Digital Omnibus Explained: Your New EU AI Act Timeline
The Digital Omnibus deferred the EU AI Act's high-risk deadline to 2 December 2027. Here's what changed, what didn't move, and what it means for your compliance plan.
Classify, document, and monitor your AI systems before the EU AI Act's high-risk obligations take effect.
The EU AI Act is the most significant technology regulation in a generation — and most mid-market companies are entirely unprepared for it. Enterprise GRC platforms like ServiceNow and IBM OpenPages were built for large compliance teams with six-figure tooling budgets. They require months of implementation, dedicated consultants, and ongoing configuration work that organizations of 50–3,000 employees simply cannot sustain.
Manual compliance consultants offer expertise, but at €300–800 per hour, a single high-risk AI system can cost €50,000–150,000 to document properly — and that documentation goes stale the moment the system changes. For companies operating multiple AI systems across HR, finance, and operations, the costs become prohibitive before you even begin.
The result is a compliance gap: mid-market companies — the backbone of the European economy — face the same regulatory obligations as multinationals, but without the resources to meet them. Aikraft was built specifically to close that gap: purpose-built for the EU AI Act, priced for mid-market reality, and designed to make compliance an operational habit rather than an annual project.
Three integrated modules covering the full compliance lifecycle — from initial classification through ongoing monitoring.
Automatically classify your AI systems under EU AI Act Annex III with our guided assessment engine.
Generate complete Annex IV technical documentation in minutes with AI-assisted content generation.
Regulatory-update monitoring keeps you current as the rules move — plus drift detection and incident logging. When dates or standards change, affected systems are flagged automatically.
Describe each AI system you develop or deploy — name it, tag it by domain, and categorize its primary function. Aikraft supports bulk import via CSV or direct integration with your asset register. Every system gets a permanent audit trail from day one.
Our guided assessment engine walks you through the Annex III criteria in plain language — no legal expertise required. Answer 10–15 questions about your system's purpose, autonomy, data use, and impact. Aikraft returns a risk tier (Unacceptable, High, Limited, or Minimal) with full reasoning you can share with regulators.
For high-risk systems, Aikraft's AI copilot generates a complete Annex IV technical documentation package — general description, data governance records, testing methodology, human oversight provisions, and post-market monitoring plan. What takes consultants six weeks takes Aikraft minutes. You review, edit, and export audit-ready PDFs.
Compliance is not a project — it's an ongoing state. Aikraft monitors your classified systems for data drift, logs incidents with regulatory-grade audit trails, and alerts you when EU AI Act guidance changes in ways that affect your documented systems. Dashboards surface risk in real time. Auditors get read-only access via secure links.
See how Aikraft compares to the alternatives.
| Feature | Aikraft Berlin, 2026 | Enterprise GRC e.g. ServiceNow | Purpose-built AI Gov e.g. Credo AI | Manual / Consultants DIY + advisory fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | €199–499/mo | €50,000+/yr | €30,000+/yr | €100,000+ project |
| Setup time | Same day | 6+ months | 3+ months | 4+ months |
| EU data residency | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Self-serve / PLG | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mid-market focus | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Auto-documentation Annex IV compliant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Continuous monitoring Article 72 | On Pro+ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
Competitor pricing and setup times are based on publicly available information and customer-reported data as of June 2026. Results may vary.
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