TigerGate vs Wiz: Two CNAPPs, Different Priorities

TigerGate and Wiz are both Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms, but they emphasize different outcomes. Wiz built its reputation on agentless CSPM with a powerful security graph for risk prioritization. TigerGate combines comparable cloud security capabilities with significantly deeper compliance automation — 38+ frameworks, automated evidence collection, and industry-specific compliance packs.

Feature Comparison

CSPM is strong on both platforms. Wiz pioneered the agentless, graph-based approach to cloud security posture and has the longer track record with more cloud environment edge cases covered. TigerGate delivers 900+ automated checks across four major cloud providers with continuous monitoring and auto-remediation.

Runtime protection takes different approaches. TigerGate uses an eBPF-based agent operating at the kernel level with under 3% CPU overhead for binary monitoring, file integrity, network analysis, and privilege escalation detection. Wiz started agentless-only and later added an optional runtime sensor — effective but less mature than TigerGate's purpose-built runtime engine.

Compliance is where TigerGate pulls ahead significantly. TigerGate supports 38+ frameworks with industry-specific compliance packs for FinTech, Healthcare, Enterprise SaaS, and Government. Security findings automatically map to compliance controls, generating audit-ready evidence continuously. Wiz supports major frameworks but positions compliance as a secondary output rather than a primary workflow.

Code security favors TigerGate with integrated SAST, SCA, and IaC scanning built into the platform from the start. Wiz has added code scanning capabilities more recently through acquisitions.

AI security gives TigerGate an edge with a dedicated AI-SPM module for monitoring AI/ML workloads, model access patterns, and data pipelines. Wiz has announced AI security features but TigerGate's module is more purpose-built.

Pricing differs substantially. Wiz typically starts at $25,000+/year for meaningful deployments. TigerGate offers a 14-day free trial with full platform access and no credit card required, with production pricing that is generally more accessible for mid-market organizations.

Who Should Choose TigerGate

Choose TigerGate if compliance is equally important as security in your organization. TigerGate is ideal for companies in regulated industries — FinTech, healthcare, government — where security findings must directly drive compliance evidence across multiple frameworks. The 38+ framework support, industry-specific packs, and automated evidence mapping save the cost and complexity of running a separate GRC tool alongside your CNAPP.

TigerGate is also the better choice for organizations evaluating CNAPPs for the first time, thanks to the 14-day free trial and lower entry price point.

Who Should Choose Wiz

Choose Wiz if cloud security posture management is your primary concern and you already have compliance tooling in place. Wiz's security graph excels at prioritizing the most critical risks across complex multi-cloud environments, and its agentless deployment model means zero performance impact on running workloads. For Fortune 500 organizations with mature security programs that need the most proven CSPM platform at scale, Wiz remains the market leader.

Our Recommendation

For organizations where compliance and security are equally weighted priorities, TigerGate delivers more value per dollar — you get a CNAPP plus compliance automation for 38+ frameworks in one platform. For enterprises that have compliance covered separately and need the most battle-tested CSPM with the deepest security graph, Wiz justifies its premium. Consider running both if your scale demands it: Wiz for pure cloud security posture and TigerGate for compliance-driven security monitoring.