The IDC MarketScape Worldwide Unified AI Governance Platforms 2025 Vendor Assessment evaluates various solution providers in the market. Vendors were assessed on current capabilities of the product and services and how well these are aligned to customer needs. They were also evaluated on their future strategy and how it aligns to customer requirements over the next three to five years.

Enterprises looking to scale AI initiatives responsibly will require a strong AI governance platform. IBM was recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape Worldwide Unified AI Governance Platforms 2025 Vendor Assessment. We believe this recognition reflects the strengths of IBM watsonx.governance such as:

• End-to-end, platform-agnostic governance
• Decision assurance in production
• Built in compliance and security
• Observability of AI Agents
• Real-Time Guardrails and In-Loop Evaluators

To us, being named to the Leaders Category reflects the growing impact and continuous innovation of IBM watsonx.governance—driven by:

• Govern models, apps and agents deployed anywhere on any third-party tool including AWS, Microsoft, and others.
• Automated risk management with custom metrics to tailor to individual enterprise needs
• Enterprise-grade reporting, dynamic dashboards, and automated meta data capture
• How to build in the loop evaluators
• Deep integration with IBM’s broader data and AI portfolio

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• Why IBM was named a Leader in Unified AI Governance
• How watsonx.governance helps maximize ROI for your AI initiatives with enterprise-grade model evaluation capabilities

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Disclaimer: IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures supplier product, go-to-market and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of supplier strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Supplier market share is represented by the size of the icons.