Per-user shadow AI discovery across 10,000+ AI tools
Aona browser pluginDetection catalog; policy enforcement on the top-tier assistants
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenFive-dimension AI tool scoring; endpoint agent for AI inventory
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Aona vs Cyberhaven
Choose Aona for employee AI security.
See what sets Aona apart, compare the details, and try it on your own devices.
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The verdict
The Aona advantage
Aona combines supported employee prompt/file controls, hard blocking without user override, layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction, coaching and a 30-day guided trial. Cyberhaven's current AI Security page markets endpoint agent discovery, MCP monitoring and runtime data controls, including block, warn and redact. Verify the selected product, release, desktop action and document output. An older Flow announcement does not establish that these features are still unreleased.
About this comparison
Aona secures employee AI use on the device: hard block on prompts and uploads with no user override, layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction, real-time coaching and native coverage of the ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude desktop apps, with a 30-day guided trial. Cyberhaven traces data from origin to exfiltration across endpoint, cloud and SaaS, and applies real-time block, warn or redact controls when sensitive data moves into AI tools. Both install on the endpoint; this page shows where each one enforces and why a Cyberhaven customer adds Aona for the prompt.
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.
Cyberhaven: Endpoint-and-browser data detection and response platform that uses data lineage to trace flows across SaaS, cloud, and AI tools.
Decision matrix
When to pick Aona
Five buyer scenarios, answered for employee AI use.
01A block has to hold in the ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude desktop app, not just in the browser.
Aona
Cyberhaven's current AI Security page markets endpoint agent discovery, MCP monitoring and runtime data controls, including block, warn and redact. Verify the selected product, release, desktop action and document output. An older Flow announcement does not establish that these features are still unreleased.
02A DOCX or XLSX with personal data must reach an AI tool with the layout intact.
Aona
Cyberhaven claims prompt-level redaction; layout-preserving file redaction is not claimed. Aona redacts DOCX, XLSX and PDF uploads with length-matched replacement so the document keeps its layout and the rest of the file still goes through.
03The policy must be one the employee cannot override, with coaching on that exact prompt.
Aona
Cyberhaven offers block, warn or redact per policy, and override behaviour on the block is not documented. Aona pauses the submission with a modal that has no user override, explains the policy at that moment and reports per-team violation trends over time.
04You want AI prompt DLP live this month, on a guided trial, with in-region hosting.
Aona
Cyberhaven's current AI Security page markets endpoint agent discovery, MCP monitoring and runtime data controls, including block, warn and redact. Verify the selected product, release, desktop action and document output. An older Flow announcement does not establish that these features are still unreleased.
05You need data-lineage decisions and insider-risk investigation across endpoint, SaaS and cloud.
Cyberhaven
Data lineage and insider risk are Cyberhaven's own category: it traces where a file came from and applies that context across USB, email, cloud and AI destinations. Aona classifies content at the prompt; verify what the lineage policy does inside the AI desktop apps and to the layout of an uploaded file, because that is where Aona's native app and redaction apply.
Capability matrix
What each tool actually does
Choose a priority. Compare Aona’s browser plugin and native app with the other product.
| Capability | Aona browser plugin | Aona native app | Cyberhaven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover | |||
| Per-user shadow AI discovery across 10,000+ AI tools | Detection catalog; policy enforcement on the top-tier assistants | Supported | Five-dimension AI tool scoring; endpoint agent for AI inventory |
| Prompt inspection at submit, before the prompt reaches the AI provider | Supported | Supported | Browser extension, real time at prompt and response level |
| Native desktop AI app interception (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop) | The browser plugin covers the browser only | Supported | Endpoint/runtime controls marketed; validate the named desktop action |
| AI agent and MCP inspection on the endpoint | Not included | Limited rollout, not general availability | Current product offer: endpoint agents, MCP and runtime controls |
| Data lineage tracing across SaaS, endpoint, cloud | Not included | Not included | Cyberhaven core IP |
| Govern | |||
| Real-time employee coaching at the moment of a risky prompt | Supported | Supported | Warn or coach at the prompt; per-team behaviour trend not documented |
| AI policy templates: EU AI Act, ISO 42001, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR | Supported | Supported | Sells DDR, not framework mapping |
| Per-team policy violation trends and AI adoption analytics | Supported | Supported | Linea risk scoring and incident views; per-team AI trends not documented |
| Protect | |||
| Hard block on prompts and file uploads with no user override | Supported | Supported | Real-time block at the prompt; override behaviour not documented |
| Layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction on upload | Supported | Supported | Real-time prompt redaction claimed; layout-preserving file redaction not claimed |
| Insider risk and traditional exfiltration (USB, email, personal cloud) | Not included | Not included | Out of Aona's scope |
| Operations | |||
| Choice of seven Aona-managed hosting regions | Supported | Supported | Not publicly documented |
| SIEM export: Microsoft Sentinel via OCSF, REST API and webhooks | Supported | Supported | SIEM and SOAR integrations are documented |
| Free 30-day guided trial | Supported | Supported | No self-serve trial stated; sales-led |
| Time to first signal | Agree during scoping | Agree during scoping | Days |
Discover
Prompt inspection at submit, before the prompt reaches the AI provider
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenBrowser extension, real time at prompt and response level
Native desktop AI app interception (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop)
Aona browser pluginThe browser plugin covers the browser only
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenEndpoint/runtime controls marketed; validate the named desktop action
AI agent and MCP inspection on the endpoint
Aona browser pluginNot included
Aona native appLimited rollout, not general availability
CyberhavenCurrent product offer: endpoint agents, MCP and runtime controls
Data lineage tracing across SaaS, endpoint, cloud
Aona browser pluginNot included
Aona native appNot included
CyberhavenCyberhaven core IP
Govern
Real-time employee coaching at the moment of a risky prompt
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenWarn or coach at the prompt; per-team behaviour trend not documented
AI policy templates: EU AI Act, ISO 42001, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenSells DDR, not framework mapping
Per-team policy violation trends and AI adoption analytics
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenLinea risk scoring and incident views; per-team AI trends not documented
Protect
Hard block on prompts and file uploads with no user override
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenReal-time block at the prompt; override behaviour not documented
Layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction on upload
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenReal-time prompt redaction claimed; layout-preserving file redaction not claimed
Insider risk and traditional exfiltration (USB, email, personal cloud)
Aona browser pluginNot included
Aona native appNot included
CyberhavenOut of Aona's scope
Operations
Choice of seven Aona-managed hosting regions
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenNot publicly documented
SIEM export: Microsoft Sentinel via OCSF, REST API and webhooks
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenSIEM and SOAR integrations are documented
Free 30-day guided trial
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
CyberhavenNo self-serve trial stated; sales-led
Time to first signal
Aona browser pluginAgree during scoping
Aona native appAgree during scoping
CyberhavenDays
Based on vendor documentation as of September 2026. Email trust@aona.ai if you find a factual error.
Deployment
From evaluation to rollout.
Aona
- Shape
- Browser plugin for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari plus a native endpoint app for Windows and macOS, deployed by IT with its existing software deployment tools (Intune is one option). No network routing or DNS changes.
- Time to first signal
- Agree during scoping
- What IT must change
- Push the plugin and the endpoint app with your usual deployment tooling and connect Microsoft Entra for admin SSO and user or group sync. Nothing changes on the network, in the SSE or in Microsoft 365.
- Prerequisites
- A software deployment tool for managed devices (Intune, Jamf or equivalent)
- Microsoft Entra for admin SSO and user or group sync; general OIDC or SAML also works
Cyberhaven
- Shape
- Endpoint agent on Windows, macOS, Linux plus browser extensions (a standalone extension since May 2026) plus cloud connectors, with Linea AI cloud analytics.
- Time to first signal
- Days
- What IT must change
- Endpoint agent rollout via MDM, browser extension push, cloud connector setup.
- Prerequisites
- MDM coverage for endpoint agent
- Identity provider for SSO
Scope, stated plainly
Know the scope. Plan with confidence.
Aona
- 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.
Cyberhaven
- Cyberhaven's current AI Security page markets endpoint agent discovery, MCP monitoring and runtime data controls, including block, warn and redact. Verify the selected product, release, desktop action and document output. An older Flow announcement does not establish that these features are still unreleased.
- Layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction is not claimed; redaction is described at the prompt level. As of September 2026.
- No self-serve trial is stated; evaluation is sales-led. As of September 2026.
- In-region data residency is not publicly documented. As of July 2026.
- Cyberhaven's current AI Security page markets endpoint agent discovery, MCP monitoring and runtime data controls, including block, warn and redact. Verify the selected product, release, desktop action and document output. An older Flow announcement does not establish that these features are still unreleased.
Security review facts
Ready for your security review.
Certifications, data handling, and residency for both vendors, answered up front so your GRC and legal review can start from this page.
Certifications
Aona
SOC 2 Type II (observation period to January 2026, report issued March 2026; trust center at trust.aona.ai). No FedRAMP or IRAP today.
Cyberhaven
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27701, and PCI DSS v4. As of July 2026.
Trial
Aona
Free for 30 days. Start with a scoping conversation; access is arranged after deployment requirements are confirmed.
Cyberhaven
No self-serve trial stated; evaluation is sales-led. As of September 2026.
Where prompts are processed
Aona
Choose backend hosting separately from Aona prompt processing. Host the backend in your cloud, on your premises or on Aona-managed servers. Process prompts on the user device/on-edge, in your cloud or on-premises, or on Aona-managed servers. Confirm the supported configuration, retention, telemetry and integrations for your rollout; these choices do not change a third-party AI provider's data handling.
Cyberhaven
The endpoint agent and browser extension send event and content data to Cyberhaven's cloud analytics (Linea AI). Enforcement at the prompt is block, warn or redact in real time; layout-preserving file redaction is not claimed. As of September 2026.
Data residency
Aona
Aona-managed backend hosting has seven regions: Australia, France, UK, Germany, US, Singapore and Hong Kong. Select prompt processing separately; confirm storage, retention, telemetry and any cross-region transfers for the supported configuration. Third-party AI providers have their own data handling.
Cyberhaven
Not publicly documented (as of July 2026)
DPA and security docs
Aona
DPA available on request. Trust center at trust.aona.ai, security overview at aona.ai/security. SOC 2 report under NDA.
Cyberhaven
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 they layer
How Aona and Cyberhaven work together
Aona combines supported employee prompt/file controls, hard blocking without user override, layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction, coaching and a 30-day guided trial. Cyberhaven's current AI Security page markets endpoint agent discovery, MCP monitoring and runtime data controls, including block, warn and redact. Verify the selected product, release, desktop action and document output. An older Flow announcement does not establish that these features are still unreleased.
AI enforcement layer
Aona intercepts in the browser and native AI apps: hard block, layout-preserving redaction and coaching at the prompt.
Endpoint DLP and lineage
Cyberhaven traces data lineage and applies controls across endpoint, SaaS, and cloud.
Enforcement plus context
Aona stops the prompt or upload; Cyberhaven explains where the data came from and where else it moves.
Sources & review notes ↗Page updated:
Aona publishes these comparisons to explain its fit for employee AI use. Competitor facts come from public documentation, are dated, and are stated as mechanisms you can verify. Corrections: trust@aona.ai.
- Cyberhaven AI Security
Product reference: Current endpoint, AI-agent visibility and runtime data-control offer. This overview is not independent test evidence for every granular comparison claim.
- Aona coverage and deployment scope
Aona's client and action boundaries; validate the configuration and actual policy result during your Aona pilot.
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FAQ
Common questions from Cyberhaven customers
Do we need Aona if we already have Cyberhaven?
Validate coexistence on a managed pilot, including browser extensions, endpoint settings, prompt/file policy decisions and recovery. Separate policy engines do not establish conflict-free operation or a fixed rollout time.
What about Cyberhaven Flow, announced in July 2026?
Aona combines supported employee prompt/file controls, hard blocking without user override, layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction, coaching and a 30-day guided trial. Cyberhaven's current AI Security page markets endpoint agent discovery, MCP monitoring and runtime data controls, including block, warn and redact. Verify the selected product, release, desktop action and document output. An older Flow announcement does not establish that these features are still unreleased.
Does Aona match Cyberhaven on data lineage?
Aona classifies content at the prompt and the upload and does not trace data origin; lineage tracing across SaaS, endpoint and cloud is Cyberhaven's own category, and lineage-based decisions (this came from Salesforce, block to ChatGPT) sit on its side of the line. Where the decision is about the prompt itself, Aona's content classification drives a hard block with no user override, layout-preserving redaction or coaching at the moment a prompt or upload is submitted, in the browser and in the native desktop apps. Organisations that need both run both.
Will Aona conflict with Cyberhaven's endpoint agent?
Validate coexistence on a managed pilot, including browser extensions, endpoint settings, prompt/file policy decisions and recovery. Separate policy engines do not establish conflict-free operation or a fixed rollout time.
How does Aona's trial compare to Cyberhaven's evaluation path?
Aona starts with a 30-day guided free trial: IT pushes the browser plugin and the endpoint app with its existing deployment tooling beside the Cyberhaven agent, you pick a hosting region at signup and the first signal arrives during the agreed evaluation. Cyberhaven states no self-serve trial; evaluation is sales-led, so the comparison on your own devices starts once that conversation is scheduled. As of September 2026.
Where does Cyberhaven cover ground Aona does not?
On data lineage and insider risk: tracing where data came from and applying that context across USB, email, personal cloud, code repos and SaaS, which Aona does not do. That boundary stops at the enforcement Aona provides for employee AI use: a hard block with no user override in the browser and in the ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude desktop apps, layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction, real-time coaching, seven Aona-managed hosting regions and a 30-day guided trial. Choose Aona for the prompt and the upload, and verify both surfaces against your own control list during the trial.