We performed a comparison between Aqua Security Platform and Wiz based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Aqua Security Platform stands out for its effective container scanning and malware detection. Wiz earns recognition for risk prioritization and agentless scanning without the need for an agent. Aqua Security Platform could improve report automation and log forwarding. Some users have complained about the solution's resource consumption. Wiz could speed up remediation, improve reporting capabilities, and allow more dashboard customization.
Service and Support: Users have described Aqua Security Platform customer service as attentive and supportive, but a few users have had to resolve their problems on their own. Wiz customers say they received outstanding assistance, specifically commending after-sale support for its prompt and effective resolutions.
Ease of Deployment: The setup process for Aqua Security Platform was complex and required specialized knowledge, involving multiple individuals and more time for larger environments. By contrast, the setup for Wiz was described as straightforward and quick.
Pricing: The cost of Aqua Security Platform fluctuates depending on the workload. Some users find it reasonably priced, while others deemed it expensive. Wiz has been praised for its straightforward pricing and easily activated features.
ROI: Reviewers provided no feedback on Aqua Security Platform's ROI. Wiz users have seen an ROI from enhanced asset management and vulnerability identification. Wiz's SaaS platform constantly introduces new features, streamlines investigations, and offers real-time reporting. Users anticipate improved security posture and potential cost savings. Wiz simplifies procedures, improves compliance, and provides broader coverage with fewer resources.
Comparison Results: Aqua Security Platform surpasses Wiz in various aspects. Aqua's features and capabilities are considered more comprehensive and user-friendly. Users appreciate Aqua's ability to identify vulnerabilities, detect malware, and ensure container security. Reviewers also value the on-demand patching and sandboxing services. Aqua's customer service is considered helpful and localized for different countries.
"Valuable features include the ability to connect it to our Docker Hub where our images are stored, good integration with Slack, and the connection to the CV, to easily see which CVs are on each image."
"The solution was very user-friendly."
"Support is very helpful."
"Aqua Security allowed us to gain visibility into the vulnerabilities that were present in the container images, that were being rolled out, the amount of risk that we were introducing to the platform, and provided us a look into the container environment by introducing access control mechanisms. In addition, when it came to runtime-level policies, we could restrict container access to resources in our environment, such as network-level or other application-level access."
"The most valuable feature of Aqua Security is the scanner."
"We use Aqua Security for the container security features."
"The most valuable feature is the security."
"From what I understand, the initial setup is simple."
"Out of all the features, the one item that has been most valuable is the fact that Wiz puts into context all the pieces that create an issue, and applies a particular risk evaluation that helps us prioritize when we need to address a misconfiguration, vulnerability, or any issue that would put our environment into risk."
"The CSPM module has been the most effective. It was easy to deploy and covered all our accounts through APIs, requiring no agents. Wiz provides instant visibility into high-level risks that we need to address."
"Our most important features are those around entitlement, external exposure, vulnerabilities, and container security."
"The automation roles are essential because we ultimately want to do less work and automate more. The dashboards are easy to read and visually pleasing. You can understand things quickly, which makes it easy for our other teams. The network and infrastructure teams don't know as much about security as we do, so it helps to have a tool that's accessible and nice to look at."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"With Wiz, we get timely alerts for leaked data or any vulnerabilities already existing in our environment."
"I like Wiz's reporting, and it's easy to do queries. For example, it's pretty simple to find out how many servers we have and the applications installed on each. I like Wiz's security graph because you can use it to see the whole organization even if you have multiple accounts."
"The first thing that stood out was the ease of installation and the quick value we got out of the solution."
"In the next release, Aqua Security should add the ability to automatically send reports to customers."
"Aqua Security could provide more open documentation so that their learning resources can be more easily accessed and searched through online. Right now, a lot of the documentation is closed and not available to the public."
"The integrations on CICD could be improved. If Aqua had more plugins or container images to integrate and automate more easily on CICD, it would be better."
"The solution could improve user-friendliness."
"We would like to see an improvement in the overview visibility that this solution offers."
"There's room for improvement, particularly in management capabilities as it may not be comprehensive enough for all customers, and it has been lacking in the realm of cloud security posture management."
"Aqua Security could improve the forwarding of logging into Splunk and into other tools, it should be easier."
"Aqua Security lacks a lot in reporting."
"We would like to see improvements to executive-level reporting and data reporting in general, which we understand is being rolled out to the platform."
"The remediation workflow within the Wiz could be improved."
"Given the level of visibility into all the cloud environments Wiz provides, it would be nice if they could integrate some kind of mechanism to better manage tenants on multiple platforms. For example, let's say that some servers don't have an application they need, such as an antivirus. Wiz could include an API or something to push those applications out to the servers. It would be great if you could remedy these issues directly from the Wiz platform."
"We wish there were a way, beyond providing visibility and automated remediation, to wait on a given remediation, due to a critical aspect, such as the cost associated with a particular upgrade... We would like to see preventive controls that can be applied through Wiz to protect against vulnerabilities that we're not going to be able to remediate immediately."
"We're looking at some of the data compliance stuff that they've got Jon offer. I know they're looking at container security, which we gonna be looking at next."
"The only thing that needs to be improved is the number of scans per day."
"The only small pain point has been around some of the logging integrations. Some of the complexities of the script integrations aren't supported with some of the more automated infrastructure components. So, it's not as universal. For example, they have great support for cloud formation and other services, but if you're using another type of management utility or governance language for your infrastructure-as-code automation components, it becomes a little bit trickier to navigate that."
"Wiz's reporting capabilities could be refined a bit. They are making headway on that, but more executive-style dashboards would be nice. They just implemented a community aspect where you can share documents and feedback. This was something users had been requesting for a while. They are listening to customer feedback and making changes."
Aqua Cloud Security Platform is ranked 6th in Container Security with 16 reviews while Wiz is ranked 2nd in Container Security with 11 reviews. Aqua Cloud Security Platform is rated 8.0, while Wiz is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Aqua Cloud Security Platform writes "A robust and cost-effective solution, excelling in scalability, on-premises support, and responsive technical support, making it well-suited for enterprises navigating stringent regulatory environment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wiz writes "Multiple features help us prioritize remediation, and agentless implementation reduces overhead". Aqua Cloud Security Platform is most compared with Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, Snyk, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, SUSE NeuVector and Sysdig Secure, whereas Wiz is most compared with Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, Orca Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, AWS Security Hub and CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security. See our Aqua Cloud Security Platform vs. Wiz report.
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