HEAD-TO-HEAD · FACTS ONLY
Cloudflare AI Gateway vs Neo: AI endpoint control facts side by side
Short answer
Cloudflare AI Gateway describes 1 of the four product control types on the pages we read and Neo describes 1; they differ on on-device control, browser extension and AI or MCP gateway. On decisions, Cloudflare AI Gateway does not describe tool-call decisions on the pages we read and Neo decides on a tool call before it runs. We do not score either; the right choice depends on the AI tools people use, your devices, your current stack and whether you block or guide.
By The Device Desk · Endpoint AI Finder · Published 2026-10-11
Desk research from public vendor pages read on 27 September and 11 October 2026. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.
Vendor pages read September and October 2026 · updated 2026-10-13
Where do their controls sit?
- Filled or hatched marker: Cloudflare AI Gateway
- Dashed teal ring: Neo, described
- DEV Filled marker: described on the product pages we read
- DEV Hatched marker: partly described (another component, a narrower scope, or method not detailed)
- DEV Dashed marker: not in our sources (it may exist; we did not find it)
What are the facts, side by side?
| Fact | Cloudflare AI Gateway | Neo |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | None | None |
| Positioning | A gateway for AI applications: Cloudflare's documentation describes it as a way to observe and control AI apps, with analytics on requests, tokens and cost, logging, caching, rate limiting, request retry and model fallback across providers including Workers AI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI and Replicate. It governs apps you build, not employees' devices. | Agentic Software Control from Neo Security, Inc. (neo.ai, not Pulumi Neo): a live inventory of agents, models, skills, MCP servers and extensions on every endpoint, and runtime control that intercepts agent actions and allows, blocks or holds them for approval. Launched 20 July 2026 with $100M from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer; HQ Boston. |
| How it reaches devices | Routed in front of model providers from your own applications; Cloudflare says it takes one line of code to start. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026 | A lightweight endpoint sensor with no kernel module, no reboot and no OS hooks; analysis stays on the device. OS support is not listed on the pages we read; SACR (secondary) says it needs no MDM. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| On-device controlDiffers | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. | DescribedA live inventory of agents, models, skills, MCP servers and extensions on every endpoint, with runtime control that intercepts agent actions. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| Browser extensionDiffers | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. | Partly described(secondary: SACR) user-mode endpoint and browser security. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source |
| Network or SSE proxy | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. |
| AI or MCP gatewayDiffers | DescribedAn AI gateway with analytics, logging, caching, rate limiting, retry and model fallback for AI applications. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read. |
| Names the coding agents it coversDiffers | Not in our sources | MatchesNames Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex; Cursor is not named. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| Decides on a tool call before it runsDiffers | Not in our sources | MatchesIntercepts agent actions at the endpoint and allows, blocks or holds them for approval. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| Controls what goes into browser AI | Not in our sources | Not in our sources |
| Rolls out through EDR or device management you runDiffers | Not in our sources | PartlyIts own lightweight sensor rather than a rollout through existing EDR or MDM. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| Can warn or ask instead of only blockingDiffers | Not in our sources | MatchesHold an action for verified human approval. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| Can block an agent, tool or actionDiffers | Not in our sources | MatchesBlock is one of its runtime actions. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| Has a watch-only or simulation modeDiffers | PartlyAnalytics and logs on requests, tokens and cost without changing the traffic. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026 | MatchesAudit mode before enforcement. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| Records who or what took each actionDiffers | PartlyLogs requests; tying a call to a person or an agent is not described. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026 | MatchesEvery action tied to the human or agent that caused it, in an immutable audit chain. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AIDiffers | MatchesBuilt for AI applications you build and run. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026 | PartlyNames SaaS and desktop AI such as Slack AI, Notion AI, Salesforce Agentforce and ChatGPT Desktop. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
| Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace) | Not in our sources | Not in our sources |
| Built into | None | None |
| Works with | None in our sources | None in our sources |
| Price | Available on all Cloudflare plans, per the documentation; plan prices are not on the page we read. Source: Cloudflare AI Gateway documentation · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Not published (demo request). Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 |
Where do they differ?
- On-device control: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Neo describes it.
- Browser extension: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Neo partly describes it.
- AI or MCP gateway: Cloudflare AI Gateway describes it; Neo is not in our sources.
- Names the coding agents it covers: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Neo matches.
- Decides on a tool call before it runs: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Neo matches.
- Rolls out through EDR or device management you run: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Neo partly matches.
- Can warn or ask instead of only blocking: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Neo matches.
- Can block an agent, tool or action: Cloudflare AI Gateway is not in our sources; Neo matches.
- Has a watch-only or simulation mode: Cloudflare AI Gateway partly matches; Neo matches.
- Records who or what took each action: Cloudflare AI Gateway partly matches; Neo matches.
- Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI: Cloudflare AI Gateway matches; Neo partly matches.
Choose Cloudflare AI Gateway if
- You build your own AI apps and want one place to log and control their model calls
- You already use Cloudflare and want AI traffic to pass through it
Choose Neo if
- You want to hold agent actions for human approval on the device
- You want an audit mode before enforcing rules
Which limits should you check?
Cloudflare AI Gateway
- It is an application gateway: it does not see employees' AI tools, coding agents or devices.
- Content controls such as blocking prompts are not described on the page we read, and plan prices are not on it.
Neo
- Uses its own sensor rather than the EDR or MDM you run, and OS support is not listed on the pages we read.
- No price is published.