PRODUCT PROFILE · RANK 3 OF 8
Zenity review: pre-execution blocking for coding agents, plus SaaS and cloud agents
SHORT ANSWER
Zenity blocks or modifies a dangerous coding-agent tool call before it executes, names more of the agents we track than any other vendor, and covers agents in SaaS and cloud AI platforms. Its pages do not say how the endpoint component reaches laptops. It scores 6.75 and ranks 3 of 8.
By The Agent Desk · Agentic Endpoint Compare · Published 2026-10-11
Desk research from public vendor pages, press releases and standards pages read on 27 September and 11 October 2026. Editorial assessment; we did not run the products.
Rank 3 of 8 among broader AI security platforms on our published weights
Agents across SaaS, cloud and coding tools
What does Zenity control?
Agent security across agentic SaaS, cloud and homegrown agents and personal and coding agents, with pre-execution blocking of coding-agent tool calls through native hooks and an MCP gateway.
How does Zenity reach devices?
Native agent hooks, OpenTelemetry and the Zenity MCP gateway for local agents; how the endpoint component is installed is not published on the pages we read.
Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026
Which verdicts can Zenity return?
- Block or denyDocumented
- Ask a personNot described
- Alert or warnNot described
- Mask or modifyDocumented
- Simulate firstNot described
- Remove or scale backNot described
"Blocks or modifies a dangerous tool call before it executes."
Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026
How does Zenity score on each criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stop before it runs | 25% | 8 / 10 | Blocks or modifies a dangerous coding-agent tool call before it executes, through native agent hooks and the Zenity MCP gateway. Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Verdict range | 15% | 3 / 10 | Documents 2 of six verdict types: Block or deny and Mask or modify. "Blocks or modifies a dangerous tool call before it executes." Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Capability rules | 15% | 7 / 10 | Monitors what code an agent reads, what commands it runs, what it installs and what it sends out, with Runtime Boundaries at platform level. Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Actor trail | 10% | 7 / 10 | Agentic identity and access management is a named capability. Source: Zenity platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Rollout path | 10% | 5 / 10 Lowest in set | How the endpoint component reaches laptops is not published on the pages we read. Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Cloud and workspace reach | 10% | 9 / 10 Tied highest | Covers cloud and homegrown agents and agentic SaaS, with integrations including AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry and Google Vertex AI. Source: Zenity platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Named agent coverage | 5% | 7 / 10 Highest in set | Names 4 of the six agents we track: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex. Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Public proof | 10% | 8 / 10 Tied highest | A wide public integrations catalog, a $125 million Series C (3 August 2026) and analyst recognition cited by the vendor; pricing not published. Source: Zenity platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
Which agents does Zenity name?
- Claude CodeNamed
- CursorNamed
- GitHub CopilotNamed
- OpenAI CodexNamed
- WindsurfNot named
- Claude DesktopNot named
Zenity names 4 of the six agents we track.
Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Zenity also names Cowork; we record Claude Desktop only where a vendor names it.
What does it cost?
Where is Zenity strongest, and where does it fall short?
Strongest
- Cloud and workspace reach: 9 / 10 (Tied highest)
- Named agent coverage: 7 / 10 (Highest in set)
- Public proof: 8 / 10 (Tied highest)
- Names four of the six tracked agents, the most of any product here.
- Covers agents in cloud AI platforms and SaaS as well as coding agents on laptops.
Falls short
- Stop before it runs: 8 / 10; highest Bay 9 / 10
- Verdict range: 3 / 10; highest Bay and Onyx Security 7 / 10
- Capability rules: 7 / 10; highest Bay 9 / 10
- Actor trail: 7 / 10; highest Bay 8 / 10
- Rollout path: 5 / 10; highest Bay 9 / 10
- How the endpoint component reaches devices is not published.
- Documents two verdict types (block, modify); asking a person or simulating first are not described.
Key facts
| Fact | Detail and source |
|---|---|
| Coding and personal agents | Names Claude Code and Cowork, ChatGPT Codex, GitHub Copilot and Cursor; monitors what code an agent reads, what commands it runs, what it installs and what it sends to external models. Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Pre-execution control | Blocks or modifies a dangerous tool call before it executes, through native agent hooks and the Zenity MCP gateway. Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Platform | AI Observability, AISPM, Exposure Management, Runtime Boundaries, Agentic IAM, MCP Security and AIDR. Source: Zenity platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Integrations | AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, ChatGPT Enterprise, Claude Enterprise, Copilot Studio, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power Platform, Salesforce, Agentforce and ServiceNow. Source: Zenity platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Company news | Announced a $125 million Series C led by Norwest on 3 August 2026; says Gartner named it a Market Shaper on 23 September 2026 (vendor-stated). Source: Zenity newsroom: $125 million Series C (3 August 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
How does Zenity compare head to head?
| Pair | Result |
|---|---|
| Bay matched with Zenity | Bay 7.20, Zenity 6.75 |
| Neo matched with Zenity | Neo 6.85, Zenity 6.75 |
| Onyx Security matched with Zenity | Onyx Security 6.85, Zenity 6.75 |
| Noma Security matched with Zenity | Noma Security 6.55, Zenity 6.75 |
| Lasso Security matched with Zenity | Lasso Security 6.40, Zenity 6.75 |
| CrowdStrike Falcon Guardian matched with Zenity | CrowdStrike Falcon Guardian 6.25, Zenity 6.75 |
| Harmonic Security matched with Zenity | Harmonic Security 5.90, Zenity 6.75 |
| Ent matched with Zenity | Ent 5.80, Zenity 6.75 |
| Koi (Palo Alto Networks) matched with Zenity | Koi (Palo Alto Networks) 5.75, Zenity 6.75 |
| Prompt Security (SentinelOne) matched with Zenity | Prompt Security (SentinelOne) 5.45, Zenity 6.75 |
| Glow Security matched with Zenity | Glow Security 5.40, Zenity 6.75 |
| Bloom Security matched with Zenity | Bloom Security 4.65, Zenity 6.75 |
Frequently asked questions
Can Zenity stop an agent action before it runs?
Blocks or modifies a dangerous coding-agent tool call before it executes, through native agent hooks and the Zenity MCP gateway. We score this 8 out of 10.
Which verdicts does Zenity document?
Zenity documents 2 of six verdict types: Block or deny and Mask or modify. "Blocks or modifies a dangerous tool call before it executes."
How much does Zenity cost?
Not published. Zenity publishes no pricing.