CAIN-42 CAIN StudioHow CAIN-42 compares · Platform agent governance
CAIN-42 vs Salesforce Agentforce + Einstein Trust Layer
Every Agentforce model action routes through the Einstein Trust Layer: grounding, dynamic DLP, masking, prompt-injection defense, zero-data-retention with external models and an audit trail. Agentforce 360 / Agent Fabric extends to multi-vendor A2A and MCP.
What Salesforce Agentforce + Einstein Trust Layer does well
- Governance embedded in the CRM data and workflow.
- Dynamic DLP, masking and a trust layer for every model call.
- Large enterprise footprint in customer-facing operations.
What CAIN-42 does differently
- Enforces at the tool-call boundary, before anything runs.
- Orders authorization through a Byzantine quorum (3-of-4): one "yes" is never enough.
- Leaves a per-action signed receipt you can verify offline with a clean-room verifier.
- Authority continuity: a change to the model, tool, memory, skill or delegation forces a re-check.
- Self-serve from $19.75/mo; runs hosted, self-hosted or air-gapped.
Capability difference
| Capability | CAIN-42 | Salesforce Agentforce + Einstein Trust Layer | Source (verified 2026-10-14) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Runtime governance in the execution path | Trust layer for CRM agents and data | Salesforce source page verified 2026-10-14 |
| Blocks the tool call at the boundary | Yes — MCPGate halts before the tool runs | Partial (Trust Layer route + Flow gates) | |
| Byzantine-ordered authorization (quorum cert) | Yes — 3-of-4 PBFT quorum certificate | No* | |
| Per-action signed receipt, offline-verifiable | Yes — Ed25519, hash-chained, offline-verifiable | Trust Layer audit trail | |
| Runs outside Salesforce | Hosted, self-hosted or air-gapped | Salesforce platform only | |
| Public entry price | $19.75/mo self-serve | Salesforce licensing |
When to pick which
Pick Agentforce when the agent works on Salesforce data and process. Pick CAIN-42 when the agent acts across your own tools and infrastructure and you need vendor-neutral enforcement and proof.
Based on each vendor's public homepage and product pages, last reviewed 2026-10-14. No affiliation and no claim about their internals. "No*" means we found no public documentation of that capability, not that the vendor cannot do it.