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HOL Guard compared with Cogni
Detail HOL Guard Cogni
What it doesRuntime security layer that stops risky AI actions before they execute Memory that reasons
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree plan: Local Guard runtime with real-time approval prompts and local audit log. Solo $4.99/mo: adds 2 cloud-connected devices and 30-day cloud retention. Pro $15/mo: adds 5 cloud-connected devices, 180-day retention, and policy versioning. Team $30/seat/mo: up to 25 cloud-connected devices, 365- Free plan at $0 USD; Pro plan at $5 USD per month.
Key features
  • Surface-specific pre-action interception
  • Policy routing with allow, observe, ask, and block outcomes
  • Local review and evidence workflows
  • MCP, skill, plugin, and package inspection
  • Layered local and team policy
  • Open source runtime under Apache-2.0
  • Offline local protection without cloud connectivity
  • Continuous GitHub leaked-secret monitoring
  • Decision audit trail and export
  • Support for multiple AI coding agents
  • Entity-graph spreading activation for cross-vocabulary retrieval
  • Works with any LLM model
  • No LLM or GPU in retrieval path
  • Point-in-time and windowed recall
  • Timestamped memories
  • Fixed recall cost as memory grows
What makes it different
  • Open-source core runtime runs locally without cloud requirement
  • Protects against secrets, destructive commands, prompt injection, and supply chain attacks
  • No source code or secrets uploaded; decisions stored as redacted summaries
  • Reaches answers across unrelated documents that share no keywords, where vector search scores zero
  • Deterministic retrieval with no model in the path, so results never vary between queries
  • Constant per-query cost regardless of memory size, even at 32,000 words
  • No infrastructure to run—no vector database, cluster, or GPU needed
  • Works with any model, so small local models gain the most from better retrieval
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)53 +1 (up) since last check4 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)272
Citation Flow (Majestic)4421
Referring domains (Majestic)73534

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