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Adaptive Security vs Sift

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

AAdaptive SecurityContact for pricingVisit site
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A

Choose Adaptive Security if…

  • you work on Chrome, Slack
  • you're in its core audience: cisos and security teams, it administrators
S

Choose Sift if…

  • you're in its core audience: fraud operations teams, trust & safety managers

Side by side

Feature Adaptive Security Sift
Pricing modelContact for pricingContact for pricing
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Kept while legitimate business need exists; then deleted or anonymized
Payment fraud screening—
PlatformsWeb, Chrome, API, SlackWeb, API
CategorySecurity & FraudSecurity & Fraud
CompanyTeamGuard AI Inc.Sift Science, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded20242011
Part of——

Key features

A Adaptive Security

  • Training library of 1,000+ modules, including deepfake content
  • AI generation of training from prompts, policies or URLs
  • Email, SMS, voice and deepfake phishing simulations
  • API-based email security for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
  • Phish alert button and AI triage for Outlook and Gmail
  • Shadow AI discovery and risky prompt detection
  • Risk score for every employee
  • SCORM export and 50+ compliance modules

S Sift

  • Real-time payment fraud decisions
  • Account takeover detection and blocking
  • Fake account signup prevention
  • Attack Detection Agent for anomaly alerts
  • Global network data from 1T+ annual events
  • Automated review routing and workflows
  • Sift Score API for custom risk models
  • Expert fraud strategy services

Plans and prices

From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.

Adaptive Security

SMBsPricing on request via work email
EnterpriseCustom

Sift

Contact for pricing. Plan details aren't published.

Strengths and limitations

Adaptive Security

  • Training and email protection in one platform, with modules that also work alone
  • Email security connects by API with no MX changes
  • Content in 40 languages with dubbed narration
  • Dedicated CSM and 24/7 in-app support for every customer
  • No public prices; SMB pricing requires a work email
  • No free plan or trial listed
  • Email security supports only Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

Sift

  • Shared intelligence from a network of 700+ brands and 1T+ annual events
  • Clearbox visibility into the signals and models behind decisions
  • Covers the full journey from signup to post-transaction
  • API with public documentation
  • No public pricing; you need a demo or sales contact
  • No free trial or free plan listed

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