Is Noma or Pluto better for AI endpoint control?

Neither is scored on this site. Noma describes 1 of four product control types and Pluto 0 on the pages we read, and they differ on 8 recorded facts. Which fits depends on the AI tools people use, your devices, where the work happens and whether you block or guide; the finder checks those.

Which of the two decides on a tool call before it runs?

Noma: Partly. Pluto: Partly. Warn or ask: Noma Partly, Pluto Not in our sources.

Do Noma or Pluto publish prices?

Noma: Marketplace list price: $200,000 for a 12-month contract on AWS Marketplace. No pricing page on noma.security. Pluto: Not published (demo request).

HEAD-TO-HEAD · FACTS ONLY

Noma vs Pluto: AI endpoint control facts side by side

Short answer

Noma describes 1 of the four product control types on the pages we read and Pluto describes 0; they differ on on-device control. On decisions, Noma describes some control over tool calls and Pluto describes some control over tool calls. 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: Noma
Dashed teal ring: Pluto, 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)

The map shows where each product's own pages describe a control, or where your answers point. It is not a measure of how well a product works.

What are the facts, side by side?

Noma Security and Pluto Security, from each product's own pages. Differs is computed from recorded statuses, not wording.
Fact	Noma	Pluto
Owner	None	None
Positioning	An AI security platform with AI-SPM, Agent Access Control, AI detection and response and AI red teaming, covering agents on endpoints, in SaaS and in homegrown apps.	"The first workspace security platform for the AI era": visibility, risk understanding and real-time guardrails for AI builders, developer tools and business workspaces. Founding team from Unit 8200, Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks; part of AWS, CrowdStrike and NVIDIA accelerators. Publishes research on Claude Code hooks, exposed MCP servers and Open VSX malware.
How it reaches devices	Discovers endpoint agents through your existing EDR or MDM, with no new endpoint agent to deploy. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026	(secondary: SACR) Agentless, through API integrations and existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. Pluto's own site has no product or documentation page describing rollout. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
On-device controlDiffers	DescribedDiscovers endpoint agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex with their MCP servers and skills, blocks unauthorized and malicious ones, and inspects activity at runtime. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026	Partly described(secondary: SACR) inline hook configuration on coding agents for runtime observability and enforcement. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Browser extension	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
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 gateway	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
Names the coding agents it coversDiffers	MatchesNames Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026	PartlyPluto's research covers Claude Code; SACR (secondary) says it governs tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Decides on a tool call before it runs	PartlyRuntime inspection of the event, the session, the identity behind the agent and the data it reaches; decisions on individual tool calls are described less specifically. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026	Partly(secondary: SACR) inline hooks on coding agents for runtime enforcement. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Controls what goes into browser AI	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Rolls out through EDR or device management you runDiffers	MatchesThrough your existing EDR or MDM, with no new endpoint agent. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026	Partly(secondary: SACR) deploys through existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Can warn or ask instead of only blockingDiffers	PartlyStates that runtime decisions can route to a human. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents (re-read) · Read 13 Oct 2026	Not in our sources
Can block an agent, tool or actionDiffers	MatchesBlocks unauthorized and malicious agents. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources
Has a watch-only or simulation mode	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Records who or what took each actionDiffers	PartlyKeeps a live registry of allowed agents, MCP servers and skills and inspects the identity behind each agent. Source: Noma Security: endpoint agents · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AIDiffers	MatchesCovers endpoint, SaaS and homegrown agents. Source: Noma Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources
Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace)Differs	MatchesAWS Marketplace lists the Noma Security Platform at $200,000 for a 12-month contract (marketplace list price); noma.security has no pricing page. Source: AWS Marketplace: Noma Security Platform · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not in our sources
Built into	None	None
Works with	None in our sources	(secondary: SACR) deploys through existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. (secondary: SACR) deploys through existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Price	Marketplace list price: $200,000 for a 12-month contract on AWS Marketplace. No pricing page on noma.security. Source: AWS Marketplace: Noma Security Platform · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not published (demo request). Source: Pluto Security homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026

Where do they differ?

On-device control: Noma describes it; Pluto partly describes it.
Names the coding agents it covers: Noma matches; Pluto partly matches.
Rolls out through EDR or device management you run: Noma matches; Pluto partly matches.
Can warn or ask instead of only blocking: Noma partly matches; Pluto is not in our sources.
Can block an agent, tool or action: Noma matches; Pluto is not in our sources.
Records who or what took each action: Noma partly matches; Pluto is not in our sources.
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI: Noma matches; Pluto is not in our sources.
Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace): Noma matches; Pluto is not in our sources.

Choose Noma if

Agents run on laptops, in SaaS and in apps you build, and you want one place to see them
You want discovery through existing EDR or MDM without a new agent

Choose Pluto if

You want guardrails on coding agents without a new endpoint agent

Which limits should you check?

Noma

A watch-only or simulation mode is not described on the pages we read.
Decisions on individual tool calls are described less specifically than discovery, and the only public price is a $200,000 a year marketplace listing.

Pluto

Pluto publishes little product detail on its own site, so this profile relies partly on a third-party report.
No price is published.

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