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Onyx vs Prompt Security: 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: Onyx
- 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 | Onyx | Prompt Security |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | None | SentinelOne (acquisition announced 5 August 2025; SentinelOne's blog of 3 September 2025 is titled SentinelOne Acquires Prompt Security) |
| Positioning | "The Secure AI Control Plane for the Agentic Era": inline inspection of prompts, tool calls and model responses across browser AI, coding assistants, desktop AI agents, cloud workloads and MCP servers. Based in Tel Aviv and New York. | 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 | Endpoint agents, browser extensions, APIs and gateways. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · 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 | DescribedEndpoint agents cover coding assistants and desktop AI agents. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 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 extension | DescribedBrowser extensions cover browser AI. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 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 gatewayDiffers | DescribedGateways and APIs inspect traffic inline. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. |
| Names the coding agents it coversDiffers | PartlyCovers coding assistants; specific tools are not named on the pages we read. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · 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 | MatchesInspects every prompt, tool call and model response inline. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources |
| Controls what goes into browser AI | MatchesCan mask data in browser AI as well as block it. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 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 | Not in our sources | 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 | MatchesFive actions: alert, block, mask, steer or ask. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources |
| Can block an agent, tool or actionDiffers | MatchesBlock is one of five actions. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources |
| Has a watch-only or simulation modeDiffers | PartlyAlert is one of five actions; a simulation mode is not described. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources |
| Records who or what took each actionDiffers | PartlyIntegrates with Okta, Entra and Splunk; separating a person from an agent is not described. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources |
| Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI | MatchesCloud workloads and MCP servers as well as devices. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 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 | Lists CrowdStrike among its integrations. Source: Onyx Security: AI security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | None in our sources |
| Price | Not published. Source: Onyx Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not published. Source: SentinelOne: Prompt Security · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
Where do they differ?
- AI or MCP gateway: Onyx describes it; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
- Names the coding agents it covers: Onyx partly matches; Prompt Security matches.
- Decides on a tool call before it runs: Onyx matches; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
- Rolls out through EDR or device management you run: Onyx is not in our sources; Prompt Security partly matches.
- Can warn or ask instead of only blocking: Onyx matches; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
- Can block an agent, tool or action: Onyx matches; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
- Has a watch-only or simulation mode: Onyx partly matches; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
- Records who or what took each action: Onyx partly matches; Prompt Security is not in our sources.
Choose Onyx if
- You want masking or steering rather than only allow or block
- AI use spans the browser, desktop apps, coding tools and cloud workloads
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?
Onyx
- Uses its own endpoint agents and browser extensions, so there is something new to roll out to devices.
- No pricing published, and specific coding agents are not named on the pages we read.
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.