Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Guardiar
Runtime API enforcement for AI agents
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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Proxy 1.0▲718Your AI Assistant that actually gets things done
2025 · convergence.ai · its alternatives →
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CtrlAI▲104Transparent proxy that secures AI agents with guardrails
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Overseer AI▲129Handle AI governance with a simple, custom-policy-driven API
2025 · overseerai.app · its alternatives →
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Aegisora▲93The narrow control plane for AI agent tool and API calls.
Aug 2026 · aegisora-ai.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! This is Adil, Salman and Jose and and we’re behind archgw [1]. An intelligent proxy server designed as an edge and AI gateway for agents - one that natively know how to handle prompts, not just network traffic. We’ve made several sweeping changes so sharing the project again. A bit of background on why we’ve built this project. Building AI agent demos is easy, but to create something production-ready there is a lot of repeat low-level plumbing work that everyone is doing. You’re applying guardrails to make sure unsafe or off-topic requests don’t get through. You’re clarifying vague…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AIVory Guard▲62Real-time compliance & security validation for AI coding
Dec 2025 · aivory.net · its alternatives →
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Your AI agent hits an infinite loop and racks up $2000 in API charges overnight. This happens weekly to AI developers. AgentGuard monitors API calls in real-time and automatically kills your process when it hits your budget limit. How it works: Add 2 lines to any AI project: const agentGuard = require('agent-guard'); await agentGuard.init({ limit: 50 }); // $50 budget // Your existing code runs unchanged const response = await openai.chat.completions.create({...}); // AgentGuard tracks costs automatically When your code hits $50 in API costs, AgentGuard stops…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AI security: monitor, detect threats, and block spam & scams
2025 · guardfather.ai · its alternatives →
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Local security & compliance scanner for AI agents
Jul 2026 · safeclaude.net · its alternatives →
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Ship AI that passes EU AI Act audits, automatically
Jul 2026 · guardia-ai.com · its alternatives →
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Managed auth and 10,000+ tools across 3,000+ APIs for the agents you’re building — and a secure gateway for the AI tools your company uses.
2012 · apiaxle.com · its alternatives →
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Insights, risk assessments, and plain-English summaries
2025 · contractguardai.blueorangelabs.com · its alternatives →
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An information-flow policy engine for LLM agents.
24d ago · openappa.com · its alternatives →
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Gateplex▲12Real-time governance firewall for autonomous AI agents
May 2026 · gateplex.ai · its alternatives →
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AI Risk & Compliance Monitoring, On Autopilot.
2025 · ai-guard-copilot.com · its alternatives →
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APIR - The Verification Layerfree tier, from $99/mo▲3EU AI Act compliance, Insurance and Ghost Audit
May 2026 · apir.ai · its alternatives →
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Guardrly▲2Monitor AI Agent API calls & prevent account bans.
Apr 2026 · guardrly.com · its alternatives →
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Check if your AI API usage complies with provider ToS
Mar 2026 · apiguardrails.com · its alternatives →
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AI-powered firewall that instantly blocks malicious Web3.
Jul 2026 · guardfast.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Agentinel▲18Stop AI agents from installing malicious packages.
Jul 2026 · agentinel.habitwala.in · its alternatives →
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