Per-user shadow AI discovery across 10,000+ AI tools
Aona browser pluginDetection catalog; policy enforcement on the top-tier assistants
Aona native appSupported
WizCloud accounts only; ChatGPT Enterprise connector reads org configuration
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Aona vs Wiz
Choose Aona for employee AI security.
See what sets Aona apart, compare the details, and try it on your own devices.
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The verdict
The Aona advantage
Aona is the control point for employee AI use that Wiz does not touch: hard-block DLP on prompts and file uploads with no user override, layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction, native desktop app coverage for ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude, seven Aona-managed hosting regions and a 30-day guided trial. Wiz is for cloud AI posture: it scans AWS, Azure and GCP accounts through read-only roles, so its reach stops at the cloud account and never includes the prompt an employee types on a device.
About this comparison
Aona secures employees' use of AI tools on the device: prompt inspection at submit in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, native desktop app coverage for ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude, hard-block DLP with layout-preserving file redaction, and a first signal during the agreed evaluation. 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 accounts for AI services, models and exposed training data. Wiz reads cloud accounts; it has no browser or endpoint component, so the employee layer is Aona's.
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.
Wiz: Agentless CNAPP with an AI-SPM module for cloud-side AI risk. Part of Google Cloud since March 2026, still multi-cloud.
What the Google acquisition changesAcquisition facts verified July 2026
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.
Questions worth asking before you renew
- 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 a separately packaged module, or fold into Google Cloud security bundles at renewal?
Where Aona stands
Aona is independent and covers a different layer entirely: employee AI use at the browser and native endpoint, with seven Aona-managed hosting regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) and a 30-day guided trial. Whatever Google builds with Wiz, the workforce prompt surface still needs its own control.
Decision matrix
When to pick Aona
Five buyer scenarios, answered for employee AI use.
01Your AI risk spans cloud-hosted models and employee AI use.
Run both
Wiz AI-SPM covers hosted models, training-data exposure and misconfigured Bedrock or SageMaker accounts; Aona covers the employee pasting client data into ChatGPT or Claude on a managed device. Wiz has no browser or endpoint component, so the employee layer is Aona's, and the two run side by side with no shared component.
02Employees paste sensitive data into ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude on managed devices.
Aona
Wiz reads cloud accounts through read-only roles and never sees browser or desktop prompt traffic. Aona inspects the prompt at submit and hard-blocks it before it leaves the device, with no user override, in the browser and in the native ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude apps.
03You are rolling out generative AI to staff and have no large cloud AI footprint yet.
Aona
Wiz's AI-SPM value is gated on deployed AI services in AWS, Azure or GCP. Aona needs only its plugin and endpoint app on the device and returns a first signal during the agreed evaluation, whatever the cloud footprint.
04You want employee AI incidents in Microsoft Sentinel next to your cloud findings.
Aona
Wiz exports cloud findings to major SIEMs; it has no employee prompt events to send. Aona ships Microsoft Sentinel via OCSF-aligned events, a REST API and HMAC-signed webhooks, so blocked prompts and redacted uploads land beside the Wiz findings.
05You already run Wiz and want the employee layer live this quarter.
Aona
Nothing in Wiz changes: Aona is endpoint-based on managed devices with no cloud reconfiguration, a 30-day guided trial and a first signal during the agreed evaluation, so the workforce control point is live before the next Wiz renewal conversation.
Capability matrix
What each tool actually does
Choose a priority. Compare Aona’s browser plugin and native app with the other product.
| Capability | Aona browser plugin | Aona native app | Wiz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover | |||
| Per-user shadow AI discovery across 10,000+ AI tools | Detection catalog; policy enforcement on the top-tier assistants | Supported | Cloud accounts only; ChatGPT Enterprise connector reads org configuration |
| Prompt inspection at submit, before the prompt reaches the AI provider | Supported | Supported | No browser or endpoint component |
| Native desktop AI app interception (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop) | The browser plugin covers the browser only | Supported | No endpoint component |
| AI agent and MCP inspection on the endpoint | Not included | Limited rollout, not general availability | Cloud-side MCP discovery, not the endpoint |
| Govern | |||
| Real-time employee coaching at the moment of a risky prompt | Supported | Supported | No employee-facing component |
| AI policy templates: EU AI Act, ISO 42001, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR | Supported | Supported | Compliance dashboards, not AI policy templates |
| Per-team policy violation trends and AI adoption analytics | Supported | Supported | Cloud posture dashboards, not employee AI use |
| Protect | |||
| Hard block on prompts and file uploads with no user override | Supported | Supported | Out of scope for cloud posture |
| Layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction on upload | Supported | Supported | Out of scope for cloud posture |
| Operations | |||
| Choice of seven Aona-managed hosting regions | Supported | Supported | Not publicly documented |
| SIEM export: Microsoft Sentinel via OCSF, REST API and webhooks | Supported | Supported | Major SIEM, CI/CD and ticketing integrations for cloud findings |
| Free 30-day guided trial | Supported | Supported | Sales-led; no self-serve trial |
| Time to first signal | Agree during scoping | Agree during scoping | Hours to days for cloud posture; none for employee prompts |
| Cloud AI posture for models you host (AI-SPM) | Not included | Not included | Core capability across AWS, Azure and GCP |
| Attack-path analysis and AI-BOM for cloud-hosted models | Not included | Not included | Core capability |
Discover
Prompt inspection at submit, before the prompt reaches the AI provider
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
WizNo browser or endpoint component
Native desktop AI app interception (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop)
Aona browser pluginThe browser plugin covers the browser only
Aona native appSupported
WizNo endpoint component
AI agent and MCP inspection on the endpoint
Aona browser pluginNot included
Aona native appLimited rollout, not general availability
WizCloud-side MCP discovery, not the endpoint
Govern
Real-time employee coaching at the moment of a risky prompt
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
WizNo employee-facing component
AI policy templates: EU AI Act, ISO 42001, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
WizCompliance dashboards, not AI policy templates
Per-team policy violation trends and AI adoption analytics
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
WizCloud posture dashboards, not employee AI use
Protect
Hard block on prompts and file uploads with no user override
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
WizOut of scope for cloud posture
Layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction on upload
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
WizOut of scope for cloud posture
Operations
Choice of seven Aona-managed hosting regions
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
WizNot publicly documented
SIEM export: Microsoft Sentinel via OCSF, REST API and webhooks
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
WizMajor SIEM, CI/CD and ticketing integrations for cloud findings
Free 30-day guided trial
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
WizSales-led; no self-serve trial
Time to first signal
Aona browser pluginAgree during scoping
Aona native appAgree during scoping
WizHours to days for cloud posture; none for employee prompts
Cloud AI posture for models you host (AI-SPM)
Aona browser pluginNot included
Aona native appNot included
WizCore capability across AWS, Azure and GCP
Attack-path analysis and AI-BOM for cloud-hosted models
Aona browser pluginNot included
Aona native appNot included
WizCore capability
Based on vendor documentation as of September 2026. Email trust@aona.ai if you find a factual error.
Deployment
From evaluation to rollout.
Aona
- Shape
- Browser plugin for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari plus a native endpoint app for Windows and macOS, deployed by IT with its existing software deployment tools (Intune is one option). No network routing or DNS changes.
- Time to first signal
- Agree during scoping
- What IT must change
- Push the plugin and the endpoint app with your usual deployment tooling and connect Microsoft Entra for admin SSO and user or group sync. Nothing changes on the network, in the SSE or in Microsoft 365.
- Prerequisites
- A software deployment tool for managed devices (Intune, Jamf or equivalent)
- Microsoft Entra for admin SSO and user or group sync; general OIDC or SAML also works
Wiz
- Shape
- Agentless connector to cloud accounts (AWS / Azure / GCP) using read-only roles. No host agents.
- Time to first signal
- Hours
- What IT must change
- Cloud account read-only role binding. Onboarding professional services typical for full deployment.
- Prerequisites
- Active AWS / Azure / GCP accounts
- Cloud admin consent for read-only role binding
Scope, stated plainly
Know the scope. Plan with confidence.
Aona
- Aona is not an EDR, a cloud posture tool or a SOC platform. It adds dedicated controls for employee AI use.
- Aona secures employees' use of AI tools. It is not an LLM firewall, an AI-SPM tool or a red-teaming product for AI you build.
- Aona has a SOC 2 Type II examination report. No FedRAMP, IRAP or ISO 27001 today.
- Coverage needs the Aona plugin or endpoint app on the device. There is no agentless or network-only mode, so personal and unmanaged devices are out of scope.
Wiz
- No browser plugin or endpoint agent: Wiz reads cloud accounts through read-only roles, so employee prompts and file uploads never enter its scope.
- AI-SPM value is gated on deployed AI services in AWS, Azure or GCP; an organisation whose AI risk is employee use of SaaS assistants gets no signal from it.
- The ChatGPT Enterprise connector reads organisation-level configuration for visibility; it is not prompt-level DLP and cannot block or redact a submission.
- Sales-led with no self-serve trial; a full deployment is typically professional-services led (as of July 2026).
- Framework templating is not a Wiz surface: compliance dashboards exist, EU AI Act or ISO 42001 policy templates for employee AI use do not.
Security review facts
Ready for your security review.
Certifications, data handling, and residency for both vendors, answered up front so your GRC and legal review can start from this page.
Certifications
Aona
SOC 2 Type II (observation period to January 2026, report issued March 2026; trust center at trust.aona.ai). No FedRAMP or IRAP today.
Wiz
FedRAMP High authorised and IRAP PROTECTED assessed (August 2025). As of July 2026.
Trial
Aona
Free for 30 days. Start with a scoping conversation; access is arranged after deployment requirements are confirmed.
Wiz
Sales-led; no self-serve trial. As of July 2026.
Where prompts are processed
Aona
Choose backend hosting separately from Aona prompt processing. Host the backend in your cloud, on your premises or on Aona-managed servers. Process prompts on the user device/on-edge, in your cloud or on-premises, or on Aona-managed servers. Confirm the supported configuration, retention, telemetry and integrations for your rollout; these choices do not change a third-party AI provider's data handling.
Wiz
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
Aona
Aona-managed backend hosting has seven regions: Australia, France, UK, Germany, US, Singapore and Hong Kong. Select prompt processing separately; confirm storage, retention, telemetry and any cross-region transfers for the supported configuration. Third-party AI providers have their own data handling.
Wiz
Not publicly documented (as of July 2026)
DPA and security docs
Aona
DPA available on request. Trust center at trust.aona.ai, security overview at aona.ai/security. SOC 2 report under NDA.
Wiz
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 they layer
How Aona and Wiz work together
Aona secures the employee layer: what staff type into ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in the browser or the native desktop app, and what files they upload, with hard-block DLP and layout-preserving redaction at submit. Wiz secures the cloud layer: which AI services exist in AWS, Azure and GCP, how they are configured, what data they touch and where the attack paths are. Run both and the coverage runs from the cloud-hosted model to the prompt an employee types.
Employee layer
Aona intercepts at the browser and the native AI app. Hard-block DLP on prompts and file uploads, real-time coaching, first signal during the agreed evaluation.
Cloud layer
Wiz scans cloud accounts for AI services, maps attack paths and surfaces sensitive training-data exposure.
End-to-end coverage
Employee AI use is secured by Aona; cloud-hosted AI is secured by Wiz.
Sources & review notes ↗Page updated:
Aona publishes these comparisons to explain its fit for employee AI use. Competitor facts come from public documentation, are dated, and are stated as mechanisms you can verify. Corrections: trust@aona.ai.
- Wiz Cloud and AI Security Platform
Product reference: Cloud, application and AI protection from code to runtime. This overview is not independent test evidence for every granular comparison claim.
- Aona coverage and deployment scope
Aona's client and action boundaries; validate the configuration and actual policy result during your Aona pilot.
Get started
Add the employee AI layer Wiz does not see
Free for 30 days. Start with a scoping conversation; access is arranged after deployment requirements are confirmed.
FAQ
Common questions from Wiz customers
We already have Wiz. Do we still need Aona?
Yes, for the employee layer. Aona inspects what an employee types into ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude in the browser or the native desktop app, coaches them at the moment of action and hard-blocks sensitive prompts and uploads before they leave the device. Wiz secures cloud-hosted AI infrastructure (Bedrock, SageMaker, Vertex, exposed model APIs) through read-only cloud roles; its ChatGPT Enterprise connector reads organisation-level configuration for visibility and is not prompt-level DLP. The two do not share a component and do not conflict.
Does Aona compete with Wiz on AI-SPM?
No. Aona's control point is the device: the browser plugin and native desktop app governing the AI tools employees use, with hard-block DLP on prompts and file uploads and Microsoft Sentinel export via OCSF. AI Security Posture Management is a cloud-side concept, the security posture of AI services running in your cloud, and that is Wiz's layer. Aona does not claim it, so most buyers scope the two separately rather than choosing between them.
Does adding Aona conflict with our Wiz deployment?
No. Aona is endpoint-based on managed devices, pushed with your existing deployment tooling and connected to Microsoft Entra; Wiz is agentless on cloud accounts. There is no shared component, no overlapping policy engine and no conflict on traffic. Aona returns its first signal during the agreed evaluation, with Wiz untouched.
If our buyer requires FedRAMP, can we use Aona?
Aona holds SOC 2 Type II (audit window ended February 2026); FedRAMP and IRAP are not in flight, and we do not promise a certification timeline. Wiz's FedRAMP High and IRAP PROTECTED cover the cloud layer it secures, not the employee prompt layer, so scope the certification requirement to the data Aona would actually process, pick an Aona-managed region or your own cloud for the backend, and run the 30-day trial in that configuration before the security review.
Where does Wiz cover ground Aona does not?
On AI you build and host yourself: AI-SPM, attack-path analysis, AI-BOM and misconfiguration detection across AWS, Azure and GCP. Aona does not cover that cloud layer. What Aona covers is the layer Wiz has no component for: employee prompts and file uploads, hard-blocked at the browser and native endpoint before they reach the AI service, with layout-preserving redaction and a first signal during the agreed evaluation. Choose Aona for the employee layer and keep Wiz for the cloud layer; the two are scoped separately.