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| Product | Cisco AI Defense by Cisco View product | CrowdStrike AI Security by CrowdStrike 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. | Get the facts on CrowdStrike AI Security: OWASP LLM alignment. Built for prompt injection mitigation. Compare it with other AI Security options before you decide. |
| Product type | AI Security & Guardrails Platform | Enterprise AI Security & LLM Defense Platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise AI | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise, Defense, Cross-industry, Government |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Multi-cloud; Cloud SaaS; API-driven runtime proxy; CI/CD pipeline integration | Cloud SaaS Platform; Cloud SaaS Platform |
| Data residency | Region-specific cloud hosting | Global cloud hosting (US, EU, GovCloud) |
| 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 | LLM ApplicationsGenerative AI APIsEnterprise WorkstationsCloud VPCs |
| Compliance | NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act alignment, ISO 42001, SOC 2 Type II | NIST AI RMFOWASP Top 10 for LLMsSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001EU AI Act |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure AccessLangChainHugging FaceAWS BedrockAzure OpenAIGitHub Actions | LangChainOpenAIAWS BedrockAzure OpenAICrowdStrike Falcon Console |
| Industries | Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise AI | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterpriseDefenseCross-industry+1 more |
| Regions | Global | GlobalMulti-region cloud |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | CrowdStrike |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 2011 |
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.CrowdStrike AI Security
Get the facts on CrowdStrike AI Security: OWASP LLM alignment. Built for prompt injection mitigation. Compare it with other AI Security options before you decide.Product type
Cisco AI Defense
AI Security & Guardrails PlatformCrowdStrike AI Security
Enterprise AI Security & LLM Defense PlatformBest for
Cisco AI Defense
Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise AICrowdStrike AI Security
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise, Defense, Cross-industry, GovernmentPricing
Pricing model
Cisco AI Defense
Contact VendorCrowdStrike AI Security
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco AI Defense
Free trial: yesCrowdStrike AI Security
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco AI Defense
CrowdStrike AI Security
Deployment details
Cisco AI Defense
Cloud; Multi-cloud; Cloud SaaS; API-driven runtime proxy; CI/CD pipeline integrationCrowdStrike AI Security
Cloud SaaS Platform; Cloud SaaS PlatformData residency
Cisco AI Defense
Region-specific cloud hostingCrowdStrike AI Security
Global cloud hosting (US, EU, GovCloud)Key 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
CrowdStrike AI Security
- Prompt injection defense
- LLM data loss prevention
- Shadow AI asset discovery
- AI model vulnerability assessment
- OWASP LLM alignment
- Threat Graph correlation
- Prompt injection mitigation
- Sensitive data AI leakage prevention
Platform & access
API access
Cisco AI Defense
API access: yesCrowdStrike AI Security
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco AI Defense
SSO: yesCrowdStrike AI Security
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco AI Defense
RBAC: yesCrowdStrike AI Security
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco AI Defense
Multi-tenant: yesCrowdStrike AI Security
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco AI Defense
Mobile app: noCrowdStrike AI Security
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco AI Defense
CrowdStrike AI Security
Compliance
Cisco AI Defense
CrowdStrike AI Security
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco AI Defense
CrowdStrike AI Security
Industries
Cisco AI Defense
CrowdStrike AI Security
Regions
Cisco AI Defense
CrowdStrike AI Security
Vendor
Company
Cisco AI Defense
CiscoCrowdStrike AI Security
CrowdStrikeHeadquarters
Cisco AI Defense
San Jose, California, USACrowdStrike AI Security
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Cisco AI Defense
80,000+CrowdStrike AI Security
5,000+Founded
Cisco AI Defense
1984CrowdStrike AI Security
2011