Check Point ships a suite module.
Aona is built for nothing else.
Check Point Workforce AI Security, earlier marketed as GenAI Protect, is the employee-facing module of Check Point's AI Defense Plane, built from its acquisition of Lakera (announced September 2025, completed November 2025) and delivered as a browser extension plus desktop agent through the Infinity Portal. Check Point now markets the module under the same 'Workforce AI Security' category phrase Aona uses. Aona is an independent Workforce AI Security platform: browser plus native endpoint coverage, a 10,000+ AI tool catalog, real-time employee coaching, and 7-region data residency, with a 30-day self-serve trial. Product facts on this page were verified against Check Point's public documentation in July 2026.
Workforce AI Security module born from the Lakera acquisition, delivered as a browser extension and desktop agent via the Infinity Portal.
The Workforce AI Security platform for any company adopting generative AI, with broader endpoint coverage than the incumbents, a simpler trial, and one of the few that ships hard-block DLP for AI prompts and files.
Pick Aona if governing workforce AI use is the actual problem: an independent platform with browser and desktop coverage that is not gated behind an enterprise-tier license, a 10,000+ tool catalog, 7-region data residency, real-time coaching, published pricing, and a 30-day self-serve trial. Pick Check Point only if you already run its suite or also need to secure AI applications you build, where the AI Defense Plane spans workforce, application, agent, and red-team security under one vendor, with Lakera's detection engine underneath.
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Vendor facts last verified July 2026
When to pick which
Five scenarios. The honest answer for each one.
You already run Check Point and want AI governance from your incumbent suite.
Workforce AI Security is administered from the same Infinity Portal as the rest of Check Point's stack, so an existing Check Point shop gets one vendor, one console, and one procurement motion. Aona is an additional vendor relationship.
You need application-side AI security and red teaming as well as workforce governance.
Check Point's AI Defense Plane covers the application, agent, and red-team surfaces on Lakera and Cyata technology; Aona goes deeper on the workforce layer with native desktop interception, layout-preserving file redaction, and coaching. Organisations securing both surfaces often pair a dedicated workforce tool with the suite.
You are adopting generative AI with no Check Point in the stack.
Aona deploys via Intune and Entra in hours with a 30-day self-serve trial and no suite platform to adopt first. Check Point's module lives inside the Infinity Portal and runs a demo-led motion with no published workforce pricing.
You need to know exactly which region employee AI interaction data lives in.
Aona offers 7 data residency regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK). Check Point does not publish data residency regions for Workforce AI Security; you would need to confirm during procurement.
You want to change employee AI behaviour, not just enforce policy at the extension.
Aona pairs hard-block DLP with real-time coaching at the moment of a risky prompt and structured AI upskilling programs. Check Point documents user coaching in the module, but not a structured in-product upskilling program, and independent reviews of the young product are still scarce.
What each tool actually does
Three columns on the Aona side because the browser plugin and the native endpoint app cover different surfaces. Browser-only customers will see fewer green checks than customers with both.
| Capability | Aona browser plugin | Aona native app | Check Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover | |||
| Shadow AI discovery on endpoints | Browser surface | Browser plus native AI apps | Extensions, desktop agents, SaaS-embedded AI, MCP |
| Native desktop AI app interception (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop) | Plus generic process-signature detection | Desktop agent requires an Enterprise license | |
| Catalog of 10,000+ third-party AI tools | AI app inventory; catalog size not published | ||
| AI agent / MCP visibility | Limited rollout: process, network, MCP | Coding agents and MCP workflows in scope | |
| Govern | |||
| Hard-block DLP on AI prompts | Modal pauses, no override | Blocks risky activity, prevents data leakage | |
| Real-time employee coaching at the moment of a risky prompt | User coaching documented in the module | ||
| AI upskilling and adoption programs | Public Gandalf game; no in-product program | ||
| Protect | |||
| Hard-block DLP on file uploads with layout-preserving redaction (DOCX / Excel) | Length-matched, in production | Length-matched, in production | File and image redaction with OCR; layout preservation not documented |
| Runtime guardrails for AI applications you build (LLM firewall) | Lakera lineage; AI Application & Agent Security | ||
| Operations | |||
| Data residency choice | 7 regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) | 7 regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) | Not publicly documented |
| Trial motion | 30-day self-serve | 30-day self-serve | Demo-led; no published workforce pricing |
| Part of a broader security suite (network, email, SASE) | Independent by design | Independent by design | Infinity platform, ThreatCloud AI |
Based on vendor documentation as of July 2026. Email trust@aona.ai if you find a factual error.
What it takes to ship each one
- Microsoft Intune (Windows MDM, only path shipped)
- Microsoft Entra (admin SSO and user / group sync)
- Infinity Portal tenant for administration
- Endpoint management tooling for extension / agent rollout
- Enterprise license for desktop agent and macOS coverage
Where each one falls short
From public docs and customer interviews. If you find a factual error, email trust@aona.ai.
- No LLM firewall, AI application security, or red teaming. If you also build AI products, Check Point's Lakera lineage covers ground Aona does not.
- No network, email, or gateway enforcement layer. Coverage is endpoint only: browser plugin plus native endpoint app, with no threat intelligence feed of its own.
- AI agent inspection is in limited rollout; Check Point documents coding-agent and MCP coverage today, with detection across 100+ languages.
- SOC 2 Type II only today. No FedRAMP.
- No published pricing for Workforce AI Security; evaluation is demo-led, and the desktop agent requires an Enterprise license.
- Data residency regions for the workforce module are not publicly documented.
- Suite gravity: the module is administered through the Infinity Portal, so buyers who do not want Check Point everywhere adopt platform surface they did not ask for.
- A young product with scarce independent reviews. User coaching is documented, but no structured AI upskilling program.
What your security review will ask
Certifications, pricing reality, data handling, and residency for both vendors, answered up front so your GRC and legal review can start from this page.
| Aona | Check Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II (audit window ended February 2026). No FedRAMP or IRAP today. | Not publicly documented (as of July 2026) |
| Pricing and trial | Published pricing: Business plan $9.99 per user per month, Enterprise custom. 30-day self-serve free trial, no credit card. As of July 2026. | No published pricing for Workforce AI Security; demo-led evaluation with metered billing available via AWS Marketplace. No self-serve trial. As of July 2026. |
| Where prompts are processed | Prompt content is processed server-side by the Aona API in your chosen region. Retention configurable: 30, 90, or 180 days. | Inline prompt protection runs through the browser extension and desktop agent, administered via the Infinity Portal; the processing location is not publicly documented (as of July 2026). |
| Data residency | 7 live regions: Australia, France, UK, Germany, US, Singapore, Hong Kong. Prompts, files, and audit logs stay in-region. | Not publicly documented (as of July 2026) |
| DPA and security docs | DPA available on request. Security overview at aona.ai/security. SOC 2 report under NDA. | Not publicly documented (as of July 2026) |
Competitor facts come from public documentation and pricing pages. Where a vendor does not publish a fact, we say so rather than guess. Corrections: trust@aona.ai.
Migrating from Check Point
If Check Point is already your network or endpoint vendor, its Workforce AI Security module is the path of least resistance, and that is exactly why it deserves a side-by-side test rather than a default. The honest path is a 30-day Aona free trial alongside the Check Point evaluation. Both deploy at the endpoint and can run on the same machines without conflict. Use the trial window to test what Check Point does not publish: which residency region your employee AI data lands in, how far the AI tool inventory reaches compared to Aona's 10,000+ catalog, and what the workforce module actually costs at your seat count.
- Existing identity provider (Microsoft Entra, or any OIDC / SAML provider)
- Existing MDM (Intune)
- Check Point network and email controls (Quantum, Harmony) at their own layers
- Desktop AI coverage gated behind an Enterprise license
- Demo-led evaluation with no published workforce pricing
- Governance without a structured employee upskilling program
- Duplicate browser-DLP extensions on the same browser
- Manual incident triage if Aona's policy violation trend reporting covers your board reporting need
Try Aona alongside Check Point, on your real traffic
30-day self-serve free trial. Deploys at the endpoint via Intune and Entra in under an hour, and runs beside any Check Point evaluation without conflict. No commitment.