AI-SPM vs ASPM
ASPM is application security posture across SDLC tooling. AI-SPM is the broader programme that adds asset discovery, adversarial testing, runtime gateway controls, and control-ID compliance evidence.
Last reviewed September 2026
What AI-SPM vs ASPM really means
ASPM addresses one part of AI risk. What it leaves uncovered is the rest of the AI surface: covers application source and supply chain; does not test the running AI model, agent, or gateway behaviour.
How Penaxtra closes the gap
AI-SPM covers the AI-specific layer directly: 11 AI asset kinds today, adversarial testing scored by deterministic checks, a self-hosted runtime gateway, and control-ID evidence across seven frameworks. It usually runs alongside ASPM, since the two address different layers. Plans and what each tier includes are on the pricing page.
What Penaxtra adds
Self-hosted runtime gateway with Ed25519-signed policy distribution
Deterministic checks on every adversarial response; a three-judge panel (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google) is built for cases that need model scoring and shipped switched off on every adversarial finding
Six-framework compliance mapping at control-ID level
PDF + JSON audit-evidence export with twenty-five cross-framework overlaps
Compliance coverage compared
AI-SPM evidence stands alongside ASPM findings; the two cover different ground and are used together.