Competitive Analysis

Why ASTRA BASTION?

The AI security market has been disrupted by a wave of acquisitions. ASTRA BASTION stands as the independent, comprehensive platform that enterprises can trust for the long term.

Independent
Comprehensive
Future-Proof

The AI Security Market is Consolidating

Every major standalone AI security vendor has been acquired. Their roadmaps, pricing, and independence are no longer guaranteed.

Protect AI

Acquired by Palo Alto Networks (2025)

Robust Intelligence

Acquired by Cisco (2025)

CalypsoAI

Acquired by F5 Networks (2025)

Lakera

Acquired by Check Point (2025)

Prompt Security

Acquired by SentinelOne (2025)

ASTRA BASTION

Remains the independent, comprehensive alternative.

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

See how ASTRA BASTION compares across every critical AI security capability.

Feature
Acquired Point Solutions
Cloud Provider Built-in
Open Source Tools
ASTRA BASTION

Prompt Injection Detection

9 techniques

Limited
Limited
Limited
Yes

Multi-Provider Support

33 providers

Limited
No
Limited
Yes

Agent Security (AEGIS)

Kill switch, HMAC, memory poisoning

No
No
No
Unique

MCP Firewall

Tool call validation

No
No
No
Unique

Trust Scoring

5-pillar quantification

No
No
No
Unique

Kill Switch

Scope hierarchy

No
Limited
No
Unique

Compliance Frameworks

6 frameworks

Limited
Limited
No
Yes

FAIR Risk Analysis

Monte Carlo simulation

No
No
No
Unique

Multi-Tenant with RLS

Row-level security

No
Limited
No
Unique

Enterprise Integrations

38+ integrations

Limited
Limited
No
Yes

On-Premise Deployment

Full control

Limited
No
Yes
Yes

No Vendor Lock-in

Independent platform

No
No
Yes
Yes
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Our Edge

Six fundamental advantages that set ASTRA BASTION apart from every alternative.

30+ Security Controls

Industry average is 4-5 controls. ASTRA BASTION ships 30+ out of the box, covering the full OWASP Agentic Top 10.

Platform, Not Point Solution

One unified platform for AI gateway, agent security, compliance, risk, and governance. No integration tax.

Independent Vendor

We haven’t been acquired. Your roadmap won’t be hijacked by a parent company’s priorities.

India-First, Global Compliance

Native support for DPDP Act, EU AI Act, and NIST AI RMF. Built for enterprises operating across jurisdictions.

Open Architecture

Hexagonal architecture with ports and adapters. Extend any module, integrate any provider, deploy anywhere.

Trust Score Quantification

The only platform that quantifies AI trustworthiness across 5 pillars into a single actionable score.

Switching from an Acquired Vendor?

We make it easy. ASTRA BASTION's open architecture and hexagonal design means your existing integrations, policies, and configurations can be migrated with minimal effort. Our solutions engineering team has helped dozens of organizations transition smoothly.

2 weeks

Average migration time

Zero

Downtime during switch

100%

Policy portability

See the Difference

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