HiddenLayer
Total AI security: discovery, supply-chain protection, attack simulation, and runtime defense for AI
By HiddenLayer, Inc. · 4.2/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Security teams that need visibility into unsanctioned AI models and applications across the enterprise
- CISOs defending agentic, generative, and predictive AI in production at large, regulated organizations
- MLOps and AppSec teams wanting model scanning and attack simulation wired into CI/CD pipelines
- US federal agencies and financial services firms with formal AI risk and governance obligations
Ideal size: Security/ML platform teams, 500+ employees people · Enterprise with AI in production or a formal AI security program
Not for
- Organizations with no AI or ML systems deployed and no near-term AI plans
- Teams looking for a general-purpose SIEM, EDR, or traditional application security suite
- Buyers who require published list pricing or a self-serve free tier
- Small companies without dedicated security staff to run an enterprise platform
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
4–8 weeks
~45 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$150,000/yr
Starts at $50,000 · Enterprise annual subscription; no public list price and demo-led sales
Implementation Friction
3/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Not published; scoped to environments and AI assets rather than seats
Add-on costs
- None
Company & support
Who is behind HiddenLayer, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Market position
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Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- HiddenLayer
- Trend Micro
- Behavox
- SentinelOne
- FutureFeed
- Enzai
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What HiddenLayer ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
HiddenLayer is an AI security platform that discovers AI assets, secures the AI supply chain, simulates attacks, and defends agentic and generative AI at runtime. Built by researchers who disclosed 50+ CVEs and hold 30+ patents, it sells to enterprise security, MLOps and federal teams via demo-led sales. Native integrations span AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, CI/CD and SIEM tools like Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel. SOC 2 Type II is published; pricing is not public.
Frequently asked questions
What does the HiddenLayer platform actually do?
It covers four areas: AI Discovery to inventory the AI applications, models and assets in your environment; AI Supply Chain Security to analyze and protect models as they are built; AI Attack Simulation to continually validate defenses; and AI Runtime Security, a firewall that monitors, detects and responds in real time to adversarial threats against agentic and generative AI.
Which systems does HiddenLayer integrate with?
The vendor states native integrations with Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP and SIEMs such as Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel, plus pre-built integrations into CI/CD, MLOps, data pipelines and SIEM/SOAR tooling. Deployment is described as leaving existing workflows undisturbed, and the company reports a 75%+ reduction in exposure to AI exploits across its customer base.
Is HiddenLayer SOC 2 compliant?
Yes. The security page states that HiddenLayer, Inc. and its Machine Learning Detection & Response System meet SOC 2 Type II standards for security, availability and confidentiality. The same page describes encryption at rest and in transit (TLS 1.2+), AWS KMS keys held in HSMs, penetration testing, vulnerability scanning and business continuity plans. No ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP or ISO 42001 claims are published.
Do we need AI already in production to work with HiddenLayer?
No. The contact FAQ says HiddenLayer can help assess risk and plan secure adoption even if AI initiatives are still in early development. Live red teaming is not part of the standard demo, which runs 30–45 minutes and uses simulated examples; dedicated red team engagements are available through the vendor's AI Security Services team.
How is HiddenLayer priced?
HiddenLayer does not publish list pricing or offer a self-serve tier; the website routes buyers to book a demo. Budget for an enterprise annual subscription and confirm scope, environments, AI asset counts and any services fees directly with the vendor, since no pricing page is available.