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Holistic AI vs Modulos

Both compete in Policy, Compliance & GRC. Holistic AI positions itself as “AI governance platform to discover, assess and manage AI risk at scale”, while Modulosleads with “Automated AI governance and EU AI Act compliance workflow management”. The table below compares what each publishes.

Where Holistic AI pulls ahead

Organizations that want technical model auditing (bias, robustness, explainability) combined with regulatory compliance workflows, including HR-tech and public-sector use cases.

Where Modulos pulls ahead

European and EU-facing organizations that need to operationalize EU AI Act conformity and connect governance to their MLOps/LLMOps stack.

Both map to EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, so framework coverage alone will not separate them — the decision usually comes down to who operates the tool and how it fits your existing stack.

Holistic AI
Modulos
PositioningAI governance platform to discover, assess and manage AI risk at scaleAutomated AI governance and EU AI Act compliance workflow management
CategoryPolicy, Compliance & GRCPolicy, Compliance & GRC
FrameworksEU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001
DeploymentSaaS, Cloud, APISaaS, Cloud, API
Built forGRC, Compliance, Risk, Legal, Data Science / MLCompliance, Risk, GRC, Data Science / ML
Founded20202018
HeadquartersLondon, United KingdomZurich, Switzerland
OwnershipIndependentIndependent
Funding$35M venture round (2024)CHF 8.7M pre-Series A (2025); ~CHF 16.4M total
PricingCustom / enterpriseCustom / enterprise
Key capabilities
  • AI system discovery and inventory
  • Bias, robustness and explainability testing
  • Risk assessments and audits
  • EU AI Act and NIST RMF mapping
  • Regulatory tracking and reporting
  • Governance dashboards
  • AI use-case risk classification
  • EU AI Act conformity workflows
  • Control implementation and evidence management
  • AI-agent assisted monitoring
  • MLOps/LLMOps integration
  • Compliance reporting
IntegrationsModel and data pipelines, Cloud platforms, MLOps toolingMLOps and LLMOps tools, Auditing infrastructure, Cloud platforms
Notable customersNone publishedNone published
Best forOrganizations that want technical model auditing (bias, robustness, explainability) combined with regulatory compliance workflows, including HR-tech and public-sector use cases.European and EU-facing organizations that need to operationalize EU AI Act conformity and connect governance to their MLOps/LLMOps stack.
LimitationsThe breadth of technical auditing and governance features can require meaningful onboarding, and deep model testing may need data-science involvement to operationalize fully.Strong EU-regulatory orientation may be more than non-EU buyers require, and as a younger, smaller-funded vendor its ecosystem and reference base are still maturing.

Which should you shortlist?

Choose Holistic AI if organizations that want technical model auditing (bias, robustness, explainability) combined with regulatory compliance workflows, including HR-tech and public-sector use cases.

Choose Modulos if european and EU-facing organizations that need to operationalize EU AI Act conformity and connect governance to their MLOps/LLMOps stack.

Neither is a substitute for a governance program. Whichever you pick, you still need people who can define the policies the tool enforces.

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