Malwarebytes vs Wiz
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Malwarebytes is an endpoint protection platform offering malware detection, remediation, and EDR for consumers, SMBs, and enterprises across Windows, Mac, and mobile.
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Malwarebytes is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Santa Clara, California that provides endpoint protection, detection, and response software to consumers, small and midsize businesses, and enterprises. Founded in 2008, Malwarebytes originally built its reputation as a best-in-class malware remediation tool used to clean up infections that traditional antivirus software had missed — a positioning that grew a massive consumer user base and established the brand as a trusted remediation authority. The company subsequently expanded its product line from a standalone remediation utility to a full endpoint protection platform capable of replacing traditional antivirus, and has extended into EDR, DNS filtering, and incident response capabilities for business customers who need more than reactive cleanup.
Cloud security platform acquired by Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) for $32B in March 2025 — cybersecurity's largest-ever acquisition; grew from $0 to $500M ARR in 4 years with agentless Security Graph competing with Orca.
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Wiz is a New York-based cloud security platform — acquired by Alphabet/Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) in a $32 billion deal announced in March 2025 (the largest cybersecurity acquisition in history) — that had raised $900 million at a $12 billion valuation from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Sequoia, and Index Ventures before the acquisition. Founded in 2020 by Assaf Rappaport and four co-founders (former Unit 8200 cyber intelligence officers and Microsoft Azure security alumni), Wiz grew from $0 to $500 million ARR in four years — the fastest SaaS company to reach $500M ARR in history — by providing agentless cloud security visibility across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes.
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