StackRadar vs Wiz
Wiz is the category-defining agentless cloud security platform — a security graph that correlates vulnerabilities with exposure, identities and attack paths across cloud accounts and Kubernetes — acquired by Google in 2026.
Facts last checked . Prices and features change — verify with the vendor before deciding.
What Wiz does well
- The security graph: vulnerabilities in context of network exposure, identity and attack paths, across every cloud resource, not just containers.
- Agentless deployment through cloud-provider APIs, with an optional runtime sensor.
- SBOM inventory, IaC and Helm scanning, admission control, and EPSS/KEV-aware policies.
- The broadest feature set and the largest enterprise install base in the category.
How Wiz and StackRadar differ
The differences are about how the two are built and sold, not a feature checklist. Each point below is a structural fact you can verify on the vendor's own documentation.
- Enterprise pricing: marketplace listings start around $24K per year per 100 workloads, and the median contract is well into six figures.
- Agentless scanning is cloud-API centric. On-prem, edge or bare-metal Kubernetes is not its home turf; StackRadar runs anywhere a Helm chart does.
- Now part of Google; for teams on AWS or Azure, vendor alignment is a live procurement question.
- StackRadar is one job at a published price, with the scanner source and scoring formula open.
Side by side
| Axis | StackRadar | Wiz |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | One Helm chart in the cluster, source published; managed dashboard | Agentless via cloud APIs; optional sensor |
| Kubernetes runtime inventory | Yes — every running image, with its workload, Helm release and ArgoCD application | Yes, for cloud-hosted clusters |
| SBOM | CycloneDX 1.6 per running image (Syft), stored and re-checked as new advisories land | Yes |
| Prioritisation | Radar Score — CVSS, EPSS and CISA KEV combined in a published formula | Security graph with exposure, identity and EPSS/KEV context |
| History and trends | 30 days (Free), 1 year (Pro), 2 years (Business) | Yes |
| Multi-cluster view | One dashboard across every cluster in the organisation | Yes |
| Scanner source | Published on GitHub; releases signed and version-pinned | Closed |
| Pricing | Published: Free $0 · Pro $59/mo · Business $199/mo | Enterprise, quote-based |
| Data residency | EU only; only the SBOM leaves the cluster | Regional options; Google-owned |
Pricing
Wiz: Wiz does not publish list prices. AWS Marketplace listings anchor around $24,000 per year per 100 workloads for the Essential tier and about $38,000 for Advanced; reported median contracts are around $159,000 per year. StackRadar’s Business plan is $199 per month.
StackRadar: Free for one cluster with 30 days of history; Pro at $59 per month for up to five clusters and one year of history; Business at $199 per month for up to fifteen clusters and two years. Every plan scans every image you run. Full details on the pricing page.
Which should you choose?
Choose Wiz if
- You need cloud-wide posture, identity and attack-path analysis, not just Kubernetes vulnerabilities.
- Agentless coverage across many cloud accounts is the priority.
- You are an enterprise consolidating security tooling into one CNAPP contract.
Choose StackRadar if
- You want Kubernetes SBOM and vulnerability tracking at a price a team can approve.
- Your clusters are on-prem, edge or bare metal where agentless cloud scanning does not reach.
- You want EU-only data residency and an auditable scanner.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Wiz cost?
Wiz is quote-based. Public marketplace listings start around $24,000 per year per 100 workloads, and reported median contracts are in the six figures. It is an enterprise purchase.
Is StackRadar a Wiz alternative?
For Kubernetes SBOM and vulnerability tracking, yes. For cloud-wide posture, identity and attack-path analysis, no — StackRadar does one job and does not try to be a CNAPP.