Aug 26, 2025

Forrester Wave™, AI Governance Solutions, Q3 2025 The independent evaluation by Forrester Research assessed 10 vendors in the AI governance space, with Credo AI receiving the highest possible scores in 12 criteria, including AI Policy Management, AI Regulatory Compliance Audit, AI Quality and Testing Workflows, Vision, Innovation, and Adoption. Credo AI was founded to address the growing complexity of managing AI risk, policy, and compliance across fast-evolving AI landscapes. As AI adoption accelerates, Credo AI enables enterprises to shift from manual, reactive oversight to proactive, AI native governance that accelerates business goals and keeps AI aligned with business policies. We believe our strong value proposition lies in the fact that Credo AI empowers enterprise and public sector leaders to move beyond theoretical principles and implement governance workflows that scale. “Credo AI focuses on AI governance, full stop. It has the highest adoption rate by large global enterprises across all industries. Credo AI is a thought leader in Responsible AI and AI policy.” – Michele Goetz, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester, in the report “We're honored to be recognized by Forrester as a leader in the space we helped define,” said Navrina Singh, Founder and CEO, Credo AI. “We believe this recognition validates our belief that trustworthy, responsible AI isn't just about ethics or intention—it's about making governance operational, measurable, and embedded into the way AI gets built and deployed. From GenAI to traditional models, Credo AI gives organizations the oversight they need to scale trustworthy AI.” Forrester's Take on Credo AI In the report, Credo AI received 5/5 scores in 12 criteria, including: “Credo AI excels at AI asset and controls management, transparency, and risk management. The asset catalog, policy management, policy compliance audit, accelerators, and UI/UX are superior. These capabilities align to best-practice workflows for AI governance rather than standalone features for completing tasks.” – Michele Goetz, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester, in the report In the Strategy category, Credo AI received the highest possible scores in the criteria of: “[Credo AI's] vision, innovation, adoption, and partner ecosystem strategies align closely to enterprise needs. Strong relationships, customer education, and responsible AI advocacy have made Credo AI a preferred enterprise partner.” – Michele Goetz, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester, in the report What Our Customers Are Saying “Working with the Credo AI platform accelerated our ability to be compliant with the EU AI Act by at least 10x the speed of trying to do it manually, said Brian DeAngelis, Chief Data Scientist, AdeptID. “By partnering with Credo AI, we are able to ensure our understanding of requirements is clear from the outset, which makes downstream demonstration of evidence against controls that much easier and faster. When it comes to high-risk AI like talent matching, using an AI governance platform like Credo AI is paramount to remaining a trustworthy leader in your industry.” What Our Partners Are Saying “Congratulations to Credo AI for being recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™ for AI Governance Platforms, Q3 2025,” said Mehrnoosh Sameki, Principal PM Manager, Generative AI / Agents Evaluation Science and Governance PM Lead, Microsoft. “Microsoft is excited to partner with Credo AI to help customers accelerate trusted AI adoption on Azure. By integrating governance into the development lifecycle, we are reducing friction between data science and governance teams — enabling developers to innovate freely while ensuring organizations maintain trust, transparency, and strong guardrails. This partnership reflects our shared commitment to simplify AI governance without slowing developers down, and to empower customers to scale trusted AI governance with confidence.” What's Next for Credo AI Credo AI's roadmap continues to expand across embedded GenAI and agent governance, third-party model and vendor assurance, and scalable automation for policy enforcement and audit readiness. “As governance moves from the margins to the center of enterprise AI, Credo AI is the trusted platform powering that shift,” added Singh. “We are proud to stand with our customers, partners, and regulators in building AI that earns and sustains trust.” Forrester does not endorse any company, product, brand, or service included in its research publications and does not advise any person to select the products or services of any company or brand based on the ratings included in such publications. Information is based on the best available resources. Opinions reflect judgment at the time and are subject to change. For more information, read about Forrester's objectivity here To learn more about Credo AI and The Forrester Wave™: AI Governance Solutions, Q3 2025, visit here About Credo AI Credo AI is the category-defining leader in AI governance, enabling the world's most iconic enterprises to adopt and scale AI with trust. Our AI Governance Platform and Advisory Services empower organizations to confidently adopt and scale trusted AI — from Generative to Agentic. Our centralized platform measures, monitors, and manages AI risk, enabling customers to maximize AI's value while mitigating security, privacy, compliance, and operational challenges. With Credo AI, teams gain a single command center for AI oversight across use cases, closed and open source models, datasets, agents, and vendors. By ensuring alignment with global AI regulations, industry standards, and company values, we help future-proof AI investments and drive long-term value. Credo AI supports public and private sector customers across high-stakes use cases, helping federal teams ensure oversight and compliance aligned with AI in Action, the NIST AI RMF, EO 13960, and ISO 42001. Recognized by Fast Company, CB Insights, Inc., and the World Economic Forum, Credo AI powers trust in AI at enterprise scale. Learn more at www.credo.ai