Best Platforms for Securing Cloud Data

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is the unified cloud-native application protection platform from Microsoft, covering cloud security posture management, DevOps security, and cloud workload protection across multicloud and hybrid environments. Foundational CSPM is free and gives continuous assessments, security recommendations, a Secure Score, and the Microsoft cloud security benchmark across Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud. The Defender CSPM plan costs $5.11 per billable resource per month, and it adds agentless vulnerability scanning, attack path analysis, data-aware security posture, code to cloud context, and a cloud security graph.

• Billing counts only Server, Storage account, Database, Serverless Containers, and Serverless resources, and Microsoft counts 8 serverless functions or
• Workload protection is separate, so Defender for Servers Plan 1 costs $4.906 per server per month and Plan 2 costs $14.60 per server per month, while
• Microsoft also gives the first 30 days free, and a 1-year pre-purchase plan offers up to 22 percent savings over pay-as-you-go prices.
• Choose Defender for Cloud if your estate centers on Azure and you want a published price.

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Wiz is a cloud-native application protection platform that connects to a cloud account through APIs and shows how an attacker could chain risks together to reach data. It covers cloud security posture management, workload protection, container and Kubernetes security, identity entitlements, code security, and runtime defense, with a security graph that links findings across those areas. Google completed its acquisition of Wiz in March 2026, and Wiz products remain available on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud, so a multi-cloud team is not locked to one provider by the change of ownership.

• Wiz sells through three routes on its pricing page, called Wiz One, Wiz Go, and a la carte, and all three are by quote, with no figures on the page it
• Wiz Go is the bundle aimed at smaller businesses, while Wiz One is the unified offering for larger estates.
• The modular licenses include Wiz Cloud, Wiz Code, Wiz Defend, and Wiz Sensor, and each one scales with a different unit, such as workloads, developers
• Choose Wiz if you run a large multi-cloud estate and want agentless coverage from code to runtime.

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Cortex Cloud is the current name of the Palo Alto Networks cloud security platform, and the company calls it the next generation of Prisma Cloud. Palo Alto Networks introduced Cortex Cloud in February 2025 as the next version of Prisma Cloud, merging Prisma Cloud with Cortex cloud detection and response, and existing Prisma Cloud customers were set to upgrade to it. The platform covers cloud posture, workload protection, Kubernetes and container security, code security, and cloud detection and response, so it fits teams that want one console for posture and runtime.

• Cortex Cloud is sold in two main tiers, Cortex Cloud Posture Management and Cortex Cloud Runtime Security, with Runtime Security adding workload prote
• Palo Alto Networks publishes no price for either tier, and its product pages lead to a demo or sales request, so the quote is sized to the cloud resou
• Cortex Cloud is billed yearly on protected workloads averaged over 90 days.
• Choose Cortex Cloud if you already use Palo Alto Networks products.

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Orca Security is an agentless cloud-native application protection platform that uses its SideScanning technology to read cloud configuration and workload data out of band, then build a unified model of assets and risk. It covers cloud security posture management, workload protection, identity entitlements, container and Kubernetes risk, attack path analysis, and code scanning, with more than 2,500 configuration controls described on its CSPM page. Orca sells a single edition priced on the number of cloud workloads you protect, and it publishes no price list and no free plan, so every quote goes through its sales team.

• The platform covers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and Kubernetes, and its trust center lists SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP Modera
• An add-on called Orca Sensor is available for teams that want runtime agents layered on top of the agentless baseline rather than replacing it.
• Choose Orca Security if you want agentless assessment with context and a single edition to buy.
• Skip it if you need a published price, a free tier, or a self-serve trial.

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CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is the cloud security module of the Falcon platform, covering cloud posture, workload protection, container security, and cloud detection and response alongside the endpoint, identity, and SIEM modules that share the same console. That shared platform is the main reason to shortlist it, since cloud findings can be seen next to endpoint and identity data instead of living in a separate tool. CrowdStrike publishes prices for its endpoint bundles, with Falcon Go at $59.99 per device per year, Falcon Pro at $99.99 per device per year, and Falcon Enterprise at $184.99 per device per year when billed annually, but those figures cover endpoint bundles and do not set the price of Falcon Cloud Security, which is sold by quote.

• A 15-day free trial of the Falcon platform is available with no credit card required, which gives a way to see the console before a sales call.
• Falcon Complete adds fully managed detection and response on a custom quote.
• Choose Falcon Cloud Security if you already run CrowdStrike Falcon and want cloud data in the same platform.
• Skip it if you need a published cloud security price before you engage sales.

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Tenable One Cloud Exposure is the cloud security product inside the Tenable One exposure management platform, unifying cloud-native application protection, cloud identity entitlement management, vulnerability management, data security posture management, and AI security posture management in a single platform. It discovers cloud resources and vulnerabilities without agents, prioritizes risk based on the combination of risky identities, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities, and covers infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and container images. Pricing is based on the number of billable resources running in your cloud, and Tenable lists virtual machines, container hosts, serverless functions and hosts, container images and repositories, data stores, and databases as examples of billable resources.

• Tenable One Cloud Exposure can be bought as a standalone product or added to an existing Tenable One license, and volume-based discounts apply as the
• The official pricing page shows no figures and routes buyers to a quote form, so the only way to get a number is to ask Tenable or a certified partner
• Choose Tenable One Cloud Exposure if you already use Tenable One and want cloud, identity, data, and AI risk in one license.
• Skip it if you need a published price before a sales conversation.

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Sysdig Secure is a cloud-native application protection platform focused on runtime threat detection, vulnerability management, compliance, and cloud security posture management, with deep visibility into containers and Kubernetes. It is built around runtime detection, so it watches what containers and workloads actually do while they run, rather than only scanning configuration at rest. Sysdig Secure pricing is based on the number of hosts, containers, or cloud accounts monitored, and the base platform includes runtime threat detection, vulnerability scanning, and compliance frameworks.

• Advanced capabilities such as threat intelligence integration, custom policy creation, and extended data retention are available as add-ons or in high
• Sysdig does not publish a price on its own site, so buyers need a quote, and a free trial is available for evaluation.
• Licensing can be monthly or yearly, which gives more flexibility than the annual-only terms some rivals use.
• Choose Sysdig Secure if your estate is container-heavy and runtime defense is the priority.

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Lacework FortiCNAPP is a cloud security platform that uses behavior-based analytics and anomaly detection to find unusual activity across multi-cloud environments, rather than relying only on static configuration rules. It covers cloud posture, workload protection, container security, identity entitlements, and code security, and it prioritizes risks with the context of how resources actually behave. Fortinet acquired Lacework in 2024, and the platform is now sold as Fortinet Lacework FortiCNAPP, which means it can be bought alongside Fortinet products and services.

• Lacework publishes no price on its own site, so every buyer needs a quote, and pricing scales with cloud workload volume and deployment scope, with Fo
• A starter pack license with five days of cloud consulting services is listed on AWS Marketplace at $26,000 for one year, which shows the entry shape o
• Choose Lacework FortiCNAPP if you value behavior-based detection and already buy from Fortinet.
• Skip it if you need a published price, a free tier, or a standalone product with no link to a larger vendor portfolio.

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