Backplanes vs Mae

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Backplanes compared with Mae
Detail	Backplanes	Mae
What it does	Intent-based visibility and control for AI agents	Your second brain doing things for you
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Know is free with no seats or trial clock. Enforce and Prove is a subscription priced on the agent work you put under control, not per seat. Contact for subscription pricing details.	Free plan with 20 credits; Starter $20/month (500 credits); Pro $50/month (2,000 credits); Max $100/month (5,000 credits). Annual plans available with 20% discount.
Key features	Monitor, warn or block agent actions Policy drafting from observed agent activity Audit trail for every decision One-command installation Local policy enforcement without external calls	Learns your writing style and communication patterns Drafts messages and waits for approval Connects to Gmail, Outlook, Zoho Mail, WhatsApp, Slack, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google Calendar, Notion, Linear, Google Drive, Zoom, Stripe Unified memory across all conversations and channels Handles email triage, drafting, and replying Optional automatic sending on trusted channels End-to-end encryption and enterprise-grade security Jarvis Mode for live conversation Ask Mae any question from your conversation history
What makes it different	Drafts policies from actual agent behavior before anything is enforced Deterministic, intent-based decisions instead of authorization checks No OAuth into AI providers or agent changes required PII and credentials scrubbed before leaving the machine	Works across entire communication stack, not just email Contextual memory remembers conversations from weeks ago Costs fraction of executive assistant salary Control without micromanagement with customizable approval thresholds
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	10 no change since last check	7 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	30	21
Referring domains (Majestic)	88	23

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