Guide
ISO 42001 for SaaS Companies
Why SaaS vendors certify first: enterprise procurement, AI features in scope, integrated 27001+42001 audits.
Reality check. There is no official OpenAI certification — OpenAI offers no certification program. This site is not affiliated with OpenAI. It covers independent, third-party AI governance certifications and frameworks: ISO/IEC 42001 (certifiable) and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (a voluntary framework).
SaaS companies were among the first ISO 42001 adopters — enterprise procurement teams now ask about AI governance the way they asked about SOC 2 a decade ago.
Scoping advice
- Include AI features customers actually rely on — copilots, recommenders, classifiers
- Exclude pure experiments and internal prototypes from the initial scope
- Consider an integrated ISO 27001 + 42001 audit if you already run an ISMS
What buyers ask for
Enterprise RFPs increasingly ask: do you have an AI management system? Is it independently certified? A certificate from an accredited body answers both.
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