# Orca: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 28 judge labels across 5 categories by 11 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/orca/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud-native application protection | 2% | 6 | 20% | 10 |
| Cloud security posture management | 0% | 40 | 33% | 9 |
| Container and Kubernetes security | 0% | 25 | 20% | 5 |
| Vulnerability management platforms | 0% | 32 | 0% | 3 |
| Attack surface management | 0% | 78 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Start with agentless leaders (Wiz, Orca)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, CNAPP)
- "Orca is an agentless pioneer with strong data security and is a good fit for teams that want quick onboarding" (Llama 4 Maverick, CSPM)
- "often a good fit when you want strong risk visibility and agentless-style deployment simplicity" (GPT-5.4 mini, CSPM)
- "Wiz or Orca are suitable for companies that want agentless-first workload visibility" (Llama 4 Maverick, Container security)

## And against it

- "Orca/Wiz | $7K+/mo (small) | Agentless full CNAPP | Avoid for tight budgets" (Grok 4.1 Fast, CNAPP)
- "What to avoid at low budget ... overkill for a company on a limited budget" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, CSPM)
- "AI-generated remediation code appeared in multiple platforms (Wiz, Orca, Prisma Cloud) but accuracy varies enough that auto-applying AI fixes remains risky" (Claude Haiku 4.5, CSPM)
- "often strong, but they tend to be more expensive and are usually better suited to larger or more mature security programs" (GPT-5.4 mini, CSPM)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.