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Modelyo vs Thales

Modelyo sells a cryptographically isolated cloud environment in which customer data, applications, AI workloads and keys remain under customer control, even on infrastructure the customer does not own. Thales sells cybersecurity solutions that protect applications, data and identities. CISO Tribune files both under Encryption, tokenization and key management. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Modelyo vs Thales: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
ModelyoModelyo sells a cryptographically isolated cloud environment in which customer data, applications, AI workloads and keys remain under customer control, even on infrastructure the customer does not own.modelyo.comThalesThales sells cybersecurity solutions that protect applications, data and identities.cpl.thalesgroup.com
What it sells
  • Sovereign cloud[1][3][4]A cryptographically isolated cloud environment for customer data, applications, AI workloads and keys.
  • Confidential AI[1][4][6]Runs inference, agents and AI workloads inside hardware-protected environments, keeping sensitive data, models and weights under customer control.
  • CipherTrust Data Security Platform[2][5]A platform to discover, protect and control sensitive data anywhere.
  • CipherTrust DSPM[5]A data security offering Thales describes as new.
  • Thales AI Security Fabric[5]An offering to keep AI apps, agents, data and models secure.
  • Imperva Application Security Platform[5]A platform to protect applications, APIs and websites.
  • OneWelcome Identity Platform[5]An identity platform for digital experiences.
  • SafeNet Trusted Access[9]An offering to secure VDI access from any endpoint.
  • Sentinel Software Monetization Platform[5]A platform to monetize and protect software.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesParis, France[4]
Founded
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesPublic (Euronext Paris: HO)[3][12]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
Not stated on its pages
  • November 2, 2026Thales appointed David Zolet as CEO of Thales Defense & Security, Inc., effective November 2, 2026, succeeding Michael Sheehan, who is retiring.[11]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[12]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Modelyo describes these buyers as held back from the cloud by the question of who else can see the data. One kind of customer Modelyo describes is a regional bank that needed to run core transaction processing on public cloud infrastructure. Modelyo deploys across hyperscalers, neoclouds, sovereign clouds and on-prem environments.From its own pages, Thales sells mainly to organizations across finance, healthcare, retail, manufacturing and critical infrastructure. Thales says its data security solutions work across hybrid IT. Thales says its solutions can help organizations in the Defense Industrial Base with CMMC requirements. Thales positions its identity platform for customers, employees and partners.
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October 23, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Modelyo and Thales are both filed under Encryption, tokenization and key management.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Modelyo's primary category is Cloud workload protection; Thales's is Encryption, tokenization and key management.
  • Thales is also filed under Post-quantum cryptography.
  • Modelyo lists Sovereign cloud and Confidential AI. Thales lists CipherTrust Data Security Platform, CipherTrust DSPM, Thales AI Security Fabric, Imperva Application Security Platform, OneWelcome Identity Platform and 2 more.
  • Thales is headquartered in Paris, France.
  • Thales is a public company listed on Euronext Paris as HO.

What it sells: Modelyo

What Sovereign cloud does[1][3][4]
Kubernetes, databases, AI, storage and development tools inherit the same confidential protection from the moment they are deployed. Nodes, control plane, secrets, keys, storage and workloads operate inside the same confidential architecture. Modelyo deploys across hyperscalers, neoclouds, sovereign clouds and on-prem environments.
What Confidential AI does[1][4][6]
Data stays encrypted while at rest, in transit and while in use by AI. Each agent tool call and retrieval is checked against keys only the customer holds. Modelyo is built to support confidential AI infrastructure, from H100 and H200 through Blackwell and Vera Rubin.

What it sells: Thales

What CipherTrust Data Security Platform does[2][5]
Thales says the platform gives real-time visibility of threats, risks and compliance gaps. It provides centralized key management with data discovery and classification, data protection and granular access control across multiple on-premises and cloud infrastructure providers.

Questions about Modelyo and Thales

What do Modelyo and Thales sell?
Modelyo sells Sovereign cloud and Confidential AI. Thales sells CipherTrust Data Security Platform, CipherTrust DSPM, Thales AI Security Fabric, Imperva Application Security Platform, OneWelcome Identity Platform and 2 more.
Are Modelyo and Thales in the same category?
They share Encryption, tokenization and key management. Modelyo's primary category is Cloud workload protection and Thales's is Encryption, tokenization and key management.
Where are Modelyo and Thales headquartered?
Thales is headquartered in Paris, France.
Who owns Modelyo and Thales?
Thales is a public company listed on Euronext Paris as HO.
Who are Modelyo and Thales sold to?
Modelyo describes these buyers as held back from the cloud by the question of who else can see the data. From its own pages, Thales sells mainly to organizations across finance, healthcare, retail, manufacturing and critical infrastructure.
What have Modelyo and Thales announced recently?
November 2, 2026: Thales appointed David Zolet as CEO of Thales Defense & Security, Inc., effective November 2, 2026, succeeding Michael Sheehan, who is retiring.

About Modelyo

Modelyo sells a cryptographically isolated cloud environment in which customer data, applications, AI workloads and keys remain under customer control, even on infrastructure the customer does not own. Modelyo provides a mesh of confidential managed services that inherit the same security and trust architecture from the start. Modelyo is a confidential layer that runs on the cloud customers already use.[1][3][4][5]

Modelyo creates a hardware-rooted trust layer that keeps workloads isolated from infrastructure operators and Modelyo itself. Neither the cloud provider nor Modelyo can see inside the infrastructure that runs a customer's workloads. Modelyo isolates infrastructure and workloads from the cloud provider and verifies them cryptographically before they are trusted. Modelyo continuously verifies infrastructure and workloads against trusted policies, and changes in integrity or trust state are detected and handled automatically. Modelyo checks each workload every 60 seconds and moves it automatically if anything looks off. Intel SGX, TDX and NVIDIA H100 are used so that Modelyo operators cannot access customer data.[1][3][4][5]

Modelyo ties access to sensitive data and services to verified environments, so neither the cloud provider nor Modelyo becomes part of the customer's trust model. Modelyo keeps data protected at rest, in transit, and while it is being processed. Modelyo produces cryptographic proof and audit evidence of exactly what ran and on what data. Enterprise customers of Modelyo get a named technical contact and 24/7 support for production issues.[3][5][6]

Kubernetes, databases, storage, networking, and managed services operate together within the same confidential trust architecture at Modelyo. Kubernetes, databases, AI, storage, and development tools all inherit the same confidential protection from the moment they are deployed. Nodes, control plane, secrets, keys, storage, and workloads operate inside the same confidential architecture. Teams deploy pods, services, and workloads on Modelyo using the Kubernetes tools and workflows they already use. Modelyo delivers familiar databases, messaging, search, APIs, and developer services as confidential managed services. Customers can launch PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis on Modelyo with compute, storage, networking, and keys protected as one environment. Modelyo also lists Kafka, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, API gateways, container registries, and observability tools among the services deployed inside the confidential workspace.[3][4]

Modelyo supports data environments with object storage, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, and supporting services integrated inside the same confidential architecture. On Modelyo, customers hold the keys to S3-compatible object storage, shared file stores over NFS, persistent Kubernetes volumes, and encrypted backups.[3]

Modelyo runs inference, agents, and AI workloads inside hardware-protected environments while keeping sensitive data, models, and weights under customer control. Modelyo runs inference, RAG, vector databases, data processing, and AI applications while keeping sensitive data protected during processing. For agents, Modelyo keeps prompts, memory, and reasoning traces sealed even during active use. Modelyo checks each agent tool call and retrieval against keys only the customer holds. Modelyo checks each RAG lookup against the customer's keys, the same as every model call. Modelyo traces every answer to the model and dataset that produced it.[3][4][6]

Modelyo deploys across hyperscalers, neoclouds, sovereign clouds, and on-prem environments across Intel, AMD, Arm, and NVIDIA architectures. Modelyo is built to support confidential AI infrastructure, from H100 and H200 through Blackwell and Vera Rubin, including Arm CCA-based environments. Modelyo provisions the confidential hardware from the cloud provider's own fleet. Customers deploy Modelyo with the Kubernetes tools and workflows their teams already use, and connect their identity provider and existing tools. Modelyo deployments start with a technical deep dive and a guided first workload. Because Modelyo runs across hyperscalers, neoclouds and on-prem environments, the same confidential environment can be deployed in more than one place for resilience.[1][3][4][5]

Modelyo describes customer stories of regulated enterprises, government, and defence teams running sensitive workloads on Modelyo. In one story, a regional bank needed to run core transaction processing on public cloud infrastructure, but internal compliance and its regulator required on-prem-level data control. At that bank, Kubernetes, the transaction database, and the analytics pipeline all moved inside a single hardware-enforced perimeter, with encryption keys held exclusively by the bank's own HSM. In another story, a government department needed the compute of a public cloud for a classified analytics programme. That programme was deployed inside a Modelyo confidential environment spanning two cloud regions. In a third story, a healthcare provider wanted to run AI models over patient records, but the models lived with a third-party vendor. In that story, inference runs on confidential H100 compute inside a Modelyo environment.[1][2][3][5][6][7][10]

Modelyo on the record

Sources

Modelyo full record

  1. [1]modelyo.comModelyo · modelyo.com · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]PrivacyModelyo · modelyo.com · published September 24, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Cloud — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Modelyo — Trust engineered into the cloud you already useModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]What we do — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Confidential AI — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Customer stories — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]How a regulated bank moved core workloads to the cloud without moving risk — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Processing classified data on public cloud infrastructure, provably — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Confidential AI inference on patient data, without a single plaintext copy — ModelyoModelyo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

Thales full record

  1. [1]cpl.thalesgroup.comThales · cpl.thalesgroup.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]CipherTrust Data Security Platform | ThalesThales · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Thales reports its order intake and sales first quarter 2026Thales · thalesgroup.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Thales moves head office paris la defenseThales · thalesgroup.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Cyber Security Solutions | ThalesThales · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Thales Cybersecurity SolutionsThales · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Forrester Research Shows Economic Impact of CipherTrust PlatformThales · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]CMMC 2.0 Cybersecurity Compliance Solutions | ThalesThales · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]VDI Security SolutionsThales · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]2025 Cloud Security Research - Latest TrendsThales · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Thales appoints David Zolet as CEO of TDSIThales Group · published November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Thales Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier C

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