Architecture comparison

Wiz vs Zscaler

No shared foundational model — different bets.

Wiz

Cybersecurity

Proximity

Off the LLM map (in-house non-LLM ML)

Models

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Cloud · datastore

Multi-Cloudgraph database (Wiz Security Graph)production databases for metadata storage (type not publicly disclosed)cloud-provider native encrypted storage for backend data

Compliance

ISO 27001ISO 27017ISO 27018ISO 27701PCI DSS v4.0.1SOC 2 Type 2SOC 3CCPACSA STAR Level 1FedRAMP HighGovRAMPIRAPTX-RAMPTruSight

Architecture

Wiz operates as a SaaS platform with an agentless, multi-cloud security architecture that ingests cloud, workload, identity, and data metadata into a unified Security Graph. Its production environment is described as immutable infrastructure managed through infrastructure-as-code, with isolated production databases and cloud-native encryption, but the exact underlying database vendors are not publicly disclosed.

Zscaler

Cybersecurity

Proximity

Off the LLM map (in-house non-LLM ML)

Models

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Cloud · datastore

On-Premown

Compliance

SOC 2FedRAMP

Architecture

Own global proxy cloud + in-house ML; off the LLM map at the core.

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