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Falcon Guardian vs Noma: AI endpoint control facts side by side
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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: Falcon Guardian
- Dashed teal ring: Noma, 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 | Falcon Guardian | Noma |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | None | None |
| Positioning | CrowdStrike's AI agent security product, described on 1 September 2026 as the evolution of Falcon AI Detection and Response (AIDR). It discovers shadow AI agents, connects agent activity to endpoint telemetry, governs which AI agents may run, protects prompts and sensitive data, and stops threats at runtime with containment, from endpoint to cloud and SaaS. | An AI security platform with AI-SPM, Agent Access Control, AI detection and response and AI red teaming, covering agents on endpoints, in SaaS and in homegrown apps. |
| How it reaches devices | Through the Falcon sensor on supported Windows, macOS and Linux endpoints; Claude Code coverage is a JSON block in the Claude Code settings file with no agent to install, assigned through Falcon host groups. Source: CrowdStrike blog: Copilot Studio agents and Claude Code, 30 July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 | Discovers endpoint agents through your existing EDR or MDM, with no new endpoint agent to deploy. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| On-device control | DescribedDiscovers AI agents on supported endpoints and ties prompts, skills, tool calls, MCP servers and identity to what runs next; defines which agent types may run. Source: CrowdStrike blog: Falcon Guardian, 1 September 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 | DescribedDiscovers endpoint agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex with their MCP servers and skills, blocks unauthorized and malicious ones, and inspects activity at runtime. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Browser extensionDiffers | Partly described(secondary: SACR) delivered also through browser extensions. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. |
| 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 gatewayDiffers | Partly describedThe AI gateway is listed as coming soon; SACR (secondary) also lists an MCP proxy. Source: CrowdStrike: Falcon Guardian (formerly AIDR) · Read 13 Oct 2026 | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. |
| Names the coding agents it coversDiffers | PartlyNames Claude Code and Copilot Studio agents; Cursor, Codex and GitHub Copilot are not named on the pages we read. Source: CrowdStrike blog: Copilot Studio agents and Claude Code, 30 July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 | MatchesNames Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Decides on a tool call before it runsDiffers | MatchesChecks and blocks Claude Code prompts and tool activity as they happen, and returns allow or block before a Copilot Studio agent runs a tool. Source: CrowdStrike blog: Copilot Studio agents and Claude Code, 30 July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 | PartlyRuntime inspection of the event, the session, the identity behind the agent and the data it reaches; decisions on individual tool calls are described less specifically. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Controls what goes into browser AI | Not in our sources | Not in our sources |
| Rolls out through EDR or device management you run | MatchesThrough the Falcon sensor, if you run CrowdStrike Falcon. Source: CrowdStrike blog: Falcon Guardian, 1 September 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 | MatchesThrough your existing EDR or MDM, with no new endpoint agent. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Can warn or ask instead of only blockingDiffers | Not in our sources | PartlyStates that runtime decisions can route to a human. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents (re-read) · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| Can block an agent, tool or action | MatchesAutomatic containment by blocking malicious agent behaviors. Source: CrowdStrike blog: Falcon Guardian, 1 September 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 | MatchesBlocks unauthorized and malicious agents. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Has a watch-only or simulation mode | Not in our sources | Not in our sources |
| Records who or what took each actionDiffers | MatchesClaude Code events tied to a session and user in Falcon Next-Gen SIEM. Source: CrowdStrike blog: Copilot Studio agents and Claude Code, 30 July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 | PartlyKeeps a live registry of allowed agents, MCP servers and skills and inspects the identity behind each agent. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI | MatchesCovers agents from endpoint to cloud and SaaS, including Copilot Studio. Source: CrowdStrike: Falcon Guardian (formerly AIDR) · Read 13 Oct 2026 | MatchesCovers endpoint, SaaS and homegrown agents. Source: Noma Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace)Differs | Not in our sources | MatchesAWS Marketplace lists the Noma Security Platform at $200,000 for a 12-month contract (marketplace list price); noma.security has no pricing page. Source: AWS Marketplace: Noma Security Platform · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Built into | Part of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. Source: CrowdStrike: Falcon Guardian (formerly AIDR) · Read 13 Oct 2026 | None |
| Works with | None in our sources | None in our sources |
| Price | Not published. CrowdStrike's pricing page lists Falcon Go, Pro and Enterprise bundles, none of which include Falcon Guardian. Source: CrowdStrike: pricing · Read 13 Oct 2026 | Marketplace list price: $200,000 for a 12-month contract on AWS Marketplace. No pricing page on noma.security. Source: AWS Marketplace: Noma Security Platform · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
Where do they differ?
- Browser extension: Falcon Guardian partly describes it; Noma is not in our sources.
- AI or MCP gateway: Falcon Guardian partly describes it; Noma is not in our sources.
- Names the coding agents it covers: Falcon Guardian partly matches; Noma matches.
- Decides on a tool call before it runs: Falcon Guardian matches; Noma partly matches.
- Can warn or ask instead of only blocking: Falcon Guardian is not in our sources; Noma partly matches.
- Records who or what took each action: Falcon Guardian matches; Noma partly matches.
- Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace): Falcon Guardian is not in our sources; Noma matches.
Choose Falcon Guardian if
- You already run CrowdStrike Falcon and want AI agent controls in the same console
- Your agents include Copilot Studio as well as Claude Code
Choose Noma if
- Agents run on laptops, in SaaS and in apps you build, and you want one place to see them
- You want discovery through existing EDR or MDM without a new agent
Which limits should you check?
Falcon Guardian
- Needs CrowdStrike Falcon for the device path.
- Claude Code is the only coding agent named on the pages we read.
- The AI gateway is listed as coming soon, and no price is published.
Noma
- A watch-only or simulation mode is not described on the pages we read.
- Decisions on individual tool calls are described less specifically than discovery, and the only public price is a $200,000 a year marketplace listing.