Compliance automation platform that extended into ISO 42001 and EU AI Act governance
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Diligent
Board governance and GRC platform embedding AI risk and compliance into enterprise oversight
What Diligent does
Diligent is a long-established governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software company best known for its board management platform, now extended with AI governance capabilities aimed at boards, risk leaders, and audit and compliance teams. Rather than treating AI oversight as a purely technical problem, Diligent frames it as a corporate-governance discipline and layers it onto its existing enterprise suite. Diligent Boards adds AI-enhanced tools such as Smart Builder, Smart Risk Scanner, and SmartPrep, operating in a closed-loop environment where customer content is not used to train public models. Diligent ERM, together with AI Risk Essentials, lets organizations inventory AI systems alongside other enterprise risks, classify them by risk level and jurisdiction in line with the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF, and surface AI risk on shared heatmaps and dashboards with peer benchmarking. Diligent IT Compliance provides pre-built toolkits spanning 75+ frameworks, including ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF, SOC 2, and ISO 27001, so teams avoid building documentation from scratch. Owned by Insight Partners since 2016, Diligent suits large, regulated enterprises and boards that want AI governance unified with existing risk, audit, and board-reporting processes rather than a standalone, model-centric AI tool.
Key capabilities
- Diligent Boards with AI tools (Smart Builder, Smart Risk Scanner, SmartPrep)
- Diligent ERM + AI Risk Essentials for AI system inventory and risk classification
- EU AI Act risk-tier and jurisdiction classification
- Risk heatmaps, dashboards and peer benchmarking
- Diligent IT Compliance pre-built toolkits for 75+ frameworks (ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
- Closed-loop AI environment (no training on customer content)
Best for
Large enterprises and boards that want AI governance unified with existing GRC, audit, and board-oversight workflows
Limitations
AI governance is a set of modules within a broad GRC/board suite rather than an AI-native, model-level technical platform; enterprise pricing is not public and the full suite may be heavier than AI-first teams need.
Framework coverage
| Framework | Type | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| EU AI Act | Regulation | Yes |
| NIST AI RMF | Voluntary framework | Yes |
| ISO/IEC 42001 | Certifiable standard | Yes |
| SOC 2 | Control framework | Yes |
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