Knostic
Knostic, Inc.
Need-to-know access controls for LLMs in the enterprise
Last verified April 27, 2026About Knostic
Knostic provides need-to-know access controls for enterprise AI assistants such as Microsoft Copilot, Glean, and Gemini. The platform discovers shadow AI usage, enforces knowledge-layer policies at request time, and produces audit logs that document who accessed what data through which AI system. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Knostic was founded in 2023 and serves regulated industries that need to adopt LLMs without exposing sensitive internal data.
Frameworks supported
Regulations and voluntary standards Knostic documents support for on their own materials. Chip shading reflects the strength of the claim, not an independent audit.
Regulation · EU · in force
Voluntary standard · US · voluntary
Attestations held
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Attestation · United States (AICPA)
Attestation · International (ISO)
Capabilities
Features Knostic markets publicly. Inclusion means the capability is documented — not that it's best-in-class.
Shadow AI Detection
Discovery of unsanctioned AI tools and model usage across an organization.
Policy Enforcement
Mechanism for applying organizational and regulatory policies to AI usage at runtime.
Data Leakage Prevention
Inspection of LLM outputs to block PII, secrets, and regulated data from leaving the boundary.
Audit Logging
Tamper-evident logging of governance events (approvals, model changes, policy decisions) required by EU AI Act Article 12 and similar regulations.
AI Discovery
Inventory of AI assets, models, prompts, and datasets across an enterprise environment.
Integrations
Documented by Knostic in public product materials.
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft SharePoint
- AWS Marketplace
Pricing
Contact for pricing
Per AWS Marketplace listing: $50,000 per annual contract tier with $0.01 per additional unit. Direct sales contracts may differ.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Knowledge-layer enforcement prevents Copilot oversharing without rearchitecting Microsoft 365 access
- Real-time policy decisions and audit logs support compliance evidence collection
- Discovers shadow AI usage across an organization
Cons
- Requires defined need-to-know policies to deliver full value
- Specialized for environments already adopting M365 Copilot, Glean, or similar AI assistants
- Limited published case studies as of 2026 due to recent founding
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