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PrivacyScrubber review

Freemium#10 of 27 in Document Redaction Software

Redacts sensitive data in documents and AI prompts, with OCR and batch processing on PRO.

7.2/10Editor score
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

PrivacyScrubber detects and tokenizes personally identifiable information in documents and AI prompts before they are sent to AI services. It is aimed at individuals and teams in legal, healthcare, finance, HR, and engineering who need to reduce exposure of names, contact details, IDs, card data, or keys. The web app handles document uploads, while a Chrome extension protects prompts on AI websites. Its browser-local approach and additional local MCP and SDK components make it relevant for both everyday document handling and AI-assisted workflows.

The Free Tier costs $0 per user monthly and offers general PII sanitization, 15,000 characters per scrub, a 5,000-character specialized-profile quota, single-file uploads, and PDF extraction up to 3 pages. No card or account is required. PRO is $15 per user per month, adding unlimited characters and 30 profiles, offline PDF OCR, batch processing, unlimited custom regex rules, and cryptographic PDF receipts. PRO Lifetime costs $110 once and includes permanent PRO access. TEAMS costs $99 monthly, with domain-wide protection, unlimited internal staff, session handoff, centralized rule governance, and team receipts. Developer SDK plans cost $199 monthly or $1,990 annually and provide a headless engine for production pipelines.

Document coverage includes PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, TXT, and images, with OCR redaction, folder-level batch processing, and reversible token reveal in local memory. Integrations span ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and other AI assistants, plus tools such as Zendesk, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, and VS Code. Email and documentation are the listed support channels, and the product lists SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA. Choose PrivacyScrubber if prompt protection and document sanitization belong in the same workflow; teams seeking desktop-first redaction should look elsewhere.

PrivacyScrubber pros and cons

  • Where it wins
    • Free tier covers general PII sanitization without an account or card.
    • PRO adds offline PDF OCR, batch processing, and custom regex rules.
    • Chrome extension supports prompt protection across major AI services.
  • Where it doesn't
    • Free tier limits each scrub to 15,000 characters and single-file uploads.
    • The product is cloud- and browser-focused, rather than a desktop app.
    • Team governance and SDK workflows require separate paid plans.

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