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galileo alternative·updated oct 2026

failproof vs galileo

the galileo alternative for mid-market teams that want agent-action enforcement included - not hosted guardrails gated to a sales-led Enterprise tier.

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Failproof AI

End-to-end reliability for AI agents. Traces every run at the agent runtime, scores every finished session in the cloud with code checks, LLM judges and the eval set you already have (DeepEval, Ragas, promptfoo or your own), brought in as it is, finds where agents fail on its own, and lets you author and enforce a policy that stops the bad action in realtime - deployed on-prem or in the cloud.

Galileo

AI evaluation and observability platform, now part of Cisco and renamed Splunk Agent Observability (August 2026). 20+ built-in evals, Luna-2 small evaluation models and CLHF-tuned judges. Hosted real-time guardrails are Enterprise-only; the older Protect product was deprecated in June 2026 for Agent Control, an open-source SDK you run yourself.

capabilityFailproof AIGalileo
Built forAI agentsLLM apps and agents
Agent-level tracingAgent runtime, deeperAgent graphs + eval metrics
EvaluatorsCode checks, LLM judges and your existing eval set, run in the cloud20+ built-in evals, Luna-2 (Enterprise)
Autonomous failure findingAutomaticInsights Engine
Realtime policy enforcementYes, realtimeHosted: Enterprise only
Enforcement scopeAgent actions at the hook layerTool calls via self-run Agent Control
Public pricing$0 / $99 / $599, Enterprise customFree self-serve; Pro and Enterprise by demo
DeploymentLocal, on-prem, cloudSaaS; VPC and on-prem on Enterprise

Choose Failproof AI when

  • you run high-impact autonomous agents that take real actions
  • a wrong action is costly or irreversible
  • you need to stop failures at runtime, not just trace them
  • you want an end-to-end reliability solution, on-prem or cloud

Choose Galileo when

  • you want 20+ built-in evals and Luna-2 small evaluation models
  • you are standardizing on Cisco and Splunk Observability
  • you want to run and wire up Agent Control yourself, as open source

FAQ

Does Galileo have real-time guardrails?

Yes. Hosted real-time guardrails are an Enterprise-tier feature. Galileo Protect, which guarded model inputs and outputs, was deprecated in June 2026; its replacement, Agent Control, is an open-source SDK and server that can check tool calls, which you deploy and operate yourself.

Is Galileo part of Cisco now?

Yes. Cisco announced its intent to acquire Galileo in April 2026, and Galileo's release notes say that as of August 7, 2026 it is now Splunk Agent Observability. If you are not a Cisco or Splunk shop, ask how the change affects your contract and roadmap.

Galileo vs Failproof AI - the core difference?

Packaging and layer. Galileo leads with evaluation - built-in metrics and Luna-2 models - and gates hosted guardrails to Enterprise. Failproof AI leads with the agent runtime: it traces every run, finds failure patterns, and enforces policy on agent actions at the hook layer, with public pricing from a free tier.

Can I use both?

Yes - score in Galileo, enforce agent actions with Failproof AI.

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