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| Product | Cisco AI Defense by Cisco View product | CalypsoAI by CalypsoAI View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco AI Defense is an AI security & guardrails platform for LLM prompt injection protection and AI agent guardrails. See features and AI Security alternatives. | CalypsoAI: real-time prompt injection blocking and automated PII/IP data masking. Built for generative AI prompt protection. Compare Generative AI Security alternatives. |
| Product type | AI Security & Guardrails Platform | Enterprise Generative AI & Large Language Model Security |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise AI | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Legal, Enterprise IT, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Multi-cloud; Cloud SaaS; API-driven runtime proxy; CI/CD pipeline integration | Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid Cloud Proxy (Customer VPC Deployment) |
| Data residency | Region-specific cloud hosting | 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: yes |
| 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 | Multi-cloudenterprise AI infrastructureLLM APIs | Commercial & Open-Source LLMsAI APIsEnterprise Applications |
| Compliance | NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act alignment, ISO 42001, SOC 2 Type II | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAANIST AI RMFEU AI Act |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure AccessLangChainHugging FaceAWS BedrockAzure OpenAIGitHub Actions | OpenAI ChatGPTAnthropic ClaudeGoogle GeminiAWS BedrockMicrosoft Azure AI |
| Industries | Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise AI | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentLegalEnterprise ITTechnology |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | CalypsoAI |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | New York, New York, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2018 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco AI Defense
Cisco AI Defense is an AI security & guardrails platform for LLM prompt injection protection and AI agent guardrails. See features and AI Security alternatives.CalypsoAI
CalypsoAI: real-time prompt injection blocking and automated PII/IP data masking. Built for generative AI prompt protection. Compare Generative AI Security alternatives.Product type
Cisco AI Defense
AI Security & Guardrails PlatformCalypsoAI
Enterprise Generative AI & Large Language Model SecurityBest for
Cisco AI Defense
Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise AICalypsoAI
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Legal, Enterprise IT, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
Cisco AI Defense
Contact VendorCalypsoAI
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco AI Defense
Free trial: yesCalypsoAI
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco AI Defense
SaaSCloud
CalypsoAI
SaaSCloudHybrid
Deployment details
Cisco AI Defense
Cloud; Multi-cloud; Cloud SaaS; API-driven runtime proxy; CI/CD pipeline integrationCalypsoAI
Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid Cloud Proxy (Customer VPC Deployment)Data residency
Cisco AI Defense
Region-specific cloud hostingCalypsoAI
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
Cisco AI Defense
- Generative AI guardrails
- Prompt injection prevention
- Automated agentic red-teaming
- Shadow AI discovery
- LLM model vulnerability testing
- Sensitive data leakage filtering
- LLM prompt injection protection
- AI agent guardrails
CalypsoAI
- Real-time prompt injection blocking
- Automated PII/IP data masking
- Jailbreak prevention
- LLM acceptable use policy enforcement
- Model usage telemetry
- Generative AI prompt protection
- LLM data loss prevention
- Prompt injection defense
Platform & access
API access
Cisco AI Defense
API access: yesCalypsoAI
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco AI Defense
SSO: yesCalypsoAI
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco AI Defense
RBAC: yesCalypsoAI
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco AI Defense
Multi-tenant: yesCalypsoAI
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco AI Defense
Mobile app: noCalypsoAI
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco AI Defense
Multi-cloudenterprise AI infrastructureLLM APIs
CalypsoAI
Commercial & Open-Source LLMsAI APIsEnterprise Applications
Compliance
Cisco AI Defense
NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act alignment, ISO 42001, SOC 2 Type II
CalypsoAI
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAANIST AI RMFEU AI Act
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco AI Defense
Cisco Secure AccessLangChainHugging FaceAWS BedrockAzure OpenAIGitHub Actions
CalypsoAI
OpenAI ChatGPTAnthropic ClaudeGoogle GeminiAWS BedrockMicrosoft Azure AI
Industries
Cisco AI Defense
Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise AI
CalypsoAI
Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentLegalEnterprise ITTechnology
Regions
Cisco AI Defense
Global
CalypsoAI
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco AI Defense
CiscoCalypsoAI
CalypsoAIHeadquarters
Cisco AI Defense
San Jose, California, USACalypsoAI
New York, New York, USACompany size
Cisco AI Defense
80,000+CalypsoAI
51-200Founded
Cisco AI Defense
1984CalypsoAI
2018