CrowdStrike vs Wiz: Pricing Comparison 2026

CrowdStrike and Wiz are the two most prominent names in modern security, but they protect different attack surfaces. CrowdStrike Falcon protects endpoints and provides XDR. Agent-based detection identifies and responds to threats on workstations, servers, and cloud workloads in real-time. Pricing starts at $59.99/device/year for Falcon Go, scaling to Enterprise with managed threat hunting. Wiz is a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP). Agentless scanning connects to cloud APIs to assess infrastructure, identify vulnerabilities, check compliance, and analyze attack paths. Pricing is based on cloud workload volume through custom quotes. Wiz's differentiator is attack path analysis. Rather than showing isolated vulnerabilities, Wiz maps how they chain together: a publicly exposed VM with an unpatched CVE that has IAM permissions to access a database containing PII. This context-aware prioritization helps security teams focus on the risks that actually matter. CrowdStrike's differentiator is real-time protection. The Falcon agent stops ransomware mid-execution, detects lateral movement across the network, and provides managed threat hunting that catches sophisticated adversaries. Cloud workload protection (Falcon Cloud Security) extends into cloud environments. Most enterprise security programs deploy both: Wiz for cloud posture management and vulnerability prioritization, CrowdStrike for endpoint protection and active threat detection.