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In 2026, Wiz is the "Google" of cloud security: fast, ubiquitous, and incredibly good at finding things. Their agentless scanning and "Security Graph" have revolutionized how we see cloud risk. Now, with their expansion into code scanning, they are pitching themselves as the only platform you need.
But here is the catch: Wiz is a generator of findings, not a manager of programs.
While Wiz is excellent at surfacing risks in AWS or GitHub, it creates a silo. It doesn't know about your manual pentest reports. It doesn't ingest your Bug Bounty findings from HackerOne. It doesn't track the remediation of your legacy on-prem Oracle databases scanned by Nessus.
That is why mature organizations use DefectDojo Pro. DefectDojo is the Unified Vulnerability Management (UVM) system—the "Operating System"—that ingests data from Wiz and puts it alongside everything else.
Why You Need a System, Not Just a Sensor
1. The "Non-Wiz" Data Problem
Wiz is fantastic at showing you what Wiz can see. But a holistic security program includes data sources that Wiz cannot touch:
- Manual Pentest Reports: You cannot upload a PDF report from an external pentest firm into Wiz and track remediation SLAs. In DefectDojo Pro, this is a core workflow.
- Bug Bounty Data: Wiz does not integrate with HackerOne or Bugcrowd to pull in valid submissions for triage. DefectDojo Pro does.
- Legacy Infrastructure: If you have air-gapped labs or on-prem mainframes scanned by Tenable/Nessus, that data is invisible to Wiz. DefectDojo Pro unifies your Cloud (Wiz) and On-Prem (Nessus) risk into a single dashboard.
2. Vendor Agnosticism vs. Vendor Lock-In
Wiz's strategy is "Platformization"—they want you to use Wiz for Cloud, Wiz for Code, and Wiz for Runtime. If you go "All-In" on Wiz, you lose the ability to pick the best tool for the job.
DefectDojo Pro creates a strategic buffer. By treating Wiz as just another (very good) scanner, you retain the flexibility to swap tools. If a better code scanner emerges next year, you can plug it into DefectDojo without disrupting your management workflows. You own your vulnerability data, not the vendor.
3. Lifecycle Management vs. Alerting
Wiz excels at detection ("Here is a Critical issue"). It is less mature at management ("This issue was accepted by the business for 90 days due to Project X").
DefectDojo Pro provides a robust Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) layer on top of your findings. It handles:
- SLA Tracking: Automatically notifying teams when a finding breaches policy.
- Risk Acceptance: A formal workflow for engineers to request exceptions and for CISOs to approve them.
- Deduplication: Merging a finding from Wiz with a finding from Snyk to prevent developer fatigue.
Head-to-Head: The Sensor vs. The OS
| Feature | Wiz (The Sensor) | DefectDojo Pro (The System) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Function | Detection: Finding risks in Cloud & Code. | Management: Aggregating and tracking risks from ALL sources. |
| Data Scope | Wiz-Only: Only shows what Wiz scans. | Universal: Wiz, Pentests, Bug Bounty, Snyk, Tenable, etc. |
| Manual Findings | No: Cannot manage manual pentest reports. | Yes: Native support for manual engagements & reports. |
| Workflow | Proprietary: Remediation happens inside Wiz. | Open: Pushes findings to Jira/ServiceNow; tracks SLAs. |
The Verdict: Better Together
"Wiz is likely the best scanner you will buy in 2026. DefectDojo Pro is the best way to manage what Wiz finds."
The "DefectDojo vs. Wiz" debate is a false dichotomy. The most successful security teams use them together. They deploy Wiz to get unparalleled visibility into their cloud, and they feed that data into DefectDojo Pro to unify it with their pentests, bug bounties, and application security program.
Don't let your "Sensor" become your "Silo."
Unify Your Wiz Data
Stop toggling between dashboards. See your Wiz cloud risks alongside your pentest findings in one single pane of glass.