If you are a US-headquartered company that needs the broadest SaaS DLP catalogue and is happy with US-hosted compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CCPA), Strac is an excellent technical choice. If you are an EU-headquartered company under EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA or French sovereignty requirements, ZeusLock is built around exactly that procurement file — French jurisdiction, EU-hosted, on-premise Sovereign Edition, and detectors that include SIRET, SIREN, INSEE and EU VAT out of the box.
AI surface coverage
Where each product enforces controls on the most-used GenAI surfaces, by what each vendor publishes on their own site.
| ZeusLock | Strac | |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI ChatGPT | ||
| Anthropic Claude | ||
| Google Gemini | ||
| Microsoft Copilot | ||
| MCP protocol Both vendors offer first-class MCP coverage — Strac with 23 connectors, ZeusLock with prompt-injection inspection across MCP. | ||
| Built-in French detectors (SIRET, SIREN, INSEE) Strac's public detector list focuses on US-centric PII / PHI / PCI categories — French SIRET / SIREN are not explicitly named. | ||
| EU AI Act / NIS2 / DORA-aligned evidence Strac's published compliance roster covers SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CCPA — but EU AI Act, NIS2 and DORA are not listed. | ||
| On-premise / air-gapped deployment Strac lists "DLP On Premise" as an integration option; air-gapped delivery specifics are not detailed on strac.io. |
How each product intercepts data
The architectural path a sensitive prompt takes from the user's keyboard to the AI model.
ZeusLock architecture
- 1
User triggers a prompt via browser, desktop CLI or MCP-connected agent on their own workstation.
- 2
ZeusLock intercepts locally, anonymises sensitive substrings in real time, and applies EU AI Act / NIS2 / DORA-aligned policy logic.
- 3
Sanitised prompt continues to ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini / Copilot — original sensitive content stays within the customer perimeter.
- 4
Audit event lands in the ZeusLock console hosted by OVHcloud in France — or fully inside the customer datacentre with Sovereign Edition.
Strac architecture
- 1
User generates a prompt via browser, an endpoint device or an MCP-connected tool integrated through Strac.
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Strac classifies the content against 100+ built-in detectors and runs configured remediation: redaction, masking, deletion, access revocation or alerting.
- 3
Sanitised or blocked event is delivered to the GenAI tool / SaaS app, depending on policy.
- 4
Telemetry and audit logs land in Strac's US-hosted cloud control plane; on-premise option is available but air-gapped specifics are not publicly documented.
At a glance
| ZeusLock | Strac | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor jurisdiction | France (ZEUSLOCK SASU, Vaucresson) | United States (Strac Inc., Y Combinator W22) |
| Default hosting region | EU (OVHcloud, France) + on-premise Sovereign Edition | US hosting; specific region not publicly disclosed on strac.io |
| CLOUD Act / FISA 702 exposure | None on Sovereign Edition; mitigated on SaaS by EU residency | Yes — US-domiciled vendor, subject to CLOUD Act subpoenas |
| EU AI Act / NIS2 / DORA reporting | Built-in templates aligned to all three | Not listed among compliance certifications on strac.io |
| French detectors (SIRET, SIREN, INSEE) | SIRET + SIREN + INSEE + EU VAT shipped by default | Not explicitly listed in Strac's public detector categories |
| SaaS integrations | Core GenAI surfaces + REST API for custom flows | 60+ integrations published (Slack, M365, Salesforce, Jira, Zendesk, etc.) |
| MCP protocol coverage | Yes — MCP guard for agentic systems + prompt-injection across MCP | Yes — MCP DLP with 23 connectors |
| On-premise / air-gapped deployment | Yes — Sovereign Edition (Kubernetes (Helm), air-gapped) | DLP On Premise listed as an integration option; air-gapped specifics not detailed |
| Endpoint agents | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Commercial model | B2B, quoted per organisation — presented during the demo | Custom quote-based pricing; PoV before commitment; sales-led |
Detection capability — close to feature parity
Strac publishes a detector library of 100+ built-in classifiers covering PII (SSN, passport numbers, driver licences, dates of birth, addresses), PHI (medical records, ICD-10 codes, prescriptions), PCI (credit cards, bank accounts, routing numbers), API keys and secrets. ZeusLock's detector library covers the same baseline plus the European defaults that matter to French and EU auditors: SIRET, SIREN, INSEE, EU VAT, NHS numbers, and source-code IP detection (proprietary code, internal class names, API surfaces). Neither product is materially stronger on detection capability — the difference is which sensitive-data corpus matches your organisation's primary regulatory exposure.
Integration breadth — where Strac wins on SaaS, ZeusLock on agents
Strac's public integrations page lists 60+ integrations across SaaS (Slack, Gmail, Office 365, Notion, Salesforce, Jira, Box, OneDrive, HubSpot, Intercom, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams, Zoom, Asana and many more), cloud and database (AWS S3 / CloudWatch / DynamoDB, Azure Blob, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Oracle), and a dedicated MCP DLP layer with 23 connectors. If your DLP scope includes scanning Salesforce records, Zendesk tickets and Box files, Strac has the wider catalogue today. ZeusLock concentrates on the GenAI surface and exposes a REST API for custom integrations — narrower coverage of "data at rest in SaaS apps" but deeper coverage of "data in motion to AI models".
Compliance posture — published certifications and regulatory framing
Strac publishes SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS and CCPA on its trust pages — a strong roster for a US healthcare-and-fintech customer base. ZeusLock is GDPR-aligned with ISO 27001 certification in progress, and adds explicit EU AI Act, NIS2 and DORA reporting templates — the regulations that matter to a French CISO preparing for a Banque de France review or to a public-sector buyer under the new EU framework. Neither vendor is universally better on compliance; they are each calibrated to a different procurement file.
Sovereignty and CLOUD Act exposure
Strac is a US-domiciled vendor (Y Combinator W22 batch), and the US CLOUD Act applies to data it processes regardless of geographic storage. The Strac website does not specify a particular hosting region. For an EU customer under DORA outsourcing rules or French sovereignty requirements, this is a flag — not a disqualifier, but a flag that must be assessed against the customer's risk appetite. ZeusLock is a French SASU operating from OVHcloud in France and offers an on-premise Sovereign Edition that removes the exposure entirely. For banking, defence, healthcare and public-sector buyers under DORA, NIS2 and French sovereignty rules, this is the architectural difference that often decides the procurement.
Buying process
Both vendors quote per organisation. ZeusLock presents pricing during the demo, sized to your seat count, the surfaces to cover and SaaS versus on-premise, and can follow with a proof of concept. Strac's 30-minute scoping call yields an itemised quote within 24 hours, with proof of value before commitment. The two buying processes are close; the differences that matter are jurisdiction, EU regulatory mapping and the on-premise option.
When ZeusLock is the better choice
- Your headquarters or primary regulatory exposure is in the EU under EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA or French sovereignty requirements.
- You need French detectors (SIRET, SIREN, INSEE, EU VAT) out of the box for auditors.
- You need an on-premise / air-gapped deployment with customer-managed HSMs over PKCS#11.
- You need on-premise or air-gapped deployment under French jurisdiction.
- You need vendor jurisdiction in the EU under French law with no US CLOUD Act exposure.
When Strac is the better choice
- Your DLP scope is dominated by SaaS at-rest scanning across Slack, Salesforce, Jira, Zendesk, M365 and similar — Strac has the wider published catalogue today.
- Your primary regulatory framing is US (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CCPA, SOC 2) and CLOUD Act exposure is not a procurement blocker.
- You want MCP DLP across many SaaS tools (Strac ships 23 MCP connectors out of the box).
- You need image OCR on endpoints before content reaches an AI model — Strac documents this explicitly.
Frequently asked questions
Is ZeusLock as capable as Strac on detection?
On the baseline (PII, PHI, PCI, API keys, secrets), the two products are at near-parity. ZeusLock additionally covers French and EU detectors out of the box (SIRET, SIREN, INSEE, EU VAT, NHS) and adds source-code IP detection. Strac additionally covers a wider US-centric PII set and ships endpoint OCR for images. Neither is universally stronger — they are calibrated to different regulatory corpora.
Does Strac support EU AI Act / NIS2 / DORA reporting?
Strac's published compliance roster covers SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS and CCPA. EU AI Act, NIS2 and DORA are not listed among its public certifications. For a French or EU buyer that needs ready-to-file evidence for those three regulations, ZeusLock ships built-in reporting templates aligned to each.
Is Strac's 60+ SaaS integration catalogue a deal-breaker for ZeusLock?
Only if your DLP scope is "scan data at rest across every SaaS app". If your DLP scope is "stop sensitive data from leaking into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and MCP-based agents", ZeusLock's narrower, deeper coverage is the better fit. The two products solve different problems — Strac is broad SaaS DLP plus AI DLP, ZeusLock is focused AI DLP with EU sovereignty. Many teams will need both; many will only need one.
Is Strac subject to the US CLOUD Act?
Yes. Strac Inc. is a US-domiciled company (Y Combinator W22 batch, US headquarters). The US CLOUD Act applies to data Strac processes regardless of where it is geographically stored. For US-headquartered customers this is rarely a procurement concern; for EU-headquartered customers under DORA outsourcing, NIS2 or French sovereignty requirements, the exposure must be weighed. ZeusLock's Sovereign Edition removes the exposure entirely by running on-premise on the customer's own infrastructure.
Can ZeusLock and Strac coexist in the same organisation?
Yes, comfortably. A large multinational with a US subsidiary running Strac for SaaS DLP across Salesforce / Slack / Zendesk and an EU subsidiary running ZeusLock for AI DLP under French jurisdiction is a perfectly coherent architecture. Strac's 60+ SaaS integrations and ZeusLock's focused AI DLP + Sovereign Edition cover different surfaces with different jurisdictional postures — they do not contradict each other.
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Every non-trivial claim on this page traces back to one of these primary sources.
- Strac homepage — product positioning (strac.io)
- Strac SaaS DLP — 100+ detectors (strac.io)
- Strac integrations catalogue — 60+ (strac.io)
- Strac MCP DLP — 23 connectors (strac.io)
- Strac endpoint DLP (strac.io)
- Strac pricing — custom quote model (strac.io)
- Strac compliance — SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / GDPR / HIPAA / PCI-DSS (strac.io)
- Strac wall of love — named customers (strac.io)
- ZeusLock — home (zeuslock.ai)
- ZeusLock — Sovereign Edition (zeuslock.ai)