Comparison · 2026-05-19

MAIA vs Anduril.
Different problems.

Anduril builds the sensor + the effector + the C2 to command them at machine speed. We build the decision substrate that governs every signal and every agent action across the systems a force already operates. The two stacks are complementary more than competitive. This page is for buyers who need to know exactly where each one wins.

MAIA leads
5
Tie / complementary
6
Anduril leads
3
Dimension-by-dimension
Dimension
Anduril Lattice
MAIA Intelligence
Edge
Primary value
Sensor-to-effector autonomy — Lattice OS commands ISR, autonomous vehicles, effectors at machine speed
Decision substrate — Taygeta ingests every operational signal, governs every agent action under proof packets
TIE
Hardware coupling
Sells the hardware (Ghost, ALTIUS, Roadrunner, Pulsar). Lattice ships with hardware revenue
Software-only, hardware-agnostic. Customer owns sensors / effectors; we own the decision layer
TIE
Ontology evolution
Entity model is opinionated and stable; updates ship with platform releases
Agent-emitted Evolution Proposals — ontology learns from operator + agent behaviour with tamper-evident governance
MAIA EDGE
Audit chain
Lattice logs entity history; full provenance via SDK
FNV-1a hash-linked chain on every write; Policy-by-Proof requires the packet before action executes
MAIA EDGE
Operator UI
Polished tactical UX, dark theme, MIL-STD-2525 affiliation
Same density and affiliation lexicon; F2T2EA Kanban + Evolution Proposals Kanban as visible governance surfaces
TIE
Cross-tenant learning
Per-customer; no federated learning across deployments
Network Proposals — anonymised delta shared opt-in across tenants; raw entities never leave home
MAIA EDGE
Sovereign deployment
FedRAMP authorised, mature in US classified environments
PROTECTED-B in flight (Canada), FedRAMP roadmap defined; air-gap deployable today
ANDURIL EDGE
Coalition / inter-agency
Strong inside US DoD; partnerships with AUKUS partners
Built for FVEY / NATO disclosure — packet-level signed bundles for inter-agency handoff
TIE
Time-to-decision pipeline
Optimised for machine-speed engagement loops with sensors they sell
Optimised for operator-grade decisions across systems already deployed (no replacement)
TIE
Capital / engineering scale
~$10B+ raised, thousands of engineers, defence prime trajectory
Lean specialist team. Every line of code authored by founders + lead engineers
ANDURIL EDGE
Open SDK & developer surface
Lattice SDK — publishable; partner program in place
Open ontology spec; SDK in design; agent marketplace roadmap
ANDURIL EDGE
Pricing transparency
Bespoke contracts tied to platform / hardware bundle
Published tiers from pilot ($40K) to enterprise; one-page T&Cs
MAIA EDGE
Pace of release
Major-platform release cadence (quarters)
Weekly deploys; changelog published; live demo URL on every release
MAIA EDGE
Where they win
When you need autonomous platforms + the C2 to command them at machine speed
When you need governed decision-making across systems you already operate — and need to prove every action
TIE
How to choose between us

Pick Anduril for the kill-chain. Pick MAIA for the operating substrate.

The clearest decision criterion: ask what you are buying for.

If you are buying sensors and effectors — Ghost-class drones, counter-UAS arrays, autonomous undersea, autonomous surface — Anduril sells the hardware and ships Lattice as the C2 that commands their fleet. The hardware and the software are designed as one product.

If you are buying a decision substrate — a layer above every system you already operate (FM, HRIS, mission planning, ISR feeds, RF collection), with agents reasoning across them and humans gating every action under proof packets — that is MAIA. We don't replace your sensors; we govern the decisions they feed.

The honest case is that many serious forces will eventually run both, and the integration between them is not adversarial. Lattice emits entity events; MAIA ingests them under our connector contract. MAIA proposes governed actions; Lattice can be one of the effectors the action targets. Both stacks can exist on the same operational watch floor.

Companion reading
Sources & honesty notes
  • Anduril capabilities sourced from anduril.com, developer.anduril.com, and Lattice SDK documentation.
  • All MAIA claims are demonstrable on taygeta.maiaintelligence.io or in our shipped research papers. Where a capability is in flight (e.g. FedRAMP) we say so.
  • We deliberately characterise MAIA and Anduril as more complementary than competitive. We will not say MAIA replaces Anduril where it does not.
  • Updated 2026-05-19. Email research@maiaintelligence.io if a row misrepresents either side.