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On our published weights the top-ranked alternatives to Onyx Security are Bay, Zenity and Noma Security. Onyx Security itself ranks 2 of 8 among broader AI security platforms. Each alternative below lists the criteria where it scores higher than Onyx Security and where Onyx Security still scores higher.
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.
Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Source: Onyx Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Pre-execution control on employee devices, rolled out through EDR or MDM
Scores higher than Onyx Security on: stop before it runs, capability rules, actor trail, rollout path and named agent coverage
Onyx Security scores higher on: cloud and workspace reach and public proof
Agents across SaaS, cloud and coding tools
Scores higher than Onyx Security on: capability rules, named agent coverage and public proof
Onyx Security scores higher on: verdict range and rollout path
One platform for endpoint, SaaS and homegrown agents
Scores higher than Onyx Security on: capability rules, rollout path, named agent coverage and public proof
Onyx Security scores higher on: stop before it runs and verdict range
Claude Code hooks and an open-source MCP gateway
Scores higher than Onyx Security on: named agent coverage and public proof
Onyx Security scores higher on: verdict range, actor trail and cloud and workspace reach
Coaching people through AI data risk
Scores higher than Onyx Security on: capability rules, rollout path and named agent coverage
Onyx Security scores higher on: stop before it runs, verdict range, actor trail and cloud and workspace reach
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR estates
Scores higher than Onyx Security on: named agent coverage
Onyx Security scores higher on: stop before it runs, verdict range, actor trail and cloud and workspace reach
SentinelOne Singularity estates
Scores higher than Onyx Security on: named agent coverage and public proof
Onyx Security scores higher on: stop before it runs, verdict range, capability rules, actor trail and cloud and workspace reach
Prompt Security (SentinelOne) profilePrompt Security and Onyx head to head
Stay with Onyx Security if you need cloud and workspace reach and stop before it runs. Documents four of the six verdict types, tied for the most in this set, including masking and steering.
On our published weights, Bay ranks highest among the alternatives at 7.20. Which alternative fits depends on the criteria that matter to you; the list above shows where each scores higher.
Zenity and Noma Security score highest on cloud and workspace reach among the alternatives, at 9 out of 10.
Bay documents 4 of six verdict types: Block or deny, Ask a person, Simulate first and Remove or scale back.