MEOK vs ServiceNow GRC

Out of the box, no. ServiceNow GRC is a configurable enterprise platform for ERM, audit management, policy management, business continuity, and vendor risk. Customers CAN configure EU AI Act controls in ServiceNow if they have months of consulting time + a 6-figure ServiceNow PS budget. MEOK ships pre-built EU AI Act + DORA + NIS2 + CRA controls out of the box, MIT-licensed, no configuration.

Yes — common in large enterprises. ServiceNow handles ERM + ITSM + audit workflow + business continuity. MEOK provides the EU regulatory crosswalks + signed evidence + cryptographic verifier that flow INTO ServiceNow as evidence artefacts. Different layers; complementary.

ServiceNow GRC starts ~$70K/yr for the platform license + typically $50K-$200K of consulting for an EU AI Act configuration. MEOK Pro is £79/mo (£790/yr). Combined, ServiceNow + MEOK at Pro is roughly $80K/yr — saves $50K-$200K of EU-specific PS work because MEOK comes pre-built.

Not natively. ServiceNow GRC produces audit evidence but doesn't HMAC-sign it for independent auditor verification. MEOK signs every attestation with HMAC-SHA256 and exposes a public verify_url. The signed certs flow into ServiceNow as evidence + give external auditors a verification path that doesn't require ServiceNow access.

Three reasons: (1) you need pre-built EU AI Act / DORA / NIS2 / CRA controls without months of ServiceNow PS configuration; (2) you need cryptographically signed evidence with external verifier; (3) you want open-source MIT-licensed tooling. For Fortune 500 ITSM-anchored companies running ServiceNow already, MEOK augments. For pre-Series-C AI companies, MEOK alone is sufficient.