Wiz vs Orca: 2026 head-to-head

Who should pick which

Both agentless CNAPP. Wiz has stronger graph-based risk visualisation; Orca has SideScanning depth and is consistently the price-pressure on Wiz in head-to-heads. Both are quote-only; partner-reported mid-market estates land $50k-$120k. Pick Wiz for board-friendly graph storytelling, Orca for harder negotiation leverage and slightly broader scan coverage.

FAQ

• Is Wiz vs Orca a fair comparison on pricing?
  Often not directly. Wiz and Orca Security can anchor on different units (asset vs workload vs developer vs application). Always normalise to your actual asset mix before comparing.
• Which tool is cheaper at 1,000 assets?
  Per published list, the cheaper option depends heavily on whether the workload model fits. See /pricing-cheatsheet for normalised numbers across all 15 scanners.
• Which produces cleaner SOC 2 evidence?
  Both produce SOC 2-acceptable CC7.1 evidence packages. The deciding factor is usually how cleanly the tool integrates with your auditor's preferred compliance automation platform (Vanta, Drata, Secureframe).
• Do I need both?
  Sometimes. Cloud-native estates often run a CNAPP (Wiz / Orca) alongside a traditional VM tool (Tenable / Qualys / Rapid7) for 18-24 months before consolidating. See /types/vm-vs-cspm-vs-ctem/ for the taxonomy.
• How current is the comparison?
  Verified 2026-06-26 against the vendor pricing pages cited per panel. Re-verified on the changelog cadence at /changelog.