Holistic AI audits the models you run.
Aona governs the AI your staff use.
Holistic AI is an enterprise AI GRC platform: AI inventory via 15+ agentless integrations, bias and robustness testing, agentic red teaming, NYC Local Law 144 bias audits, and regulatory tracking mapped to the EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and NIST AI RMF. It entered the inaugural 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for AI Governance Platforms as a Challenger. Aona is purpose-built for Workforce AI Security at the endpoint, with hard-block DLP at the browser and native AI apps. They sit at different layers and most regulated organisations need both.
Enterprise AI governance platform for AI inventory, model risk and bias auditing, red teaming, and EU AI Act / ISO 42001 compliance reporting.
The Workforce AI Security platform for any company adopting generative AI, with broader endpoint coverage than the incumbents, a simpler trial, and one of the few that ships hard-block DLP for AI prompts and files.
Add Aona for the workforce control point Holistic AI does not have: hard-block DLP at the browser and native AI app, real-time coaching at the moment of a risky prompt, 7-region data residency, and a 30-day self-serve trial. Keep Holistic AI for AI governance: model inventory, bias and efficacy audits, red teaming, and EU AI Act / ISO 42001 evidence. Complementary layers, not the same tool.
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Vendor facts last verified July 2026
When to pick which
Five scenarios. The honest answer for each one.
You build or deploy AI models and need bias, efficacy, and robustness audits for the EU AI Act.
Holistic AI ships a mature audit toolkit (bias, fairness, robustness, red teaming) mapped to the EU AI Act and ISO 42001. Aona does not audit models.
You need an enterprise AI registry with approval workflows plus enforcement on employee devices.
Holistic AI is built around AI inventory, risk scoring, and compliance reporting with ServiceNow, Jira, and Slack workflows; Aona enforces at the prompt with hard-block DLP and coaching. The registry documents and approves; the endpoint enforces. The two pair.
You need to stop staff pasting client data into ChatGPT at the browser and native endpoint.
Aona ships a browser plugin and native endpoint app with hard-block DLP and real-time coaching. Holistic AI has no endpoint or browser surface for runtime workforce control.
You are a regulated mid-market buyer who needs in-country AU data residency and a self-serve start.
Aona is AU-only by design with a 30-day self-serve trial. Holistic AI is enterprise sales-led and does not publicly document an AU region.
You have an AI governance reporting obligation AND an employee AI usage problem.
Different layers, no conflict. Holistic AI handles model audit and regulatory evidence; Aona enforces at the prompt on the endpoint.
What each tool actually does
Three columns on the Aona side because the browser plugin and the native endpoint app cover different surfaces. Browser-only customers will see fewer green checks than customers with both.
| Capability | Aona browser plugin | Aona native app | Holistic AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover | |||
| Shadow AI inventory across employee devices | Browser surface, endpoint-derived | Browser plus native AI apps | Discovers AI systems, not endpoint usage |
| AI system inventory across cloud, repos, and SaaS | 15+ agentless integrations: cloud, repos, SaaS | ||
| Native desktop AI app interception (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop) | Plus generic process-signature detection | ||
| Govern | |||
| Model bias, efficacy, and robustness auditing | 40+ tests, core Holistic AI surface | ||
| AI red teaming (jailbreak, prompt injection, adversarial) | |||
| EU AI Act / ISO 42001 / SOC 2 templates | Regulator-mapped reporting depth | ||
| Protect | |||
| Browser plugin prompt interception | Aona unique vs Holistic AI | ||
| Hard-block on submit, no soft override | Policy and approval gates, not runtime block | ||
| Real-time employee coaching at the moment of use | |||
| File redaction with layout preservation (DOCX / Excel) | Length-matched entity replacement | Length-matched entity replacement | |
| Operations | |||
| Deployment model | Browser plugin plus native endpoint app | Browser plugin plus native endpoint app | Cloud SaaS, enterprise sales-led |
| Self-serve trial | 30-day self-serve | 30-day self-serve | Demo-only, no public trial |
| Data residency | 7 live regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) | 7 live regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) | AU region not publicly documented |
Based on vendor documentation as of July 2026. Email trust@aona.ai if you find a factual error.
What it takes to ship each one
- Microsoft Intune (Windows MDM, only path shipped)
- Microsoft Entra (admin SSO + user/group sync)
- Identity provider for SSO
- Inventory of AI systems and a governance programme to operationalise
Where each one falls short
From public docs and customer interviews. If you find a factual error, email trust@aona.ai.
- No model auditing. Holistic AI's bias, efficacy, robustness, and red-teaming toolkit has no Aona equivalent.
- No enterprise AI registry or risk-triage workflows. Holistic AI is the system of record here; Aona is not.
- No AI inventory across cloud, code repos, or SaaS systems. Aona's discovery is endpoint and browser only.
- No agentless deployment. Aona requires its browser plugin or endpoint app on each managed device, so there is no coverage on personal or unmanaged devices; Holistic AI connects through 15+ agentless integrations.
- No endpoint or browser surface for runtime workforce control. No hard-block DLP at the moment a prompt is submitted.
- No real-time employee coaching at the point of a risky AI action. Governance is documentation and approval, not prevention.
- Enterprise sales-led with no public per-seat pricing and no self-serve trial.
- AU data residency is not publicly documented for regulated Australian buyers.
What your security review will ask
Certifications, pricing reality, data handling, and residency for both vendors, answered up front so your GRC and legal review can start from this page.
| Aona | Holistic AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II (audit window ended February 2026). No FedRAMP or IRAP today. | Not publicly documented (as of July 2026) |
| Pricing and trial | Published pricing: Business plan $9.99 per user per month, Enterprise custom. 30-day self-serve free trial, no credit card. As of July 2026. | Custom pricing, no public rate card, no self-serve trial. As of July 2026. |
| Where prompts are processed | Prompt content is processed server-side by the Aona API in your chosen region. Retention configurable: 30, 90, or 180 days. | Not applicable: Holistic AI governs models and AI systems via 15+ agentless integrations. It does not intercept or process employee prompts. |
| Data residency | 7 live regions: Australia, France, UK, Germany, US, Singapore, Hong Kong. Prompts, files, and audit logs stay in-region. | Not publicly documented (as of July 2026) |
| DPA and security docs | DPA available on request. Security overview at aona.ai/security. SOC 2 report under NDA. | Not publicly documented (as of July 2026) |
Competitor facts come from public documentation and pricing pages. Where a vendor does not publish a fact, we say so rather than guess. Corrections: trust@aona.ai.
How Aona and Holistic AI work together
Run them at different layers. Holistic AI governs the models you build and deploy: AI inventory, bias and efficacy audits, red teaming, and regulator-mapped reporting for the EU AI Act and ISO 42001. Aona enforces at the moment your staff use AI: a modal pauses the prompt before sensitive data leaves the device, with hard-block DLP, file redaction, and real-time coaching. Together you get model governance in Holistic AI and workforce prevention in Aona.
AI governance layer
Holistic AI inventories AI systems, audits models for bias and robustness, runs red teaming, and maps controls to regulators.
Workforce control layer
Aona intercepts at the browser and native AI apps. Hard-block DLP, file redaction, and real-time coaching at submit.
Governance plus prevention
Holistic AI evidences what the models should do; Aona enforces what employees can send at the moment of the prompt.
Layer Aona on top of your Holistic AI governance programme
Aona is SOC 2 Type II and deploys via Intune and Entra in under an hour. No Holistic AI reconfiguration, no commitment. Start with a 30-day self-serve trial.