Upwind vs Wiz
Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of The 11 Best Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools (2026). Last verified July 13, 2026.
The short answer
Wiz ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #11) for Cloud security and platform teams finding, prioritizing, and fixing misconfigurations and identity risk across multi-cloud environments. Best agentless CNAPP for prioritized risk.
At a glance
| Upwind | Wiz | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #11 / The 11 Best Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools (2026) | #1 / The 11 Best Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools (2026) |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 7.4 | 9.2 |
| Best for | Runtime-powered CNAPP with eBPF | Agentless CNAPP with security graph |
| Pricing | $$$ (per-workload, custom quote) | $$$ (per-workload, custom quote) |
| HQ | Tel Aviv, Israel | New York, USA |
| Founded | 2022 | 2020 |
Upwind
Best fresh runtime-first take on CNAPP.
www.upwind.ioSee full entry in The 11 Best Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools (2026)
Wiz
Best agentless CNAPP for prioritized risk.
www.wiz.ioSee full entry in The 11 Best Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools (2026)
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.