For a Data Protection Officer, Head of Compliance, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer, CIO, CTO or AI Governance Lead, the problem is no longer whether AI needs to be governed. The harder question is which compliance platform can actually be trusted to help do it.
The market gives the impression that there are dozens of ready-made solutions. Vendor websites promise AI inventories, risk classification, automated documentation, evidence management, continuous compliance and audit readiness. Yet once buyers look beyond the homepage, the choice becomes much less clear.
To make that choice easier, RiskOnyx has prepared the comparison table below as a fair, evidence-based and practical assessment of the main options. The aim is not to declare one universal winner. It is to show which products are genuinely available, what they offer, how pricing relates to AI systems and users, and which type of organisation each platform suits.
Some products are free assessment tools rather than operational compliance systems. Others publish ambitious feature lists but have unfinished signup processes, unstable workspaces or payment journeys that do not complete. At the other end of the market are sophisticated enterprise AI governance platforms built for global organisations, technical integrations and large implementation budgets.
This creates a frustrating situation for compliance and legal teams. They know they need a reliable system, but providers use different language, pricing structures and definitions of AI governance. One may charge by user, another by AI system, another by module, while another may not publish any price.
The comparison begins with commercial readiness. A feature has little practical value if a customer cannot register, subscribe or use the platform dependably. We then compare the functions most relevant to operational EU AI Act compliance: the AI system registry, classification, obligation tracking, evidence management, compliance document generation and ongoing oversight.
Price is assessed together with the number of AI systems and users included. The lowest monthly figure is not automatically the best value. A cheaper plan may support fewer systems, fewer users or a narrower workflow. We also assess whether the provider is genuinely EU-based. For organisations storing sensitive compliance records, legal establishment, hosting, data-processing arrangements and familiarity with EU regulatory expectations can affect procurement and trust.
RiskOnyx is included as a serious EU-based provider focused on practical EU AI Act compliance for SMEs. This page does not suggest that one platform suits every organisation. Its purpose is to help decision-makers cut through confusing claims, understand what is genuinely available and select the system most likely to solve the wider compliance problem.