# APERION (aperion.ai)
> APERION builds SmartFlow, the AI governance control plane for regulated industries.
> On-premises, Kubernetes-native. Zscaler for AI.

## Company
- Founded by Craig Alberino (CEO) and Scott Ancheta (CTO)
- Headquarters: New York metropolitan area
- 22 patent positions filed across enterprise AI governance

## Product: SmartFlow
SmartFlow is an on-premises AI governance control plane deployed behind the enterprise firewall.
It provides gateway routing, inline policy enforcement, semantic caching, AI agent identity (AIDA),
and regulatory examination automation for financial services, healthcare, and defense.

- [SmartFlow Overview](https://aperion.ai/products/smartflow): AI governance control plane
- [SmartFlow Edge](https://aperion.ai/products/edge): Remote employee AI governance
- [Aperion Go](https://aperion.ai/products/go): Governed AI workspace for teams

## Key Capabilities
- AI Gateway: Intelligent routing across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, DeepSeek
- AI Firewall: Prompt injection defense, PII detection, content classification
- Policy Engine (Maestro): No-code policy-as-code with versioning and audit trails
- AIDA: Cryptographic AI agent identity with delegated authority and scoped permissions
- MetaCache: Semantic caching with 55-75% hit rates and published p95 benchmarks
- MCP Proxy Governance: Inline governance for agent-to-agent workflows
- Regulatory Examination Suite: SR 11-7, FINRA 3110, FFIEC, EU AI Act evidence packages

## Solutions
- [Financial Services](https://aperion.ai/industries-financial-services): FINRA 3110, SR 11-7, information barriers
- [Healthcare](https://aperion.ai/industries-healthcare): HIPAA compliance, PHI protection
- [Defense](https://aperion.ai/industries-defense): Air-gapped deployment, ITAR compliance
- [Shadow AI Governance](https://aperion.ai/solutions-shadow-ai): Discovery, governance, enforcement
- [Agent Governance](https://aperion.ai/solutions-agent-governance): MCP and A2A protocol governance
- [Cost Optimization](https://aperion.ai/solutions-cost-optimization): 50-80% token cost reduction

## Guides
- [AI Gateway Guide](https://aperion.ai/blog/enterprise-ai-gateway-guide/): What is an enterprise AI gateway
- [AI Firewall Guide](https://aperion.ai/blog/enterprise-ai-firewall-guide/): Enterprise AI security
- [AI Control Plane Guide](https://aperion.ai/blog/ai-control-plane-enterprise-guide/): Why every enterprise needs one
- [AIDA Guide](https://aperion.ai/blog/aida-agent-identity-guide/): Cryptographic identity for AI agents
- [Shadow AI Guide](https://aperion.ai/blog/enterprise-shadow-ai-guide/): Discovery and governance
- [EU AI Act Guide](https://aperion.ai/blog/eu-ai-act-compliance-guide/): Compliance for U.S. enterprises

## Resources
- [Glossary](https://aperion.ai/glossary): AI governance terms defined
- [Innovation](https://aperion.ai/innovation): 22 patent positions
- [Documentation](https://aperion.ai/docs): Technical docs, API reference, SDK
- [Blog](https://aperion.ai/blog): Enterprise AI governance insights

## Comparisons
- [SmartFlow vs LiteLLM](https://aperion.ai/vs-litellm)
- [SmartFlow vs TrueFoundry](https://aperion.ai/vs-truefoundry)
- [SmartFlow vs Portkey](https://aperion.ai/vs-portkey)
- [SmartFlow vs Cloudflare AI Gateway](https://aperion.ai/vs-cloudflare-ai-gateway)
- [SmartFlow vs Credo AI](https://aperion.ai/vs-credo-ai)
- [SmartFlow vs Kong AI Gateway](https://aperion.ai/vs-kong-ai-gateway)

## Contact
- Website: https://aperion.ai
- Documentation: https://aperion.ai/docs
- Blog: https://aperion.ai/blog
- Demo: https://aperion.ai/#form