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CloudAware vs Wiz comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.3
Qualys TotalCloud enhances efficiency and automation, achieving up to 40% cost savings and over 50% improved asset scanning.
Sentiment score
7.5
CloudAware boosts ROI by cutting costs, enhancing IT management, and improving client satisfaction with real-time solutions.
Sentiment score
5.2
Wiz enhances efficiency and security by consolidating tools, reducing costs, and optimizing risk management for high ROI.
We are able to scan all our assets with less human intervention and achieve overall effective outcomes.
Dns architect at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It has saved about 90% of our time.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
TotalCloud has generated overall savings of 30 to 40 percent across various departments.
Security Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The real-time database management for risk management has improved, with twenty-four-seven customer care resolving incidents within twenty-four hours, making my clients very happy.
Deputy General Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India
This vertical has been operational for two years and helps us reduce IT issues by leveraging predictive analytics to proactively address potential threats.
Project Manager at AGRICULTURE SKILL COUNCIL OF INDIA (ASCI)
We have seen a significant return on investment with CloudAware, saving around four crores in two years due to reduced manpower needs from effective multi-cloud management and consolidating our security measures.
DGM, Content Vertical at Agriculture Skill Council of India
doing everything manually would take a lot of work and effort, and Wiz reduces both the workload and the need for manual thinking and human feedback.
Engineering Lead at Persistent Systems
I think we're reaching the point where we'll see a return on investment, and we'll be there by the end of the year.
Senior Information Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
I have seen a return on investment with Wiz by reducing our budget spent on other tools, saving time, and needing fewer employees.
Senior Program Manager, Security at Eventbrite
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
Qualys TotalCloud's customer service is praised for responsiveness despite occasional delays, with ratings from seven to ten.
Sentiment score
8.6
CloudAware offers responsive 24/7 live chat, but users suggest enhancing weekend phone support despite professional service.
Sentiment score
7.4
Wiz is praised for responsive customer service, efficient communication, knowledgeable support teams, and valuable documentation, ensuring customer satisfaction.
They are helpful, respond to my queries, and can answer any question.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Qualys's tech support is highly responsive, providing multiple ways to interact with them.
Service Manager, Security Operations at CDA IT SOLUTIONS
Qualys' customer service provides quality answers, but the response time is long, even though it is within the SLA.
Works at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Whenever I have interacted with them, I got the required response from them.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
Our feedback has been answered quickly in a professional manner without pressure to commit.
Deputy General Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India
I request them to extend it to 24/7 to enhance ticket resolution speed.
Project Manager at AGRICULTURE SKILL COUNCIL OF INDIA (ASCI)
On a scale from 1 to 10, I would give Wiz's support a 10.
Specialist - Information Security at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
The vendor was readily available to assist us over calls, clarifying both technical aspects and theoretical insights.
Cyber Security Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
If I were to put Wiz support on a scale from one to ten, I would give them a ten.
CISO at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Qualys TotalCloud is highly scalable and adaptable, efficiently supporting varied environments and large-scale deployments with robust performance.
Sentiment score
7.3
CloudAware excels in scalability and adaptability, efficiently managing assets, cloud environments, compliance, and budgets with seamless AWS integration.
Sentiment score
7.6
Wiz efficiently handles scalability, integrating across cloud environments, while maintaining visibility, risk management, and supporting diverse workloads.
We started our organization about nine months back. We started with about 30 users, and we now have more than 100 users.
CIO at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees
Our organization currently uses it to manage over 1200 web applications.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
It is absolutely scalable, and I would rate its scalability as nine out of ten.
retired at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The scalability as a centralized hub provides access to pre-built compliance standards, simplifying resource monitoring across multiple cloud providers.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Publicis Sapient
CloudAware scales well for us, and we have expanded from monitoring a few workloads to a large multi-cloud environment without any issues.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
CloudAware's scalability meets our organization's growth and changing needs.
Project Manager at AGRICULTURE SKILL COUNCIL OF INDIA (ASCI)
Our environment quadrupled in size. We didn’t have to make any adjustments or configuration changes; it just accommodated the growth.
Principal Engineer at Aviatrix
In terms of scalability, I don't feel any issues.
Technical Specialist at Zensar Technologies
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the scalability of Wiz as nine.
Manager Cybersecurity Operation at Grant Thornton (US)
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Qualys TotalCloud is stable and reliable, offering 99.9% uptime with quick support for minor issues and transparent maintenance updates.
Sentiment score
8.7
CloudAware is stable, reliable, supporting multi-cloud integrations, impressive uptime, seamless APIs, compliance monitoring, and cost management.
Sentiment score
8.0
Wiz demonstrates high stability and reliability, receiving praise for consistent performance, rare glitches, and advanced maintenance notifications.
Overall, the support provided has been excellent.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
It has a lot of scanning mechanisms, which are agentless APIs, eBPF, and cloud agents, that are highly reliable.
Sr Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
It is a stable solution, which is why we chose it.
CIO at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees
We have not faced any issues, as it is equipped to manage eighty to one hundred types of multi-cloud environments simultaneously without reporting outages in day-to-day operations.
Deputy General Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI)
CloudAware has been stable in our experience, and we have not had major outages or interruptions;
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
CloudAware is absolutely stable and reliable, allowing us to integrate multiple systems quickly with less downtime compared to before.
Project Manager at AGRICULTURE SKILL COUNCIL OF INDIA (ASCI)
The stability of Wiz has been good, with no downtime, bugs, or glitches.
Senior Engineering Manager, Data & AI at Omnissa
The services were stable, and we did not experience any downtime.
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Self-Employed
The solution is very stable.
Security Solutions Architect - Cloud Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Qualys TotalCloud requires UI improvements, better cloud integration, enhanced support, and optimized reporting, onboarding, and vulnerability detection.
Users seek better cloud updates, expanded reports, enhanced onboarding, more workshops, AI, improved support, and competitive pricing.
Wiz users seek enhanced reporting, integration, automation, security features, and improved pricing and support for efficient threat detection.
Ideally, the scanner should automatically detect and scan all subdomains, even if not explicitly defined, ensuring comprehensive vulnerability assessment.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
Ideally, updates should be more immediate, enabling quicker implementation of solutions.
Project Lead at Persistent Systems
Our goal is to integrate all these functions into Qualys, creating a single dashboard for comprehensive security monitoring and management.
Senior Information Security Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Approximately seventy percent of organizations are focused on threat management across their cloud servers, a space where CloudAware excels, and additional customization would enhance overall security while increasing CloudAware's revenue.
Deputy General Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India
CloudAware should enhance their customer support by adding an FAQ and knowledge base section to address commonly asked queries.
DGM, Content Vertical at Agriculture Skill Council of India
I need some cost optimization solution for a workload running in AWS.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
One significant area for improvement would be increasing automation. While they excel at identifying issues, we need assistance in minimizing the human hours required for tasks.
Principal Engineer at Aviatrix
Adding AI-driven features could significantly assist developers in addressing vulnerabilities more efficiently, thereby improving deployment times and adherence to deadlines.
Senior Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
I do not want to keep dealing with thousands of vulnerabilities and marking them under ignore rules or wasting time assessing everything only to find they are false positives.
Product Management Cybersecurity Leader at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Qualys TotalCloud is costly but justified for large companies due to features, flexibility, and VMware integration efficiencies.
CloudAware's setup and licensing costs are reasonable, with straightforward renewals and manageable monthly user fees enhancing onboarding experiences.
Wiz pricing is seen as fair yet high-end, with straightforward structure and value justifying the cost.
Qualys TotalCloud's pricing is currently acceptable, it is becoming increasingly expensive.
Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Pricing is managed by our finance team; however, Qualys TotalCloud offers cost-effective licensing flexibility.
IT Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Qualys TotalCloud is expensive, but it offers a premier solution with no headaches.
Vice President at Inspira Enterprise
The pricing was fair given the feature set.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
Our initial licensing was smooth, costing approximately $1,000 for basic setup.
Project Manager at AGRICULTURE SKILL COUNCIL OF INDIA (ASCI)
The setup cost was initially about $5,000.
DGM, Content Vertical at Agriculture Skill Council of India
I don’t think there’s anyone else out there offering the same level, scale, or efficiency.
Principal Engineer at Aviatrix
Wiz is less expensive than Microsoft and Palo Alto.
Engineering Lead at Persistent Systems
It is expected to be more expensive than Checkmarx.
Information Security Analyst at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Qualys TotalCloud offers efficient asset discovery, security posture management, and vulnerability management with excellent integration and threat intelligence features.
CloudAware provides visibility, reduces costs, enhances security, and improves efficiency through automation and multi-cloud integration with customizable dashboards.
Wiz's CSPM module offers comprehensive risk visibility, seamless deployment, and efficient remediation with multi-cloud integration and contextual insights.
This view of risk helps reduce the work we would have to do to combine multiple sources to prioritize risk.
Works at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It will help cybersecurity professionals monitor the cloud and find vulnerabilities.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
We are enjoying the new feature, FlexScan, which is valuable for Internet-facing VMs.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
We have workload running in Kubernetes, Docker, EC2, RDS. I need a single platform that will monitor all these services which are being running in the cloud platform.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
CloudAware's best feature is that it is very easy to integrate with other Oracle Cloud or Google Cloud servers.
Deputy General Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India
CloudAware has positively impacted us by reducing costs by 10 to 15% and improving compliance reporting speed, saving several hours per audit.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
The ability to scan every layer without agents is a huge selling point because we're multi-agent.
Senior Information Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
My favourite is the EASM/External Exposure view and overall package - full risk visibility. It allows us to prioritize, and I mean truly prioritize, what should be addressed first.
Security Solutions Architect - Cloud Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The granularity of visibility that the platform provides is the most valuable aspect.
CEO at Century Data
 

Categories and Ranking

Qualys TotalCloud
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Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
8th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (11th), Container Security (11th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (8th), SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) (2nd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (7th)
CloudAware
Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
21st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (22nd)
Wiz
Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (2nd), Container Security (1st), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (2nd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (1st), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (1st), Compliance Management (2nd), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) (1st), AI Security (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category, the mindshare of Qualys TotalCloud is 2.0%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudAware is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wiz is 9.9%, down from 21.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Wiz9.9%
Qualys TotalCloud2.0%
CloudAware0.5%
Other87.6%
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2859021 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Risk-based triage has transformed container security and now prioritizes high-impact threats
The best features Qualys TotalCloud offers currently include managing cloud infrastructure and container security while facing major challenges such as alert fatigue. Traditional vulnerability scanners flag hundreds of CVEs on short-lived Kubernetes containers, some of which have no internet exposure or are gone before we can even triage them. I leverage Qualys TotalCloud to move beyond static CVSS. I use it to implement runtime exposure, correlation risk reprioritization, and shift-left integration. This notifies developers to fix a base image upstream rather than patching live ephemeral instances. In my work with cloud and container security, the biggest operational hurdle was alert fatigue. I use Qualys to shift left from static CVSS severity to context-aware risk prioritization. I correlated raw vulnerability data with real-time risk factors such as public network exposure, active runtime execution, or overly permissive IAM roles. This allows us to immediately drop the priority of isolated containers and escalate lower-severity CVEs that sit on an exposed, high-risk path. We can map these findings directly back to our CI/CD pipelines so developers can patch the root base images upstream. We have drastically cut down the signal-to-noise ratio, saved a lot of manual hours doing triage work, and ensured engineering effort goes directly towards high-impact risk reduction.
Dr. Vandana Tatra - PeerSpot reviewer
DGM, Content Vertical at Agriculture Skill Council of India
Unified cloud governance has transformed audits and now improves real-time cost control
The best features CloudAware offers include strong IT compliance and governance, which my team appreciates significantly due to our frequent audits. Additionally, the built-in observability has increased transparency across all management levels; everyone now accesses the same set of information promptly. We have optimized our cloud spending by approximately 40 percent in the last two years, as operating on a singular integrated platform simplifies database and asset management while reducing maintenance costs. The observability feature of CloudAware has streamlined our multi-cloud and on-premises visibility, enhancing our IT infrastructure efficiency. With around 20 to 30 people managing daily data from entry to monitoring, tasks that previously took 24 to 48 hours now occur in real-time. My senior management has access to accurate asset tracking and discovery at any moment, which has strengthened our credibility and transparency with clients. Additionally, the introduction of cloud security posture management features, including unique cloud security policies for each asset, has greatly decreased risk and improved threat response automation. We requested a centralized cloud logging reporting system that provides detailed access logs, which has been implemented and is highly valued. CloudAware has positively impacted our organization by becoming the backbone of our cloud operations. It secures our confidential data and optimizes every aspect, from policy compliance to data reporting, enabling us to manage heavy datasets effectively. Our operations have seen increased productivity, allowing us to onboard more clients and deliver multiple projects simultaneously, all while reducing cloud spending by four crores annually.
Peter Whelan - PeerSpot reviewer
CISO at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Improved our security posture thanks to comprehensive visibility
I have contacted Wiz technical support frequently. The support is excellent. We contact via an in-application portal. We can see the support cases we personally open, and also the cases that other people have opened from our company. I appreciate that feature. Generally, support gets back to us within a few days with a good answer. There was one fellow in particular who has been knocking it out of the park. He is a great support person to deal with. We are happy with the support experience. If I were to put Wiz support on a scale from one to ten, I would give them a ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
16%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
24%
Outsourcing Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Educational Organization
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise34
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise34
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Qualys TotalCloud?
In terms of improvement, remediation still belongs to the cloud team, which is one of the issues we faced with Qualys...
What is your primary use case for Qualys TotalCloud?
My main use case for Qualys TotalCloud is regarding the cloud visibility that we were not having previously. Previous...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudAware?
The setup cost was initially about $5,000, followed by a monthly cost of approximately $200 to $300 per user, which i...
What needs improvement with CloudAware?
The CloudAware interface is generally easy to use; however, it can sometimes feel overwhelming for new users, includi...
What is your primary use case for CloudAware?
CloudAware is used by our team of approximately eight to ten people who simultaneously operate and work on it, fulfil...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Wiz?
No involvement occurred with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Wiz since it was a free proof of concept. Approxi...
What needs improvement with Wiz?
While Checkmarx may perform better in some deep code scanning aspects, Wiz is considerably easier to use, has a bette...
What is your primary use case for Wiz?
Wiz is being tested to compare against Checkmarx, examining scanning capabilities, native visibility, ease of deploym...
 

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Sample Customers

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Sony, AOL, Thomson Reuters, Pearson
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