Enterprises are moving beyond rule-based automation toward autonomous GRC operations by leveraging Gen AI and agentic AI to automate control testing, streamline third-party risk management (TPRM), and enable real-time regulatory mapping. At the same time, organizations face intensifying challenges due to increasing regulatory complexity, with mandates such as the EU AI Act, DORA, and ISO 42001 expanding compliance requirements, while fragmented data, legacy tools, and talent gaps continue to hinder GRC execution.
In response, enterprises are seeking technology partners who can drive this shift from periodic compliance to continuous, proactive risk and compliance management, while also establishing structured governance of AI systems across the enterprise.
Avasant evaluated 36 service providers across two dimensions: practice maturity and future-proofing. Of the 36 providers, we recognized 24 that brought the most value to the market during the past 12 months.
The report recognizes service providers in five categories:
Figure 1 below from the full report illustrates these categories:
“Enterprises are testing Gen AI and agentic AI GRC models, where Gen AI summarizes risks and control narratives while autonomous agents execute compliance workflows,” said Mark Gaffney, Avasant senior director. “However, scaling autonomous operations requires human-in-the-loop governance to maintain oversight across multi-agent orchestration.”
The reports provide several findings, including the following:
“As AI scales across enterprises, governance must evolve from ad hoc oversight to structured AI life cycle management aligned with regulatory policies,” said Avasant Research Director Gaurav Dewan. “Organizations must continuously monitor AI models for bias, enforcing runtime guardrails so the models remain accurate and compliant as they scale. “The RadarView also features detailed profiles of 24 service providers, along with their solutions, offerings, and experience in assisting enterprises in their governance, risk, and compliance journey.
This Research Byte is a brief overview of Avasant’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services 2026 Market Insights™ and Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services 2026 RadarView™. (Click for pricing.)
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