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LLM Security vs Multi-Surface Governance

Last updated February 2026

Aguardic vs Lakera

Lakera protects your LLM from prompt injection and unsafe inputs. Aguardic enforces your organization's rules across every surface — code, AI outputs, documents, email, messaging, and agents.

Lakera specializes in LLM-level security — prompt injection, jailbreak prevention, and unsafe content detection. Aguardic takes a broader approach: enforcing any policy across every surface where AI, code, and data move, with complete audit trails for compliance evidence.

Feature Comparison

Capability
Lakera
Aguardic
LLM prompt/response filtering
Real-time content filtering for LLM inputs and outputs
Three-layer evaluation: deterministic rules, semantic AI, and knowledge RAG
Prompt injection detection
Purpose-built detection engine with high accuracy
Semantic layer detects injection patterns with policy context
Code & PR governance
Not covered — focused on LLM layer
Automated policy checks on every pull request across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
Document & storage scanning
Not covered
Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive — evaluate files against your policies
Email & messaging governance
Not covered
Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Teams — enforce policies on communications
AI agent session governance
Not covered
Monitor and enforce policies across entire agent action chains
Policy from your existing documents
Not available
Upload compliance docs and extract enforceable rules automatically
Pre-built compliance packs
Not available
30+ policy packs for HIPAA, SOC 2, EU AI Act — auto-updating
Audit trail & compliance evidence
Basic logging for LLM interactions
Every evaluation generates versioned evidence — exportable for audits
Entity-aware governance
Not available
Per-customer/patient knowledge bases with automatic policy derivation

Their strengths

Where Lakera Shines

Purpose-Built LLM Security

Lakera is built from the ground up for LLM security. Their Lakera Guard product provides low-latency content filtering designed specifically for production LLM workloads.

Deep Prompt Injection Expertise

Extensive research and training data for detecting adversarial inputs, jailbreaks, and prompt injection attacks across multiple LLM providers.

Simple Integration Path

Drop-in API proxy that sits between your application and LLM provider. Minimal code changes required to add protection.

Our edge

Where Aguardic Stands Out

Six Surfaces, One Engine

Code, AI outputs, documents, emails, messaging, and agent actions — all evaluated by the same policy engine with the same audit trail. No gaps between systems.

Your Documents Become Your Rules

Upload your compliance docs — HIPAA guides, SOC 2 controls, internal standards. Aguardic extracts enforceable rules automatically. No policy writing required.

Audit Trail by Default

Every evaluation generates versioned evidence — what was checked, which rules applied, what the outcome was. Compliance teams get proof, not promises.

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Pricing Comparison

Lakera

Custom pricing, usage-based. Primarily serves enterprise customers with custom contracts.

Aguardic

Starts at $499/mo (Growth). $1,299/mo (Business). $4,999/mo (Enterprise). 14-day free trial.

Pricing as of February 2026. Visit each provider's website for current pricing.

Who Should Use What

Choose Lakera if...
  • Your primary concern is LLM prompt injection protection
  • You need a drop-in proxy for a single LLM provider
  • You want specialized adversarial AI security research
Choose Aguardic if...
  • You need governance across code, AI, documents, and agents
  • You want policies extracted from your existing compliance documents
  • You need audit-ready evidence for regulatory compliance
  • You're building an AI product that sells into regulated industries

See how Aguardic governs your entire AI stack

Connect your tools, define your policies, and start enforcing automatically — with full audit trails from day one.

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16 integrations
HIPAA · SOC 2 · EU AI Act policies included
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