Authentic8 Silo vs Menlo Security Cloud Security Platform

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.

Menlo Security Cloud Security Platform secures browser sessions for people and AI agents through a cloud control plane. Menlo Cloud isolates sessions, while HEAT Shield AI examines page intent using computer vision plus URL and DOM signals to detect evasive threats. AI Adaptive DLP inspects and masks sensitive data in browser sessions. Secure Application Access provides browser-based zero-trust access to web, SaaS, private, and legacy applications without a VPN client. File Security combines inspection, sandboxing, and content disarm and reconstruction for file-borne threats. Agent Runtime Security applies controls to conversational AI, assistants, and autonomous agents. The platform supports web, mobile, desktop, Linux, API, and extension environments, and includes secure web gateway, private-app access, cloud access security, DLP, remote browser isolation, and device posture checks. Integrations include Microsoft 365, Okta, OneLogin, Ping Identity, Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, and Splunk. Deployment is cloud-based and client-free, using a configuration change such as a PAC file or proxy chain. Pricing is on request and varies by products and user licenses; basic support is included, with 24/7 worldwide support.