Zscaler AI Protect vs Cisco AI Defense
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Zscaler AI Protect
Zscaler's AI security layer: find shadow AI, govern access, test your...
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Cisco AI Defense
Cisco's AI security suite, from red teaming to runtime guardrails for...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7 / 10 | 7.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Enterprise | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Explorer Edition: self-serve agent and model red teaming, free to start; Cisco publishes no usage limits |
| Paid from | Not published — GenAI Security is an add-on module, quoted after a demo | Quoted on request (AI Defense Enterprise, also via AWS Marketplace private offer) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2026 | 2025 |
| Maker | Zscaler, Inc. | Cisco Systems |
| Verdict | AI Protect tackles a real problem for large enterprises: staff and developers are already using AI that security teams cannot see. Discovery across 2,900+ recognised AI apps, inline prompt inspection and automated red te... |
Cisco AI Defense covers the whole path from finding AI in use to red-teaming models and agents and guarding them at runtime, and its 2026 releases added an AI bill of materials, an MCP server catalogue and guardrails for... |
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