Cloud security platform
HarborGuard vs Wiz
Wiz scans cloud infrastructure broadly — VMs, IaC, identities, container images. HarborGuard goes deep on container images: six scanners deduplicated, automatic patching, SBOM generation, and 10+ compliance frameworks. Many teams run both.
Wiz is brilliant at agentless cloud-wide visibility. It's not optimized for container-image deep scanning workflows: triage, patching, SBOM exports, and per-image compliance evidence aren't its strong suit. HarborGuard fills that gap and slots into the same evidence pipeline.
When Wiz wins
- You need broad cloud visibility (VMs, IaC, IAM) in addition to containers.
- Agentless cloud account scanning is the primary use case.
When HarborGuard wins
- Container images are the asset you actually ship.
- You want a multi-scanner, deduplicated CVE feed instead of one engine.
- You need automatic base-image patching.
- You need 10+ compliance frameworks with evidence packs you can export.
Capability matrix
| Capability | HarborGuard | Wiz |
|---|---|---|
| Primary scope | Container images | Full cloud (VMs, IaC, IAM, containers) |
| Container scanners | 6 deduplicated | Single agentless engine |
| Patching | Yes — Buildah / Copa | Recommendations only |
| SBOM | Syft-generated, exportable | Limited |
| Compliance evidence | 10+ frameworks, exportable packs | Reports, fewer frameworks |
| Self-hosted | Yes | No |
| Pricing | Public per-user | Sales-led, large-org pricing |
Frequently asked questions
Should we use HarborGuard instead of Wiz?
Most likely alongside, not instead. Wiz covers cloud breadth; HarborGuard covers container depth. The two integrate via webhooks — Wiz can ingest HarborGuard findings or HarborGuard can pick up Wiz alerts that mention a specific image digest.
Is HarborGuard agentless?
Yes. Scans run in single-use sensor containers that pull the image from your registry; there's no agent to install on your hosts or in your clusters.