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Pangea vs Salt Security

Pangea sells an AI Security Platform that Pangea says helps security teams secure AI from cloud to code. Salt Security provides security for the APIs, MCP servers and data infrastructure where agents execute. CISO Tribune files both under AI model and agent 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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Pangea vs Salt Security: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
PangeaPangea sells an AI Security Platform that Pangea says helps security teams secure AI from cloud to code.pangea.cloudSalt SecuritySalt Security provides security for the APIs, MCP servers and data infrastructure where agents execute.salt.security
What it sells
  • AI Detection & Response[1][3][5]Gives security teams a view of AI activity across their organization, with policy enforcement and response actions.
  • Agentic Security Graph[4][8]Maps and correlates the full environment out-of-band.
  • Salt Surface[5][9]Provides agentless, outside-in discovery of MCP servers and APIs.
  • Salt Connect[5][9]Provides cloud and code inventory.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesPalo Alto, United States[1][3]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2016[1][11]
Ownership and funding
Owned by CrowdStrike since 2025[1][2][4][6]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • December 15, 2025CrowdStrike made its Falcon AI Detection and Response module generally available, built on its acquisition of AI security startup Pangea.[6]
  • June 1, 2026Salt Security launched Salt Code, a component that enforces security policies on AI-generated code across the development lifecycle.[17]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen October 27, 2026[4]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[7]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Pangea sells mainly to security teams that want to secure AI from cloud to code. Pangea describes its collectors as covering cloud workloads, employee endpoints, and homegrown AI applications. Pangea says organizations can protect workforce AI use and ship secure AI applications faster. Its case study describes a unified security framework for AI applications built on the platform.From its own pages, the company shows an industry solution for Finance, described as stop fraud and abuse. It lists one for Healthcare, described as HIPPAA-grade protection. Transportation is also listed, with secure logistics APIs. Retail is listed, with protect PII at scale. Software is listed, with API-first app security. Its whitepaper page also says security teams face a challenge in which the action layer goes unmonitored.
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November 2, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Pangea and Salt Security are both filed under AI model and agent security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Pangea's primary category is AI model and agent security; Salt Security's is API security.
  • Pangea is also filed under AI firewalls and guardrails.
  • Pangea lists AI Detection & Response. Salt Security lists Agentic Security Graph, Salt Surface and Salt Connect.
  • Salt Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
  • Salt Security was founded in 2016.
  • Pangea is owned by CrowdStrike, since 2025.

What it sells: Pangea

What AI Detection & Response does[1][3][5]
Pangea AI Detection & Response is deployed via collectors that integrate with existing tools and infrastructure. It gives security teams a picture of AI activity, AI threats and policy violations, and an audit trail to investigate them.

What it sells: Salt Security

What Agentic Security Graph does[4][8]
Salt's Agentic Security Graph maps and correlates the full environment out-of-band. Salt describes its agentic security platform as one graph of agents, the MCP servers they use and the APIs they call, with the context behind each one.
What Salt Surface does[5][9]
Salt Surface provides agentless, outside-in discovery of MCP servers and APIs. Salt Surface discovers these from the outside, without an agent.
What Salt Connect does[5][9]
Salt Connect provides cloud and code inventory. Salt names Salt Connect together with collectors that are used where runtime analysis is needed.

Questions about Pangea and Salt Security

What do Pangea and Salt Security sell?
Pangea sells AI Detection & Response. Salt Security sells Agentic Security Graph, Salt Surface and Salt Connect.
Are Pangea and Salt Security in the same category?
They share AI model and agent security. Pangea's primary category is AI model and agent security and Salt Security's is API security.
Where are Pangea and Salt Security headquartered?
Salt Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
When were Pangea and Salt Security founded?
Salt Security was founded in 2016.
Who owns Pangea and Salt Security?
Pangea is owned by CrowdStrike, since 2025.
Who are Pangea and Salt Security sold to?
From its own pages, Pangea sells mainly to security teams that want to secure AI from cloud to code. From its own pages, the company shows an industry solution for Finance, described as stop fraud and abuse.
What have Pangea and Salt Security announced recently?
December 15, 2025: CrowdStrike made its Falcon AI Detection and Response module generally available, built on its acquisition of AI security startup Pangea. June 1, 2026: Salt Security launched Salt Code, a component that enforces security policies on AI-generated code across the development lifecycle.

About Pangea

Pangea sells an AI Security Platform that Pangea says helps security teams secure AI from cloud to code. Pangea's AI Security Platform helps security teams protect employee AI use and ship secure AI apps fast.[5]

Pangea says it offers unified visibility into all AI activity, from workforce tool usage to in-app AI. Pangea says security teams get the oversight to proactively manage risk, so that every prompt, response, and action is traceable and auditable. Pangea says organizations can protect workforce AI use, enable secure AI innovation, and ship secure AI applications faster with AI Detection & Response and its set of AI guardrails.

Pangea stops LLM security threats ranging from prompt injection to sensitive data leakage. The platform deploys via gateways, browser plugins, and into applications with just a few lines of code. Pangea provides a common AI security framework that can intercept AI usage anywhere in the enterprise from cloud workloads to employee devices to applications. Collectors can be deployed at any location in the enterprise with just a few clicks or a few lines of code.[5]

Pangea AI Detection & Response, called AIDR, is deployed via collectors that integrate with existing tools and infrastructure. Pangea says AIDR gives security teams a holistic picture of AI activity across their organization, AI threats and policy violations, and an audit trail to investigate them. Pangea collectors integrate with infrastructure from cloud workloads, to employee endpoints, to homegrown AI applications. Pangea AIDR console provides a central command center where teams can see real time AI activity and configure policy and response actions. Teams can validate and investigate AI alerts, which can be exported to SIEM environments.[5]

Organizations can track GenAI application and model coverage, identify shadow AI, enforce approved model policies, measure token consumption and support compliance reporting. Pangea says AIDR detects and blocks AI-specific attacks like prompt injection, jailbreak attempts, and malicious content insertion in real-time in over 100 languages. Pangea also lets organizations create custom access rules based on users, LLM or application attributes, and add prompt detectors to redact PII, block malicious prompts, and report on filtered topics.[5]

Pangea's data redaction and file sanitization prevented sensitive data disclosure to backend AI models, according to a published case study. Pangea Labs has published a research report on an attack vector abusing legal disclaimers to trigger prompt injections capable of bypassing malware detection. Pangea researchers have also developed a prompt injection taxonomy. Oliver Friedrichs is Founder and CEO of Pangea, and he discusses the four primary attack vectors targeting enterprise AI applications on the Detection at Scale podcast. Pangea is located at 636 Ramona St, Palo Alto, CA 94301.[3]

Pangea on the record

Sources

Pangea full record

  1. [1]Pangea | Security Guardrails for AI ApplicationsPangea · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Crowdstrike reports third quarter fiscal year 2026 financialCrowdStrike Holdings · ir.crowdstrike.com · published December 2, 2025 · Tier A
  3. [3]CrowdStrike Falcon AIDR: AI Detection & ResponseCrowdStrike · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Pangea.app Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]AI Detection & ResponsePangea · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]CrowdStrike Debuts AI Detection And Response: 5 Big Things To KnowCRN · published December 15, 2025 · Tier B

Salt Security full record

  1. [1]Salt security raises 140 million series d round led by capitalg at 1 4 billion valuationSalt Security · salt.security · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Salt security extends its agentic security platform with native ai detection and responseSalt Security · salt.security · published September 22, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Contact usSalt Security · salt.security · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]The Agentic Security Graph: A New Framework for the AI EraSalt Security · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Salt Security: Agentic AI Security, MCP Discovery, and API SecuritySalt Security · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]EU AI Act Compliance 2026: What High-risk AI Systems Must Do Now | Salt SecuritySalt Security · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Salt Security Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier C
  8. [8]Onyx Security vs Salt Security | Secure the Agentic Action LayerSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Securing APIs - API Attack Surface Management SolutionSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Salt Security Master Services AgreementSalt Security · published May 20, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]API Security Company - About Us Salt Security API SecuritySalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Agentic Security Platform - Complete AI & API Protection PlatformSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]API Security Software - API Security Management SoftwareSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Proactive API Security - “Shift Left" API DevelopmentSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]API Security Customers - Salt Security CustomersSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]API Security Trends - API Attacks, Breaches & Threats ReportSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Salt Security launches Salt CodeSalt Security · published June 1, 2026 · Tier A

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