Per-user shadow AI discovery across 10,000+ AI tools
Aona browser pluginDetection catalog; policy enforcement on the top-tier assistants
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiAgentless discovery of AI models in cloud and SaaS; no employee endpoint
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Aona vs Securiti
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 is built for employee AI security. Its offer includes a guided 30-day trial, hard block on prompts and file uploads with no user override, layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction, native coverage of the ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude desktop apps, real-time coaching and seven Aona-managed hosting regions, with a first signal during the agreed evaluation. Securiti is for DSPM, privacy operations and the AI systems you build: its discovery is agentless across cloud and SaaS stores, its LLM firewalls are embedded in the applications you develop, and it has no browser extension or endpoint agent, so the prompt an employee types into ChatGPT or the Claude desktop app is not inspected at the moment of use.
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. Securiti, part of Veeam since December 2025, is a Data + AI security and governance platform at the data layer: DSPM and data discovery across multicloud, SaaS and on-premises stores, PrivacyOps, and LLM firewalls and governance for the AI systems an organisation builds. This page shows where each one enforces and why a Securiti customer adds Aona for the prompt and the upload.
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.
Securiti: Broad Data + AI security and governance platform (DSPM, PrivacyOps, AI governance), part of Veeam since December 2025.
What the Veeam acquisition changesAcquisition facts verified July 2026
Veeam completed its acquisition of Securiti on 11 December 2025, in a deal valued at USD 1.725 billion.
Securiti founder and CEO Rehan Jalil became Veeam's President of Security and AI.
On 24 February 2026, Veeam announced Agent Commander, built on Securiti's platform, for governing and securing AI agents across the enterprise.
Questions worth asking before you renew
- Will Securiti's DSPM and privacy modules stay available standalone, or move into Veeam packaging and licensing at renewal?
- How will the AI governance roadmap be prioritised inside a data-resilience company's wider portfolio?
- Do support SLAs, account teams, and response times change while the integration is underway?
Where Aona stands
Aona is independent and purpose-built for Workforce AI Security, with seven Aona-managed hosting regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) and a 30-day guided trial, so you can add the workforce layer on your own terms while those questions get answered.
Decision matrix
When to pick Aona
Five buyer scenarios, answered for employee AI use.
01Employees use ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude, in the browser and as desktop apps, and a block has to hold.
Aona
Securiti has no browser extension or endpoint agent; its LLM firewalls are embedded in the AI systems you build, and its shadow AI discovery is agentless across cloud and SaaS environments, so a prompt typed into a third-party AI tool is not inspected at the moment of use. Aona's plugin and native endpoint app hard-block the prompt in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari and in the ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude desktop apps with no user override.
02A DOCX or XLSX with personal data must reach an AI tool with the layout intact.
Aona
Securiti masks data at source in the stores it scans; redaction of a document an employee uploads to an AI tool is not documented. 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
Securiti's controls run at the data and cloud layer, and employee-facing coaching at the moment of a prompt 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, proven on a trial you run yourself, with in-region hosting.
Aona
Securiti's evaluation is demo-led, its free trial covers Privacy Center only, and it is hosted on AWS and GCP with no named residency regions published; standing up DSPM across an estate takes weeks. Aona offers a 30-day guided trial that deploys with IT's existing tooling, seven Aona-managed hosting regions including Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, and the first signal during the agreed evaluation.
05You are securing the AI you build and the AI your workforce uses, with privacy operations on the same programme.
Run both
Securiti's Gencore AI and LLM firewalls protect the applications you develop, and PrivacyOps handles DSAR, consent and RoPA, none of which Aona does. Aona hard-blocks the employee's prompt and upload with no user override, coaches at that moment and streams its events to Microsoft Sentinel via OCSF; run both, and verify during the trial that Aona's events land beside Securiti's findings in your SIEM.
06Your top requirement is DSPM and data discovery across multicloud, SaaS and on-premises stores.
Securiti
Data discovery and classification at rest is Securiti's own category: agentless connectors across cloud, SaaS and on-premises stores with risk dashboards and remediation, which Aona does not do. Aona's control point is the prompt and the upload; verify what happens at the moment an employee pastes a classified record into ChatGPT or the Claude desktop app, because that is where Aona's hard block, redaction and coaching 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 | Securiti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover | |||
| Per-user shadow AI discovery across 10,000+ AI tools | Detection catalog; policy enforcement on the top-tier assistants | Supported | Agentless discovery of AI models in cloud and SaaS; no employee endpoint |
| Prompt inspection at submit, before the prompt reaches the AI provider | Supported | Supported | No browser extension or endpoint agent; LLM firewalls embed in apps you build |
| Native desktop AI app interception (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop) | The browser plugin covers the browser only | Supported | No browser extension or endpoint agent |
| AI agent and MCP inspection on the endpoint | Not included | Limited rollout, not general availability | Agent Commander (announced February 2026, future release); not on the endpoint |
| Data discovery and classification at rest (cloud, SaaS, on-premises) | Not included | Not included | Core DSPM surface; Securiti's own category |
| Govern | |||
| Real-time employee coaching at the moment of a risky prompt | Supported | Supported | Data-layer controls; employee-facing coaching not documented |
| AI policy templates: EU AI Act, ISO 42001, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR | Supported | Supported | EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF assessments for AI systems you build |
| Per-team policy violation trends and AI adoption analytics | Supported | Supported | Data and AI-system risk dashboards; per-team employee AI trends not documented |
| Data privacy automation (DSAR, consent, RoPA) | Not included | Not included | PrivacyOps suite |
| Protect | |||
| Hard block on prompts and file uploads with no user override | Supported | Supported | LLM firewalls sit in AI apps you build, not at the employee prompt |
| Layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction on upload | Supported | Supported | Data masking at source in stores it scans; not for employee uploads |
| Operations | |||
| Choice of seven Aona-managed hosting regions | Supported | Supported | Hosted on AWS and GCP; no named residency regions published |
| SIEM export: Microsoft Sentinel via OCSF, REST API and webhooks | Supported | Supported | SIEM and SOAR integrations plus webhooks for DSPM alerts |
| Free 30-day guided trial | Supported | Supported | Demo-led; free trial covers Privacy Center only |
| Time to first signal | Agree during scoping | Agree during scoping | Weeks |
Discover
Prompt inspection at submit, before the prompt reaches the AI provider
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiNo browser extension or endpoint agent; LLM firewalls embed in apps you build
Native desktop AI app interception (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop)
Aona browser pluginThe browser plugin covers the browser only
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiNo browser extension or endpoint agent
AI agent and MCP inspection on the endpoint
Aona browser pluginNot included
Aona native appLimited rollout, not general availability
SecuritiAgent Commander (announced February 2026, future release); not on the endpoint
Data discovery and classification at rest (cloud, SaaS, on-premises)
Aona browser pluginNot included
Aona native appNot included
SecuritiCore DSPM surface; Securiti's own category
Govern
Real-time employee coaching at the moment of a risky prompt
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiData-layer controls; employee-facing coaching not documented
AI policy templates: EU AI Act, ISO 42001, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiEU AI Act and NIST AI RMF assessments for AI systems you build
Per-team policy violation trends and AI adoption analytics
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiData and AI-system risk dashboards; per-team employee AI trends not documented
Data privacy automation (DSAR, consent, RoPA)
Aona browser pluginNot included
Aona native appNot included
SecuritiPrivacyOps suite
Protect
Hard block on prompts and file uploads with no user override
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiLLM firewalls sit in AI apps you build, not at the employee prompt
Layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction on upload
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiData masking at source in stores it scans; not for employee uploads
Operations
Choice of seven Aona-managed hosting regions
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiHosted on AWS and GCP; no named residency regions published
SIEM export: Microsoft Sentinel via OCSF, REST API and webhooks
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiSIEM and SOAR integrations plus webhooks for DSPM alerts
Free 30-day guided trial
Aona browser pluginSupported
Aona native appSupported
SecuritiDemo-led; free trial covers Privacy Center only
Time to first signal
Aona browser pluginAgree during scoping
Aona native appAgree during scoping
SecuritiWeeks
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
Securiti
- Shape
- SaaS console with cloud, SaaS and data-store connectors deployed against AWS, GCP and on-premises environments. No employee endpoint or browser component.
- Time to first signal
- Weeks
- What IT must change
- Connect cloud accounts and data stores, configure scanning scopes and classification policies across the estate.
- Prerequisites
- Cloud and data-store access for connectors (AWS, GCP, SaaS, on-premises)
- Data governance owners to define classification and policy scopes
Scope, stated plainly
Know the scope. Plan with confidence.
Aona
- Aona inspects what reaches an AI tool. It does not discover or classify data at rest in SaaS, cloud or on-premises stores.
- Aona secures employees' use of AI tools. It is not an LLM firewall, an AI-SPM tool or a red-teaming product for AI you build.
- Aona has no privacy operations: DSAR, consent and RoPA are out of scope.
- 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.
Securiti
- No browser extension or endpoint agent: the AI security product discovers AI models and shadow AI in cloud and SaaS environments agentlessly, so a prompt typed into ChatGPT or the Claude desktop app is not inspected at the moment of use. As of September 2026.
- The LLM firewalls are embedded in the GenAI systems and applications you build, inspecting prompts, responses and retrievals there; they are not employee prompt DLP for third-party AI tools. As of September 2026.
- Employee coaching and per-team violation trends are not documented, and redaction of a document an employee uploads to an AI tool is not documented; masking is applied at source in the stores it scans. As of September 2026.
- Hosted on AWS and GCP using multiple availability zones in a region; no named residency regions or region choice for workforce AI data are published. As of September 2026.
- No self-serve trial for DSPM or AI security: the evaluation is demo-led, and the free trial on securiti.ai covers Privacy Center only; Agent Commander, announced on 24 February 2026, is for a future release of the Data Command Center. As of September 2026.
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.
Securiti
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 27701:2019; trust centre at trust.securiti.ai. As of September 2026.
Trial
Aona
Free for 30 days. Start with a scoping conversation; access is arranged after deployment requirements are confirmed.
Securiti
Demo-led; no self-serve trial for DSPM or AI security. The free trial on securiti.ai covers Privacy Center only. 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.
Securiti
Securiti does not intercept employee prompts in the browser or on the endpoint. Its LLM firewalls are embedded in the GenAI systems and applications you build and inspect prompts, responses and retrievals there; the platform is hosted on AWS and GCP. 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.
Securiti
Hosted on AWS and GCP using multiple availability zones in a region; no named residency regions or region choice for workforce AI data published. As of September 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.
Securiti
Trust centre at trust.securiti.ai; a public DPA is not documented on the security page. As of September 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 Securiti work together
Aona enforces at the prompt and the upload; Securiti governs data at rest and the AI systems you build. Aona hard-blocks with no user override, in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari and in the ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude desktop apps, redacts DOCX, XLSX and PDF with the layout intact and coaches the employee at that moment. Securiti keeps DSPM and data discovery across multicloud, SaaS and on-premises stores, PrivacyOps, and its LLM firewalls inside the applications you develop. Nothing overlaps: Aona takes the employee's AI use on the device, Securiti the data layer and the AI you build.
AI enforcement layer
Aona intercepts in the browser and native AI apps: hard block, layout-preserving redaction and coaching at the prompt.
Data and AI-systems layer
Securiti discovers and classifies data at rest, runs privacy operations and governs the AI applications you build across cloud and SaaS.
Enforcement on the device plus the data layer
Aona stops the prompt or upload on the device; Securiti finds and classifies what sits in your stores and protects the AI you build.
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.
- Securiti Data Command Center
Product reference: Current data security, AI security and privacy portfolio. 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 Securiti customers
Do we need Aona if we already have Securiti?
Yes. Aona enforces on the device at the moment an employee submits a prompt or uploads a file: hard block with no user override in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari and in the ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude desktop apps, layout-preserving DOCX, XLSX and PDF redaction and real-time coaching, with a first signal during the agreed evaluation. Securiti operates at the data layer: agentless discovery and classification of data at rest, PrivacyOps, and LLM firewalls embedded in the AI systems you build, with no browser extension or endpoint agent, so the prompt itself is not inspected at the moment of use. Aona runs beside Securiti without conflict and without touching your data-layer programme.
Does Securiti cover shadow AI on employee browsers and desktops?
Aona covers that surface: its plugin and native endpoint app see and block employee use of ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude and 10,000+ other AI tools on the device, in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari and in the desktop apps. Securiti's AI security product discovers AI models and shadow AI in enterprise cloud and SaaS environments through agentless discovery; a browser extension or endpoint agent is not documented, so an AI tool an employee opens in the browser or as a desktop app is outside that discovery path.
How does Aona's deployment compare to Securiti's?
Aona is pushed by IT with its existing deployment tooling (Intune is one option) as a browser plugin for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari and a native endpoint app for Windows and macOS, connects to Microsoft Entra for SSO and user or group sync, and returns a first signal during the agreed evaluation inside a 30-day guided trial. Securiti is a SaaS console you connect to cloud accounts, SaaS apps and data stores; standing up DSPM and classification across an estate is a multi-week programme with sales-led scoping.
Is Aona's data residency story stronger than Securiti's for Australian buyers?
Aona offers managed backend hosting in seven regions, including Australia. Customer-cloud and on-premises backend hosting are also options. Select prompt processing separately and confirm the supported data flow, storage, retention and telemetry. Securiti runs on AWS and GCP across multiple regions but does not publicly document a region-choice residency guarantee for workforce AI data. A hosting region alone does not establish in-country handling for every data category or downstream AI provider.
How does Aona's trial compare to Securiti's evaluation path?
Aona offers a 30-day guided free trial: IT pushes the browser plugin and the endpoint app with its existing tooling, Microsoft Entra handles SSO, and the first signal arrives during the agreed evaluation. Securiti's evaluation is demo-led, and the free trial on its site covers Privacy Center rather than DSPM or AI security. As of September 2026.
Where does Securiti cover ground Aona does not?
On the data layer: DSPM and data discovery across multicloud, SaaS and on-premises stores, privacy automation (DSAR, consent, RoPA), and LLM firewalls and governance for the AI systems you build, none of which Aona does. 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.