Cloud security platforms pricing
Cloud security platforms (CNAPP and CSPM) scan cloud accounts, containers and code for misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, and the large vendors sell by workload or cloud footprint through sales. Wiz, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud, Orca, Sysdig, Aqua and Upwind publish no prices. Microsoft Defender for Cloud is metered by the hour, about $5 per resource a month for Defender CSPM, Aikido starts at $350 a month for 10 users, and Plerion prices by cloud bill, $3,100 to $3,700 a month for a $100,000 to $130,000 monthly cloud bill.
Cloud security platforms compared
Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.
| Product | Starts at | Top listed plan | Priced by | Free plan | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wiz | $240 per workloadWiz Essential, USD per workload, list price at 0 to 199 workloads, annual contract | $600 per workloadWiz Code (per active developer) | Contact sales | No | read Nov 2026 |
 Prisma Cloud | contact sales | contact sales | Contact sales | No | read Nov 2026 |
 Microsoft Defender for Cloud | $0.00672 per server per hour (about $4.91 a month)Defender for Servers Plan 1, per server per hour (about $4.91 a month) | $0.02 per server per hour (about $14.60 a month)Defender for Servers Plan 2 | Flat per account | Yes | read Nov 2026 |
 Netskope | £51,045 per year for a typical 1Next Gen Secure Web Gateway, GBP per year for a typical 1,000-user deployment, reseller guide price | £132,248 per year for a typical 1SASE | unknown | No | read Jan 2026 |
 Qualys | £10,870 per year for 1CyberSecurity Asset Management, 1,000 assets, GBP per year for 1,000 assets, reseller price | £15,150 per year for 1VMDR, 1,000 assets | unknown | No | read Jan 2026 |
 Orca Security | $390 per workloadPremium, USD per workload, reseller price, billing period not stated | contact sales | Contact sales | No | read Sep 2026 |
 Sysdig | contact sales | contact sales | Contact sales | No | read Nov 2026 |
 Aqua Security | contact sales | contact sales | Contact sales | No | read Nov 2026 |
 Upwind | contact sales | contact sales | Contact sales | No | read Nov 2026 |
 Aikido Security | $315 per month for 10 users, billed yearly ($350 monthly)Basic, per month for 10 users, billed yearly ($350 monthly) | $945 per month for 10 users, billed yearly ($1,050 monthly)Advanced | Per seat | Yes | read Nov 2026 |
 Plerion | $3,100 per month, for a $100,000 to $130,000 monthly cloud bill (up to $3,700)Platform, per month, for a $100,000 to $130,000 monthly cloud bill (up to $3,700) | single paid plan | Flat per account | No | read Nov 2026 |
Cloud security platforms pricing questions
- What does a cloud security platform cost?
- Paid plans start at $240 per workload for Wiz (USD per workload, list price at 0 to 199 workloads, annual contract), $0.00672 per server per hour (about $4.91 a month) for Microsoft Defender for Cloud (per server per hour (about $4.91 a month)), £51,045 per year for a typical 1 for Netskope (GBP per year for a typical 1,000-user deployment, reseller guide price), £10,870 per year for 1 for Qualys (GBP per year for 1,000 assets, reseller price), $390 per workload for Orca Security (USD per workload, reseller price, billing period not stated), $315 per month for 10 users, billed yearly ($350 monthly) for Aikido Security (per month for 10 users, billed yearly ($350 monthly)), $3,100 per month, for a $100,000 to $130,000 monthly cloud bill (up to $3,700) for Plerion (per month, for a $100,000 to $130,000 monthly cloud bill (up to $3,700)). Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.
- What is cloud security platform pricing based on?
- Wiz and Prisma Cloud and Orca Security and Sysdig and Aqua Security and Upwind: contact sales. Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Plerion: flat per account. Aikido Security: per seat.
- Which cloud security platforms have a free plan?
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Aikido Security list a free plan next to the paid tiers.
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