Prisma AIRS vs Lakera Guard

Prisma AIRS9.0Visit LGLakera Guard8.9Visit

Higher score Prisma AIRS #3 in AI Agent Security Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Prisma AIRS

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LG Lakera Guard #4 in AI Agent Security Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Lakera Guard

• Prisma AIRS fits best

  Enterprises securing AI across several platforms

• Lakera Guard fits best

  Teams needing runtime guardrails and a free plan

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Side by side

Feature	Prisma AIRS 9.0/10 Visit ↗	LGLakera Guard 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.9
Ranking	#3 in AI Agent Security Software	#4 in AI Agent Security Software
Best for	Enterprises securing AI across several platforms	Teams needing runtime guardrails and a free plan
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Prisma AIRS 1/5 · Lakera Guard 5/5
Prompt-attack defense	✓	✓
Sensitive-data controls	Not published	✓ (best)
Runtime monitoring	Not published	✓ (best)
Output safety filters	Not published	✓ (best)
Audit logs	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment	Not published	Hybrid
Integration mode	Not published	Gateway
Our review
Pros	Inspects prompts, responses and data flows in real time Checks for prompt injection, PII leakage and malicious output Integrates with Microsoft, AWS, GCP and VoiceFlow platforms	Screens prompts, context, tool activity and outputs through an API Detects prompt attacks, sensitive-data leakage and unsafe content Cloud or self-hosted deployment with custom policies and investigations
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Deployment and policy setup may suit larger teams better than small projects Support channels listed are limited to documentation	Requires integration into an AI application's runtime flow Advanced policy configuration may take security-team effort Paid plan amounts are not published
Our verdict	Prisma AIRS is Palo Alto Networks’ AI security platform for enterprises deploying AI applications, agents and models. Its AI Runtime Security component monitors prompts, responses and data flows during live interactions, with detection and… Read the review →	Lakera Guard is a runtime security layer for generative-AI applications and agents, suited to teams that need to inspect interactions before they reach a model or user. It screens prompts, reference content, tool calls, tool responses and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Prisma AIRS — where it wins

  • Inspects prompts, responses and data flows in real time
  • Checks for prompt injection, PII leakage and malicious output
  • Integrates with Microsoft, AWS, GCP and VoiceFlow platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Deployment and policy setup may suit larger teams better than small projects
  • Support channels listed are limited to documentation

• Lakera Guard — where it wins

  • Screens prompts, context, tool activity and outputs through an API
  • Detects prompt attacks, sensitive-data leakage and unsafe content
  • Cloud or self-hosted deployment with custom policies and investigations

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires integration into an AI application's runtime flow
  • Advanced policy configuration may take security-team effort
  • Paid plan amounts are not published

• Prisma AIRS9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad runtime inspection and policy controls for enterprise AI deployments.

  Visit Prisma AIRSFull verdict →
• LGLakera Guard8.9/10 · Free plan

  A runtime security layer for screening AI prompts, agent actions and outputs.

  Visit Lakera GuardFull verdict →