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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Cequence AI Gateway by Cequence View product | Lakera Guard by Lakera View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Shortlisting Application Security tools? Cequence AI Gateway by Cequence brings rate limiting, with cloud or self-hosted deployment. See strengths and alternatives. | Lakera Guard by Lakera: toxic content filtering. Ideal for generative AI guardrails. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Generative AI Security alternatives. |
| Product type | AI Agent & MCP Security Gateway | Real-Time Generative AI Security & LLM Prompt Injection Defense |
| Best for | Financial Services, Retail, Technology, Healthcare | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS); Self-hosted; SaaS; Self-hosted | Cloud SaaS; Developer API; Cloud SaaS; High-Throughput REST API |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure | |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | CloudAPIs | Generative AI ApplicationsChatbotsAutonomous LLM AgentsAI APIs |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAANIST AI RMFOWASP LLM Top 10 | |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Model Context Protocol (MCP)ClaudeChatGPTSalesforceServiceNowJiraOkta | OpenAI GPT-4Anthropic ClaudeAWS BedrockLangChainLlamaIndexAzure AI |
| Industries | Financial ServicesRetailTechnologyHealthcare | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cequence | Lakera |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Company size | 201-500 | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2014 | 2021 |
Overview
What it is
Cequence AI Gateway
Shortlisting Application Security tools? Cequence AI Gateway by Cequence brings rate limiting, with cloud or self-hosted deployment. See strengths and alternatives.Lakera Guard
Lakera Guard by Lakera: toxic content filtering. Ideal for generative AI guardrails. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Generative AI Security alternatives.Product type
Cequence AI Gateway
AI Agent & MCP Security GatewayLakera Guard
Real-Time Generative AI Security & LLM Prompt Injection DefenseBest for
Cequence AI Gateway
Financial Services, Retail, Technology, HealthcareLakera Guard
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, SaaS, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Cequence AI Gateway
Contact VendorLakera Guard
Contact VendorFree trial
Cequence AI Gateway
Free trial: noLakera Guard
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cequence AI Gateway
Lakera Guard
Deployment details
Cequence AI Gateway
Cloud (SaaS); Self-hosted; SaaS; Self-hostedLakera Guard
Cloud SaaS; Developer API; Cloud SaaS; High-Throughput REST APIData residency
Cequence AI Gateway
Lakera Guard
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
Cequence AI Gateway
- API to MCP server conversion
- Agent authentication with OAuth
- Fine-grained access policies
- Rate limiting
- Agent behavior monitoring
- Full request logging
- Prebuilt SaaS connectors
- Agentic AI enablement
Lakera Guard
- Sub-20 millisecond API inspection
- Prompt injection & jailbreak defense
- PII and sensitive data masking
- Toxic content filtering
- Gandalf AI intelligence
- Real-time prompt injection prevention
- Generative AI guardrails
- Sensitive data exfiltration blocking
Platform & access
API access
Cequence AI Gateway
API access: yesLakera Guard
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cequence AI Gateway
SSO: yesLakera Guard
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Cequence AI Gateway
RBAC: yesLakera Guard
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cequence AI Gateway
Multi-tenant: yesLakera Guard
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cequence AI Gateway
Mobile app: noLakera Guard
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cequence AI Gateway
Lakera Guard
Compliance
Cequence AI Gateway
Lakera Guard
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cequence AI Gateway
Lakera Guard
Industries
Cequence AI Gateway
Lakera Guard
Regions
Cequence AI Gateway
Lakera Guard
Vendor
Company
Cequence AI Gateway
CequenceLakera Guard
LakeraHeadquarters
Cequence AI Gateway
Sunnyvale, California, USALakera Guard
Zurich, SwitzerlandCompany size
Cequence AI Gateway
201-500Lakera Guard
51-200Founded
Cequence AI Gateway
2014Lakera Guard
2021