Compare · Complipath vs ComplyLayer · Last checked 9 October 2026

Complipath vs ComplyLayer: how do they compare on the EU AI Act?

Each ComplyLayer cell is a sentence from their own site, in their words and not ours, with the page it stood on; each Complipath cell is our own page or our status table. Complipath (complipath.io) is EU AI Act compliance software that classifies each AI system with the article behind the answer.

Written by Yobel TzegaiLast checked 9 October 2026

Choose Complipath if

Rule engine
  • You use AI from other vendors and need each system classified, with the article it rests on.
  • You need the same answer every time. Rules decide. AI only drafts. A person confirms.
  • You want proof linked to each duty: the file and the page it stands on.

Choose ComplyLayer if

In their words
  • What they put first is what you need:
    “ComplyLayer is a free AI compliance and governance platform that helps companies inventory every AI tool and every AI use case, classify their risk, generate the documents required by the EU AI Act, GDPR, and US privacy laws, collect team policy acknowledgements, and prove governance to regulators.” In their words and not ours.
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Price fromComplipath€499 a month[67]ComplyLayerPro $1,499/year or $149/month[68]
What the price is based onComplipathUp to 20 AI systems[73]ComplyLayer Stated[74]
How it classifiesComplipathRule engine[10]ComplyLayer Stated[11]
Free startComplipathFirst system[69]ComplyLayer Yes[70]
HostingComplipath Yes[59]ComplyLayer Yes[60]
Free trialComplipath Yes[71]ComplyLayer No[72]

Prices exclude VAT. Our price is the one on the pricing page.

50 requirements, by area

Same list on every comparison page. Open an area to see each line.
AreaComplipathComplyLayer
Inventory4.5/54/5
A register of AI systems Yes[1] Yes[2]
Systems you build and systems you buy Yes[3] Yes[4]
A named owner per system Yes[5] Yes[6]
Automatic discovery of AI in use Partly[7] Yes[8]
AI used by your suppliers Yes[9] Not stated
Classification and roles4/54/5
EU AI Act risk classification Yes[10] Yes[11]
Prohibited practices (Article 5) Partly[12] Yes[13]
High-risk check against Annex III Yes[14] Yes[15]
The Article 6(3) exemption Yes[16] Not stated
Provider or deployer role Partly[17] Yes[18]
Duties, deadlines and follow-up6.5/103.5/10
Obligations listed per system Yes[19] Yes[20]
The article behind each obligation Yes[21] Not stated
Deadlines per obligation Yes[22] Not stated
AI literacy (Article 4) Yes[23] Partly[24]
Transparency duties (Article 50) Yes[25] Yes[26]
Monitoring of changes in the law Yes[27] Not stated
Post-market monitoring (Article 72) No[28] Not stated
Serious incident reporting (Article 73) No[29] Not stated
Monitoring of models in operation No[30] Not stated
Tasks, reminders and workflows Partly[31] Yes[32]
Documents and evidence8/107/10
Annex IV technical documentation Yes[33] Yes[34]
AI-assisted drafting of documents Yes[35] Not stated
Fundamental rights impact assessment (Article 27) No[36] Not stated
EU declaration of conformity (Article 47) No[37] Yes[38]
Export (PDF or other formats) Yes[39] Yes[40]
Evidence linked to each requirement Yes[41] Yes[42]
An audit log or audit trail Yes[43] Yes[44]
Sign-off and approvals Yes[45] Yes[46]
The version of the law each answer used Yes[47] Not stated
Audit-ready reports Yes[48] Yes[49]
Security, hosting and integrations2/104.5/10
An API No[50] Yes[51]
Integrations with ML and engineering tools No[52] Partly[53]
Integrations with work tools No[54] Partly[55]
Single sign-on Not stated publicly[56] Not stated
Import from a spreadsheet Not stated publicly[57] Partly[58]
Hosting in the EU Yes[59] Yes[60]
Encryption Not stated publicly[61] Yes[62]
ISO 27001 or SOC 2 No[63] Coming soon[64]
Two-factor sign-in Yes[65] Not stated
Self-hosted or on-premise option No[66] Not stated
Price and getting started8/105.5/10
A public price€499 a month[67] Prices exclude VAT.Pro $1,499/year or $149/month[68]
A free tier or free tool Yes[69] Yes[70]
A free trial Yes[71] No[72]
What the price is based onUp to 20 AI systems[73] Yes[74]
A plan for small companies Yes[75] Not stated
Sign-up without talking to sales Yes[76] Yes[77]
A stated time to first result Not stated publicly[78] Yes[79]
A demo or sales call to start Yes[80] No[81]
Onboarding help Yes[82] Not stated
Other frameworks (ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF) No[83] Partly[84]

Counts = requirements met in full. Partly counts as half. “Not stated” counts as zero and is never guessed. ComplyLayer: 34 of 50 stated on the 20 pages we read. Complipath: 46 of 50 answered by our own pages.

Where ComplyLayer is better

  • EU declaration of conformity (Article 47): their site says so[38]. Complipath: no.
  • An API: their site says so[51]. Complipath: no.
  • Integrations with ML and engineering tools: their site says so in part[53]. Complipath: no.
  • Integrations with work tools: their site says so in part[55]. Complipath: no.
  • Import from a spreadsheet: their site says so in part[58]. Complipath: not stated publicly.
  • Encryption: their site says so[62]. Complipath: not stated publicly.
  • And 2 more in the areas above.

Where Complipath is better

  • AI used by your suppliers: Complipath yes[9]; not stated on the 20 pages of ComplyLayer's site we read.
  • The Article 6(3) exemption: Complipath yes[16]; not stated on the 20 pages of ComplyLayer's site we read.
  • The article behind each obligation: Complipath yes[21]; not stated on the 20 pages of ComplyLayer's site we read.
  • Deadlines per obligation: Complipath yes[22]; not stated on the 20 pages of ComplyLayer's site we read.
  • Monitoring of changes in the law: Complipath yes[27]; not stated on the 20 pages of ComplyLayer's site we read.
  • AI-assisted drafting of documents: Complipath yes[35]; not stated on the 20 pages of ComplyLayer's site we read.
  • And 4 more in the areas above.
Sources · 20 pages on ComplyLayer's website, read 9 October 2026Show sources
[1]
A register of AI systems · Complipath

Live. Every AI system you build or use, with its owner and risk class. The status table: what Complipath is.

[2]
A register of AI systems · ComplyLayer
“AI system inventory, unlimited AI systems and use cases”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[3]
Systems you build and systems you buy · Complipath

Live. Every AI system you build or use, with its owner and risk class. The status table: what Complipath is.

[4]
Systems you build and systems you buy · ComplyLayer
“Any AI tool your team uses (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Midjourney, Cursor, custom internal models or anything else), plus the AI features you build yourself.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[5]
A named owner per system · Complipath

Live. A person behind every system and every duty. The status table: what Complipath is.

[6]
A named owner per system · ComplyLayer
“Assign owners, departments & risk levels”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[7]
Automatic discovery of AI in use · Complipath

Partly. The free readiness review suggests AI systems from your public web pages; a system your website does not describe is in it only if you name it. Source.

[8]
Automatic discovery of AI in use · ComplyLayer
“Pro adds real-time monitoring via a browser extension, detecting which AI tools employees are actually using, flagging shadow AI, and sending alerts for policy violations.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[9]
AI used by your suppliers · Complipath

Live. Groups your systems by vendor and shows which papers you hold from each, which are missing and which have expired. The status table: what Complipath is.

[10]
EU AI Act risk classification · Complipath

Live. Answers go through rules in code, never a language model, so the same answers always give the same result. Rules decide. AI only drafts. A person confirms. The status table: what Complipath is.

[11]
EU AI Act risk classification · ComplyLayer
“Automated risk classification”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[12]
Prohibited practices (Article 5) · Complipath

Partly. Article 5(1), points (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) are decided. Points (a), (b) and (c) turn on judgement and are flagged for legal review instead of being decided. Source.

[13]
Prohibited practices (Article 5) · ComplyLayer
“Auto-classify risk: minimal → high → unacceptable”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[14]
High-risk check against Annex III · Complipath

Yes. A use case that appears in Annex III is high-risk under Article 6(2) unless the Article 6(3) exemption applies. Source.

[15]
High-risk check against Annex III · ComplyLayer
“For each one you record the use cases it serves, because risk under the EU AI Act depends on the use: the same tool can be minimal risk for one task and high-risk for another.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[16]
The Article 6(3) exemption · Complipath

Yes. If the use case appears in Annex III, Article 6(2) classifies it high-risk unless the Article 6(3) exemption applies, and profiling of natural persons blocks the exemption entirely. Source.

[17]
Provider or deployer role · Complipath

Partly. Which obligations follow from the role you stated is decided. Whether you are the provider or the deployer is asked, never inferred. Source.

[18]
Provider or deployer role · ComplyLayer
“ComplyLayer records the role for each AI system and generates only the documents that role and risk tier require.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[19]
Obligations listed per system · Complipath

Live. Confirming a classification creates the obligations that follow from it, each with an owner, a status and a place for evidence. The status table: what Complipath is.

[20]
Obligations listed per system · ComplyLayer
“ComplyLayer maps every obligation and generates the documents regulators expect.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[21]
The article behind each obligation · Complipath

Live. Each reason behind a verdict names the provision it rests on, so a reader can check it herself. The status table: what Complipath is.

[22]
Deadlines per obligation · Complipath

Live. Each obligation carries the date it applies from, derived from where the provision sits rather than written onto the row. The status table: what Complipath is.

[23]
AI literacy (Article 4) · Complipath

Live. Records who was trained on what and when, against the Article 4 duty to support AI literacy, which applies whatever your risk level. The status table: what Complipath is.

[24]
AI literacy (Article 4) · ComplyLayer
“EU AI Act Article 4 requires measures that support AI literacy. Send policies, collect signed acknowledgements, build an audit trail.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[25]
Transparency duties (Article 50) · Complipath

Yes. Article 50 makes some systems tell people they are dealing with AI, and a system can carry that duty and be high-risk at the same time. Source.

[26]
Transparency duties (Article 50) · ComplyLayer
“Generate AI Usage Policies, Technical Docs, and Transparency Notices, personalised for your organisation in one click.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[27]
Monitoring of changes in the law · Complipath

Live. Checks the provisions your confirmed records cite against amending acts, and emails you per affected system. The status table: what Complipath is.

[28]
Post-market monitoring (Article 72) · Complipath

Not supported. We found no support for this in what we have built. MVP searched 245 shipped source files, 44 migrations, 14 obligation templates, 15 export columns and 12 Annex IV limbs, on the article number and on the provision's own words: nothing on any of the five. The status table: what Complipath is.

[29]
Serious incident reporting (Article 73) · Complipath

Not supported. We found no support for this in what we have built. Same search, same five places: nothing. The status table: what Complipath is.

[30]
Monitoring of models in operation · Complipath

No. Complipath does not monitor AI models while they run.

[31]
Tasks, reminders and workflows · Complipath

Partly. Each obligation has an owner, a status and a date it applies from. When an amending act touches a provision your records cite, you get an email per affected system. Source.

[32]
Tasks, reminders and workflows · ComplyLayer
“Real-time alerts surface policy violations, data exposure, missing docs, and shadow AI, so you can act before a regulator does.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[33]
Annex IV technical documentation · Complipath

Live. A workspace for the technical documentation, section by section, saying which Annex IV points each one answers. The status table: what Complipath is.

[34]
Annex IV technical documentation · ComplyLayer
“ComplyLayer generates AI Usage Policies, Technical Documentation, Conformity Declarations, Transparency Notices, Data Privacy Notices, Bias Assessment Reports, and more, depending on your selected framework (EU AI Act or US AI & Privacy).”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[35]
AI-assisted drafting of documents · Complipath

Live. Drafts a documentation section from the facts in your register, and says which limbs it could not answer. The status table: what Complipath is.

[36]
Fundamental rights impact assessment (Article 27) · Complipath

Not supported. The step-by-step plan lists Article 27 as a step only for systems classified under points 5(b) and 5(c) of Annex III. Article 27(1) also binds deployers that are bodies governed by public law or private entities providing public services, and the product does not ask whether you are one. Nothing carries the assessment itself. The status table: what Complipath is.

[37]
EU declaration of conformity (Article 47) · Complipath

Not supported. The Annex IV documentation asks for a copy of the declaration and you upload it; the plan says to issue it when the system is ready. The declaration itself is not drafted. The status table: what Complipath is.

[38]
EU declaration of conformity (Article 47) · ComplyLayer
“ComplyLayer generates AI Usage Policies, Technical Documentation, Conformity Declarations, Transparency Notices, Data Privacy Notices, Bias Assessment Reports, and more, depending on your selected framework (EU AI Act or US AI & Privacy).”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[39]
Export (PDF or other formats) · Complipath

Live. The whole register as a spreadsheet, as JSON or as a PDF, with the exact law texts it was assessed against. The status table: what Complipath is.

[40]
Export (PDF or other formats) · ComplyLayer
“Download PDF compliance reports covering every system, risk level, document status, and your compliance score.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[41]
Evidence linked to each requirement · Complipath

Live. Upload a file once. We read it and use it everywhere it helps: proof for requirements, text for the documentation, and a flag when it disagrees with an earlier answer. The status table: what Complipath is.

[42]
Evidence linked to each requirement · ComplyLayer
“Timestamped evidence trail ready for any audit”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[43]
An audit log or audit trail · Complipath

Live. Shows who did what in the workspace, and when, as a list you can read and export. The status table: what Complipath is.

[44]
An audit log or audit trail · ComplyLayer
“Send policies to employees and stakeholders via email, collect acknowledgements, and build a timestamped audit trail.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[45]
Sign-off and approvals · Complipath

Yes. Confirming a classification stamps it with the person who confirmed it and when; a documentation section is marked reviewed by a named person on a date. Source.

[46]
Sign-off and approvals · ComplyLayer
“Edit, approve, and version-control every doc”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[47]
The version of the law each answer used · Complipath

Yes. Each assessment records which version of the legal text it was made against, and which provisions have been amended since. Source.

[48]
Audit-ready reports · Complipath

Live. One file with every classification, citation and confirmation — the one you hand to someone outside your company. The status table: what Complipath is.

[49]
Audit-ready reports · ComplyLayer
“Download PDF compliance reports covering every system, risk level, document status, and your compliance score.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[50]
An API · Complipath

No. Complipath has no API for customers.

[51]
An API · ComplyLayer
“Dedicated API access”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[52]
Integrations with ML and engineering tools · Complipath

No. Complipath does not connect to ML or engineering tools.

[53]
Integrations with ML and engineering tools · ComplyLayer
“Your assistant searches the tools it is connected to, like Slack, Notion, Drive, Jira and GitHub, proposes every AI tool and use case it finds, and answers where you stand from your own workspace.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[54]
Integrations with work tools · Complipath

No. Complipath does not connect to work tools.

[55]
Integrations with work tools · ComplyLayer
“Your assistant searches the tools it is connected to, like Slack, Notion, Drive, Jira and GitHub, proposes every AI tool and use case it finds, and answers where you stand from your own workspace.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[56]
Single sign-on · Complipath

Not stated publicly.

[57]
Import from a spreadsheet · Complipath

Not stated publicly.

[58]
Import from a spreadsheet · ComplyLayer
“Paste comma-separated email lists or upload CSV”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[59]
Hosting in the EU · Complipath

Yes. Your workspace is stored in Frankfurt: the database in Supabase's eu-central-1 region and the app's functions in Vercel's fra1 region, read on 8 October 2026. Source.

[60]
Hosting in the EU · ComplyLayer
“All customer data is hosted on Amazon Web Services in the EU (Frankfurt, Germany, eu-central-1) region.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[61]
Encryption · Complipath

Not stated publicly.

[62]
Encryption · ComplyLayer
“At rest (AES-256) & in transit (TLS 1.2+)”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[63]
ISO 27001 or SOC 2 · Complipath

No. Complipath is not SOC 2 certified and not ISO 27001 certified. Source.

[64]
ISO 27001 or SOC 2 · ComplyLayer
“On our roadmap: SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001. We'll publish reports here once completed, and we won't claim a certification before we hold it.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[65]
Two-factor sign-in · Complipath

Live. A code from your phone after the email link. The owner can require it for everyone. The status table: what Complipath is.

[66]
Self-hosted or on-premise option · Complipath

No. Complipath runs only as the hosted service.

[67]
A public price · Complipath

Starter is €499 a month. Prices exclude VAT. Pricing.

[68]
A public price · ComplyLayer
“Free $0. Pro $1,499/year or $149/month. Unlimited AI systems and use cases on every plan.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[69]
A free tier or free tool · Complipath

Yes. Your first system is free with no end date. The check needs no account. Source.

[70]
A free tier or free tool · ComplyLayer
“ComplyLayer has a Free plan that never expires: unlimited AI systems and use cases, risk classification, compliance documents, staff policy acknowledgements and audit reports.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[71]
A free trial · Complipath

No card. Full access for 30 days, then it drops to the free plan — nothing is deleted and your export keeps working. Pricing.

[72]
A free trial · ComplyLayer
“There is no time-limited trial.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[73]
What the price is based on · Complipath

Starter includes 20 AI systems. Archived systems don’t count toward your limit. Pricing.

[74]
What the price is based on · ComplyLayer
“Start free. Pay only when you want monitoring.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[75]
A plan for small companies · Complipath

Yes. Your first system is free with no end date. You pay for your AI portfolio, not your number of employees. Source.

[76]
Sign-up without talking to sales · Complipath

Yes. The check needs no account, and the trial needs no card. Source.

[77]
Sign-up without talking to sales · ComplyLayer
“Every new account starts on Free, with no credit card required.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[78]
A stated time to first result · Complipath

Not stated publicly.

[79]
A stated time to first result · ComplyLayer
“Register all AI systems across your company in minutes.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[80]
A demo or sales call to start · Complipath

Not required. The check needs no account, and a walkthrough can be booked if you want one. Source.

[81]
A demo or sales call to start · ComplyLayer
“Let your trusted AI tell you if we're the right fit, no sales call needed.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[82]
Onboarding help · Complipath

Book 30 minutes and we set up your first AI systems with you. Pricing.

[83]
Other frameworks (ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF) · Complipath

Not supported. The assistant answers questions about ISO/IEC 42001 next to the AI Act. There is no mapping of its controls to the Act, and Complipath certifies nothing. The status table: what Complipath is.

[84]
Other frameworks (ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF) · ComplyLayer
“On the Enterprise plan we map your existing AI inventory, risk classification and documents onto ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF and DORA as bespoke work.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.
[85]
What they put first · ComplyLayer
“ComplyLayer is a free AI compliance and governance platform that helps companies inventory every AI tool and every AI use case, classify their risk, generate the documents required by the EU AI Act, GDPR, and US privacy laws, collect team policy acknowledgements, and prove governance to regulators.”ComplyLayer, in their words and not ours. It was read on 9 October 2026 from complylayer.com.

The 20 pages of ComplyLayer's site we read, on 9 October 2026:

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Questions

Is this comparison neutral?

It is written by Complipath, so read it as ours. What keeps it checkable is the rule on both sides: each ComplyLayer cell is their own sentence with the page it stood on, and each Complipath cell is what our own pages say. Where a side's pages say nothing, the cell says so.

What does "Not stated on the pages we read" mean?

That none of the 20 pages of ComplyLayer's site we read on 9 October 2026 said it. It is a statement about those pages, listed below, not about the product: ask ComplyLayer before you rule anything out.

Which one should we choose?

Start from the rows you need. Where ComplyLayer's own site states a requirement our pages mark as not supported, they are the closer fit on that row by what each side says publicly. For a European company that wants each classification with its article and the version of the law it used, at a public price, start with Complipath's free check.