A procurement-stage decision guide. Every cell below cites the Comp AI page it came from, and carries the date we last verified it. If a row looks out of date, email us at hello@raizehq.dev and we'll re-check.
When Raize Orion is the better fit
You want a fully managed product with zero stack to host, patch, or operate.
You need EU / UK data residency by contract without self-hosting.
You need IASME, ISO 22301, NIS2 with a documented reporting clock, or the AI-governance line — beyond Comp AI's core four frameworks.
You want a UK-based team and direct founder access during the trial / first quarter.
You do not have DevOps capacity to run a Postgres + workers + host stack yourself.
When Comp AI may be the better fit
You want open-source, auditable code you can read and run yourself (AGPLv3).
You have DevOps capacity and want to self-host for full control and a licence-free cost base.
You need a very large number of out-of-the-box integrations (Comp AI markets 500+ vs Raize's 19).
You want maximum pricing transparency, a licence-free path, and (per its public pages) a money-back guarantee.
Your framework needs are the core four (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR) and you do not need IASME / ISO 22301 / NIS2 / AI governance.
Including this block is intentional — buyers spot one-sided comparisons instantly, and that costs more trust than it earns.
Capability-by-capability
Every row stamped with a per-row "Last verified" date and a source link.
Open-source vs managed SaaS
Raize Orion
Closed-source, fully managed SaaS. Nothing to host, read, or operate.
Comp AI
Open-core: the bulk of the codebase is AGPLv3 and public on GitHub, self-hostable, with a managed cloud option.
Note: This is Comp AI's defining differentiator and may be the deciding factor. If auditable code or self-hosting matters to you, it is a genuine advantage Raize does not offer. If you want a managed product with no stack to run, Raize is purpose-built for that.
Raize runs everything (Supabase eu-west-2, Vercel). Zero infrastructure for you.
Comp AI
Self-host edition is licence-free but you operate the stack (Postgres, app runtime, background workers, a host); the managed cloud removes that burden.
Note: Self-hosting trades licence cost for DevOps + infrastructure cost — a third-party review estimates roughly $10k/yr loaded to run the self-hosted stack. Comp AI managed cloud removes that, as does Raize.
Native (eu-west-2, London) — data does not leave the EU.
Comp AI
Self-host: you choose the region. Managed cloud: no specific EU/UK residency region stated on reachable public pages.
Note: Self-hosting gives you full residency control. For Comp AI managed cloud, confirm the hosting region directly if residency is a contractual gate.
14 frameworks incl. IASME Cyber Assurance, ISO 22301, NIS2, and a 4-framework AI-governance line (ISO 42001, EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, CBN AI/AML).
Comp AI
Leads with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR on its public site.
Note: Both cover the core four well. Raize adds IASME, ISO 22301, NIS2 and an AI-governance line; if you need a framework beyond Comp AI's core four, verify its current catalogue directly.
Built-in 24h / 72h / 1-month reporting clock with per-source SLAs, anchored on upstream signal time.
Comp AI
NIS2 is not among the frameworks it leads with publicly; a reporting-clock tracker is not documented.
Note: If NIS2 Art. 23 reporting is a requirement, verify Comp AI directly — this row contrasts our documented in-app reporting clock with an undocumented capability, not a known absence.
19 evidence connectors (cloud, identity, MDM, HR + a generic REST/JSON connector), each running multiple framework-gated checks.
Comp AI
Markets 500+ integrations (per Comp AI and a third-party review).
Note: Comp AI leads decisively on raw integration count. If your stack is broad and you want many out-of-the-box connectors, that is a real Comp AI advantage. Raize's set is smaller but each connector runs deep, framework-aware checks.
Sales-led, GBP-default. Three tiers, no per-employee scaling — talk to sales for a quote.
Comp AI
Self-host is licence-free; managed cloud is reported from ~$199/mo by a third-party review, though the site routes to a demo for current pricing.
Note: Comp AI is more price-transparent on the self-host path (licence-free) than Raize. For managed cloud, neither vendor publishes a full price on its own site.
Your evidence base + control catalogue migrates with you — we import existing evidence + policy adoption history under a structured engagement.
Auditor portal tokens get re-issued under Raize's scope-bounded model. Your existing auditor sees the same data with a new login URL.
Sub-processor list updates from Comp AI's to ours (Supabase, Vercel, Stripe, Resend, Anthropic, Voyage, Sentry, Cloudflare, GitHub). Customers must be informed under your DPA terms.
Billing moves to GBP-default, sales-led contract. MSA + DPA on request.
30-day overlap window standard for migration of compliance-in-flight programmes.
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