Authentic8 Silo vs Check Point Harmony SASE

Authentic8 Silo is a cloud-based digital investigation workspace for government and commercial intelligence teams handling sensitive investigations. It separates analyst identity from activity and isolates systems during collection, analysis and sharing. Silo routes traffic through more than 700 in-region nodes, including residential, mobile, data-center and dark-web connections. Workspaces can combine the Silo for Research browser with apps such as Telegram, Signal, Maltego, LibreOffice and Obsidian. Investigation tools include capture and annotation, translation, automated collection, multi-site search, encrypted storage and case management. Marketplace apps, extensions and APIs connect with threat-intelligence feeds, case systems and reporting pipelines. Nexus AI provides source-grounded responses and identity-shielded queries; prompts are not retained for model training, according to Authentic8. Administrators can set permissions and capture encrypted, tamper-evident activity logs. Browser access requires no installation. Plans include a 30-day free trial; paid pricing starts at $1,450 per user per year.

Check Point Harmony SASE combines secure internet access, private network access, SaaS security, and SD-WAN in a hybrid platform. A single Check Point Infinity Portal console manages network infrastructure, users, and security. SaaS Security provides inline and API-based enforcement, application control, tenant restrictions, DLP, threat prevention, oversharing remediation, shadow SaaS discovery, and posture management. Private Access applies identity-based zero-trust policies to employees, third parties, and branch offices. Secure SD-WAN optimizes routing for more than 10,000 applications and users, steers traffic based on link health, and supports sub-second failover across MPLS, 5G, and broadband. Reporting integrations include Amazon S3, Splunk, and Azure Sentinel; documented identity integrations include Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, and Google Workspace. The service is described as SOC 2 Type 2 compliant. Its agent is listed for Windows, macOS, Linux, Chromebook, Android, and iOS, with minimum versions specified for several systems. A free 30-day trial is available through the Check Point Portal; a software license is required afterward. Pricing is on request.