Comparison
ShadowLock vs Conceal for shadow AI
Conceal isolates risky URLs in a cloud browser sandbox. That's a real and useful control - for malware and phishing. ShadowLock is purpose-built for shadow AI across three layers: endpoint, browser, and Microsoft 365 tenant. Different jobs.
Conceal details last verified · sources
Conceal is a browser-security platform that catches a lot of bad URLs. ShadowLock is a shadow AI control that catches what employees actually send to the AI tools you do allow. If shadow AI is your primary control objective - not browser isolation broadly - ShadowLock is the layer purpose-built for it.
of knowledge workers use AI at workMicrosoft & LinkedIn, 2024 ↗
Conceal's isolation model was built for malware, phishing, and credential theft. But AI is now mainstream (three in four knowledge workers already use it at work), and the risk is the regulated data going into the prompt, which a browser sandbox doesn't classify. ShadowLock's clipboard monitor is purpose-built for exactly that hand-off.
Head to head
Side by side
Different jobs, overlapping audience
Conceal\'s wedge is isolating any risky URL inside a cloud sandbox so the threat never reaches the host. That\'s a strong control for the malware, phishing, and credential-theft problems it was built for.
What it isn\'t is shadow AI–specific. If an employee opens an isolated browser, logs into ChatGPT, and pastes regulated PHI into the prompt, Conceal\'s isolation model doesn\'t classify the content. Shadow AI for Conceal is part of broader URL/content filtering, not a dedicated control. ShadowLock\'s clipboard monitor is purpose-built for exactly that handoff - endpoint, content-aware, and tuned for the data types regulators care about.
Fit
Which one fits your situation?
Choose ShadowLock when…
- Shadow AI detection and prompt-data classification are your primary control objectives.
- You need clipboard-level inspection for HIPAA, SOC 2, or GDPR.
- You want endpoint-wide AI coverage priced per device and don't need URL isolation.
- You're layering shadow AI on top of an existing endpoint stack, not replacing the browser.
Conceal still fits if…
- You're standing up zero-trust browser security with URL isolation as the primary control.
- Malware, phishing, and credential-theft are higher on the roadmap than AI prompt-data classification.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does Conceal block AI prompts?
It can apply URL/content filtering and block AI domains in the managed browser. It does not run dedicated prompt-content classification the way ShadowLock does at the clipboard layer.
Can ShadowLock and Conceal run together?
Yes - Conceal is a browser extension running URL isolation; ShadowLock is a Windows service running clipboard classification. Different layers, no conflict.
Is Conceal a direct shadow AI competitor?
Adjacent rather than direct. Conceal is a browser-security platform where shadow AI is part of broader filtering. ShadowLock is built specifically for shadow AI.
Sources and verification
Every competitor claim below links to that vendor’s own public documentation. Where a vendor does not publish an answer, we say so rather than presenting silence as proof. Competitor facts on this page were last checked on . Pricing and features change without notice — verify against the vendor before you buy.
- Conceal ↗ — ConcealBrowse is a browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Brave that applies zero-trust controls and URL isolation to browsing sessions.
- Conceal pricing & packaging ↗ — Conceal publishes a pricing and packaging page but does not list a public per-seat figure.Not publicly documented
One claim on this page rests on the absence of public documentation rather than on a vendor statement. We have written it as “not publicly documented” for that reason. If you represent one of these vendors and we have it wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
Comparisons
Compare ShadowLock to other shadow AI tools
Researching alternatives? Honest side-by-side comparisons against every MSP-channel shadow AI tool.
AI-native XDR with no M365 scanning. We scan the tenant and publish a price.
Browser-only. We add endpoint and M365 tenant.
Blocks AI apps. We inspect the prompt content.
Resolver-layer only. Blind to embedded AI and M365 OAuth.
Governs shadow AI inside the E5 stack. We need no E5 license.