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Prisma Cloud

Palo Alto cloud-native security platform

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★4.3ratingPricing · PaidStable
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Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
Low
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Prisma Cloud does

Prisma Cloud secures the cloud-native stack from infrastructure through workloads to applications. It uses AI-powered threat detection and compliance automation. Security teams use it to monitor cloud environments and meet compliance requirements across their resources. The product is available at prismacloud.io.

How Prisma Cloud compares with its closest alternatives

2 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Prisma Cloud does not. All 5 offer an API, as Prisma Cloud does. Prisma Cloud offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app. Prisma Cloud was founded in 2018; the alternatives were founded between 1999 and 2020, 4 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States and Israel.

Market position · Security

How Prisma Cloud compares in Security

Prisma Cloud has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 361 live Security tools on FalcoScan. Across Security, the average opportunity score is 70.4 and the average saturation score 33. FalcoScan rates Prisma Cloud's own market position as contested. 121 of the 361 operating Security tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 1 shutdown in the category.

Prisma Cloud compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Prisma CloudFounded 2018LowContestedPaid—NoYesWebStable
WizFounded 2020 · New York, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoYesWebHot
Cloudflare SecurityFounded 2009ModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWebRising
FalcoFounded 2016ModerateOpenFree—YesYesDesktopRising
LaceworkFounded 2015 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoYesWebRising
CyberArkFounded 1999 · Petah Tikva, IsraelLowContestedPaid—NoYesWebStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Security.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Prisma Cloud exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Threat DetectionCompliance CheckingAnomaly Detection
Industry Verticals
EnterpriseTechnology
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Questions

Prisma Cloud: common questions

Is Prisma Cloud free?

No. Prisma Cloud is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Prisma Cloud?

The closest alternatives to Prisma Cloud that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Wiz, Cloudflare Security, Falco, Lacework, and CyberArk.

Is Prisma Cloud still running?

Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Prisma Cloud as operating at prismacloud.io.

Does Prisma Cloud have an API?

Yes. Prisma Cloud offers an API.

Who is Prisma Cloud for?

Prisma Cloud is built for enterprises and security teams.

How do I sign in to Prisma Cloud?

Sign in on Prisma Cloud's own website, prismacloud.io. FalcoScan reviews Prisma Cloud but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Prisma Cloud directly.

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