Cyberhaven traces data lineage.
Aona governs AI usage at the endpoint.
Cyberhaven traces data from origin to exfiltration across endpoint, cloud, and SaaS, then applies real-time controls when sensitive data moves into AI tools. Aona is purpose-built for Workforce AI Security with framework templates, file redaction, and a self-serve trial. They overlap on the AI surface but cover different scopes.
Endpoint-and-browser data detection and response platform that uses data lineage to trace flows across SaaS, cloud, and AI tools.
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.
Add Aona for the AI-specific governance Cyberhaven does not ship: out-of-the-box framework templates (EU AI Act, ISO 42001), layout-preserving file redaction, in-region data residency across 7 regions, and a 30-day self-serve trial. Keep Cyberhaven for endpoint DLP, insider risk, and data lineage across SaaS, cloud, and code repos.
Jump to the decision matrixSOC 2 Type II · 30-day free trial · No credit card · Live in 1 hour
Vendor facts last verified July 2026
When to pick which
Five scenarios. The honest answer for each one.
You need broad exfiltration coverage (USB, email, cloud) and deep AI-surface control.
Cyberhaven consolidates endpoint DLP, insider risk, and AI exfiltration in one platform with lineage context. Aona goes deeper on the AI surface with pre-submission hard block, layout-preserving file redaction, and coaching. Broad DLP plus AI depth is a two-tool answer today.
You need data-lineage decisions: this came from Salesforce, block to ChatGPT.
Lineage is Cyberhaven's core IP. Aona uses content classification only.
A regulated buyer wants AI-prompt guardrails live inside a 30-day trial.
Self-serve trial, in-region residency across 7 regions, framework templates ready out of the box.
Compliance officer mapping controls to EU AI Act or ISO 42001 articles.
Out-of-the-box framework templates. Cyberhaven does not map this way.
You need AI exfiltration events feeding an insider-risk program and SIEM workflows you already run.
Cyberhaven ships mature SIEM integrations and an established insider-risk investigation workflow that AI events plug into. Aona streams AI events to Microsoft Sentinel via OCSF and adds prompt-level hard-block enforcement; the two can run side by side.
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 | Cyberhaven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover | |||
| Shadow AI tool discovery on managed devices | Browser surface | Browser plus native AI apps | Five-dimension AI tool scoring |
| Data lineage tracing across SaaS, endpoint, cloud | Cyberhaven core IP | ||
| Native desktop AI app interception | ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop | Endpoint covers process activity broadly | |
| Govern | |||
| Out-of-the-box framework templates (EU AI Act, ISO 42001, sector) | Sells DDR, not framework mapping | ||
| AI risk scoring | Linea five-dimension scoring | ||
| Protect | |||
| Hard-block of AI prompts at submit | Modal pauses, no override | ||
| Inline prompt redaction before send | Block, coach, allow; no redaction claimed | ||
| File redaction with layout preservation (DOCX / XLSX / PDF) | Length-matched entity replacement | ||
| Insider risk and traditional exfiltration (USB, email, personal cloud) | Out of Aona's scope | ||
| Operations | |||
| SIEM and SOAR integration | Microsoft Sentinel (OCSF), in production | Microsoft Sentinel (OCSF), in production | |
| Multi-region data residency | 7 regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) | 7 regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) | Not publicly documented |
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 + user/group sync)
- MDM coverage for endpoint agent
- Identity provider for SSO
Where each one falls short
From public docs and customer interviews. If you find a factual error, email trust@aona.ai.
- No lineage-based decisions. Cyberhaven traces data from origin to exfiltration; Aona uses content classification only.
- Smaller DLP scope. Cyberhaven covers traditional exfiltration channels (USB, email, personal cloud, code repos) and insider risk in one platform. Aona is AI-surface only.
- No native Okta or SCIM. Microsoft Entra is the production identity path, with general OIDC/SAML alongside it, so Okta-first estates have no native user provisioning today.
- No SOC analyst layer. Linea AI Analyst Agent automates triage and investigation with full lineage context; Aona has no investigation agent.
- No out-of-the-box AI governance framework templates (EU AI Act, ISO 42001, sector). Sells lineage and DDR, not framework-mapped templates.
- In-region data residency is not publicly documented. Cyberhaven is US-headquartered global SaaS; Aona ships 7 in-region options.
- Sales-led with mid-five-figure ACVs per Vendr data. Mid-market self-serve is not the motion.
- File redaction with layout preservation is not on the surface, and no prompt redaction is claimed. Enforcement is block, coach, or allow, not redact-then-share.
- On 24 December 2024 a phishing compromise let attackers publish a malicious build of Cyberhaven's own Chrome extension, which the company disclosed reached roughly 400,000 users for about a day before removal. Cyberhaven's own incident report is the source; review it as part of extension supply-chain diligence.
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 | Cyberhaven | |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II (audit window ended February 2026). No FedRAMP or IRAP today. | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27701, and PCI DSS v4. 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 public pricing, no self-serve trial. Sales-led; mid-five-figure ACVs reported (Vendr data). 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. | The endpoint agent and browser extension send event and content data to Cyberhaven's cloud analytics (Linea AI). No prompt redaction is claimed; enforcement is block, coach, or allow. 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.
How Aona and Cyberhaven work together
If Cyberhaven is already deployed, Aona layers on top for AI-specific governance: framework templates, file redaction with layout preservation, and in-region data residency across 7 regions. They run at overlapping surfaces (both intercept at the endpoint), so the practical pattern is to run Aona for AI-prompt DLP and Cyberhaven for the broader DLP and insider-risk picture.
Endpoint DLP and lineage
Cyberhaven traces data lineage and applies controls across endpoint, SaaS, and cloud.
AI governance layer
Aona ships framework templates, file redaction, in-region residency across 7 regions, and a self-serve trial path.
Mid-market posture
Cyberhaven covers the broad DLP picture; Aona covers the AI-specific governance evidence.
Add governance evidence on top of your Cyberhaven stack
30-day self-serve free trial. Deploys via Intune and Entra in under an hour. No conflict with Cyberhaven, no commitment.