Is Ent or Noma better for AI endpoint control?

Neither is scored on this site. Ent describes 2 of four product control types and Noma 1 on the pages we read, and they differ on 7 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?

Ent: Partly. Noma: Partly. Warn or ask: Ent Matches, Noma Partly.

Do Ent or Noma publish prices?

Ent: Not published (demo request). Noma: Marketplace list price: $200,000 for a 12-month contract on AWS Marketplace. No pricing page on noma.security.

HEAD-TO-HEAD · FACTS ONLY

Ent vs Noma: AI endpoint control facts side by side

Short answer

Ent describes 2 of the four product control types on the pages we read and Noma describes 1; they differ on browser extension. On decisions, Ent describes some control over tool calls and Noma describes some control over tool calls. 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: Ent
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)

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?

Ent and Noma Security, from each product's own pages. Differs is computed from recorded statuses, not wording.
Fact	Ent	Noma
Owner	None	None
Positioning	An intent-aware AI endpoint: one programmable policy for people and AI agents, with interventions from a soft nudge to a hard block, an on-device small language model that classifies sensitive data, and investigation timelines written in plain language. Use cases: insider risk, last-mile threats such as ClickFix, AI usage control and data security.	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	A single lightweight agent across Windows, macOS, Linux and modern browsers, run as SaaS or self-hosted in your own cloud; rollout through MDM is not stated. Source: Ent press: intent-aware prevention for AI agents, 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	DescribedA single lightweight agent across Windows, macOS and Linux with one programmable policy for people and AI agents. Source: Ent press: intent-aware prevention for AI agents, 30 July 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	DescribedBrowser-extension deployments generally available at launch. Source: Ent press: $100M seed, 16 June 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026	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 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	MatchesNames OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, GitHub Copilot and Cursor. Source: Ent press: intent-aware prevention for AI agents, 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 runs	PartlyBlocks risky agent behavior where needed; per-tool-call mechanics are not described. Source: Ent press: intent-aware prevention for AI agents, 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 AIDiffers	PartlyClassifies sensitive data at the point of use on the device and in browsers; prompt-level controls are not detailed. Source: Ent press: intent-aware prevention for AI agents, 30 July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026	Not in our sources
Rolls out through EDR or device management you runDiffers	Not in our sources	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	MatchesInterventions range from a soft nudge to a hard block. Source: Ent homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026	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	MatchesA hard block is one of its interventions. Source: Ent homepage · 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	MatchesNatural-language investigation timelines. Source: Ent press: intent-aware prevention for AI agents, 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 AIDiffers	Not in our sources	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	None	None
Works with	None in our sources	None in our sources
Price	Not published (demo request). Source: Ent homepage · 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: Ent describes it; Noma is not in our sources.
Controls what goes into browser AI: Ent partly matches; Noma is not in our sources.
Rolls out through EDR or device management you run: Ent is not in our sources; Noma matches.
Can warn or ask instead of only blocking: Ent matches; Noma partly matches.
Records who or what took each action: Ent matches; Noma partly matches.
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI: Ent is not in our sources; Noma matches.
Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace): Ent is not in our sources; Noma matches.

Choose Ent if

You want one policy for people and AI agents, with nudges as well as blocks
You need device and browser coverage from one agent

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?

Ent

Per-tool-call mechanics and rollout through MDM are not described on the pages we read.
Uses its own agent, 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.

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