SkillManual vs Backplanes

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SkillManual compared with Backplanes
Detail	SkillManual	Backplanes
What it does	Compare sources and evidence for AI agent skills	Intent-based visibility and control for AI agents
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	Not given	Know is free with no seats or trial clock. Enforce and Prove is a subscription priced on the agent work you put under control, not per seat. Contact for subscription pricing details.
Key features	Directory of AI agent skills Pinned sources for skills Evidence transparency Guides and workflows Validator for static checks Submit skills and corrections Google and email sign-in Private collections	Monitor, warn or block agent actions Policy drafting from observed agent activity Audit trail for every decision One-command installation Local policy enforcement without external calls
What makes it different	Transparent pricing and costs Fixed sources and versions for reliability Community-driven submissions and corrections	Drafts policies from actual agent behavior before anything is enforced Deterministic, intent-based decisions instead of authorization checks No OAuth into AI providers or agent changes required PII and credentials scrubbed before leaving the machine
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	10 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	4	30
Referring domains (Majestic)	1	88

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