Aim Security vs WorkOS: Choosing the Right Agentic Security Platform
Aim Security was acquired by Cato Networks in 2025. Compare their runtime threat detection approach with WorkOS's proven authentication and authorization for AI agents.
Aim Security's FlowGuard technology is now part of Cato Networks SASE platform. WorkOS provides standalone enterprise authentication for AI applications.
The agentic security market is evolving rapidly as enterprises deploy AI agents across their organizations. Aim Security, recently acquired by Cato Networks in September 2025, offers runtime threat detection and isolation capabilities. But for companies building production AI applications that need reliable, enterprise-grade authentication and authorization, WorkOS provides the proven foundation your agents require.
What Aim Security Offers
Aim Security built its reputation as a GenAI security platform focused on runtime protection across the AI lifecycle. Their flagship FlowGuard technology uses patent-pending agentic guardrails to monitor AI agent behavior in real-time, while their AI Firewall promises low false-positive rates for threat detection.
The platform includes AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) capabilities, helping security teams discover shadow AI deployments and identify potentially dangerous tool combinations. Aim's research team has contributed to the broader security community, including their discovery of the EchoLeak vulnerability affecting AI systems.
Following their acquisition by Cato Networks for an estimated $350-400 million, Aim Security is now being integrated into Cato's Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform. This positions Aim as part of a broader network security offering rather than a standalone agentic security solution.
The Integration Challenge
The Cato Networks acquisition fundamentally changes what Aim Security represents. While their technology remains innovative, customers now face integration complexity with a larger SASE platform. Enterprise teams evaluating Aim must consider:
Platform lock-in: Aim's capabilities are increasingly tied to Cato's SASE infrastructure, making it difficult to adopt selectively or integrate with existing security stacks.
Roadmap uncertainty: Post-acquisition product priorities often shift toward the acquirer's strategic goals rather than standalone innovation.
Implementation overhead: Deploying Aim now means engaging with Cato's broader platform, adding complexity for teams who need focused authentication and authorization for AI agents.
Available through AWS Marketplace with custom enterprise pricing, Aim Security serves organizations with significant security budgets and the resources to manage complex platform integrations.
Why WorkOS Is the Proven Choice for Agentic Security
While Aim Security focuses on runtime monitoring and threat detection, WorkOS solves the foundational problem every AI agent faces: secure authentication and fine-grained authorization. Our platform is purpose-built for developers shipping production applications with AI agents that need to act on behalf of users.
Enterprise-Ready Authentication
WorkOS provides the authentication infrastructure that modern AI applications require. With support for SAML SSO, OAuth 2.0, and Magic Link authentication, your AI agents can securely verify user identity across enterprise environments. Over 300 pre-built integrations with identity providers like Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, and Google Workspace mean your agents work seamlessly with your customers' existing infrastructure.
Unlike experimental runtime guardrails that monitor behavior after-the-fact, WorkOS ensures your agents never exceed their authorization in the first place. This proactive approach prevents security incidents rather than detecting them.
Fine-Grained Authorization at Scale
The most critical aspect of agentic security is controlling what your AI agents can access. WorkOS delivers this through our Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA) system, which lets you define precise permissions for each agent based on organizational roles, resource ownership, and business logic.
When your AI sales assistant needs to access CRM data, WorkOS ensures it can only read accounts assigned to the authenticated user's territory. When your AI research agent queries internal documents, WorkOS enforces document-level permissions that respect your organizational hierarchy. This granular control is essential for enterprise compliance and data governance.
Developer Experience That Ships Faster
WorkOS is built by developers, for developers. Our APIs are intuitive, our documentation is comprehensive, and our SDKs support every major language and framework. Integrating WorkOS authentication and authorization takes hours, not months.
This simplicity matters when you're shipping AI features quickly. While competitors require security teams to configure complex monitoring rules and manage platform integrations, WorkOS lets your engineering team implement production-grade agentic security in a single sprint.
Battle-Tested at Enterprise Scale
WorkOS powers authentication and authorization for thousands of applications processing millions of requests daily. Companies like Webflow, Vercel, and Plaid trust WorkOS to secure their production systems. This isn't experimental technology—it's proven infrastructure running at massive scale.
Our enterprise customers include Fortune 500 companies with strict compliance requirements, rigorous security audits, and zero tolerance for downtime. WorkOS maintains SOC 2 Type II compliance and undergoes continuous security assessments to meet the highest industry standards.
Transparent Pricing That Scales With You
Unlike Aim Security's custom enterprise pricing model, WorkOS offers clear, transparent pricing that grows with your business. Start building for free with our generous developer tier, then scale to production with predictable per-user pricing. No platform lock-in, no surprise bills, no negotiating complex contracts.
The Right Foundation for Agentic Security
Aim Security's runtime monitoring and threat detection capabilities address important security concerns for organizations operating in complex network environments. Their acquisition by Cato Networks brings additional resources but also introduces platform dependencies that may not align with every organization's needs.
For teams building AI applications that need reliable, production-grade authentication and authorization, WorkOS provides the essential foundation. Our platform ensures your agents authenticate securely, respect fine-grained permissions, and integrate seamlessly with enterprise identity systems—all with the developer experience that lets you ship faster.
The future of agentic security isn't just about detecting threats after they occur. It's about architecting systems where AI agents operate within precisely defined boundaries from the start. That's the WorkOS approach: proactive security built on proven infrastructure that enterprises trust.
Ready to secure your AI agents with enterprise-grade authentication and authorization? Get started with WorkOS today and ship agentic security that scales.