse Glimmer 30BWiz alternatives: Aqua Security, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Kimi K2Orca Security alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Tenable Cloud Security, Wiz
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender for Cloud alternatives: Orca Security, Wiz
GPT-6 LunaOrca Security alternatives: AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Wiz
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashCyscale alternatives: Datadog Cloud Security Management, Drata, Orca Security, Vanta
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Mid-marketThe figures above
Wiz leads by thirty-one points.
Wiz37%#1 of 12AWS Security Hub6%#5 of 12Enterprise
What the models said about Wiz
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget... generally quote-only and target mid-market to enterprise budgets” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“you will want to avoid enterprise-grade CSPM platforms like Wiz, Orca Security, or Prisma Cloud” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Praised for its agentless approach, prioritized risk findings, and attack-path correlation, making it ideal for mid-market companies looking to consolidate security tools.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest evaluating Wiz and Microsoft Defender for Cloud as starting points—Wiz for its modern, agentless approach and comprehensive CNAPP capabilities” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Wiz and Orca pioneered agentless side-scanning and graph-based threat context. They are incredibly easy to deploy and provide the best user experience.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about AWS Security Hub
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Why avoid: If you are a true multi-cloud organization ... relying solely on the native tool for one provider will blindside you” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Multi-cloud complexity: Avoid native-only tools.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“If you run a multi-cloud environment... using the native cloud provider tools is rarely a good idea” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“AWS-heavy: Try AWS Security Hub CSPM. It has a 30-day trial and a perpetual free allowance” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“Best overall for limited budget and AWS: AWS Security Hub CSPM” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Wiz vs Microsoft Defender for CloudWiz vs Orca SecurityWiz vs ProwlerWiz vs Tenable Cloud SecurityWiz vs Prisma CloudMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs AWS Security HubOrca Security vs AWS Security HubProwler vs AWS Security HubAWS Security Hub vs Tenable Cloud SecurityAWS Security Hub vs Prisma CloudAll twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full CSPM standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.