A buyer's guide comparing 10 CIEM (Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management) tools for 2026, covering what CIEM is, why entitlement sprawl is a major cloud attack vector, and six evaluation criteria: agentless deployment, multi-cloud correlation, attack-path context, least-privilege automation, identity threat detection, and compliance reporting. Tools reviewed include Orca Security, Wiz, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Tenable Cloud Security, CyberArk, Palo Alto Cortex Cloud, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Sonrai Security, and SailPoint. A side-by-side comparison table maps each tool against the six criteria. The guide also addresses the standalone CIEM vs. CIEM-inside-CNAPP decision. Published by Orca Security, which ranks itself first and promotes its own agentless CNAPP throughout.
