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OneTrust vs Onyx Security

OneTrust sells software that connects privacy, data, AI, and technology risk in one continuous system. Onyx Security sells a secure control plane for AI agents and models. CISO Tribune files both under AI governance. 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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OneTrust vs Onyx Security: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
OneTrustOneTrust sells software that connects privacy, data, AI, and technology risk in one continuous system.onetrust.comOnyx SecurityOnyx Security sells a secure control plane for AI agents and models.onyx.security
What it sells
  • Consent & Preferences[2][5][9]Streamlines consent and preference management for consumer transparency.
  • AI Security[1][7]Onyx provides the runtime and posture layer of the Onyx Secure AI Control Plane.
  • MCP Gateway[8]The MCP Gateway governs the agent-to-tool surface.
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Headquarters
Atlanta, United States[3]Not stated on its pages
Founded
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Ownership and funding
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Named customers
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Recent news
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  • July 29, 2026Onyx Security announced a $113 million Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.[15]
  • March 12, 2026Onyx Security officially launched operations after securing $40 million in initial funding.[14]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 4, 2026[6]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
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Who it fits
From its own pages, OneTrust sells mainly to marketing, data, and privacy teams for consent and preference work. OneTrust says it empowers InfoSec and IT teams to automate evidence collection and stay audit-ready. OneTrust says it gives security and governance teams proof that AI controls are working in production. OneTrust says customers large and small rely on it. OneTrust says it enforces privacy decisions directly where data is processed, shared, and activated across systems, vendors, and AI.From its own pages, Onyx Security sells mainly to security, governance, and AI teams that need control over AI agent adoption across the enterprise. Onyx Security describes a single platform for security, governance, and infrastructure teams. Onyx Security offers cloud, hybrid, or self-hosted options for organisations with sensitive data residency requirements. Onyx Security presents one console for AI agents and models across SaaS, cloud, endpoint, and code environments. Onyx Security names security, finance, and platform teams as the teams that share its usage, cost, and policy ledger.
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September 27, 2026October 19, 2026

Where they overlap

  • OneTrust and Onyx Security are both filed under AI governance.

Where they differ, field by field

  • OneTrust's primary category is Privacy management; Onyx Security's is AI model and agent security.
  • OneTrust is also filed under Third-party risk and security ratings. Onyx Security is also filed under Workforce AI usage security and Non-human identity security.
  • OneTrust lists Consent & Preferences. Onyx Security lists AI Security and MCP Gateway.
  • OneTrust is headquartered in Atlanta, United States.

What it sells: OneTrust

What Consent & Preferences does[2][5][9]
OneTrust Consent & Preferences helps marketing, data, and privacy teams collect permissioned first-party data and honor every yes, no, and preference wherever data flows. Universal Consent & Preference Management (UCPM) brings consent and granular preferences into one real-time profile that persists across channels, devices, and touchpoints. OneTrust offers 200+ pre-built integrations, including Salesforce, Adobe Real-Time CDP, Snowflake, Databricks, Google, Meta, and LiveRamp.

What it sells: Onyx Security

What AI Security does[1][7]
Onyx provides the runtime and posture layer of the Onyx Secure AI Control Plane. Onyx inspects every prompt, tool call, and model response inline across browser AI, coding assistants, desktop AI agents, cloud workloads, and MCP servers. Onyx offers five enforcement actions: alert, block, mask, steer, or ask.
What MCP Gateway does[8]
The MCP Gateway governs the agent-to-tool surface. Every tool call an agent makes to an MCP server gets inspected and policy-enforced. MCP Gateway coverage spans the MCP ecosystem, including servers using dynamic client registration and popular servers like GitHub.

Questions about OneTrust and Onyx Security

What do OneTrust and Onyx Security sell?
OneTrust sells Consent & Preferences. Onyx Security sells AI Security and MCP Gateway.
Are OneTrust and Onyx Security in the same category?
They share AI governance. OneTrust's primary category is Privacy management and Onyx Security's is AI model and agent security.
Where are OneTrust and Onyx Security headquartered?
OneTrust is headquartered in Atlanta, United States.
Who are OneTrust and Onyx Security sold to?
From its own pages, OneTrust sells mainly to marketing, data, and privacy teams for consent and preference work. From its own pages, Onyx Security sells mainly to security, governance, and AI teams that need control over AI agent adoption across the enterprise.
What have OneTrust and Onyx Security announced recently?
July 29, 2026: Onyx Security announced a $113 million Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

About OneTrust

OneTrust sells software that connects privacy, data, AI, and technology risk in one continuous system. OneTrust says the software lets teams define purpose, automate assessments, enforce controls, and continuously monitor new risks across domains. OneTrust says it enables organizations to collect, secure, and manage data with full visibility and control across their infrastructure. More than half of the Fortune 500 choose OneTrust to protect data, reduce risk, and move faster with confidence. 14,000+ customers, large and small, rely on OneTrust. OneTrust integrates directly with the platforms where personal data flows, from applications and data platforms to AI systems and vendor ecosystems. OneTrust connects privacy, legal, data, AI, security, and business teams through a shared governance system.[1][5][7][8]

OneTrust Consent & Preferences helps marketing, data, and privacy teams collect permissioned first-party data and honor every yes, no, and preference wherever data flows. Universal Consent & Preference Management (UCPM) brings consent and granular preferences into one real-time profile that persists across channels, devices, and touchpoints. OneTrust software detects cookies, tags, trackers, pixels, and beacons across a website. OneTrust offers no-code cookie blocking, tag manager integrations, or script re-writing to block trackers until explicit consent is gained. OneTrust extends cookie consent to Mobile App Consent and OTT & CTV Consent, managing all user consent and preferences through the OneTrust platform. OneTrust offers 200+ pre-built integrations, including Salesforce, Adobe Real-Time CDP, Snowflake, Databricks, Google, Meta, and LiveRamp. OneTrust Consent Receipt records each consent choice with version history, change tracking, and a timestamp. OneTrust offers pre-built templates for GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, and US state privacy laws.[2][5][7][9][10]

OneTrust says it enables responsible use throughout the data lifecycle by operationalizing a privacy program. OneTrust gives a central view into personal data processing across data assets, processing activities, and vendors to auto-generate record of processing activities (RoPA), identify data transfers, and manage privacy posture. OneTrust connects to Identity and Access Management (IAM) services, cloud providers, and Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs) to continuously detect data assets and trigger downstream privacy management workflows. OneTrust automates privacy impact, vendor, and AI risk assessments and manages risk mitigation workflows. OneTrust manages incident response workflows and gives automated notification guidance per jurisdiction.[2][7][11]

OneTrust says its AI governance offering embeds compliance and control across the AI lifecycle. OneTrust says it turns AI policy into controls that work across homegrown and third-party AI, detects shadow AI, prevents sensitive data leaks, and gives security and governance teams proof that controls are working in production. OneTrust continuously discovers AI across changing environments so teams know what is running, who owns it, and whether it was ever formally reviewed. OneTrust applies EU AI Act, NIST AI Risk Management Framework, and ISO 42001 templates. OneTrust says teams use AI Policy Manager to define policy intent, scope, applicability, and required controls, then use Guardrail Enforcement to execute technical actions where AI runs. The OneTrust AI Guard SDK is a Python SDK that identifies sensitive data in prompts and responses in real time, before the model sees it. OneTrust analyzes AI interaction logs from Amazon Bedrock and Microsoft Foundry to detect and report PII in prompts and responses. OneTrust governs agents with defined purpose, permissions, and allowed actions to extend auditable controls across agentic and MCP-enabled environments.[2][7][12]

OneTrust says its Tech Risk & Compliance service partners and technology partner integrations make it even easier to scale resources and automate compliance. OneTrust offers out-of-the-box support for 55+ frameworks, with guidance toward IT security certifications and compliance standards like CMMC 2.0, SOC 2, NIST, GDPR, and more. OneTrust says it empowers InfoSec and IT teams to automate evidence collection, simplify collaboration, and stay audit-ready with 50+ ready-to-use frameworks. OneTrust connects to external systems to capture real-time evidence for control requirements, using pre-architected end-to-end collectors. OneTrust has a proprietary evidence framework that maps evidence of operations to unique control requirements. OneTrust maps systems, data, and risks in one view and prioritizes action with dynamic scoring and strategic impact insights. OneTrust connects teams with 200+ pre-built integrations, a user-friendly portal, and automated workflows designed to expedite remediation. OneTrust says teams can map, measure, and action IT risk in real-time to scale risk management programs.[2][5][13][14]

OneTrust says it automates third-party management from intake to risk assessment, mitigation, ongoing monitoring, and reporting. OneTrust says its Third-Party Management solution streamlines every stage of the vendor lifecycle by automating workflows, like onboarding and ongoing vulnerability assessments. OneTrust runs compliance checks against adverse media, sanction lists, PEP lists, anti-slavery, bribery and corruption, and more. OneTrust populates inventory records on all third parties with up-to-date risk intelligence between assessments. OneTrust lets customers link Exchange data with SecurityScorecard, RiskRecon, SupplyWisdom, ISS Corporate Solutions, and other providers for ongoing monitoring.[2][5][7][13][15][16]

OneTrust enables data use with real-time policy enforcement for AI-ready data. OneTrust says it enforces data policies with programmatic controls for effective data governance.[2][4][5][7][17]

OneTrust on the record

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OneTrust full record

  1. [1]onetrust.comOneTrust · onetrust.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]SolutionsOneTrust · onetrust.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Onetrust accelerates momentum and drives leadership in ai ready governance 302569606OneTrust via PR Newswire · prnewswire.com · published September 29, 2025 · Tier A
  4. [4]Platform Overview | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Responsible AI Governance & Compliance Solutions | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]OneTrust Privacy Automation Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier C
  7. [7]Products | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Privacy Management Software for Privacy Teams | Solutions | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Consent & Preferences | Solutions | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Cookie Consent | Products | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Privacy Operations | Products | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]AI Governance Software | Solutions | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Tech Risk and Compliance | Solutions | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Compliance Automation | Products | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Third-Party Due Diligence | Products | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Third-Party Risk Exchange | Products | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Solutions | OneTrustOneTrust · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A

Onyx Security full record

  1. [1]onyx.securityOnyx Security · onyx.security · undated page, accessed October 19, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]The Secure AI Control Plane for the Agentic Era | OnyxOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]About Onyx | The Team Behind the AI Control PlaneOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]One Platform to Discover and Control Every AI Agent | OnyxOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]AI Observability – Discover Every Agent & Session | OnyxOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]AI Agent Security | Block Prompt Injection in Real TimeOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]AI Governance Platform Built for the EU AI Act | OnyxOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]AI Orchestration – Governed Routing & Control | OnyxOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]AI ROI Platform – Prove Value & Control Costs | OnyxOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Secure Claude Enterprise with Onyx | Anthropic IntegrationOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Secure ChatGPT Enterprise with Onyx | OpenAI IntegrationOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Secure Amazon Bedrock Agents | Onyx IntegrationOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Copilot Studio Security – Discover, Govern & Control | OnyxOnyx Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Israeli cyber firm Onyx Security launches operations with $40 million funding round | ReutersReuters · published March 12, 2026 · Tier B
  15. [15]Onyx Security Raises $113M Series B to Control Advanced AI, Quadrupling Revenue since Stealth Launch Four Months AgoBusiness Wire · published July 29, 2026 · Tier A

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