Lakera Guard
Real-time AI security guardrails — now part of Cisco AI Defense
by ciscoApp Infrastructure
About
Real-time prompt-injection and data-leak protection for LLM and agent applications. Acquired by Cisco in May 2025 and integrated into Cisco AI Defense. The dominant commercial guardrails platform in 2026.
Choose Lakera Guard when…
- •You need real-time prompt-injection defense in production
- •You want a managed, enterprise-grade guardrails layer
- •You are already on Cisco's security stack
Builder Slot
How do you keep your AI safe?Optional for most stacks
Input/output validation, topic controls, and safety rails that ensure LLM responses stay within defined policies
Dev Tools
Not applicable
App Infra
Optional
Hybrid
Optional
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Stack Genome Detection
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pip packages
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Pricing
✦ Free tier available
ProFrom $99/mo
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