Wiz secures your cloud AI infrastructure.
Aona governs the people using AI.
Wiz is a cloud-native security platform, part of Google Cloud since the acquisition closed in March 2026, with an AI-SPM module that scans AWS, Azure, and GCP for AI services, models, and exposed training data. Aona intercepts at the browser and native endpoint to govern how employees use AI tools. They sit at different layers and most organisations adopting generative AI need both.
Agentless CNAPP with an AI-SPM module for cloud-side AI risk. Part of Google Cloud since March 2026, still multi-cloud.
The Workforce AI Security platform for any company adopting generative AI, with broader endpoint coverage than the incumbents, a simpler trial, and one of the few that ships hard-block DLP for AI prompts and files.
Add Aona for the employee layer Wiz does not touch: AI prompt DLP and policy enforcement at the browser and native endpoint, with 7-region data residency and a 30-day self-serve trial. Keep Wiz for cloud-hosted AI security: model misconfiguration, attack-path analysis, AI-BOM, plus FedRAMP High and IRAP PROTECTED infrastructure governance. Wiz has no browser or endpoint interception of employee prompts, so they are complementary layers, not alternatives.
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Vendor facts last verified July 2026
What the Google acquisition changes
- Google announced its agreement to acquire Wiz in March 2025 for approximately USD 32 billion; the deal closed on 11 March 2026.
- Google has said Wiz keeps its own brand and continues to support multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) while operating inside Google Cloud.
- As of July 2026, the product continues to operate under the Wiz name. No product sunset or repackaging has been announced.
- ?Will Wiz's multi-cloud neutrality on AWS and Azure hold in practice now that its roadmap is set inside Google Cloud?
- ?Does anything change in contract terms, support SLAs, or data handling as Wiz operations move onto Google infrastructure?
- ?Will AI-SPM stay separately priced, or fold into Google Cloud security bundles at renewal?
Aona is independent and covers a different layer entirely: employee AI use at the browser and native endpoint, with 7-region data residency (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) and a 30-day self-serve trial. Whatever Google builds with Wiz, the workforce prompt surface still needs its own control.
When to pick which
Five scenarios. The honest answer for each one.
Your AI risk spans cloud infrastructure and employee usage.
Wiz AI-SPM covers hosted models, training-data exposure, and misconfigured Bedrock or SageMaker accounts; Aona covers employees pasting sensitive data into ChatGPT or Claude at the endpoint. Neither sees the other's surface; organisations with both risks run both.
Your procurement requires FedRAMP High or IRAP PROTECTED today.
Wiz holds FedRAMP High and an IRAP PROTECTED assessment (August 2025). Aona holds SOC 2 Type II only.
Your AI risk is people: employees pasting sensitive data into ChatGPT or Claude on managed devices.
Wiz does not see endpoint or browser prompt traffic. Aona intercepts on submit before content leaves the device.
You are rolling out generative AI to employees with no large cloud AI footprint yet.
Wiz's value is gated on having significant AWS / Azure / GCP usage with deployed AI services. Aona ships value in hours regardless of cloud footprint.
You have a meaningful cloud AI footprint AND employees actively using AI tools.
Different layers, no conflict. Wiz handles the cloud-hosted models; Aona handles the human-AI surface.
What each tool actually does
Three columns on the Aona side because the browser plugin and the native endpoint app cover different surfaces. Browser-only customers will see fewer green checks than customers with both.
| Capability | Aona browser plugin | Aona native app | Wiz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover | |||
| Cloud AI service discovery (Bedrock, SageMaker, Vertex) | Core capability | ||
| Endpoint shadow AI app discovery | Browser surface | Browser plus native AI apps | Cloud-only |
| Native desktop AI app interception | |||
| AI-BOM and model component inventory | |||
| Govern | |||
| Framework templates (EU AI Act, ISO 42001, sector) | Platform feature | Platform feature | Compliance dashboards, not framework packs |
| Hard-block on user prompt | Modal pauses, no override | Out of scope for Wiz | |
| Protect | |||
| Cloud attack path analysis to AI models | Core capability | ||
| File redaction with layout preservation (DOCX / Excel) | Out of scope | ||
| Operations | |||
| FedRAMP High | |||
| Time to first signal | Hours | Hours | Hours to days |
Based on vendor documentation as of July 2026. Email trust@aona.ai if you find a factual error.
What it takes to ship each one
- Microsoft Intune (Windows MDM, only path shipped)
- Microsoft Entra (admin SSO + user/group sync)
- Active AWS / Azure / GCP accounts
- Cloud admin consent for read-only role binding
Where each one falls short
From public docs and customer interviews. If you find a factual error, email trust@aona.ai.
- No cloud-side AI-SPM: hosted models, training data exposure, and cloud misconfiguration are out of scope.
- No FedRAMP today. Wiz is FedRAMP High. Some US-federal buyers will require that bar.
- No AI-BOM, no model component analysis, no MCP connection discovery on the cloud side. Wiz documents all of these.
- Smaller integration ecosystem. Wiz integrates with major SIEMs, CI/CD, and ticketing platforms. Aona ships generic webhook plus API.
- Out of scope for the human-AI surface entirely. No browser plugin, no endpoint agent, no prompt-layer DLP.
- Value is gated on cloud workload count. Organisations without a significant cloud AI footprint get little from it.
- Sales-led, per-workload pricing. Onboarding can be five-figure plus before policies are operationalised.
- Framework templating is not a Wiz surface. Compliance dashboards exist but are not the same as ISO 42001 / EU AI Act control mapping.
What your security review will ask
Certifications, pricing reality, data handling, and residency for both vendors, answered up front so your GRC and legal review can start from this page.
| Aona | Wiz | |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II (audit window ended February 2026). No FedRAMP or IRAP today. | FedRAMP High authorised and IRAP PROTECTED assessed (August 2025). As of July 2026. |
| Pricing and trial | Published pricing: Business plan $9.99 per user per month, Enterprise custom. 30-day self-serve free trial, no credit card. As of July 2026. | No published pricing; sales-led, per-workload licensing. No self-serve trial. As of July 2026. |
| Where prompts are processed | Prompt content is processed server-side by the Aona API in your chosen region. Retention configurable: 30, 90, or 180 days. | Wiz does not intercept or process employee prompts. AI-SPM scans cloud accounts; its ChatGPT Enterprise connector reads org-level configuration, not prompt content. |
| Data residency | 7 live regions: Australia, France, UK, Germany, US, Singapore, Hong Kong. Prompts, files, and audit logs stay in-region. | Not publicly documented (as of July 2026) |
| DPA and security docs | DPA available on request. Security overview at aona.ai/security. SOC 2 report under NDA. | Not publicly documented (as of July 2026) |
Competitor facts come from public documentation and pricing pages. Where a vendor does not publish a fact, we say so rather than guess. Corrections: trust@aona.ai.
How Aona and Wiz work together
Run them at different layers. Wiz secures your cloud-hosted AI infrastructure: which services exist, how they are configured, what data they touch, where the attack paths are. Aona secures the human-AI surface: what employees type into ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, and what files they upload to those tools. Together you get end-to-end coverage from the cloud-hosted model to the prompt typed by an employee.
Cloud layer
Wiz scans cloud accounts for AI services, maps attack paths, surfaces sensitive training data exposure.
Human-AI layer
Aona intercepts at the browser and native AI app. Hard-block DLP on prompts and file uploads.
End-to-end coverage
Cloud-hosted AI is governed by Wiz; employee AI usage is governed by Aona.
Govern the human-AI surface that Wiz does not see
30-day free trial. Deploys alongside Wiz via Intune and Entra in under an hour. No cloud reconfiguration, no commitment.