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| Product | Lakera Guard by Lakera View product | Cisco AI Defense by Cisco View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Lakera Guard by Lakera: toxic content filtering. Ideal for generative AI guardrails. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Generative AI Security alternatives. | Cisco AI Defense is an AI security & guardrails platform for LLM prompt injection protection and AI agent guardrails. See features and AI Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Real-Time Generative AI Security & LLM Prompt Injection Defense | AI Security & Guardrails Platform |
| Best for | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Retail | Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise AI |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Developer API; Cloud SaaS; High-Throughput REST API | Cloud; Multi-cloud; Cloud SaaS; API-driven runtime proxy; CI/CD pipeline integration |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure | Region-specific cloud hosting |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | 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 | Generative AI ApplicationsChatbotsAutonomous LLM AgentsAI APIs | Multi-cloudenterprise AI infrastructureLLM APIs |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAANIST AI RMFOWASP LLM Top 10 | NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act alignment, ISO 42001, SOC 2 Type II |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | OpenAI GPT-4Anthropic ClaudeAWS BedrockLangChainLlamaIndexAzure AI | Cisco Secure AccessLangChainHugging FaceAWS BedrockAzure OpenAIGitHub Actions |
| Industries | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRetail | Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise AI |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Lakera | Cisco |
| Headquarters | Zurich, Switzerland | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 51-200 | 80,000+ |
| Founded | 2021 | 1984 |
Overview
What it is
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.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.Product type
Lakera Guard
Real-Time Generative AI Security & LLM Prompt Injection DefenseCisco AI Defense
AI Security & Guardrails PlatformBest for
Lakera Guard
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, SaaS, RetailCisco AI Defense
Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise AIPricing
Pricing model
Lakera Guard
Contact VendorCisco AI Defense
Contact VendorFree trial
Lakera Guard
Free trial: yesCisco AI Defense
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Lakera Guard
SaaSCloud
Cisco AI Defense
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Lakera Guard
Cloud SaaS; Developer API; Cloud SaaS; High-Throughput REST APICisco AI Defense
Cloud; Multi-cloud; Cloud SaaS; API-driven runtime proxy; CI/CD pipeline integrationData residency
Lakera Guard
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureCisco AI Defense
Region-specific cloud hostingKey features
What it offers
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
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
Platform & access
API access
Lakera Guard
API access: yesCisco AI Defense
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Lakera Guard
SSO: noCisco AI Defense
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Lakera Guard
RBAC: yesCisco AI Defense
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Lakera Guard
Multi-tenant: yesCisco AI Defense
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Lakera Guard
Mobile app: noCisco AI Defense
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Lakera Guard
Generative AI ApplicationsChatbotsAutonomous LLM AgentsAI APIs
Cisco AI Defense
Multi-cloudenterprise AI infrastructureLLM APIs
Compliance
Lakera Guard
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAANIST AI RMFOWASP LLM Top 10
Cisco AI Defense
NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act alignment, ISO 42001, SOC 2 Type II
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Lakera Guard
OpenAI GPT-4Anthropic ClaudeAWS BedrockLangChainLlamaIndexAzure AI
Cisco AI Defense
Cisco Secure AccessLangChainHugging FaceAWS BedrockAzure OpenAIGitHub Actions
Industries
Lakera Guard
TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRetail
Cisco AI Defense
Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnterprise AI
Regions
Lakera Guard
Global
Cisco AI Defense
Global
Vendor
Company
Lakera Guard
LakeraCisco AI Defense
CiscoHeadquarters
Lakera Guard
Zurich, SwitzerlandCisco AI Defense
San Jose, California, USACompany size
Lakera Guard
51-200Cisco AI Defense
80,000+Founded
Lakera Guard
2021Cisco AI Defense
1984