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| Product | Cisco AI Defense by Cisco View product | Lakera Guard by Lakera 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. | 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 Security & Guardrails Platform | Real-Time Generative AI Security & LLM Prompt Injection Defense |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise AI | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Retail |
| 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; Developer API; Cloud SaaS; High-Throughput REST API |
| 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: 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 | Multi-cloudenterprise AI infrastructureLLM APIs | Generative AI ApplicationsChatbotsAutonomous LLM AgentsAI APIs |
| Compliance | NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act alignment, ISO 42001, SOC 2 Type II | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAANIST AI RMFOWASP LLM Top 10 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure AccessLangChainHugging FaceAWS BedrockAzure OpenAIGitHub Actions | OpenAI GPT-4Anthropic ClaudeAWS BedrockLangChainLlamaIndexAzure AI |
| Industries | Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise AI | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Lakera |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2021 |
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.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
Cisco AI Defense
AI Security & Guardrails PlatformLakera Guard
Real-Time Generative AI Security & LLM Prompt Injection DefenseBest for
Cisco AI Defense
Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise AILakera Guard
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, SaaS, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Cisco AI Defense
Contact VendorLakera Guard
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco AI Defense
Free trial: yesLakera Guard
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco AI Defense
SaaSCloud
Lakera Guard
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Cisco AI Defense
Cloud; Multi-cloud; Cloud SaaS; API-driven runtime proxy; CI/CD pipeline integrationLakera Guard
Cloud SaaS; Developer API; Cloud SaaS; High-Throughput REST APIData residency
Cisco AI Defense
Region-specific cloud hostingLakera Guard
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
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
Cisco AI Defense
API access: yesLakera Guard
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco AI Defense
SSO: yesLakera Guard
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco AI Defense
RBAC: yesLakera Guard
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco AI Defense
Multi-tenant: yesLakera Guard
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco AI Defense
Mobile app: noLakera Guard
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco AI Defense
Multi-cloudenterprise AI infrastructureLLM APIs
Lakera Guard
Generative AI ApplicationsChatbotsAutonomous LLM AgentsAI APIs
Compliance
Cisco AI Defense
NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act alignment, ISO 42001, SOC 2 Type II
Lakera Guard
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAANIST AI RMFOWASP LLM Top 10
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco AI Defense
Cisco Secure AccessLangChainHugging FaceAWS BedrockAzure OpenAIGitHub Actions
Lakera Guard
OpenAI GPT-4Anthropic ClaudeAWS BedrockLangChainLlamaIndexAzure AI
Industries
Cisco AI Defense
Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise AI
Lakera Guard
TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRetail
Regions
Cisco AI Defense
Global
Lakera Guard
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco AI Defense
CiscoLakera Guard
LakeraHeadquarters
Cisco AI Defense
San Jose, California, USALakera Guard
Zurich, SwitzerlandCompany size
Cisco AI Defense
80,000+Lakera Guard
51-200Founded
Cisco AI Defense
1984Lakera Guard
2021