Our take: PrivacyScrubber suits privacy-conscious AI users, regulated teams and developers who want to mask personal data and secrets in prompts and documents locally in the browser before they reach ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor, free up to 15,000 characters per scrub.
Main limitation: Signed audit PDF receipts and unlimited characters need PRO ($15/month or $110 lifetime), and compliance claims on the site are vendor statements that were not verified.
By the AI Tool Atlas editors.
Based on the vendor's official documentation; we have not tested this product hands-on. What “documented overview” means
Who PrivacyScrubber fits
PrivacyScrubber suits privacy-conscious AI users, regulated teams and developers who want to mask personal data and secrets in prompts and documents locally in the browser before they reach ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor, free up to 15,000 characters per scrub. Based on the vendor's documentation, not on a hands-on test.
Best for: Privacy-conscious AI users
Also a good fit for
Teams in regulated sectors
Developers sanitizing prompts
Consider another tool if signed audit PDF export needs PRO ($15/mo or $110 lifetime)
Or if
Team ledger is $99/mo
Developer SDK is $299/mo
PrivacyScrubber pricing and usage limits
Prices checked Sep 29, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.
The official PrivacyScrubber pricing page as we saw it. privacyscrubber.com, captured Oct 1, 2026
For: Healthcare systems, banks and large organizations
Limits
Custom SLA
Includes
On-premise source code licensing
Air-gapped deployment
1 more
Custom SIEM log integration
API included
Usage caps, credits and extra costs
None listed beyond plans.
Not stated.
What is PrivacyScrubber, and how does it work?
PrivacyScrubber is a client-side tool that detects and masks personal data such as names, emails, IDs and secrets in text, PDFs and spreadsheets before use with AI tools. The site states processing happens in browser memory.
It offers a free web workspace, plus a Chrome extension, MCP server, developer SDK and team options listed on the site.
PrivacyScrubber's official site: how the product presents itself. privacyscrubber.com, captured Oct 1, 2026
What you provide and what you get back
What you give PrivacyScrubber and what comes back, from its documentation
According to the site, no: detection runs in browser memory in a Web Worker, files are parsed locally, and token maps are destroyed when you close the tab. source (opens in a new tab)
How many characters can I scrub for free?
Up to 15,000 characters per scrub for general PII, plus a 5,000-character free quota across the 30 specialized profiles. source (opens in a new tab)
What does PrivacyScrubber PRO cost?
$15 per month or $110 lifetime, with unlimited characters, Chrome extension, local MCP server, offline PDF OCR and signed PDF receipts. source (opens in a new tab)
Do I need an account for PrivacyScrubber?
No. There are no accounts; paid tiers activate with an offline cryptographic license key. source (opens in a new tab)
What does the PrivacyScrubber Teams plan cover?
$99 per month flat for a whole company domain with unlimited seats, P2P session handoff, shared rules and audit receipts. source (opens in a new tab)
Not verified: Independent accuracy verification; Compliance certifications; US availability.
How we documented and maintain this page
Every fact about PrivacyScrubber above comes from the 5 official pages listed here, last compared on Sep 29, 2026; we have not run PrivacyScrubber ourselves, so it has no editorial score. How we check and re-check pages.
Article updated Oct 2, 2026; prices checked Sep 29, 2026. Outbound links to vendors are plain links; we do not earn commissions. How we review · Report an error
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