PII ShieldStrac is an AI-native DLP and DSPM platform for SaaS, cloud, laptops and AI tools, with audit, alert, block and redact modes. PII Shield is built only for AI use: it masks personal data before it is sent and restores the real values in the reply. Choose Strac if you want data security across your SaaS estate. Choose PII Shield if your risk is staff and agents using AI, you want to see the price before talking to sales, or you need the answer to come back with the real names in it.
Side by side
| PII Shield | Strac | |
|---|---|---|
| Browser extension for AI chat | Yes. Chrome, Edge and Brave, on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Perplexity, Mistral and Kimi | Yes. Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox, on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity and similar apps |
| What happens to personal data | Masks personal data in the chat box before it is sent, then puts the real values back in the AI's reply automatically | Configurable audit, alert, block or redact modes. Restoring the original values in the reply is not stated |
| Gateway for the OpenAI and Anthropic APIs | Yes. A drop-in base URL for the OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, so every request is redacted without a code change | A general Strac API. An OpenAI or Anthropic API proxy is not stated |
| MCP server or Claude connector | Yes. An MCP server, plus a hosted connector that puts your ATS, CRM or helpdesk into Claude with records already tokenised | An inline layer on SaaS connectors, described as Claude-ready |
| Document redaction before upload | Yes. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and text, plus scanned PDFs and images through OCR, with the layout kept | Detection in PDF, Word, Excel and images through OCR. Redacting a file before upload to AI is not stated |
| Self-hosting | Yes, on the Enterprise plan | Not stated. Described as agentless |
| Pricing | Public. 7-day free trial with no card, Starter $19 a month, Team $10 per seat a month (5 seat minimum) | Not public. "Priced on what you protect", with a proof of value |
| DLP beyond AI (Slack, email, laptops) | No. PII Shield covers AI tools only: chat, API, agents, connectors and documents | Yes. Slack, Google Drive, Gmail, Office 365, laptops and DSPM |
| POPIA (South Africa) | Yes. Built in South Africa, with free POPIA and GDPR DPIA and employee-notice templates | Not stated. Lists HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CCPA and GDPR |
"Not stated" means we looked on Strac's own website and listings and could not find it. It does not mean Strac cannot do it. If something here is out of date, email [email protected] and we will correct it.
When Strac is the better choice
You need data security across Slack, Google Drive, Gmail and Office 365 as well as AI, or you need Safari and Firefox support today.
When PII Shield is the better choice
- Your team uses several AI tools. One extension covers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and more, and one coverage setting drives every surface.
- You need the answer to come back with the real names in it. PII Shield restores each value in the reply, so a drafted email or summary is ready to use.
- You connect internal systems or code to AI. The API gateway, MCP server and Claude connector mask records before the model sees them.
- You want to try it today. The price is on the website and the 7-day trial needs no card and no sales call.
See it on your own text
Paste a real email or CV into the free PII checker. It runs in your browser, sends nothing anywhere, and shows exactly what an AI model would see.
Sources
Every Strac fact above comes from Strac's own pages, checked on 7 November 2026:
- strac.io
- strac.io/pricing
- strac.io/integration/chatgpt-dlp
- strac.io/mcp-integrations
- addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/strac-browser-dlp/
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