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Wiz Runtime Protect

Real-time cloud workload protection

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Acquired★4.4ratingPricing · PaidDeclining

What happened to Wiz Runtime Protect?

Wiz Runtime Protect was acquired by Google in 2026.

TechCrunch reported that Google completed its $32B acquisition of Wiz on 11 Mar 2026. Wiz keeps its brand inside Google Cloud and still sells runtime workload protection as the Wiz Sensor.

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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Declining
Market trend
Rating
4.4
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Wiz Runtime Protect does

Detect and stop active threats in cloud workloads with runtime sensors and AI analysis.

How Wiz Runtime Protect compares with its closest alternatives

None of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan, and neither does Wiz Runtime Protect. All 5 offer an API, as Wiz Runtime Protect does. Wiz Runtime Protect offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Wiz Runtime Protect was founded in 2020; the alternatives were founded between 2013 and 2021, 4 of them earlier. Wiz Runtime Protect is based in New York, United States; all the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too.

Market position · Security

How Wiz Runtime Protect compares in Security

Wiz Runtime Protect has high opportunity and sits in the top 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 Wiz Runtime Protect's own market position as open. 121 of the 361 operating Security tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 1 shutdown in the category.

Wiz Runtime Protect compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Wiz Runtime ProtectFounded 2020 · New York, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesWebDeclining
Nightfall DLP CloudFounded 2018 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesWebRising
Oligo AppSec AIFounded 2021HighOpenPaid—NoYesWebHot
Abnormal SecurityFounded 2019 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesWebRising
DrataFounded 2018 · San Diego, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesWebStable
SentinelOne AIFounded 2013 · Mountain View, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesWebHot

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 Wiz Runtime Protect exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
ClassificationData Extraction
Industry Verticals
FinanceHealthcareSoftware
Tagged

Wiz Runtime Protect shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Wiz Runtime Protect: common questions

Is Wiz Runtime Protect still running?

Yes. Wiz Runtime Protect was acquired by Google in 2026. TechCrunch reported that Google completed its $32B acquisition of Wiz on 11 Mar 2026. Wiz keeps its brand inside Google Cloud and still sells runtime workload protection as the Wiz Sensor.

Who acquired Wiz Runtime Protect?

Google acquired Wiz Runtime Protect in 2026 (techcrunch.com).

Source: techcrunch.com ↗

Is Wiz Runtime Protect free?

No. Wiz Runtime Protect is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Wiz Runtime Protect?

The closest alternatives to Wiz Runtime Protect that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Nightfall DLP Cloud, Oligo AppSec AI, Abnormal Security, Drata, and SentinelOne AI.

Where is Wiz Runtime Protect based?

Wiz Runtime Protect is headquartered in New York, United States.

Does Wiz Runtime Protect have an API?

Yes. Wiz Runtime Protect offers an API.

Who is Wiz Runtime Protect for?

Wiz Runtime Protect is built for enterprises.

How do I sign in to Wiz Runtime Protect?

Sign in on Wiz Runtime Protect's own website, wiz.io. FalcoScan reviews Wiz Runtime Protect but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Wiz Runtime Protect directly.

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