BigID vs Wiz comparison

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BigID

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We performed a comparison between BigID and Wiz based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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BigID vs. Wiz

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Categories and Ranking

BigID

Ranking in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Governance (7th), Data Privacy Management Software (3rd)

Wiz

Ranking in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)

2nd

Average Rating

9.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (4th), Container Security (2nd), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (2nd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (2nd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (2nd), Compliance Management (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) category, the mindshare of BigID is 24.0%, up from 14.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wiz is 15.4%, down from 20.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)

Unique Categories:

Data Governance

7.8%

Data Privacy Management Software

47.4%

Vulnerability Management

10.6%

Container Security

22.9%

Featured Reviews

Luciano Ferreira

Privacy Engineer at LF Consulting

Apr 17, 2024

Helps gain control of where the data leads and to control the data lifecycle

Data classification is an important aspect of the tool because, by using it, a company can make better decisions and implement the right security process. The data classification offered by the tool can help companies improve their security strategy. The solution also helps in the data minimization process. For instance, if the tool duplicates data in different databases, companies can use BigID to reduce the number of duplicate data. BigID thus can also be used to meet compliance with GDPR, CCPA and LGPD. I would recommend BigID to others. The solution is simple to manage, and most use cases are easier to deploy with It. I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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Donatas-Bukelis

Project Manager at Hilti

May 17, 2024

An agentless cloud assets vulnerability scanner which akes snapshots and then scans

Wiz's scanning and detection capabilities can identify vulnerabilities potentially affecting the cloud or exposure. It's not solely focused on database issues. It performs various tasks effectively. The categorization is excellent, the dashboards are informative, and the reporting features are robust. Additionally, you can create highly customizable reports. Everything works using a CI/CD pipeline, which is very good because every DevOps engineer can manage it by simply creating some code around the message request. Wiz works fine and is fully compliant with CI/CD. The workflow and the tasks align with industry standards. We can configure any compliance framework for checking with Wiz. For example, you can select frameworks such as GDPR, AWS Fundamentals, and CI/CD. You can configure the tool based on the recommendations provided by these frameworks. If your company has specific requirements, like allowing an 8-character password while the state requires 12 characters, you can customize the settings accordingly. Wiz will then assess compliance based on these customized parameters, and if everything meets the set criteria, it will confirm that you are compliant. You have everything in one dashboard. The dashboard and reports are quite literally perfect. Since everything is in one dashboard, you can customize the reports to show only the columns you want to see. For example, you can exclude low-risk items so you don't get notifications about low-risk issues that do not impact your compliance status. Wiz has some AI features for consolidation, but it's not customizable. What VMware offers is similar, but there's not much to choose between. You either have a batch compliance agreement, or you don't. Wiz's framework complies with requirements, or it doesn't. It's a vulnerability management tool similar to Kangaroo but with better AI documentation features. You can ask questions about how to do something, and the AI will provide the relevant information. This feature is built into the system. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"BigID integrates well with our other products."

"BigID's scanning feature is its most valuable component."

"The data classification offered by the tool can help companies improve their security strategy"

"The tool's most valuable feature is correlation. Using BigID's data classification capabilities has strengthened our data security. It lets me classify and connect data, which helps me manage data at various classification levels."

"One of the most valuable things in a data-focused world is a tool, a technology that's data-centric, not trying to master data management or whatever else. It's a source of truth for what data an organization holds, giving it the ability to catalog, categorize, and understand its data."

"I like BigID's in-depth discovery and scanning capabilities, especially for unstructured data. This feature is a standout compared to competitors. The tool's data classification capabilities are impressive. It offers custom classifiers and a blend of regular exploration and artificial intelligence, making it a next-generation solution. This enhances data security, and its security posture management is straightforward and user-friendly."

"The features that I have found most valuable are the user experience, the credentialing, and that BigID is user friendly. Additionally, you can deploy to several other Microsoft platforms and you can use it for other things, like a bigger element or a report."

"The solution is very user-friendly."

"The security baseline and vulnerability assessments is the valuable feature."

"The first thing that stood out was the ease of installation and the quick value we got out of the solution."

"The CSPM module has been the most effective. It was easy to deploy and covered all our accounts through APIs, requiring no agents. Wiz provides instant visibility into high-level risks that we need to address."

"Out of all the features, the one item that has been most valuable is the fact that Wiz puts into context all the pieces that create an issue, and applies a particular risk evaluation that helps us prioritize when we need to address a misconfiguration, vulnerability, or any issue that would put our environment into risk."

"I like Wiz's reporting, and it's easy to do queries. For example, it's pretty simple to find out how many servers we have and the applications installed on each. I like Wiz's security graph because you can use it to see the whole organization even if you have multiple accounts."

"The automation roles are essential because we ultimately want to do less work and automate more. The dashboards are easy to read and visually pleasing. You can understand things quickly, which makes it easy for our other teams. The network and infrastructure teams don't know as much about security as we do, so it helps to have a tool that's accessible and nice to look at."

"The product supports out-of-the-box reporting with context about the asset and allows us to perform complex custom queries on UI."

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Cons

"BigID is making some forays into the GRC space, and that's a natural progression. I'd like to see that improve so that data governance is better, data risk is identified, and the ability to control and mitigate it."

"More classifications about different states are needed"

"Improvement could be made in data consent management and data privacy impact assessment."

"The challenge we encountered was with data connection across multiple databases. We struggled with configuring the data connection successfully. However, with the assistance of dynamic teams, we resolved this issue."

"BigID is expensive. I prefer McAfee."

"The tool currently lacks security features."

"In terms of what could be improved, when you're looking in a BigID file, you cannot really get the whole file. You have to export it to download it to another platform that allows you to completely view it, or run a program. That was one of the things that was really a disappointing point for me. Not to be able to view everything. There's a lot more data, but you can't get it all at once."

"We wish there were a way, beyond providing visibility and automated remediation, to wait on a given remediation, due to a critical aspect, such as the cost associated with a particular upgrade... We would like to see preventive controls that can be applied through Wiz to protect against vulnerabilities that we're not going to be able to remediate immediately."

"The solution's container security could be improved."

"The reporting isn't that great. They have executive summaries, but it's only a compliance report that maps all current issues to specific controls. Whether you look at one subscription or project, regardless of the size, you will get a multipage report on how the issues in that account map to that control. Our CSO isn't going to read through that. He won't filter that out or show that to his leadership and say, "Here's what we're doing." It isn't a helpful report. They're working on it, but it's a poor executive summary."

"We're looking at some of the data compliance stuff that they've got Jon offer. I know they're looking at container security, which we gonna be looking at next."

"The only small pain point has been around some of the logging integrations. Some of the complexities of the script integrations aren't supported with some of the more automated infrastructure components. So, it's not as universal. For example, they have great support for cloud formation and other services, but if you're using another type of management utility or governance language for your infrastructure-as-code automation components, it becomes a little bit trickier to navigate that."

"Wiz's reporting capabilities could be refined a bit. They are making headway on that, but more executive-style dashboards would be nice. They just implemented a community aspect where you can share documents and feedback. This was something users had been requesting for a while. They are listening to customer feedback and making changes."

"The remediation workflow within the Wiz could be improved."

"The only thing that needs to be improved is the number of scans per day."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is not licensed per user but rather based on capacity. For instance, organizations with large amounts of data, such as 50 GB or more, are the ones that typically qualify for BigID."

"I think that BigID's pricing is very reasonable."

"The solution is expensive."

"The product is expensive, but so are all competitor tools"

"The pricing depends. If you have thousands of data sources to connect and manage, and you struggled with an MDM package in the past, you'll find BigID valuable and even cheap. But if you're a small business, it's probably not the right tool for you."

"The pricing is fair. Some of the more advanced features and functionalities and how the tiers are split can be somewhat confusing."

"Wiz is a moderately priced solution, where it is neither cheap nor costly."

"The cost of the other solutions is comparable to Wiz."

"The pricing seems pretty simple. We don't have to do a lot of calculations to figure out what the components are. They do it by enabling specific features, either basics or advanced, which makes it easy to select."

"I wish the pricing was more transparent."

"The pricing is fair and comparable to their competitors. The cost seems to be going up, which is a concern. There are potential savings from consolidating tools, but we're uncertain how Wiz's pricing will change over time."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

25%

Computer Software Company

12%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BigID?

I like BigID's in-depth discovery and scanning capabilities, especially for unstructured data. This feature is a standout compared to competitors. The tool's data classification capabilities are i...

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What needs improvement with BigID?

Improvement could be made in data consent management and data privacy impact assessment.

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What is your primary use case for BigID?

We use the solution for database scanning and data protection.

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How would you compare Wiz vs Lacework?

Wiz and Lacework sucks... Buy Orca.

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AWS Cloud Security Posture tool - has anyone used either Wiz or Ermetic cloud security products and can compare them to AWS Security Hub?

Whether or not the cost of third-party Cloud Security tools is justified would depend on your specific needs and budget. Suppose you are looking for a comprehensive Cloud Security solution that can...

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What do you like most about Wiz?

With Wiz, we get timely alerts for leaked data or any vulnerabilities already existing in our environment.

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Comparisons

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Compared 24% of the time

Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs BigID

Compared 17% of the time

Cyera vs BigID

Compared 16% of the time

Collibra Governance vs BigID

Compared 9% of the time

OneTrust DataGovernance vs BigID

Compared 5% of the time

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Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks vs Wiz

Compared 18% of the time

Orca Security vs Wiz

Compared 12% of the time

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Wiz

Compared 9% of the time

AWS Security Hub vs Wiz

Compared 5% of the time

Lacework vs Wiz

Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

BigID is a leader in data security, privacy, compliance, and governance: enabling organizations to proactively discover, manage, protect, and get more value from their data in a single platform for data visibility and control. Customers use BigID to reduce their data risk, automate security and privacy controls, achieve compliance, and understand their data across their entire data landscape: including multicloud, hybrid cloud, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and on-prem data sources.

Drives visibility and control for all sensitive & critical datah
helps organizations understand and minimize data risk across the cloud & on-prem
AI automation
End-to-end data lifecycle management
DSPM
Data Security
Privacy Automation
Data inventory
Compliance

Wiz is a highly efficient solution for data security posture management (DSPM), with a 100% API-based approach that provides quick connectivity and comprehensive scans of platform configurations and workloads. The solution allows companies to automatically correlate sensitive data with relevant cloud context, such as public exposure, user identities, entitlements, and vulnerabilities.This integration enables them to understand data accessibility, configuration, usage, and movement within their internal environments.

Wiz's Security Graph delivers automated alerts whenever risks emerge, allowing teams to prioritize and address the most critical issues before they escalate into breaches. Furthermore, Wiz ensures rapid and agentless visibility into critical data across various repositories, enabling organizations to easily determine the location of their data assets.

Wiz Features

Wiz provides various features in the following categories:

Agentless Scanning: The solution can scan every layer of a cloud environment without requiring agents, managing the entire process and providing comprehensive visibility.
Workflow Integration: Users can create customized workflows within Wiz to identify and assign actions based on urgency, integrating them with ticketing systems for quick and efficient remediation.
Vulnerability Management: Wiz's vulnerability management modules provide detailed analytics and visibility across cloud systems, streamlining the manual process of vulnerability discovery. The automated attack path analysis helps identify risks and trace potential points of exposure, allowing users to understand and mitigate them effectively and proactively.
CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management): Wiz's CSPM module offers instant visibility into high-level risks to an enterprise’s cloud environment, covering all accounts without the need for agents.
Out-of-the-Box Reporting and Custom Queries: The service supports comprehensive reporting with asset context, allowing users to perform complex custom queries on the solution’s user-friendly interface.
Automation Roles and Dashboards: The solution facilitates automation by providing essential roles and dedicated dashboards that enable teams to understand security information quickly, even those with limited expertise.
Contextual Risk Evaluation: The service contextualizes the various components contributing to an issue, providing a risk evaluation framework that helps prioritize remediation efforts.
Security Graph and Visibility: Wiz's security graph offers visibility across the entire organization, even with multiple accounts, enabling users to understand their environment and assets effectively.

The Benefits of Wiz

Wiz offers the following benefits:

Comprehensive agentless scanning
Effective identification and mitigation of vulnerabilities
Streamlined vulnerability management
Robust reporting capabilities and customizable queries
Enhanced automation and role-based access control
Prioritized risk evaluation for efficient remediation
Security posture across multiple accounts

Reviews from Real Users

Kamran Siddique, VP Information Security at boxed.com, remarks his company has seen a ROI while using Wiz, as it simplifies the process by integrating multiple useful tools into one solution.

According to a Senior Security Architect at Deliveroo, Wiz has given their company a fresh approach to vulnerability management, as Wiz's native integrations are extremely useful and paramount to the operational success of their platform.

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Sample Customers

Home Depot, Grant Thornton LLP, Cimpress, Fidelity Investments

Wiz is the fastest growing software company ever - $100M ARR in 18 months: Wiz becomes the fastest-growing software company ever | Wiz Blog Discover why companies, including Salesforce, Morgan Stanley, Fox, and Bridgewater choose Wiz as their cloud security partner. Read their success stories here: Customers | Wiz

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