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; self-hosted (AGPL-3.0) or reporting to the cloud 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 | 1 year (Pro), 2 years (Business); 1 year self-hosted | Yes |
| Multi-cluster view | One cloud dashboard across every cluster in the organisation; self-hosted is one cluster | Yes |
| Scanner source | Open source: scanner Apache-2.0, server and dashboard AGPL-3.0; releases signed and version-pinned | Closed |
| Pricing | Free to self-host · Cloud: 14-day free trial, then Pro $59/mo · Business $199/mo at beta price ($99 / $299 standard) | Enterprise, quote-based |
| Data residency | Self-hosted: stays in your cluster. Cloud: EU only, and 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 at the beta price, $299 standard.
StackRadar: Free to self-host for one cluster (AGPL-3.0). The cloud starts with a 14-day free trial; then 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. Those are beta prices, for the first 10 Pro and 5 Business subscriptions; after that Pro is $99 and Business $299 a month. 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.