Scanara vs EuConform — EU AI Act Compliance Comparison
Scanara and EuConform compared for EU AI Act work: rule-based code and document checks versus an open evidence specification.
TL;DR
EuConform describes itself as an open specification and toolset for AI Act evidence; its README lists a repository scan and a CI mode. Scanara is a hosted service with rule-based checks of code and documents, guided assessments and dossier drafts. The choice depends on whether you want open-source tooling that you run yourself.
Overview
As of 22 October 2026, the EuConform website calls the project an “Open specification for AI Act evidence” and says: “Scan a real codebase, verify the bundle, and inspect the same artifacts in the browser.” (original English wording) The GitHub README lists a CLI with a scan command, a CI mode with GitHub annotations and fail thresholds, and local bias evaluation.
Source: euconform.eu, github.com/Hiepler/EuConform, retrieved 22 October 2026.
Scanara checks source code with rule-based Semgrep rules in 12 programming languages and checks compliance documents with OPA rules in 8 EU languages. As of 24 August 2026, 66 of the 113 articles in Scanara’s coverage map have at least one automated rule. Guided assessments and drafts of Annex IV technical documentation cover further work. The customer decides and completes the results; passing a scan does not mean an organisation is compliant.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Scanara | EuConform |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Rule-based checks of code and documents, guided assessments, dossier drafts | Open specification and toolset for AI Act evidence (CLI, browser viewer, local bias evaluation) |
| Code Scanning | Rule-based, 12 programming languages; confidence varies by language | A scan command generates evidence artifacts from a repository (README) |
| CI/CD Integration | GitHub integration; merge gate on pull requests when enabled | CI mode with GitHub annotations and fail thresholds (README) |
| Technical documentation | Drafts of Annex IV documentation; the customer completes and reviews them | Evidence artifacts as JSON documents (report, AI bill of materials, bundle) |
| Pricing Model | Free plan and paid plans; see the pricing page | Open source; the README lists the MIT and EUPL-1.2 licences |
When to Choose Which
Choose Scanara when...
- ✓You want compliance documents checked for required content, in 8 EU languages
- ✓You want guided assessments (for example AIRA, FRIA, DPIA) with the results stored as evidence
- ✓You work in GitHub and want scan results on pull requests, with a merge gate
- ✓You want drafts of Annex IV technical documentation that your team completes and reviews
Consider EuConform when...
- •You want an open specification for AI Act evidence that you can run offline
- •You want local bias evaluation of a model (CrowS-Pairs with Ollama, as the README lists)
- •You prefer open-source software that you run yourself
Questions to ask any vendor
Check whether it reads your source code
Some tools check the code itself; others rely on answers a person enters. Ask which applies, and which programming languages are covered.
Check where the results appear
Results can appear on pull requests, in a dashboard or in a report. Ask where engineers and compliance staff will see them.
Check what the vendor says about limits
No software makes an organisation compliant. Ask the vendor to state what its output does not cover and who makes the decisions.
Run a first scan on your repository
Connect a GitHub repository and scan it on the free plan. Plan limits are listed on the pricing page. Your team still decides and completes the assessments.
Scanara prepares evidence from your repositories
Scanara reads your connected GitHub repositories and runs rule-based scans for standard AI and machine-learning patterns. It can miss non-standard code. Separately, it generates draft documentation from templates and your assessment answers as evidence for your compliance work. You make the classification decisions.