A vendor buyer's guide to the leading AI governance platforms in 2026, for CAIOs, GRC, and risk leaders. Covers the seven capabilities that matter (shadow AI discovery, live inventory, continuous testing and monitoring, one control set mapped to many frameworks, agentic oversight, integrations, and audit-ready evidence), a side-by-side comparison table, and detailed profiles of Holistic AI, Credo AI, IBM watsonx.governance, OneTrust, Fairly AI, Monitaur, and Arthur, plus how to run a POC. Includes 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant recognition, where Holistic AI was named a Challenger and ranked #1 for AI Risk and Compliance.