Best Document Redactor Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from document redaction software ranked against Document Redactor on the same published basis.
- 1Document Redactor vs Philter
- 2Document Redactor vs BleachPDF
- 3Document Redactor vs PDFRedaction
- 4Document Redactor vs PineThink Redact
- 5Document Redactor vs PrivacyScrubber
- 6Document Redactor vs GroupDocs.Redaction
- 7Document Redactor vs Redact PDF AI
- 8Document Redactor vs Docuflair Redact
- 9Document Redactor vs Excise
- 10Document Redactor vs PII Tools
- 11Document Redactor vs redactX
- 12Document Redactor vs LocalRedact
- 13Document Redactor vs RedactFile
- 14Document Redactor vs SecureRedact (RedactPDF.dev)
- 15Document Redactor vs GoCalma
- 16Document Redactor vs Objective RegWorks
- 17Document Redactor vs Open Redact
- 18Document Redactor vs PDF Dancer Redaction SDK
- 19Document Redactor vs pdf-redactor
- 20Document Redactor vs Redacta
Document Redactor alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philter | 6.5 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | BleachPDF | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 3 | PDFRedaction | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 4 | PineThink Redact | 6.4 | Free plan | $6.99/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 5 | PrivacyScrubber | 6.3 | Free plan | $15/mo | Web |
| 6 | GroupDocs.Redaction | 5.8 | No | $1,999/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Redact PDF AI | 5.7 | No | $50/mo | Android, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Docuflair Redact | 5.4 | No | €299/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Excise | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | PII Tools | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 11 | redactX | 5.4 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | LocalRedact | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | RedactFile | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | SecureRedact (RedactPDF.dev) | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | GoCalma | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Objective RegWorks | 5.1 | No | — | API, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Open Redact | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | PDF Dancer Redaction SDK | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 19 | pdf-redactor | 5.1 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 20 | Redacta | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Document Redactor alternatives
What is the best alternative to Document Redactor?
Philter, number 1 in document redaction software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: BleachPDF, PDFRedaction, PineThink Redact and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Document Redactor?
Philter is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.