Is Bloom or Neo better for AI endpoint control?

Neither is scored on this site. Bloom describes 0 of four product control types and Neo 1 on the pages we read, and they differ on 10 recorded facts. Which fits depends on the AI tools people use, your devices, where the work happens and whether you block or guide; the finder checks those.

Which of the two decides on a tool call before it runs?

Bloom: Partly. Neo: Matches. Warn or ask: Bloom Not in our sources, Neo Matches.

Do Bloom or Neo publish prices?

Bloom: Not published. Neo: Not published (demo request).

HEAD-TO-HEAD · FACTS ONLY

Bloom vs Neo: AI endpoint control facts side by side

Short answer

Bloom describes 0 of the four product control types on the pages we read and Neo describes 1; they differ on on-device control and browser extension. On decisions, Bloom describes some control over tool calls and Neo decides on a tool call before it runs. 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: Bloom
Dashed teal ring: Neo, 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)

The map shows where each product's own pages describe a control, or where your answers point. It is not a measure of how well a product works.

What are the facts, side by side?

Bloom Security and Neo, from each product's own pages. Differs is computed from recorded statuses, not wording.
Fact	Bloom	Neo
Owner	None	None
Positioning	An endpoint security company built around "Securing the AI-Native Endpoint": discovery of the software, extensions and AI tools running on devices, with policy enforcement across package and extension marketplaces. Offices in Wilmington, Delaware and Tel Aviv.	Agentic Software Control from Neo Security, Inc. (neo.ai, not Pulumi Neo): a live inventory of agents, models, skills, MCP servers and extensions on every endpoint, and runtime control that intercepts agent actions and allows, blocks or holds them for approval. Launched 20 July 2026 with $100M from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer; HQ Boston.
How it reaches devices	Deployment method not published on the pages we read (re-checked 11 October 2026). Source: Bloom Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	A lightweight endpoint sensor with no kernel module, no reboot and no OS hooks; analysis stays on the device. OS support is not listed on the pages we read; SACR (secondary) says it needs no MDM. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
On-device controlDiffers	Partly describedDiscovers software, extensions and AI on the endpoint and automatically scales back overpermissioned MCP servers; how it reaches the device is not published. Source: Bloom Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	DescribedA live inventory of agents, models, skills, MCP servers and extensions on every endpoint, with runtime control that intercepts agent actions. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Browser extensionDiffers	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Partly described(secondary: SACR) user-mode endpoint and browser security. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
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 coversDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesNames Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex; Cursor is not named. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Decides on a tool call before it runsDiffers	PartlyAutomatically scales back overpermissioned MCP servers; decisions on individual calls are not described. Source: Bloom Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	MatchesIntercepts agent actions at the endpoint and allows, blocks or holds them for approval. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Controls what goes into browser AI	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Rolls out through EDR or device management you runDiffers	Not in our sources	PartlyIts own lightweight sensor rather than a rollout through existing EDR or MDM. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Can warn or ask instead of only blockingDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesHold an action for verified human approval. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Can block an agent, tool or actionDiffers	PartlyEnforces policies across npm, Chrome Web Store and Open VSX. Source: Bloom Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	MatchesBlock is one of its runtime actions. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Has a watch-only or simulation modeDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesAudit mode before enforcement. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Records who or what took each actionDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesEvery action tied to the human or agent that caused it, in an immutable audit chain. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AIDiffers	Not in our sources	PartlyNames SaaS and desktop AI such as Slack AI, Notion AI, Salesforce Agentforce and ChatGPT Desktop. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace)	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Built into	None	None
Works with	None in our sources	None in our sources
Price	Not published. Source: Bloom Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not published (demo request). Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026

Where do they differ?

On-device control: Bloom partly describes it; Neo describes it.
Browser extension: Bloom is not in our sources; Neo partly describes it.
Names the coding agents it covers: Bloom is not in our sources; Neo matches.
Decides on a tool call before it runs: Bloom partly matches; Neo matches.
Rolls out through EDR or device management you run: Bloom is not in our sources; Neo partly matches.
Can warn or ask instead of only blocking: Bloom is not in our sources; Neo matches.
Can block an agent, tool or action: Bloom partly matches; Neo matches.
Has a watch-only or simulation mode: Bloom is not in our sources; Neo matches.
Records who or what took each action: Bloom is not in our sources; Neo matches.
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI: Bloom is not in our sources; Neo partly matches.

Choose Bloom if

Your first worry is unvetted extensions and packages arriving on developer machines
You want an inventory of everything on the endpoint before you write AI-specific rules

Choose Neo if

You want to hold agent actions for human approval on the device
You want an audit mode before enforcing rules

Which limits should you check?

Bloom

Deployment method and pricing are not published.
Decisions on individual tool calls and an activity record are not described on the pages we read.
Limited company information on its own pages: they do not name investors; funding is known from press coverage (Ctech, 30 July 2026).

Neo

Uses its own sensor rather than the EDR or MDM you run, and OS support is not listed on the pages we read.
No price is published.

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