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Best AI governance tools (2026): prices compared

Software that lets a business inventory its AI systems and models, assess and document their risk, enforce AI policies, and produce evidence for AI regulations and audits (for example the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001).

21 tools read5 with a free plan$9 to $175/moChecked Oct 29, 2026

The short answer

Tools compared21
Lowest starting price
$9 · Superwise
Free plans
5 of 21
Prices published
10 of 21
Sales-led only
12

AI governance tools at a glance

Median starting price$50/mo3 with a public price
Free plan24%24% offer a time-limited trial
Buy online29%Sign up and pay without a sales call
Sales only57%Demo or contact sales to buy
How they charge
Per seat10%2 tools
Flat tiers10%2 tools
Quote only81%17 tools

Every AI governance tool, side by side

ToolStarts atUsage priceFree planHow you buyChecksChecked
Superwise $9/mo – Yes Both 2/8 Oct 29, 2026
Arize AI $50/mo – Yes Both 1/8 Oct 29, 2026
Decube $175/mo yearly – – Sales-led 3/8 Oct 29, 2026
Airia – – – Sales-led 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
Atlan – – – Sales-led 1/8 Oct 29, 2026
BigID – – – – 0/8 Oct 29, 2026
Collibra AI Governance – – – Sales-led 4/8 Oct 29, 2026
Credo AI – – – Sales-led 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
Databricks Unity Catalog – – Yes Both 0/8 Oct 29, 2026
Domo AI Governance – – – Both 0/8 Oct 29, 2026
Fiddler AI – $0/minute Yes Sales-led 4/8 Oct 29, 2026
Guardrails AI – – – Both 0/8 Oct 29, 2026
Holistic AI – – – Sales-led 8/8 Oct 29, 2026
IBM watsonx.governance – – – – 1/8 Oct 29, 2026
Lakera – – Yes Both 3/8 Oct 29, 2026
Microsoft Purview – – – – 0/8 Oct 29, 2026
Monitaur – – – Sales-led 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
OneTrust AI Governance – – – Sales-led 6/8 Oct 29, 2026
Securiti AI – – – Sales-led 1/8 Oct 29, 2026
Trustible – – – Sales-led 6/8 Oct 29, 2026
Truyo – – – Sales-led 5/8 Oct 29, 2026

The tools

SuperwiseSUPERWISE sells an AI gateway (Sentinel) that removes sensitive data from prompts, a private AI chat workspace (Chat), and services for AI governance and compliance readiness.$9 /moArize AIArize AX is a managed platform for tracing, evaluating and monitoring AI agents and LLM applications, with a free open-source sibling called Phoenix.$50 /moDecubeDecube is a data governance and observability platform with a catalog, column-level lineage and an AI Governance module, aimed at regulated industries.$175 /moAiriaAiria is an enterprise platform that discovers, secures, governs and optimizes AI agents, models and tools.QuoteAtlanAtlan is a data catalog and governance platform that builds a context layer so AI agents understand business data.QuoteBigIDQuoteCollibra AI GovernanceCollibra is an enterprise data and AI governance platform that includes an AI Command Center for managing AI agents, use cases and models across their lifecycle.QuoteCredo AIAI governance platform that registers AI systems and agents, scores their risk, and maps them to regulations such as the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001.QuoteDatabricks Unity CatalogDatabricks is a data and AI platform with a governance layer (Unity Catalog) and an AI gateway (Unity Gateway), sold on usage-based pricing.QuoteDomo AI GovernanceDomo is a cloud data and AI platform for connecting data, building dashboards, workflows and AI agents, now owned by Progress Software.QuoteFiddler AIControl plane for AI agents and predictive models that combines observability, evaluations, inline guardrails and governance reporting.$0 /minuteGuardrails AIGuardrails AI offers a platform and open-source framework for runtime guardrails and synthetic data simulation for generative AI applications.QuoteHolistic AIEnterprise AI governance platform that discovers AI systems, tests them for risk and bias, and enforces policies with audit evidence.QuoteIBM watsonx.governanceIBM is a large enterprise technology company; the pages cover its AI agent governance, integration and security products, not one dedicated AI governance tool.QuoteLakeraLakera is an AI security platform, part of Check Point, that discovers shadow AI and protects employee AI use, AI applications and agents at runtime.QuoteMicrosoft PurviewMicrosoft's pages provided do not describe an AI governance product; they show general Microsoft site navigation, a Download Center page, and a Microsoft AI landing page.QuoteMonitaurAI governance platform that inventories models, manages policies and controls, and monitors drift and bias, aimed at regulated industries such as insurance.QuoteOneTrust AI GovernanceOneTrust sells an AI governance platform for tracking AI systems, assessing their risk, approving them, and monitoring them, alongside privacy, consent, tech risk and third-party products.QuoteSecuriti AISecuriti is a unified data and AI platform covering data security, privacy, governance and AI governance, sold through custom quotes and demos.QuoteTrustibleTrustible is an AI governance platform covering AI intake, inventory, risk assessment, monitoring and regulatory compliance mapping.QuoteTruyoTruyo is an AI governance and data privacy compliance platform covering AI inventory, assessments, risk management, DSAR automation and consent.Quote

How this list is made

Every price is read from the vendor's own pricing page on the date shown and tied to the line it came from. Tools are ordered by what they cost at a typical volume, then by starting price. No one pays to be listed or ranked.