What each one is for
They answer different questions. LayerX asks "is anyone leaking data into AI?". Typort asks "how is the team using AI, and what is it costing?".
LayerX is good at
- Warning, redacting or blocking risky actions in real time, in the browser
- Data loss controls on text input, copy and paste, uploads and downloads
- Finding shadow AI across web apps, browsers and desktop tools
- Telling corporate from personal accounts on AI tools
- Running in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, with no proxy and no browser swap
Typort is good at
- Who is using AI, how much, and which tools, per person and over time
- Estimated spend per person, with allowances and warnings
- A pie of what the team spends its time with AI doing
- Flags for what went in, and client rules marked broke or close
- Searching the team's chats and meetings, and asking questions of them with Ask Typort
- Five plain switches for what the company sees, shown to everyone on their first screen
What LayerX does
From Akamai's own pages. Akamai completed its purchase of LayerX on 2 July 2026, and LayerX is now Akamai Workforce Protector. layerxsecurity.com now forwards to Akamai.
A browser extension. It applies controls across Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, and Akamai says it deploys "without proxies, network redesign, or browser replacement".
Data loss prevention in the browser. It covers text input, copy and paste, uploads, downloads and data exchanges, with controls that warn, redact, block or guide based on context and risk.
Shadow AI. It finds AI tools across web applications, browsers and desktop tools, and shows which identities use them, corporate or personal, and how often.
What LayerX costs
No public price; sales quote. Akamai's Workforce Protector page lists no price. It offers a free demo and a Contact Sales link.
Typort vs LayerX, side by side
| LayerX (Akamai Workforce Protector) | Typort | |
|---|---|---|
| Usage per person | Which identities use AI tools, corporate or personal, and how often | Tokens, tools and active days per person, with adoption over 13 weeks |
| Spend | Not mentioned on Akamai's product pages | Estimated spend per person, with an allowance and a near or over warning |
| What the work is | Not mentioned on Akamai's product pages | Chats sorted into kinds of work, shown as a pie |
| Client rules | Policies based on context and risk | Rules per client, with chats marked broke a client rule or close to one |
| Block a prompt, paste or upload | Yes: warn, redact, block or guide in real time | No. Typort shows what went in after the fact |
| Finds AI tools nobody approved | Yes, across web apps, browsers and desktop tools | ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Grok; more being added |
| Search the team's chats | Not mentioned on Akamai's product pages | Search across chats and meetings, and Ask Typort, when the company allows it |
| What it needs | The browser extension on each browser | The Typort browser extension and a sign in |
| Price | No public price; sales quote | The team view is free for a limited time and will move to Typort Pro later |
See it in Typort
A walk through the team page: who uses which AI tool, the estimated spend per person, and what went in, client by client.
What you get
Screens from a sample 16-person agency.
The team page
Who is using AI this week, what the work is, people using AI each week, tool share by AI tool, and allowance warnings for anyone near or over.
Flags and client rules
What went in across the team: client figures and documents, personal details, passwords and keys, future campaign plans. Each chat that broke a client rule, or came close, is listed with the person and the tool.
Five switches
Count usage and spend, AI analysis, keep the chats, let admins and team leaders read chats, keep voice typing. Every opening of a chat is recorded, and everyone sees the switches in plain words. Chats in the AI's own temporary or incognito mode are never collected.
Use them together
LayerX stops the leak. Typort shows the work. LayerX does the security half: it finds shadow AI and warns, redacts or blocks risky pastes and uploads in the browser. Typort does the view: usage and estimated spend per person, what the work is, search across the team's chats, and rules per client.
They run side by side. Keep LayerX on for data loss prevention. Add Typort to see who is using which AI tool, what it is costing, what the work is, and which client's material is going where. Typort's flags then show what still went in, so the policies can be tuned.
The team view runs on Typort's servers. It is free for a limited time and will move to Typort Pro later.
FAQ
What is LayerX now?
Akamai completed its purchase of LayerX on 2 July 2026, and LayerX is now called Akamai Workforce Protector. It runs as an extension in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari and lets security teams see and control how people use AI and web apps, including text input, copy and paste, uploads and downloads.
Is Typort a replacement for LayerX?
No. LayerX is built to stop data leaving: it can warn, redact, block or guide in real time. Typort shows how a team uses AI: usage and estimated spend per person, allowances, what the work is, flags and client rules. Many teams will want both.
Can Typort block a prompt?
No. Typort shows what went in after the fact, with flags and client rules marked broke or close. If you need a paste or an upload stopped before it is sent, that is what LayerX does.
Does LayerX show AI spend?
Akamai's Workforce Protector and AI Usage Control pages talk about finding AI tools and controlling how they are used. Neither page mentions tokens, cost or spend. Typort shows tokens and estimated spend per person, with an allowance for each person and warnings at 80% and 100%.
Which AI tools does Typort see?
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Grok in the browser, through the Typort browser extension. Microsoft 365 Copilot capture is built and comes in the next extension update, and Gemini is being added. It reads what is on the page, so it works on Business and Team seats and needs no API keys from the AI vendors.
What does LayerX cost?
Akamai publishes no price for Workforce Protector. Its page offers a free demo and a Contact Sales link, so the price is a sales quote.
Are the dollar figures exact?
No, they are estimates from the tokens in each chat at the AI vendor's API list price. They are there to compare people and tools, not to replace the invoice.
Can staff see what the company sees?
Yes. The five switches are shown to everyone in plain words on their first screen, and every time an admin or team leader opens someone's chat, it is recorded. Chats in the AI's own temporary or incognito mode are never collected.
What does the team view cost?
The team view runs on Typort's servers. It is free for a limited time and will move to Typort Pro later.
Sources
Every LayerX fact on this page comes from Akamai's own website, checked on 2 November 2026. layerxsecurity.com forwards to Akamai's Workforce Protector page. Typort facts come from the product itself.
| Acquisition completed "July 02, 2026". LayerX gives "greater visibility into how users interact with web content, prompts, file uploads, and SaaS applications". | Akamai press release |
| "LayerX is now Akamai Workforce Protector." "Apply controls across Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari." "Deploy quickly without proxies, network redesign, or browser replacement." "DLP: Text input, copy/paste, uploads, downloads, and data exchanges." "Discover shadow AI across web applications, browsers, and desktop tools." Controls "that warn, redact, block, or guide user actions based on context and risk". | Akamai Workforce Protector |
| Price: no public price. The page offers "Get a free demo" and "Contact Sales". Checked 2 November 2026. | Akamai Workforce Protector |
| "Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX)" lets you "set policies that warn, redact, block, or guide in real time". "See which identities access them, whether corporate or personal, and how often." | Akamai AI Usage Control |
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