# ORCA Opti > ORCA Opti is the AI operating system for regulated organisations on Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. > Compliance and contracts, run as everyday operations, inside your Safe Zone. ## About ORCA Opti is an Australian AI compliance and governance company founded in Brisbane in 2024 by Kathryn Giudes. We give regulated organisations a sovereign AI assistant that runs in Australia and a continuous compliance engine that covers the standards Australian regulators and customers expect: ISO 27001, Essential Eight, DISP, ISO 42001, PSPF, DSPF, ISO 9001 and the NDIS Practice Standards. ## Products - [Opti Assist](https://orcaopti.ai/opti-assist): Governed AI assistant for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Signs in with the work account you already have. Hosted in sovereign Australia. Every query becomes a governance record. - [Opti Core](https://orcaopti.ai/opti-core): GRC and compliance system of record. Risks, controls, policies, incidents, vendors and actions, all wired into Microsoft 365. - [ORCA Opti AI Guardian](https://orcaopti.ai/ai-guardian): Inspects every AI prompt before it reaches a model. Blocks data leakage, prompt injection and policy violations across owned and public AI. - [Opti Cyber](https://orcaopti.ai/opti-cyber): Continuous cyber posture across Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS and Google Cloud. ## Free entry point [Opti Assist Free](https://portal.orcaopti.ai) — one user, 50,000 credits per month, frontier AI models inside your Safe Zone, ISO 42001 governance built in from day one. Sign in with your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace account (Microsoft personal accounts work too). ## How-to and support How to use ORCA Opti, and how to get help: - [Using ORCA — How-To Guide](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/support/using-orca): What ORCA does, the problems it solves, step-by-step common tasks, Crewmates (configurable AI teammates), how to choose a plan, and a glossary. - [Frequently asked questions](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/support/faqs): Data safety, Crewmates, plans, frameworks, trials and mobile. - [Support](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/support): Get help — the how-to guide, FAQs, and a contact form to reach the ORCA team. ## Safe Zone (our trust framework) [Safe Zone](https://orcaopti.ai/safe-zone) is a five-level trust framework visible at the top of Opti Assist: - Level 1 Secured: identity and audit trail (Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace sign-in, every action logged) - Level 2 Sovereign: ORCA model, Australian-built, Australian-hosted - Level 3 Guarded: sovereign chat with AI Guardian at Essential - Level 4 Hardened: sovereign chat with AI Guardian at Enhanced - Level 5 Fortified: sovereign chat with AI Guardian at Maximum We always show the weakest part of what is happening right now, not the best feature you happen to own. Above the standard scale, ORCA-Private deploys in your own Australian Azure tenancy, and ORCA-Classified is defence-grade, accredited for PROTECTED through TOP SECRET. ## Compare - [vs Microsoft Copilot](https://orcaopti.ai/vs-copilot) - [The full Why ORCA Opti page](https://orcaopti.ai/compare) ## Industries Healthcare, financial services, defence, government, education, NDIS, mining, building and construction, telecommunications, professional services, SME, critical infrastructure, energy, logistics. Per-industry pages cover the specific regulatory framework set for each sector. ## Pricing Pricing is localised per region; equivalent local-currency pricing applies (India is billed in USD). - Opti Assist Free: free forever, one user, 50,000 credits per month - Opti Assist Solo: A$29.95 / US$19.95 / £16.95 / €18.95 / MX$399 per month - Opti Assist Teams: A$149.95 / US$99.95 / £79.95 / €89.95 / MX$1,999 per month for a 15-person team - Enterprise and ORCA-Private: contact sales ## Press - iTWire: "Australian startup releases free AI as data sovereignty crackdown looms" - SecurityBrief, ChannelLife, eCommerceNews, IT Brief, CFOtech: "Orca Opti launches free AI governance tool for Australia" - Australian Financial Review: feature on AI-proof careers including Kathryn Giudes - 2026 Women Leading Tech Awards: finalist (Entrepreneur/Founder category) ## Recent articles Insights: - [Most AI projects fail in production. Our research on why](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/insights/why-most-ai-projects-fail-in-production) - [Why we built ORCA Opti on Microsoft 365, and why that's not where the story ends](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/insights/why-we-built-on-microsoft-365-and-why-thats-not-where-the-story-ends) - [Don't Rent Your Resilience](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/insights/don-t-rent-your-resilience) - [What an AI compliance framework can and can't do for you](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/insights/what-an-ai-compliance-framework-can-and-cant-do) - [Introducing Safe Zone: how safe is your AI chat, really?](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/insights/introducing-safe-zone-five-honest-levels-of-ai-protection) - [Their AI, Their Terms, Your Data](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/insights/their-ai-their-terms-your-data) Press: - [Women Love Tech: ORCA Opti founder among executives leading B2B AI](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/women-love-tech-women-executives-leading-b2b-ai) - [AIThority: ORCA Opti releases free AI as data sovereignty crackdown looms](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/aithority-opti-assist-free-data-sovereignty) - [In AI Today: Australian startup releases free AI as data sovereignty crackdown looms](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/in-ai-today-opti-assist-free-data-sovereignty) - [iTWire: Australian startup releases free AI as data sovereignty crackdown looms](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/itwire-opti-assist-free-data-sovereignty) - [Startup Scaleup: Australian startup releases free AI as data sovereignty crackdown looms](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/startup-scaleup-opti-assist-free-data-sovereignty) - [CFOtech: Orca Opti launches free AI governance tool for Australia](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/cfotech-orca-opti-launches-free-ai-governance) - [ChannelLife: Orca Opti launches free AI governance tool for Australia](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/channellife-orca-opti-launches-free-ai-governance) - [eCommerceNews: Orca Opti launches free AI governance tool for Australia](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/ecommercenews-orca-opti-launches-free-ai-governance) - [IT Brief: Orca Opti launches free AI governance tool for Australia](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/itbrief-orca-opti-launches-free-ai-governance) - [SecurityBrief: Orca Opti launches free AI governance tool for Australia](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/security-brief-orca-opti-launches-free-ai-governance) - [Dynamic Business: what SMEs should know before deploying AI](https://orcaopti.ai/resources/press/dynamic-business-deploying-ai-in-smes) ## Country sites - Australia (canonical): https://orcaopti.ai/ - United States: https://orcaopti.ai/en-us - United Kingdom: https://orcaopti.ai/en-gb - India: https://orcaopti.ai/en-in - Mexico: https://orcaopti.ai/en-mx ## Contact - https://orcaopti.ai/contact - https://orcaopti.ai/safe-zone - https://portal.orcaopti.ai