Does DocsOrb handle non-AI policies too?

Yes. Security, HR, onboarding, code-of-conduct — any policy runs through the same boards, acknowledgment campaigns, and training. AI governance is an extension, not the only use case.

What does “policy-to-guardrail” mean in practice?

A published policy like “no customer data in public chatbots” gets linked to a guardrail that evaluates AI use in the browser and over MCP. Every evaluation is recorded, so the policy produces enforcement evidence instead of relying on trust.

Which is better for European companies?

DocsOrb is built in Germany and EU-hosted, ships in English and German, and includes EU AI Act workflows. DocTract is a US-centric platform; if EU data residency or German-language rollout matters, DocsOrb is the safer default.

DocsOrb vs DocTract

DocTract is a mature policy lifecycle platform: authoring, approval workflows, distribution, attestation tracking, and audit-ready reporting — and it does that job well. DocsOrb covers the same human-policy layer, then connects it to what policies increasingly exist for: an AI tool inventory, shadow-AI discovery, browser guardrails, and enforcement evidence. If policy management is the whole job, both fit. If your policies need to govern AI use, only one connects the policy to the control.

Policy lifecyclePlus AI governanceEU-hosted, EN & DE

What each product covers

Capability	DocsOrb	DocTract
Policy authoring & approval workflows	Yes — editor, templates, draft → review → approved lifecycle, versioning	Yes — collaborative authoring, automated approval routing, Word and Google Docs integration
Distribution & attestation	Branded employee portal; acknowledgment campaigns with e-signature, version, and timestamp	Automated distribution, reminders, and one-click attestation tracking
Training	Per-policy training with flashcards, quizzes, and certificates	Links to and tracks required training modules
Audit reporting	Audit trail plus AI enforcement events and EU AI Act posture	Audit-ready attestation and policy history reports
AI tool inventory	Yes — approved / restricted / blocked catalog with employee-facing Allowed AI list	No
Shadow AI discovery	Yes — AI Radar discovers unapproved AI tools for triage	No
Policy-to-guardrail enforcement	Yes — guardrails linked to published policies, enforced in the browser and over MCP	No
European fit	Built in Germany, EU-hosted, English and German, EU AI Act workflows	US-centric platform and compliance framing
Best for	EU and DACH SMBs whose policy program must also cover AI use	Organizations that need established, standalone policy lifecycle management

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Which one fits your team?

Choose DocsOrb if…

Your policies increasingly exist to govern AI use — and need enforcement, not just signatures
You want policy management and AI governance in one product instead of two
You operate in the EU or DACH and need German-language rollout and EU hosting
You want acknowledgment evidence and AI enforcement evidence in the same audit trail

Choose DocTract if…

You need classic policy lifecycle management and nothing beyond it
Your organization is US-based with US-centric compliance needs
Deep Microsoft Word-based authoring workflows are a hard requirement

Frequently asked questions

Yes. DocsOrb covers the full policy lifecycle — authoring, approvals, distribution, acknowledgment, training, and audit reporting — and adds AI governance on top: tool inventory, shadow-AI discovery, and guardrail enforcement.

Policy management that doesn’t stop at the signature.

Run the full policy lifecycle in DocsOrb, then connect those policies to AI inventory, guardrails, and enforcement evidence — one product, one audit trail.

DocsOrb

DocsOrb brings the policy, rollout, training, acknowledgment, and evidence work into one system once the manual process becomes too expensive to maintain.

Key features include:

Policy lifecycle

Plus AI governance

EU-hosted, EN & DE

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