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Neo matched with Zenity: agentic endpoint security compared
SHORT ANSWER
On our published weights Neo scores higher overall, 6.85 to 6.75 out of 10. Neo scores higher on verdict range, actor trail and rollout path; Zenity scores higher on cloud and workspace reach, named agent coverage and public proof; they tie on stop before it runs and capability rules. Which fits depends on which of those criteria matters most to you.
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.
How do they compare at a glance?
Neo
Approval holds and an agent-level audit chain
Rank 2 of 6 among agentic endpoint vendors
Zenity
Agents across SaaS, cloud and coding tools
Rank 3 of 8 among broader AI security platforms
Which scores higher on each criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | Neo | Zenity | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop before it runs | 25% | 8 / 10 Intercepts agent actions at the endpoint and allows, blocks or holds them for approval before they run; decision latency is not stated. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 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 | Tie |
| Verdict range | 15% | 7 / 10 Documents 4 of six verdict types: Block or deny, Ask a person, Mask or modify and Simulate first. "Allow, block, redirect or hold an action for verified human approval; audit mode before enforcement." Source: Neo platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 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 | Neo |
| Capability rules | 15% | 7 / 10 Policies built with a built-in LLM, with examples such as Block secret reads and Hold exports over 10 MB, over an inventory of agents, models, skills, MCP servers and extensions. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 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 | Tie |
| Actor trail | 10% | 8 / 10 Every action is tied to the human or agent that caused it, in what Neo calls an immutable audit chain. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 7 / 10 Agentic identity and access management is a named capability. Source: Zenity platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Neo |
| Rollout path | 10% | 6 / 10 A new lightweight endpoint sensor: no kernel module, no reboot, no OS hooks; OS support and MDM rollout are not stated. Source: Neo platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 5 / 10 How the endpoint component reaches laptops is not published on the pages we read. Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Neo |
| Cloud and workspace reach | 10% | 5 / 10 Names SaaS and desktop AI such as Slack AI, Notion AI and Salesforce Agentforce from the endpoint; agents in cloud workloads are not described. Source: Neo platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 9 / 10 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 | Zenity |
| Named agent coverage | 5% | 5 / 10 Names 3 of the six agents we track: Claude Code, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex. Source: Neo platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 7 / 10 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 | Zenity |
| Public proof | 10% | 6 / 10 Came out of stealth on 20 July 2026 with $100M from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer; no documentation portal or pricing. Source: Neo news: launch with $100M (20 July 2026) · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 8 / 10 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 | Zenity |
Which verdicts does each document?
| Verdict type | Neo | Zenity |
|---|---|---|
| Block or deny | Documented | Documented |
| Ask a person | Documented | Not described |
| Alert or warn | Not described | Not described |
| Mask or modify | Documented | Documented |
| Simulate first | Documented | Not described |
| Remove or scale back | Not described | Not described |
- Neo: "Allow, block, redirect or hold an action for verified human approval; audit mode before enforcement."
Source: Neo platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
- Zenity: "Blocks or modifies a dangerous tool call before it executes."
Source: Zenity: coding and personal agents · Read 27 Sep 2026
How does each reach devices?
Neo
A new lightweight endpoint sensor with no kernel module, no reboot and no OS hooks; OS support and MDM rollout are not stated.
Source: Neo platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Zenity
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 agents does each name?
| Agent | Neo | Zenity |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Named | Named |
| Cursor | Not named | Named |
| GitHub Copilot | Named | Named |
| OpenAI Codex | Named | Named |
| Windsurf | Not named | Not named |
| Claude Desktop | Not named | Not named |
| Named | 3 of 6 | 4 of 6 |
Which should you choose?
Choose Neo if you need stop before it runs and actor trail. Neo is best for: Approval holds and an agent-level audit chain.
Choose Zenity if you need cloud and workspace reach and stop before it runs. Zenity is best for: Agents across SaaS, cloud and coding tools.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for agentic endpoint security, Neo or Zenity?
On our published weights Neo scores higher overall, 6.85 to 6.75 out of 10. See the criterion table above for where each scores higher.
Which stops an agent action before it runs more fully, Neo or Zenity?
They tie at 8. Neo: Intercepts agent actions at the endpoint and allows, blocks or holds them for approval before they run; decision latency is not stated. Zenity: Blocks or modifies a dangerous coding-agent tool call before it executes, through native agent hooks and the Zenity MCP gateway.
Do Neo and Zenity publish prices?
Neo: not published. Neo publishes no pricing. Zenity: not published. Zenity publishes no pricing.