Frost & Sullivan has named TrueFoundry the global leader in the enterprise AI control plane category, recognizing the independent startup over hyperscalers. According to the article, TrueFoundry processes over one trillion tokens daily. The recognition signals that the AI control plane has matured from a collection of governance features into a distinct market category with its own competitive dynamics and architectural requirements. TrueFoundry’s approach uses a Split-Plane Architecture separating the control plane into four tiers: an MCP Gateway for protocol-level governance of tools and data sources, an Agent Gateway for agent lifecycle, permissions, and execution boundaries, a Model Gateway for routing and governing model inference across providers, and a Skills Registry for cataloging and version-controlling agent capabilities. All four tiers operate under a single interface. The article contrasts this with vendor-native approaches, citing Google’s Managed Agent Harness and MCP governance layers built by ServiceNow, Microsoft, and Rubrik, which embed governance into their own stacks. TrueFoundry’s model assumes enterprises will run agents across multiple clouds, models, and protocols simultaneously, positioning the control plane as a vendor-neutral overlay rather than a platform feature. Frost & Sullivan’s recognition is described as validating a category, not just a company, signaling that the control plane is now a market.