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Aona protects employee use of third-party AI tools on managed devices, including the prompt and upload path.

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Workforce AI Security purpose-built for the prompt and the upload: a browser plugin for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari plus a native endpoint app for ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude desktop, hard block with no user override, layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction on upload, AI policy templates for the EU AI Act, ISO 42001 and SOC 2, a choice of seven Aona-managed hosting regions, and a first signal within hours. SOC 2 Type II, self-serve 30-day trial, deployed with IT's existing tooling.

Best for: Any organisation whose employees use ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude or Gemini and that needs AI-specific policy, file redaction and coaching live on the device within hours, from a self-serve trial.

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Aona AIBuilt for employee AI securityAny organisation whose employees use ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude or Gemini and that needs AI-specific policy, file redaction and coaching live on the device within hours, from a self-serve trial.
Workforce AI Security purpose-built for the prompt and the upload: a browser plugin for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari plus a native endpoint app for ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude desktop, hard block with no user override, layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction on upload, AI policy templates for the EU AI Act, ISO 42001 and SOC 2, a choice of seven Aona-managed hosting regions, and a first signal within hours. SOC 2 Type II, self-serve 30-day trial, deployed with IT's existing tooling.
CyberhavenOrganisations that want AI use governed as one flow inside a lineage-based endpoint DLP and insider-risk platform.
Data detection and response built on data lineage, with an endpoint agent, a standalone browser extension (May 2026) and block, warn or redact actions at the prompt and response level for AI tools. Flow, its AI-native data security product, was announced in July 2026 for release in the following quarter. No self-serve trial is stated; evaluation is sales-led, as of September 2026.
VaronisOrganisations whose first need is sensitive data and permissions governed where they rest, across Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Snowflake, AWS and on-premises stores.
Data security platform (NASDAQ: VRNS) centred on discovery, classification and permissions analytics for data at rest, with an AI module covering AI data discovery, posture, a runtime gateway and AI detection and response.
Nightfall AIOrganisations whose first need is DLP across SaaS data at rest, with AI uploads governed by the same detectors.
DLP platform with SaaS API connectors (Slack, Microsoft 365, Google Drive, Salesforce), a browser extension (Chrome, Edge, Arc, Brave, Vivaldi, Comet), macOS and Windows endpoint agents installed via MDM, and an MCP Gateway in early access (September 2026). Data is stored in the United States, and evaluation runs as a proof of value rather than a self-serve trial.
Microsoft PurviewMicrosoft 365 estates that want Copilot and Microsoft 365 data governed inside the Purview licensing model.
Microsoft's data security and compliance suite. Its AI controls run in the browser (the Purview extension is required for Chrome endpoint DLP on Windows), prompt and response visibility for third-party AI sites requires E5-class licensing plus pay-as-you-go billing, and locally installed AI apps are reached through a network data security path (Entra Global Secure Access or a SASE partner, partly in preview).
PolymerOrganisations whose first need is DLP inside SaaS collaboration apps, with browser AI sites covered through the extension.
Agentless, API-integrated DLP for SaaS collaboration apps (Slack, Teams, Google Workspace, GitHub) plus a browser extension for generative AI sites such as ChatGPT, with NLP-based redaction and AWS Marketplace and Slack Marketplace listings; a self-serve trial is not documented.

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Aona classifies content at the prompt and the upload. It does not trace data lineage or cover USB, email or personal-cloud exfiltration.
Coverage needs the Aona plugin or endpoint app on the device. There is no agentless or network-only mode, so personal and unmanaged devices are out of scope.
No iOS or Android coverage: AI use on phones is out of scope.
AI agent and MCP inspection ships in limited rollout on the native endpoint app, not general availability.
Aona has a SOC 2 Type II examination report. No FedRAMP, IRAP or ISO 27001 today.

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What are the best Cyberhaven alternatives in 2026?

Alternatives to Cyberhaven for securing employee AI use include Aona AI, Varonis, Nightfall AI, Microsoft Purview and Polymer. Aona AI is built for securing employee AI use: it inspects the prompt and the upload on the device, in the browser and in ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude desktop apps, with hard block, layout-preserving file redaction, AI policy templates and real-time coaching, and it starts with a self-serve 30-day trial. Cyberhaven's control point is the lineage graph its endpoint agent builds across every exfiltration channel; layout-preserving file redaction and AI policy templates are not part of its documented product, and no self-serve trial is stated, which is where it stops for this use case.

Why is Aona AI a strong alternative to Cyberhaven?

Both Aona and Cyberhaven enforce on the endpoint. Cyberhaven decides from data lineage and covers USB, email, personal cloud and code repositories alongside AI; Aona is built for employee AI use. Aona inspects the prompt at submit in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari and in ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude desktop apps, blocks hard with no user override, redacts DOCX, XLSX and PDF uploads with the layout intact rather than only the prompt text, coaches the employee in real time, and ships EU AI Act, ISO 42001, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR policy templates. You choose one of seven Aona-managed hosting regions and start with a 30-day self-serve trial.

Where does Aona stop, compared with Cyberhaven?

Scope, stated plainly: Aona classifies content at the prompt and the upload. It does not trace data lineage or cover USB, email or personal-cloud exfiltration. Coverage needs the Aona plugin or endpoint app on the device. There is no agentless or network-only mode, so personal and unmanaged devices are out of scope. No iOS or Android coverage: AI use on phones is out of scope. AI agent and MCP inspection ships in limited rollout on the native endpoint app, not general availability. Aona has a SOC 2 Type II examination report. No FedRAMP, IRAP or ISO 27001 today. These lines are carried from our own Aona vs Cyberhaven comparison, so you can evaluate with eyes open.

Is there a free trial to evaluate these alternatives?

Aona offers a 30-day self-serve free trial covering AI adoption analytics, shadow AI discovery, security and compliance monitoring and real-time employee coaching; it deploys with IT's existing tooling and shows a first signal within hours. Cyberhaven states no self-serve trial and is sales-led, and Nightfall runs a proof of value in place of a self-serve trial, as of September 2026.

How do I choose between these AI security vendors?

Start with Aona for employee AI use: it governs the prompt and the upload on the device, in the browser and in native desktop AI apps, with hard block, file redaction, AI policy templates and coaching, and it is live within hours. Add Cyberhaven if you also need lineage-based DLP and insider-risk coverage across USB, email, personal cloud and code repositories, which Aona does not do. Cyberhaven stops at the prompt text and the lineage graph: it blocks, warns or redacts at the prompt and response level, layout-preserving redaction of DOCX, XLSX and PDF uploads is not claimed, and its AI-native product Flow was announced in July 2026 for release in the following quarter, with no self-serve trial stated.

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