── Honest Comparison ──
Verdict vs Zenity
Zenity is an AI governance platform — strongest in the Microsoft Copilot and Power Platform ecosystem. Verdict is the evidence layer beneath governance. Governance enforces policy; Verdict seals the record of each enforcement decision sent to it, as cryptographic evidence built to hold up in court, before regulators, and inside underwriting reviews. The two are built to run together.
VERDICT IS BEST WHEN
- · An incident requires evidence that survives cross-examination
- · An insurer reviews chain-of-custody before paying claims
- · Regulators ask what was actually logged, not what was configured
- · Your GC and CISO need the same record to satisfy both
ZENITY IS BEST WHEN
- · Microsoft 365 / Copilot is your primary AI surface
- · You need shadow-IT discovery for Power Platform agents
- · Real-time policy enforcement is your top priority
- · Pre-incident enablement is the buying motion
| Criterion | Verdict | Zenity |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Policy enforcement at runtime | No: Verdict records decisions; GUARDIAN is a patent application | Yes — primary capability |
| Tamper-evident record of enforcement decisions | Sealed Evidence Records | Mutable audit logs |
| Tamper-evident chain-of-custody | SHA-256 + signed commitment + Sigstore Rekor | Database write logs |
| Legal | ||
| FRE 902(13)/(14) certification support | Draft 902(14) certificate from the MCP connector | Not supported |
| Method open to inspection | Published spec, open cryptographic primitives | Vendor-controlled storage |
| Regulatory | ||
| EU AI Act Article 12 logging integrity | Cryptographic + Rekor anchoring | Configurable retention only |
| Microsoft Copilot ecosystem coverage | MCP connector only | Deepest Microsoft integration in market |
| Architecture | ||
| Open standard, royalty-free | SER v0.1 Apache 2.0 | Proprietary platform |
| Compatibility | ||
| Run alongside governance tools | Yes — designed to complement | Designed as primary control plane |
Govern at runtime. Prove with evidence.
See how Verdict + your governance stack work together →
