Willow finds supported employee AI before registration and also governs OAuth, per-user credentials, individual tool calls, remote MCP servers, and browser activity. Arcade packages OAuth, tool execution, and policy hooks into a developer-oriented actions runtime.
Willow finds supported AI tools and configuration files on employee devices before registration. It also governs browser activity, MCP access, machine users, and background agents.
Arcade packages OAuth, token injection, tool execution, and policy hooks into an actions runtime for agent developers.
Both products support OAuth, per-user credentials, MCP gateways, tool policy, audit, and private deployment. Willow adds employee-device and browser discovery. Arcade offers a developer-focused actions runtime and hook model.
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| Willow | Arcade | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Find and govern employee AI across devices, browsers, identities, MCP access, and background agents | Authorize and execute tools for production agents |
| Before registration | Finds supported local MCP configurations, Skills, agent instructions, and installed AI tools | Governs agents, tools, and remote servers connected to Arcade |
| Authorization | Instant OAuth, organization OAuth, per-user OAuth and API keys, token forwarding, SSO, and machine users | Managed OAuth and token injection inside Arcade's actions runtime |
| Runtime policy | Pre- and post-tool guards, custom policy webhooks, approvals, rate limits, and per-tool conditions | Access, pre-execution, and post-execution hooks connected to customer policy logic |
| Tool catalog | 1,000+ enterprise connectors, plus custom MCP servers and internal APIs | 7,500+ tools across 81 MCP servers |
| Pricing | Free, $15/seat Startup, and custom Enterprise | Free, $25/month Team plus usage, and custom Enterprise |
| Deployment | SaaS, hybrid, on-premises, and air-gapped | Cloud, cloud marketplace, self-hosted Helm, VPC, and Enterprise air-gap |
| Assurance | SOC 2 Type II | SOC 2 Type 2 |
Willow finds supported AI tools and files on managed devices. It also governs supported browser AI, machine users, and background agents.
The Scan Agent finds supported AI clients, local MCP configurations, Skills, and agent instruction files on managed macOS and Windows devices.
Willow records file locations, devices, users, and the AI agents using a discovered capability.
Prompt Guard evaluates prompts and attachments in supported web AI chats. Claude Guard separately pauses risky Claude-in-Chrome actions for approval.
Willow connects SSO, groups, machine users, and background agents to governed MCP servers, tools, Skills, and audit records.
Arcade combines OAuth, tool execution, and policy hooks in an SDK-oriented runtime for agent developers.
Arcade declares authorization requirements on tools and injects credentials when those tools run. Willow also supports per-user OAuth, per-user API keys, and credential forwarding through its gateway.
Arcade exposes Access, Pre-Execution, and Post-Execution hooks for customer policy logic. Willow separately provides per-tool conditions and custom webhooks before and after tool execution.
Arcade publishes 7,500+ agent-optimized tools across 81 MCP servers. Willow publishes more than 1,000 enterprise connectors and also supports custom MCP servers and internal APIs.
Arcade publishes a Free tier and a $25/month Team tier plus usage. Enterprise governance and private deployment use custom pricing.
We are six to ten months ahead of most companies in AI adoption. More code to production, fewer incidents, real outcomes. Willow is what made it possible to move that fast without slowing down our security posture.
Asaf Yonay Head of AI Core, Wix
Common questions from teams comparing Willow with Arcade.
Arcade governs agents, tools, gateways, and remote MCP servers connected to its platform. Willow automatically discovers supported local MCP configurations, Skills, agent instruction files, and installed AI tools before registration.
Both support per-user OAuth and credential forwarding. Willow provides Instant OAuth, organization OAuth, Proxy OAuth, per-user API keys, and forwards user tokens on tool calls. Arcade packages OAuth and token injection into its developer actions runtime.
Yes. Willow combines MCP governance with device, browser, identity, and employee controls. Arcade combines MCP gateways with an agent actions runtime and contextual execution hooks.
Both publish entry pricing. Willow offers Free and $15/seat Startup tiers. Arcade offers Free and $25/month Team plus usage. Both use custom Enterprise pricing.
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