HOL Guard vs Private Exposure
Facts from each product's IndieNeed listing, side by side.
HOL Guard is a local checkpoint between AI coding agents and your machine. Before an agent runs a shell command, reads a secret, calls an MCP server, or installs a package, HOL Guard checks the action against your policy and allows, blocks, or asks you. Open-source core (Apache-2.0): pipx install hol-guard && hol-guard init. Optional paid Guard Cloud adds hosted, fully managed team features.
Privacy Reset by Private Exposure is a practical digital kit for reviewing email security, passwords, account recovery and public profiles. Includes a six-chapter guide, a private checklist and a CSV action plan in English and Spanish. Designed for offline use without connecting accounts or sharing passwords. Proposed one-time price: €9.
How they compare
Both are listed under Security on IndieNeed. HOL Guard is free with paid plans; Private Exposure is free to use. Private Exposure launched on IndieNeed first.
| Detail | HOL Guard | Private Exposure |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | Ask-first local guardrails for AI coding agent actions | A practical digital privacy kit — €9, no subscription. |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Categories | Security, AI | Security |
| Upvotes on IndieNeed | 1 | 1 |
| Reviews | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Open source | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
Looking further? See HOL Guard alternatives or Private Exposure alternatives.