HEAD-TO-HEAD · FACTS ONLY
Bay vs Prompt Security: AI endpoint control facts side by side
Short answer
Bay describes 1 of the four product control types on the pages we read and Prompt Security describes 2; they differ on browser extension. On decisions, Bay decides on a tool call before it runs and Prompt Security does not describe tool-call decisions on the pages we read. We do not score either; the right choice depends on the AI tools people use, your devices, your current stack and whether you block or guide.
By The Device Desk · Endpoint AI Finder · Published 2026-10-11
Desk research from public vendor pages read on 27 September and 11 October 2026. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.
Vendor pages read September and October 2026 · updated 2026-10-13
Where do their controls sit?
- Filled or hatched marker: Bay
- Dashed teal ring: Prompt Security, described
- DEV Filled marker: described on the product pages we read
- DEV Hatched marker: partly described (another component, a narrower scope, or method not detailed)
- DEV Dashed marker: not in our sources (it may exist; we did not find it)
What are the facts, side by side?
| Fact | Bay | Prompt Security |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | None | SentinelOne (acquisition announced 5 August 2025; SentinelOne's blog of 3 September 2025 is titled SentinelOne Acquires Prompt Security) |
| Positioning | An endpoint-first control layer for AI agents, coding assistants and MCP servers on employee devices. Bay describes itself as a fully preventive, agentless platform that classifies, governs and prevents risks across every AI agent and tool on enterprise endpoints. | Prompt Security, now part of SentinelOne, inventories AI tools and code assistants, including unsanctioned shadow AI, through two local sensors, a browser extension and a dedicated AI endpoint agent, and is built into the SentinelOne Singularity Platform. |
| How it reaches devices | Deploys through your existing EDR or MDM, with no new agents and no new tools; Bay says it scans in minutes and exits cleanly. Source: Bay homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Two local sensors: a browser extension and a dedicated AI endpoint agent, managed from the SentinelOne Singularity Platform. Prompt Security argues that MDM or EDR integrations, which mostly run scripts periodically, are not enough. Source: Prompt Security blog: browser and endpoint sensors · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| On-device control | DescribedInventories AI agents, MCP servers, tools, credentials and extensions on the device, and its Enforcer returns Allow, Ask or Deny locally on prompts, pre-tool calls and post-tool responses on supported agent surfaces. Delivered as Wave, an ephemeral binary that runs through your existing MDM or EDR. Policies can be scoped by agent, group, endpoint or device. Source: Bay blog: Ghostjacking (re-read) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | DescribedA dedicated AI endpoint agent detects new AI agents, skills and connectors and applies runtime policies; it names GitHub Copilot, Cursor and Claude Code among the code assistants it inventories. Source: Prompt Security blog: browser and endpoint sensors · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Browser extensionDiffers | Not in our sourcesNo browser extension is described. Bay's Application Control can allow or block browsers and extensions as applications, which is a device rule, not a control on what goes into browser AI. Source: Bay blog: Ghostjacking (re-read) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | DescribedA browser extension inspects prompts, redacts sensitive data and discovers shadow AI. Source: Prompt Security blog: browser and endpoint sensors · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Network or SSE proxy | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. |
| AI or MCP gateway | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. |
| Names the coding agents it covers | MatchesManaged settings for Claude Code, Codex and Claude Desktop lock permission rules, preserve managed hooks, restrict MCP servers and constrain plugin sources. Source: Bay blog: Ghostjacking, an AI agent attack (August 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026 | MatchesNames GitHub Copilot, Cursor and Claude Code. Source: SentinelOne: Prompt Security · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Decides on a tool call before it runsDiffers | MatchesEvaluates prompts, pre-tool calls and post-tool responses and returns Allow, Ask or Deny locally, which Bay states takes under 4ms with no cloud round-trip, on supported agent surfaces. Source: Bay blog: Ghostjacking (re-read) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Not in our sources |
| Controls what goes into browser AIDiffers | Not in our sources | MatchesThe browser extension inspects prompts and redacts sensitive data. Source: Prompt Security blog: browser and endpoint sensors · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Rolls out through EDR or device management you runDiffers | MatchesDeploys through your existing EDR or MDM; no new agents. Source: Bay homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | PartlyIts own agent and extension, managed in the SentinelOne console; it does not ride on other EDR or MDM tools. Source: Prompt Security blog: browser and endpoint sensors · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Can warn or ask instead of only blockingDiffers | MatchesAsk is one of three answers, with Allow and Deny. Source: Bay homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources |
| Can block an agent, tool or actionDiffers | MatchesDeny stops an action. Rules cover MCP servers (an allow or block list, and per-tool rules for read, create, update, delete and execute), applications, CLIs, browsers, IDEs and extensions, credentials and files, network egress allow lists, and capability rules such as shell execution, package installation and cloud CLIs. Source: Bay blog: Ghostjacking (re-read) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Not in our sources |
| Has a watch-only or simulation modeDiffers | MatchesSimulation Mode runs a rule without enforcing it. Source: Bay blog: Ghostjacking, an AI agent attack (August 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources |
| Records who or what took each actionDiffers | MatchesRecords who triggered an action, whether a human was involved, and the chain from prompt to system action. Source: Bay homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources |
| Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AIDiffers | Not in our sources | MatchesCovers homegrown AI apps from testing to runtime. Source: SentinelOne: Prompt Security · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace) | Not in our sources | Not in our sources |
| Built into | None | Built into the SentinelOne Singularity Platform. Source: SentinelOne: Prompt Security · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Works with | None in our sources | None in our sources |
| Price | Not published. Bay's site has a demo request and no pricing page (re-checked 11 October 2026). Source: Bay homepage (re-read) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Not published. Source: SentinelOne: Prompt Security · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
Where do they differ?
- Browser extension: Bay is not in our sources; Prompt Security describes it.
- Decides on a tool call before it runs: Bay matches; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
- Controls what goes into browser AI: Bay is not in our sources; Prompt Security matches.
- Rolls out through EDR or device management you run: Bay matches; Prompt Security partly matches.
- Can warn or ask instead of only blocking: Bay matches; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
- Can block an agent, tool or action: Bay matches; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
- Has a watch-only or simulation mode: Bay matches; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
- Records who or what took each action: Bay matches; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
- Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI: Bay is not in our sources; Prompt Security matches.
Choose Bay if
- Your developers run coding agents with many MCP servers and you want a decision on each action before it runs
- You want to add AI agent control through the EDR or MDM you already run instead of rolling out another agent
Choose Prompt Security if
- You already run SentinelOne Singularity
- You need an inventory of AI tools and coding assistants first
Which limits should you check?
Bay
- Endpoint only: no browser extension, network proxy or AI gateway is described, and nothing on SaaS or cloud-hosted AI apps.
- One of the smallest public footprints here: a single homepage, two blog posts, no documentation portal and no published pricing (re-checked 11 October 2026).
- Headline figures such as under 5 minutes to deploy, under 1% false positives and 100% of shadow AI discovered are Bay's own statements and have not been verified.
Prompt Security
- Two new local sensors to roll out, a browser extension and an endpoint agent, unless you already run SentinelOne.
- Tool-call decisions, blocking, warning and activity records for agent actions are not described on the pages we read, and no pricing is published.