Polymer ships agentless SaaS DLP.
Aona ships endpoint Workforce AI Security.
Polymer connects via OAuth to Slack, Teams, Drive, GitHub, and ChatGPT to scan and redact sensitive content moving through SaaS apps. Aona ships browser plugin and native endpoint app that intercept on submit before content reaches any AI tool, plus framework templates and AU residency. Different deployment shapes, complementary surfaces.
Agentless, API-integrated DLP for SaaS collaboration apps (Slack, Teams, Google Workspace, GitHub, ChatGPT) with NLP-based redaction.
Workforce AI Security platform purpose-built for the regulated mid-market, with browser plugin, native endpoint app, framework templates, and AU residency.
Keep Polymer for agentless SaaS DLP across Slack, Teams, Drive, and GitHub. Add Aona for AI prompt DLP at the browser and native endpoint, hard-block on submit (vs Polymer's redact-after-the-fact), framework templates, and AU residency. Or use Aona standalone if your need is workforce AI usage specifically.
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When to pick which
Five scenarios. The honest answer for each one.
Slack-heavy fintech wants DLP across Slack, Drive, and ChatGPT in one tool.
Polymer covers Slack and Drive natively. Aona does not connect to those SaaS apps at all.
Org with strict Mac fleet on Jamf, no Microsoft Intune.
Polymer is agentless. Aona's native endpoint app has no enterprise MDM path on Mac today.
Regulated buyer who must hard-block sensitive prompts before submit, not redact after.
Polymer's API-side redaction is post-hoc. Aona blocks at submit with no override.
You need coverage of ChatGPT desktop and Copilot desktop, not just web ChatGPT.
Native desktop apps are outside Polymer's API surface. Aona's native endpoint app intercepts them.
Self-serve buyer with a sub-$500/month budget for one-tool DLP coverage.
Polymer Lite from $95/month and Standard from $5/user/month/integration. Aona starts higher in the per-seat range.
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 | Polymer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover | |||
| Shadow AI discovery across endpoint | Browser surface | Browser plus native AI apps | Sees only connected apps |
| Slack / Teams / Drive content discovery | Polymer core | ||
| Native desktop AI app interception | ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop | ||
| Govern | |||
| EU AI Act / ISO 42001 templates | Polymer is GDPR / HIPAA-led | ||
| Protect | |||
| Browser plugin interception | Agentless API approach | ||
| Hard block on submit (before send) | Modal pauses, no override | Redacts after the fact | |
| File redaction with layout preservation | Length-matched entity replacement | Redacts text, not formatted DOCX layout | |
| Operations | |||
| Mac coverage without an agent | Browser plugin only on Mac today | Manual install only on Mac | Agentless API approach |
| AU data residency | AU only | AU only | Not advertised |
| Pricing floor | $10-20 per seat per month | $10-20 per seat per month | Lite $95/month, Standard $5/user/integration |
Based on vendor documentation as of April 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)
- Admin consent for SaaS connectors
- 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 SaaS API coverage today. Polymer's Slack, Teams, Drive, GitHub coverage is broad and Aona has none.
- Agentless deployment is genuinely faster for Mac fleets without Intune. Polymer ships in minutes via OAuth; Aona's native endpoint app needs manual install on Mac.
- Polymer Lite from $95/month is cheaper than Aona's per-seat floor for very small organisations.
- Polymer is on AWS Marketplace and Slack Marketplace with documented procurement paths. Aona is not on these.
- Bound to apps with a supported API. Native desktop AI apps (ChatGPT desktop, Copilot desktop, Claude desktop) and any browser-based AI tool not on Polymer's connector list are out of scope.
- Redact-and-revoke remediation model. For regulated buyers who must demonstrate prevention rather than after-the-fact remediation, this is weaker than Aona's hard-block on submit.
- Polymer's framework focus is GDPR / HIPAA / SOC 2 / CCPA. EU AI Act and ISO 42001 are not central.
- AU data residency is not on offer or advertised.
How Aona and Polymer work together
Run them at different deployment shapes. Polymer connects to your SaaS apps via OAuth and scans content as it moves through them, with no endpoint footprint. Aona installs on the device and intercepts on submit before content leaves to AI tools. The two surfaces complement each other: Polymer for SaaS-side catch-all DLP, Aona for AI prompt DLP at the source.
SaaS layer
Polymer's OAuth connectors scan content moving through Slack, Teams, Drive, GitHub.
Endpoint AI layer
Aona intercepts at the browser and native AI apps. Hard-block DLP at submit.
Catch-all plus prevention
Polymer redacts what slipped through; Aona prevented what would have.
Add hard-block AI prompt DLP on top of Polymer
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