Enterprise AI governance vs enterprise AI lock-in. The honest comparison for teams evaluating both in 2026.
| Capability | MeetLoyd | Salesforce Agentforce |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $399-1,499/mo total | $125-650/user/month |
| Time to production | Days | Weeks to months |
| Governance permissions | ✓ 106 granular (RBAC + TBAC) | ~ Basic role-based |
| Compliance packs | ✓ 9 packs (GDPR, HIPAA, SOX...) | ✕ None built-in |
| Mathematical verification | ✓ Multi-LLM cross-checking | ✕ Not available |
| Agent identity | ✓ SPIFFE + Verifiable Credentials | ✕ No cryptographic identity |
| Protocols | ✓ MCP + A2A + SLIM + UCP | ~ MCP only |
| LLM providers | ✓ Any OpenAI-compatible + vLLM | ✕ Salesforce Einstein only |
| Data residency | ✓ BYOK mandatory | ✕ Salesforce cloud |
| Cross-org federation | ✓ SLIM protocol | ✕ Not available |
| Workflow engine | ✓ 21 node types + BPMN | ~ Flow Builder (limited) |
| Vendor lock-in | ✓ Zero — open standards | ✕ Salesforce ecosystem |
Agentforce charges $125-650 per user per month. For a 50-person org, that's $6,250-32,500/month. MeetLoyd is $1,499/month total for 50 agents + 15 seats. The math isn't close.
Agentforce has basic role permissions. MeetLoyd has 106 granular permissions, 9 compliance packs, mathematical verification, and SPIFFE cryptographic identity. For regulated industries, Agentforce doesn't pass security review.
Agentforce only works with Salesforce data, Salesforce Einstein models, and Salesforce workflows. MeetLoyd works with any LLM, any data source via MCP, and exports to open standards. Your AI investment is portable.