Prisma Cloud Alternative: Secorvia vs Prisma Cloud (2026)

Secorvia is a simpler alternative to Prisma Cloud for teams that want published prices, a free plan and a self-serve start on AWS, Azure, GCP and DigitalOcean. Prisma Cloud, which Palo Alto Networks merged into Cortex Cloud in 2025, is the better fit if you already run Cortex XSIAM or XDR and want cloud security inside that stack.

Quick verdict

If your security operations already live in Palo Alto Networks products, Cortex Cloud is the natural choice and the integration is worth paying for. If you are a smaller team that wants to understand cloud risk without a licensing model to learn first, Secorvia is the faster start.

Pricing compared

Pricing depends on which product you are actually buying. In February 2025 Palo Alto Networks announced that Prisma Cloud was merging with Cortex CDR to form Cortex Cloud, which it describes as the next version of Prisma Cloud. The two are licensed differently.

Prisma Cloud uses credits. Its documentation describes "a metering system based on credits", measured hourly, where only running resources count. On the runtime side, a host without containers uses 0.5 credit and a host running containers uses 5. A reseller listing on AWS Marketplace prices a block of 100 Prisma Cloud Business Edition units at $9,000 a year, and Enterprise Edition at $18,000. Credit models are flexible, but they make it hard to predict the bill before you know your workload mix.

Cortex Cloud is licensed per protected workload on annual subscriptions, with defined unit sizes (one VM running containers, ten cloud buckets, two managed databases, and so on). We could not find public dollar prices for it.

Secorvia publishes its plans on the pricing page: Free at $0 with no expiry, Starter at $149 a month billed annually ($199 monthly), Growth at $499 a month billed annually ($649 monthly), and Enterprise on quote. Each plan is a flat rate with limits on accounts, users and images.

Feature comparison

Each cell is written as a complete statement. Palo Alto Networks details come from its documentation, press releases and an AWS Marketplace listing, all under Sources. Where Prisma Cloud and Cortex Cloud differ, the table says which.

How findings are tracked

Prisma Cloud tracks alerts with one status: Open, Pending Resolution, Resolved, Snoozed or Dismissed. Snoozed hides an alert for a set period and then returns it to Open or Resolved. Dismissed records that someone closed the alert even though the underlying issue was not fixed. That is a flexible model, and the Snoozed timer is a useful way to say "not now".

Cortex Cloud uses a different, case-style model. An issue stays open while it is New, Reopened or Under Investigation. Closing it requires a resolution reason, such as true positive, false positive, known issue or risk accepted.

Secorvia separates the two jobs. The detection state is set by scans only. The operational state belongs to your team: assignee, investigating, resolved, suppressed or risk accepted. A suppression needs a reason, can expire, and still counts towards risk and compliance scores. When someone marks a result resolved, it reads "marked resolved, awaiting verification" until a scan confirms it. The benefit is that a team decision can never hide what the scanner currently sees. The triage guide shows the flow.

Where Prisma Cloud is the better choice

• You already run Palo Alto Networks. Cortex Cloud runs on Cortex XSIAM and uses the same Cortex XDR agent. Cloud alerts land in the same place as the rest of your detections. Secorvia offers webhooks and an API, which is not the same as a shared platform.
• Oracle Cloud and Alibaba Cloud. Cortex Cloud supports both. Secorvia does not connect either, so for those estates Cortex Cloud is the better choice today.
• Module breadth. Data security, AI security posture, application security and web application protection all sit in one licence. Secorvia does not offer those as separate modules.
• Large, regulated enterprises. A vendor of Palo Alto Networks' size brings procurement, support and certification paperwork that big buyers often require.

Where Secorvia fits better

• You want to know the price before you start. Secorvia's self-serve plans have fixed prices, with no credits to model.
• You want to try it today. The Free plan needs no card and no form. Connect a read-only role and look at real results.
• Your team is small. A focused product with posture, identity and attack paths is easier to run than a platform with a dozen modules.
• You run DigitalOcean. Secorvia maps it alongside AWS, Azure and GCP.

To compare the concepts behind both products, read how CSPM, CWPP, CNAPP and CIEM differ, what CIEM looks for and why attack paths rank risk better than CVSS.

Getting started

Create a free account at app.secorvia.com and connect an AWS account, Azure subscription, GCP project or DigitalOcean team with read-only access. The connection guide covers each one.

If you are in the middle of a Prisma Cloud to Cortex Cloud upgrade, running Secorvia alongside it on one account is a cheap way to sanity-check what both tools report.

FAQ

Is Prisma Cloud still sold?

Palo Alto Networks announced in February 2025 that Prisma Cloud was merging into Cortex Cloud, described as the next version of Prisma Cloud, with existing customers upgraded. Prisma Cloud documentation is still online, and we found no end-of-sale notice.

How do Prisma Cloud credits work?

Prisma Cloud meters usage in credits, measured hourly, and only running resources count. Different resources use different amounts; for example, a host running containers uses 5 credits on the runtime side.

Is Cortex Cloud priced in credits?

No. Cortex Cloud is licensed per protected workload on annual subscriptions. Credits belong to the older Prisma Cloud model.

Does Prisma Cloud have a free plan?

No. Trials are requested through a form and handled by a Palo Alto Networks specialist. Secorvia's Free plan is self-serve and does not expire.

Can Secorvia send alerts to my SIEM?

Yes, through webhooks, and through the API on Growth and Enterprise. It does not run inside a SOC platform the way Cortex Cloud runs on Cortex XSIAM.

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• Secorvia vs Wiz: Published prices and a free plan against an enterprise platform with wider cloud coverage.
• Secorvia vs point-in-time scanners: A scan is a snapshot. How a continuously updated graph changes what you fix first.
• Secorvia vs manual audits: Audits find yesterday's risk. Where periodic reviews still help and where they fall behind.
• All comparisons in one table

Sources

Competitor details were checked against these pages on 3 October 2026. Pricing figures from third parties are estimates, not list prices.

1. Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Cloud announcement (February 2025)
2. Prisma Cloud docs: runtime security licensing (credits)
3. Prisma Cloud docs: licenses and credit metering
4. Cortex Cloud docs: license plans (protected workloads, modules)
5. AWS Marketplace: Prisma Cloud reseller listing (Carahsoft)
6. Prisma Cloud docs: alert statuses
7. Cortex Cloud docs: issue resolution reasons
8. Cortex Cloud docs: supported cloud providers
9. Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Cloud trial request
10. Secorvia pricing