Authentic8 Silo vs VirtualBrowser

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.

VirtualBrowser moves browsing into a remote server or virtual container and streams the rendered pages to users. Web code does not run on the user’s computer, and the container and its data are removed when a session ends. Administrators can set site-specific rules for keyboard use, copying and pasting, uploads, downloads, printing, read-only access, and camera or microphone use. The administration console supports remote document previews and watermarks. The product blocks tracking cookies and includes an ad-blocking extension. It also supports online video meetings, including Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, and Webex, with controls for cameras, microphones, and screen sharing. Organizations can use SAML or LDAP authentication and route browsing through a proxy. Deployment is available as SaaS hosted in Europe or on customer servers; the on-premise option lists ICAP content-analysis integration. VirtualBrowser is compatible with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge across operating systems, and says its browsing security solution is CSPN-certified. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web. Pricing is on request.