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Vendor comparison · 2 companies

Neo vs RapidFort

Neo sells security for AI and agentic software across every endpoint, SaaS app, and cloud service. RapidFort sells a single platform that combines runtime visibility, secure image foundations, vulnerability analysis, automated hardening, and compliance validation. CISO Tribune files both under Software supply chain security. 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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Neo vs RapidFort: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
NeoNeo sells security for AI and agentic software across every endpoint, SaaS app, and cloud service.neo.aiRapidFortRapidFort sells a single platform that combines runtime visibility, secure image foundations, vulnerability analysis, automated hardening, and compliance validation.rapidfort.com
What it sells
  • Neo Node[3][5][6]Enforces policy on the laptop, on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Decides each agent action with allow, ask, or block.
  • Neo Console[6]Starts from a customer's organization and its teams, taken from the identity provider.
  • Neoverse[1][3][5][6]The intelligence layer for AI apps and tools.
  • RapidFort Analyzer[1][2][5]Analyzes container image contents, configurations, and real applicability context to produce vulnerability intelligence.
  • RapidFort Optimizer[1]Removes unused components from containers and delivers hardened runtime images.
  • RapidFort CARTEvaluates container environments against security benchmarks and generates audit-ready evidence.
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Recent news
  • July 20, 2026Neo emerged from stealth with $100 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures.[7]
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Who it fits
From its own pages, the company sells mainly to organisations that need to know which AI agents run on their fleet and what each one can reach. Neo describes examples from a healthcare SaaS company and a fintech. Neo Node deploys through an MDM that the customer already runs. Neo Console takes the organization and its teams from the customer's identity provider. Neo enforces policy on laptops running macOS, Windows, and Linux, and extends the same policy to SaaS apps and cloud deployments.Not written yet
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Where they overlap

  • Neo and RapidFort are both filed under Software supply chain security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Neo's primary category is AI model and agent security; RapidFort's is Software supply chain security.
  • Neo is also filed under Workforce AI usage security and AI governance. RapidFort is also filed under Cloud workload protection, Vulnerability management and Software composition analysis.
  • Neo lists Neo Node, Neo Console and Neoverse. RapidFort lists RapidFort Analyzer, RapidFort Optimizer and RapidFort CART.
  • Neo is privately held.

What it sells: Neo

What Neo Node does[3][5][6]
Neo Node deploys through the MDM a customer already runs, with no kernel module and no reboot. Neo Node reads the whole session rather than only the command. Inside Claude Code, Neo Node reads the model, MCP servers, skills and plugins that Claude Code loads.
What Neoverse does[1][3][5][6]
Neoverse checks every extension, package, skill, and MCP server before it runs. Neoverse rates an unsigned server loaded by an agent as Unsafe on first sight.

What it sells: RapidFort

What RapidFort Analyzer does[1][2][5]
RapidFort Analyzer delivers validated vulnerability intelligence across images, registries, CI pipelines, and clusters. RapidFort Analyzer enumerates all files, packages, and configurations within container images, not just those reported by package managers. RapidFort supports SBOM export in SPDX, CycloneDX, JSON, and CSV. RapidFort Analyzer identifies when vulnerabilities originate from base images and recommends near-zero CVE Curated Images as drop-in replacements.
What RapidFort Optimizer does[1]
RapidFort Optimizer removes unused components using runtime-validated intelligence, delivers hardened runtime images, and supports configurable hardening presets. RapidFort rebuilds optimized images every 24 hours and delivers them as drop-in replacements without CI/CD changes. RapidFort offers Light, Standard, and Aggressive hardening levels. RapidFort hardens at the container image layer without modifying code.
What RapidFort CART does
RapidFort CART continuously evaluates container environments against approved security benchmarks, detects drift, and generates remediation guidance with audit-ready evidence. RapidFort CART uses the OpenSCAP framework to evaluate workloads against recognized security benchmarks and organizational baselines.

Questions about Neo and RapidFort

What do Neo and RapidFort sell?
Neo sells Neo Node, Neo Console and Neoverse. RapidFort sells RapidFort Analyzer, RapidFort Optimizer and RapidFort CART.
Are Neo and RapidFort in the same category?
They share Software supply chain security. Neo's primary category is AI model and agent security and RapidFort's is Software supply chain security.
Who owns Neo and RapidFort?
Neo is privately held.
Who are Neo and RapidFort sold to?
From its own pages, the company sells mainly to organisations that need to know which AI agents run on their fleet and what each one can reach.
What have Neo and RapidFort announced recently?
July 20, 2026: Neo emerged from stealth with $100 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures.

About Neo

Neo sells security for AI and agentic software across every endpoint, SaaS app, and cloud service. Neo sees every AI agent, app, extension, skill, and MCP server on devices, in browsers, and across SaaS apps and cloud, checks its configuration, and enforces policy before any action runs. Neo maps an organization's teams, people, endpoints, agents, MCP servers, skills, and everything they reach.[2][4][5]

Neo addresses a situation in which few teams can say which agents run on their fleet, what each one can reach, or what it did yesterday. Neo describes agents as acting with the employee's own access, so that most tools see the employee. Neo describes code, keys, and customer data reaching AI through prompts, pastes, uploads, and agent reads, with some tools training on what they receive. Neo describes MCP servers, skills, subagents, plugins, and extensions as arriving faster than anyone can review them, with already approved apps shipping new AI features without a review.[5]

Neo Node enforces policy on the laptop, on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Neo Node deploys through the MDM a customer already runs, with no kernel module and no reboot, and decides each agent action with allow, ask, or block. Neo works as a layer inside the tool, in user land with no kernel component, where Neo sees the agent's actions and decides before they run. Inside Claude Code, Neo Node reads the model, MCP servers, skills and plugins that Claude Code loads. Neo Node reads the whole session rather than only the command. On managed endpoints, the hooks of Neo keep running if switched off and come back if deleted. Neo enforces before the action runs, at the tool call in tools with a Neo connector and at launch for the rest.[5][6]

Neo Console starts from a customer's organization and its teams, taken from the identity provider. Neo Console finds settings that give an agent more reach than its work needs. Neo inventories every AI app, agent, and MCP server on each device, scopes what each can touch, and decides each action before it runs. Neo inventories every AI tool and model on devices, browsers, and SaaS, sanctioned or not, with owner, version, and publisher. Neo checks each tool's setup and version and flags drift from a customer's baseline. Neo decides every prompt, tool call, file access, and network request on the device before it runs.[4][5][6]

Neoverse is the intelligence layer for AI apps and tools, and Neoverse is publicly available. Neoverse checks every extension, package, skill, and MCP server before it runs, and Neo blocks a hijacked or malicious release fleet-wide. Neoverse rates an unsigned server loaded by an agent as Unsafe on first sight. Neoverse rates as Malicious an MCP server that copies session memory to an outside store its listing never names, and Neo blocks it by policy when the agent loads it. Neo inspects data on the device before it reaches an AI tool, stops it or points the person to the approved tool, and flags tools set to train on a customer's data.[5][6]

Neo covers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Salesforce, and every other AI app that teams sign into, with work and personal accounts kept separate. Amazon Bedrock, Cursor Cloud, GitHub Actions, and n8n sit under the same policy as the laptop. A single killswitch in Neo ends every active AI agent session in the estate, and no new session can start until the switch is lifted. Neo can end every session, running or new, the moment several agents break from normal behavior at once. Neo follows the agent inside each tool on the endpoint and into the SaaS apps and cloud deployments it acts through, with one product and one policy for all AI security and control.[1][4][5][6]

Neo on the record

Sources

Neo full record

  1. [1]Neo launches with 100m to secure ai software across the enterpriseGlobeNewswire · globenewswire.com · published July 20, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]neo.aiNeo · neo.ai · undated page, accessed November 9, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Neo | Secure AI. From Endpoint to EverywhereNeo · undated page, accessed November 11, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Platform | NeoNeo · undated page, accessed November 11, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Why Neo | AI Control Starts at the EndpointNeo · undated page, accessed November 11, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]How It Works | NeoNeo · undated page, accessed November 11, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Neo Launches With $100M for AI Software SecurityNeo · published July 20, 2026 · Tier A

RapidFort full record

  1. [1]rapidfort.comRapidFort · rapidfort.com · undated page, accessed October 21, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]RapidFort Platform | Software Supply Chain Security for Containerized ApplicationsRapidFort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]RapidFort PlatformRapidFort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]RapidFort | Software Supply Chain Security Platform for ContainersRapidFort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]RapidFort Analyzer | Container Vulnerability Analysis and SBOM GenerationRapidFort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]RapidFort Profiler | Runtime Profiling and RBOM® Generation for ContainersRapidFort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]RapidFort Optimizer | Reduce Container Attack Surface AutomaticallyRapidFort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]RapidFort Runtime: Runtime Vulnerability ProtectionRapidFort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]RapidFort CART | Container Compliance Assessment and Remediation ReportingRapidFort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Strengthening Software Security Posture for Defense Missions with RapidFortRapidFort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]The Modern Data Company Enhances and Accelerates Data Security with RapidFortRapidFort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

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