It demoed months ago. It's still not in production. Compass tells you exactly what's between your pilot and production.
The verdict, the ranked blockers, the costed path — and the one-page memo that unlocks the next budget. Governance-grade underneath (mapped to the NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001 & the EU AI Act), so the compliance rides in as the enabler, not the ask. Explore the platform free for 30 days; the $2,500 Compass purchase runs your intake and delivers them — exportable, across a 90-day window.
Create your account and explore the platform free for 30 days — no credit card. See where you stand and what Compass produces.
The $2,500 Compass purchase runs your 17-question intake and generates your Control Map, Business Case, and 90-day Project Plan — exportable and yours to keep, across the full 90-day window, with Day-30 partner routing.
Compass deliverables are generated from your purchased intake — readiness estimates, not a certification or an independent audit.
Try the whole thing risk-free. Email us within 30 days of purchase — full refund, no questions, no clawback on anything you generated.
Upgrade within 6 months and the full $2,500 credits toward the Readiness Bundle, Implementation, or Certification — the ladder is credit-continuous.
Your workspace and every artifact stay yours, exportable forever. The 90 days is your active build window — not an expiry on what you've made.
Compass is designed to be enough on its own — most $2,500 buyers finish the 17-question intake, generate the Control Map, and ship. But if your AI footprint is more complex than the intake captures, or if you're staring at an external audit deadline, you can request a partner introduction starting Day 30 of your Compass window. We match you with a vCAIR Certified Partner who specializes in your industry + jurisdiction. The intro call is free; if you engage the partner for implementation, the engagement is between you and them — Cognita is not in the middle.
A Cognita workspace good for 90 days, the 17-question intake that maps your AI footprint, a personalized Control Map covering ISO 42001 + NIST AI RMF + EU AI Act (filtered to your jurisdictions), SoA gap analysis on a Statement of Applicability you upload, and an audit-grade evidence ledger as you generate artifacts. Day-30 onward, an optional partner intro if you want hands-on help. After Day 90, your workspace becomes read-only but you keep export access to everything you generated.
Honest answer: Compass gets you audit-ready. The Control Map + SoA gap analysis show you exactly what controls need evidence and which are missing. Whether you can self-implement the missing controls in 90 days depends on your AI complexity and internal bandwidth. If you can't, the Day-30 partner routing is the lowest-friction path to hands-on help. If your audit is in 6+ months and your AI footprint is straightforward, Compass alone is often enough.
Email [email protected] within 30 days of purchase and the refund posts to your original payment method within 5 business days. No questionnaire, no retention call, no clawback on anything you generated. Your workspace stays read-only export for the original 90-day window so you don't lose work.
No. The partner intro is opt-in inside the workspace. If you never request one, we never refer you. If you do request and decide not to engage after the intro call, no penalty — your Compass workspace continues normally through Day 90.
Yes — the ladder is credit-continuous. The $2,500 applies in full toward the Readiness Bundle ($10K, concierge), the Implementation engagement ($24K), or Certification ($72K) if you upgrade within 6 months of Compass purchase; the Readiness Bundle then credits in full toward Implementation. After 6 months a credit expires. There's no credit toward Founder Cohort — Founder is a separate track (channel partners), not a continuation of Compass.
Founder Cohort, not Compass. If you're a consultant / MSSP / fractional CISO firm who wants to sell vCAIR-grade services to your own clients, Compass doesn't give you certification rights or counter-signature support. See the partner ladder.
The Compass Edition: the day-by-day playbook for standing up a defensible AI-governance program — inventory, classification, your gap, board buy-in, first artifacts. It maps the full CAIR journey; Compass is your free first step.
Get the guide + start freeExplore the platform free for 30 days — no credit card. The $2,500 Compass purchase runs your intake and delivers your Control Map, Business Case, and 90-day plan, with a 30-day money-back guarantee and your $2,500 credited in full toward Implementation if you go further. The lowest-risk way to find out exactly what stands between your AI pilot and production.