Protect AI iconProtect AI

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MLSecOps platform securing AI systems across development and production. Provides vulnerability scanning, threat detection, and compliance monitoring for LLMs and ML pipelines.

$60M+ Total Funding
4 Core Products
1M+ Huntr Reports
End-to-End AI Security

Overview

Protect AI is an end-to-end MLSecOps platform that secures machine learning systems across the entire AI lifecycle. The platform includes Guardian for model vulnerability scanning, Recon for AI asset discovery, Layer for runtime protection, and Radar for continuous threat monitoring. Protect AI also operates Huntr, the world's first bug bounty platform for AI/ML vulnerabilities, and maintains the open-source LLM Guard project. The company drives the MLSecOps community forward through educational resources, tooling, and expert insights for AI security leaders.

The Verdict

Who Should Use Protect AI?

Best For

  • Enterprise teams deploying ML models at scale
  • Organizations needing comprehensive AI supply chain security
  • Security teams requiring vulnerability scanning for AI assets
  • Companies with compliance requirements (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR)
  • Teams adopting MLSecOps practices

Not Ideal For

  • Individual developers (enterprise-focused)
  • Teams needing only runtime guardrails (see LLM Guard)
  • Budget-constrained startups (custom pricing)
  • Simple single-model deployments

What's Great

  • End-to-end coverage from model selection to production runtime
  • Guardian scans models for hidden threats before deployment
  • Huntr bug bounty platform provides continuous vulnerability intelligence
  • Detects prompt injection, data poisoning, and model extraction attacks
  • LLM Guard open-source project for free guardrails
  • Strong MLSecOps community and educational resources
  • Integrates with existing ML pipelines and CI/CD workflows

Watch Out For

  • Enterprise-only pricing (no self-serve plans)
  • Requires sales engagement for pricing
  • May be overkill for simple AI applications
  • Learning curve for full platform adoption

Pricing

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Platform Products

  • Guardian - Model vulnerability scanning
  • Recon - AI asset discovery
  • Layer - Runtime protection
  • Radar - Continuous threat monitoring
  • LLM Guard - Open-source guardrails
  • ModelScan - Supply chain security

Threat Detection

  • Prompt injection attacks
  • Data poisoning
  • Model extraction
  • Jailbreak attempts
  • PII leakage
  • Malicious model files

Integrations

  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Model registries
  • Cloud platforms
  • SIEM systems
  • Kubernetes
  • MLOps tools

Compliance

  • SOC 2 Type II
  • GDPR compliant
  • HIPAA ready
  • AI governance frameworks
  • Audit logging
  • Policy enforcement

How It Compares

Feature Protect AI Lakera Guard Robust Intelligence HiddenLayer
Focus Full MLSecOps Runtime API Model validation Model security
Open Source LLM Guard (MIT) No No No
Model Scanning Yes No Yes Yes
Runtime Protection Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bug Bounty Platform Huntr No No No
Self-Hosted Yes (LLM Guard) Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise
Best For Enterprise MLSecOps API security ML pipelines Defense

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