AI-SPM – SaaS vs On-Prem Deployment¶
AccuKnox AI-SPM is available as a fully managed SaaS offering or a self-hosted On-Premises deployment. Both deliver identical features — choose based on your infrastructure, data-residency, and compliance requirements.
Comparison¶
| SaaS | On-Prem | |
|---|---|---|
| Features | All AI-SPM features | Full feature parity with SaaS |
| Deployment Method | Helm Charts on cloud Kubernetes | Helm Charts on self-hosted Kubernetes or 3-node VM cluster |
| Deployment Time | Within minutes | 30 min – 4 hours |
| Air-Gapped Support |  |
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| Scanning | Collector model or automated scans | Collector model or automated scans |
| Prompt Firewall | |
(AI Gateway or SDK) |
| AI Runtime Detection & Response | |
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| Governance (MITRE ATLAS, OWASP LLM Top 10, NIST AI RMF, AVID) | |
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| Additional Components | — | Neo4j database; GPUs optional (recommended for Prompt Firewall) |
| Product Updates | Automatic | Container images via tar.gz; customer-applied with AccuKnox support |
| Infrastructure & DevOps | AccuKnox managed | Customer managed |
| High Availability & Observability | AccuKnox managed | Customer managed |
| Data Residency | Results exportable to customer S3 (90-day retention); hosted on Sovereign Cloud with regional failover | Full local data ownership and residency |
| Performance | No difference | No difference |
| Support | Standard | AccuKnox Premium Support recommended |
Network Requirement (On-Prem)
AI workloads must be able to reach the AccuKnox control plane. Endpoint whitelisting may be required depending on your network configuration.
Prompt Firewall Deployment (On-Prem)¶
Two approaches are supported:
| Approach | How it works |
|---|---|
| AI Gateway Integration | Connect the Prompt Firewall to an AI Gateway (LiteLLM, Bifrost, AWS APIM, Azure APIM). |
| SDK-based (Direct) | Embed the firewall directly in your application — no gateway needed. |
Hardware Prerequisites & Architecture (On-Prem)¶
Minimum Hardware Requirements¶
Architecture Overview¶
On-Prem Onboarding Steps¶
Onboard existing AI assets in this order:
- LLM/ML Models for Red Teaming
- AI Applications for Red Teaming
- AI Applications for Prompt Firewalling
Premium Support
AccuKnox Premium Support is available for on-prem deployments to assist with upgrades, patches, and operational guidance.