Microsoft Presidio Alternatives

Don’t Let PII Masking Hurt Your ​AI Accuracy​

Protect your data with a tool that works well with modern AI.

Why settle for a solution that requires extra coding and offers only basic protection? Protecto gives you better PII identification and masking that is simple to use, more accurate, and built to work with large-scale AI applications.

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Don't Settle for Less

Why Microsoft Presidio Falls Short?

Presidio may seem like an option for sensitive data identification and masking, but it lacks key features to keep your data safe and your AI running smoothly.

The Truth in Details

4 Key Areas Where Presidio Falls Short

Take a quick look at the key shortcomings of Presidio that make Protecto a better choice:

Compliance

Data Detection Precision

Presidio often misses subtle data cues, while Protecto uses advanced models and multiple detection methods.

Model Accuracy

Extra Coding Burden

Presidio demands Extra coding is needed for custom setups.,whereas Protecto offers built-in customization with no extra coding required.

User Adoption

No Safety Filters

Presidio lacks basic tools to block harmful context during data processing, Protecto offers these out-of-the-box

Data Protection

Enterprise Features

Presidio has No policy controls, secure vault, or audit support. Protecto comes with more such tools that's enterprise ready.

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Independent Findings

Benchmark Report​

A detailed study shows how Protecto outperforms Microsoft Presidio in key metrics such as detection accuracy, processing speed, and ease of integration.

Our independent study highlights:

  • Better Accuracy: Protecto delivers more precise detection and masking.
  • Faster Processing: Reduced time for data handling and masking.
  • Lower Total Costs: Simplified integration that saves on development time and expenses.
Feature-by-Feature

Microsoft Presidio vs. Protecto

A side-by-side comparison of essential features for enterprise data masking.

    FEATURES

PROTECTO

MICROSOFT PRESIDIO

PII/PHI Identification

Recall and Precision

High

Medium

PII identification methods

Customized AI/ML Models, Algo, Regex, and Heuristic Models

Limited Models

Custom identification


YES

Needs extra coding

Custom Denied List


YES


NO

Toxic Context (Safety) Filters


YES


NO

Masking (Accuracy Preserving Masking)

Type, Length Preserving masking


YES


NO

Consistent Tokens


YES


NO

Anonymization


YES


YES

Consistent Pseudonymization


YES

Needs extra coding

Vault to store PII/PHI


YES


NO

Optional Fine-tuning for LLM’s understandability


YES


NO

Enterprise Features

Policy Based Masking


YES


NO

Multi-tenancy


YES


NO

Asynchronous APIs


YES


NO

Bulk Data Processing


YES


NO

Security, Tokenization

Random number-based tokens, BYOK

Encryption-key based

Audit/Reporting


YES


NO

Data Retention for Compliance


YES


NO

Redundancy, Disaster Recovery, High Availability


YES


NO

Autoscaling


YES


NO

Built for Enterprise. Optimized for Scale.

On-Premises or SaaS

Deploy Protecto on your servers or consume it as SaaS. Either way, get the full benefits including multitenancy.

Simple APIs

Use sync and async APIs to integrate with any part: preprocessing, context data, prompt, or response.

Auto-scale

Protecto's architecture scales to process billions of rows or runs lightweight on-edge devices, offering versatility and efficiency.

Trusted by Industry Leaders​

See why businesses around the world choose Protecto for their AI data security and privacy needs.

"Protecto empowers us to protect data, bolster customer confidence, and make significant strides towards achieving full compliance across AI and non-AI applications"
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Jagannath Gorti
Nokia's Head of IT Commercial Engineering

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Benchmark study by UT Dallas & Dataxpert​!

Learn why Protecto is better at identifying PII, with higher recall and greater accuracy.