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IBM watsonx.governance vs Reality Defender
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose IBM watsonx.governance if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on Self-hosted
- you're in its core audience: enterprise risk and compliance teams, internal audit teams
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Choose Reality Defender if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: fraud and security teams, contact center operators
Side by side
Feature IBM watsonx.governance Reality Defender
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price$3500/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Kept no longer than reasonably necessary for identified purposes
PlatformsWeb, Self-hostedWeb, API
CategorySecurity & FraudSecurity & Fraud
CompanyIBM CorporationReality Defender, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19112021
Part ofBerkshire Hathaway—
Key features
I IBM watsonx.governance
- Governance graph linking AI systems, risks, controls and policies
- Shadow AI detection across the organization
- Automated policy enforcement and compliance evidence capture
- Continuous monitoring of AI systems for risk and compliance
- Model inventory, documentation and evaluation
- AI risk assessment and identification
- Regulatory and risk content library for many frameworks
- Embedded AI assistants for use case onboarding
R Reality Defender
- Detects AI-generated or manipulated audio, video and images
- Spots synthetic speech in IVR systems and live calls
- Analyzes audio and video in live meetings
- REST API that returns detection scores as JSON
- SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust and Java
- Browser-based media scanning with no integration needed
- Explainable results and analytics dashboard
- On-premises and air-gapped deployment for enterprise
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
IBM watsonx.governance
TrialFree
Model ManagementStarting at $0.64
Risk & Compliance - BasicStarting at $3,500
Risk & Compliance - AdvancedStarting at $6,450
watsonx.governance on AWSStarting at $42,000
Reality Defender
Free$0
Business$399 (annual billing)
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
IBM watsonx.governance
- 14-day free trial with included credits
- Deploys on IBM Cloud, AWS or as on-premises software
- Named a Leader in Gartner, IDC and Forrester AI governance reports
- Large library of regulatory and risk content
- Risk & Compliance plans start at $3,500 per month
- Base plans include only 1 concurrent user
- Listed prices are indicative and vary by country
- Software edition pricing is based on VPCs and not published
Reality Defender
- Free plan includes 50 image or audio scans a month
- SDKs in five languages
- Covers live calls and meetings as well as uploaded files
- Enterprise deployment options include air-gapped setups
- Free plan does not include video analysis
- Business plan includes only 1 seat
- Pricing page does not say if the $399 Business price is monthly or yearly
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