ComparisonChecked Nov 8, 2026

Credo AI vs Holistic AI

Both are dedicated AI governance platforms with an AI inventory, risk assessment, and framework mapping, and both now cover AI agents. Their published emphasis differs: Credo AI puts policy packs and a vendor registry forward, while Holistic AI puts testing, red teaming, and runtime guardian agents forward.

What differs

  • Inventory: Credo AI’s registry covers AI systems, agents, models, and vendors with shadow AI detection; Holistic AI discovers models, agents, and AI applications across cloud, code, and SaaS.
  • Controls: Credo AI lists policy packs and policy-to-code translation; Holistic AI lists testing for security, safety, and bias, red teaming, deployment gates, and Guardian Agents that can block or escalate agent actions.
  • Third-party AI: Credo AI has a Vendor Registry and vendor risk pages; Holistic AI’s homepage does not describe a dedicated third-party module.
  • Named integrations: Credo AI lists Databricks, MLflow, Snowflake, AWS, Azure, ServiceNow, Jira, and others; Holistic AI lists AWS, Azure, GitHub, and Databricks.
  • Published security: Credo AI states a SOC 2 Type II report; Holistic AI lists ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified and a SOC 2 Type 2 report, with ISO/IEC 42001 in progress.

Who each tends to fit

Teams that want a policy and vendor-registry center may look first at Credo AI. Teams that want testing and runtime agent intervention in the same product may look first at Holistic AI. Neither publishes pricing; pilot both with your own systems.

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Side by side

FactCredo AIHolistic AI
StatusActive, privately held.Active, privately held.
OwnershipPrivately heldPrivately held
Buying modelDedicated AI governance platformDedicated AI governance platform
CategoriesAI governance platform; AI agent governance; Third-party AI riskAI governance platform; AI testing and red teaming; AI agent governance
PricingContact vendor (talk to an expert / request demo)Contact vendor (request a demo)
CertificationsSOC 2 Type II (security, availability, confidentiality; independent AICPA-certified auditor)ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (certified, per Trust Center); SOC 2 Type 2 (report available, per Trust Center); ISO/IEC 42001 (in progress; not yet held, per Trust Center)
LimitationsNo public pricing; Agent Governor is listed as a research preview; confirm availability; Vendor risk workflow is not described in detail on the homepage; ask for a walkthroughNo public pricing; ISO/IEC 42001 is in progress, not held; No dedicated third-party AI risk module described on the homepage
How to buycredo.aiholisticai.com
Sources[1] [2] [3] Checked 2026-11-08[1] [2] Checked 2026-11-08

Facts come from each vendor’s profile sources. Run a paid pilot before choosing.