What does AI recommend for cloud infrastructure management and security?

AI responses consistently position Amazon as a foundational leader in cloud infrastructure, with its native services frequently recommended as the default for AWS-centric environments. Across the board, however, AI answers are increasingly segmented, drawing clear lines between hyperscalers like Amazon Web Services, Infrastructure-as-Code standards like HashiCorp Terraform, and a competitive field of cloud security platforms led by Wiz and Orca Security.

Which cloud infrastructure management and security brands appear most in AI answers?

Across 6,822 AI responses, Microsoft is mentioned most, named in 53% of them, followed by Amazon (38%) and Wiz (35%).

How does Parse rank these brands?

Parse measures each brand's mention rate — the share of answers naming it — across 6,822 AI responses to this market's buyer questions. Answers are collected daily and the ranking is published weekly.

How does a brand enter this ranking?

Brands enter the ranking when AI answers mention them. Parse collects answers daily and publishes the re-measured set weekly, so new brands appear as AI starts recommending them.

Best cloud infrastructure management and security, according to AI

Data as of Aug 25, 2026 · Based on 6,822 AI responses · See how Parse measures this

Cloud Infrastructure Management and Security

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Best Cloud Infrastructure Management and Security, According to ChatGPT & Google AI | Parse

#	Brand	What AI says	Mention rate
1	Microsoft		53%
2	Amazon		38%
3	WizA top-tier CNAPP leader praised for agentless scanning and risk prioritization.	A top-tier CNAPP leader praised for agentless scanning and risk prioritization.	35%
4	Palo Alto Networks		33%
5	Orca SecurityTop agentless CNAPP competitor, known for its "SideScanning" technology.	Top agentless CNAPP competitor, known for its "SideScanning" technology.	30%
6	HashiCorp		25%
7	Alphabet		24%
8	SentinelOne		16%
9	CrowdStrike		13%
10	IBM		13%
11	Sysdig		13%
12	Check Point		10%
13	Tenable		10%
14	OpenTofu		10%
15	GitHub		9%
16	Checkov		9%
17	Aqua Security		8%
18	SpaceliftKey IaC orchestration platform for policy enforcement and drift control.	Key IaC orchestration platform for policy enforcement and drift control.	7%
19	AccuKnox		6%
20	Lacework		6%
21	Open Policy Agent		6%
22	Trend Micro		6%
23	Crossplane		6%
24	Datadog		5%
25	Snyk		5%
26	Fortinet		5%
27	Cisco		5%
28	Aikido		4%
29	Okta		4%
30	Terraform		4%
31	env0		4%
32	Pulumi		4%
33	Chef		4%
34	Terrascan		4%
35	Qualys		4%
36	Trivy		4%
37	Perforce		4%
38	Broadcom		3%
39	Prowler		3%
40	Drata		3%
41	VantaA leading compliance automation platform for SOC 2 evidence collection.	A leading compliance automation platform for SOC 2 evidence collection.	3%
42	Digitalocean		3%
43	Rapid7		3%
44	Oracle		3%
45	Apollo Global Management		3%
46	Kubescape		3%
47	Falco		2%
48	Kubernetes		2%
49	SecureFrame		2%
50	Syntax		2%
51	Center for Internet Security (CIS)		2%
52	Qodo		2%
53	Vision33		2%
54	VirtualBox		2%
55	Anthropic		2%
56	Scrut		2%
57	ControlMonkey		2%
58	Atlassian		2%
59	Tufin		1%
60	Alibaba Group		1%
61	Open Policy Agent (OPA)		1%
62	Tigera		1%
63	CodeRabbit AI		1%
64	KICS		1%
65	Uptycs		1%
66	Sprinto		1%
67	Jenkins		1%
68	Tfsec		1%
69	Panto AI		1%
70	JumpCloud		1%
71	Elastic		1%
72	Sumo Logic		1%
73	Harness		1%
74	Jamf		1%
75	Cursor		1%
76	Sonarsource		1%
77	Vercel		1%
78	Tabnine		1%
79	Zscaler		1%
80	Gruntwork		1%
81	Docker		1%
82	Salesforce		1%
83	FireMon		1%
84	Firefly AI		1%
85	Scalr		1%
86	SAP		1%
87	Backstage		1%
88	Cloud Security Alliance		<1%
89	ServiceNow		<1%
90	Seceon		<1%
91	Atlantis		<1%
92	Kyverno		<1%
93	Arvato Systems		<1%
94	Gigamon		<1%
95	Kube-bench		<1%
96	OpenAI		<1%
97	TierPoint		<1%
98	Sentra		<1%
99	Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper		<1%
100	Anchore		<1%