Ombly vs Redactable
Redactable is a dedicated AI redaction service with metadata removal, audit logs and plans priced by documents per month. Ombly offers suggestions too, but runs on your own computer or your company's servers instead of a hosted service.
Scorecard
Rows in your favour, from the table below. A row counts only when the vendor's own page confirms it.
Where Ombly is ahead
- Is the original uploaded?
- Runs on your company's own infrastructure
- National ID and bank formats (IBAN, SSN, NI…)
Where Redactable is ahead
- You want AI redaction as a hosted service with nothing to install.
- You need redaction certificates and audit logs today.
What Ombly does
- 01
Runs on your computer
Your document is opened, checked and redacted on your own machine. Nothing is uploaded.
- 02
Finds what to hide
Card and account numbers, IBANs, national ID numbers, names, addresses, contact details and file paths are suggested for you to accept.
- 03
Leaves nothing behind
Every page is rebuilt from pixels, so there's no hidden text, metadata or old revision in the copy you share.
For firms: run Ombly on your own servers or cloud, with encrypted storage and an audit trail, and add your own patterns for matter, case or reference numbers. The personal app is coming soon.
Redacting a 200-page client bundle
Statements and contracts going to an auditor or the other side, wherever your firm works.
With Redactable
The bundle goes to Redactable's hosted service, where AI finds details to redact and an audit log records the work. Plans are priced by documents per month, with Enterprise for higher volumes.
With Ombly for teams
With Ombly, the bundle stays on your firm's own servers or cloud. Account numbers, IBANs, national IDs, names and file paths are suggested on every page, a reviewer checks them, and the audit log records each step without keeping the private text. You add your own patterns for matter, case or client reference numbers.
Book a demoSharing a bank statement with a landlord
The same everyday job, done both ways.
With Redactable
With Redactable, you'd create an account, upload the statement to its service and let its AI find details to redact, within your plan's monthly document limit. It's built for teams, so for one statement it's more than you need.
With Ombly
With Ombly, the statement never leaves your computer. The account number, IBAN and phone are suggested for you to accept, and you send a copy rebuilt from pixels, with nothing left to copy.
How the workflows differ
Side by side
- In your favour: In your favour
- Partly: Partly
- Not in your favour: Not in your favour
- Not stated by the vendor: Not stated by the vendor
| Feature | Redactable | Ombly |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Hosted web service | On your own computer (personal app coming soon) or on your company's own servers |
| Is the original uploaded? | Not in your favour: Yes, as a hosted service | In your favour: No. The original stays on your device or inside your network |
| Runs on your company's own infrastructure | Not stated by the vendor: Not stated on the pricing page; listed as a hosted service | In your favour: Yes. Teams run it on their own servers or cloud; processing workers have no internet access |
| Audit trail for compliance | In your favour: Yes. Redaction certificates and audit logs | In your favour: Yes. Every upload, review, export and download is logged, without storing the private text itself |
| Automatic detection | In your favour: Yes. AI-powered redaction, including signatures, logos and images, with OCR for scans | In your favour: Yes. Suggestions you review: ID, account and card numbers, contact details, names, addresses and file paths |
| National ID and bank formats (IBAN, SSN, NI…) | Not stated by the vendor: Not stated | In your favour: Yes. Card numbers, IBANs and Aadhaar numbers must pass their checksums; US SSN, UK National Insurance, PAN and IFSC formats are checked, and you can add your own |
| Metadata and hidden content | In your favour: Metadata removal is included in every plan, per the pricing page | In your favour: Nothing from the original file is carried over. Exports carry fixed, neutral metadata |
| Output | In your favour: Permanently redacted documents, with redaction certificates and audit logs | In your favour: A new PDF rebuilt from page images. Not searchable, nothing left to copy |
| Best for | Teams that want AI redaction as a hosted service with audit logs | Firms and individuals with documents that shouldn't leave their own machines or network |
| Pricing | 3 documents free. Starter about $19–23 a month for 15 documents, Pro Plus $79–99 for 150, Enterprise on request | Teams: book a call to talk through a pilot. Personal app: join the waitlist |
- Where it runs
- Redactable: Hosted web service
- Ombly: On your own computer (personal app coming soon) or on your company's own servers
- Is the original uploaded?
- Not in your favour: Redactable: Yes, as a hosted service
- In your favour: Ombly: No. The original stays on your device or inside your network
- Runs on your company's own infrastructure
- Not stated by the vendor: Redactable: Not stated on the pricing page; listed as a hosted service
- In your favour: Ombly: Yes. Teams run it on their own servers or cloud; processing workers have no internet access
- Audit trail for compliance
- In your favour: Redactable: Yes. Redaction certificates and audit logs
- In your favour: Ombly: Yes. Every upload, review, export and download is logged, without storing the private text itself
- Automatic detection
- In your favour: Redactable: Yes. AI-powered redaction, including signatures, logos and images, with OCR for scans
- In your favour: Ombly: Yes. Suggestions you review: ID, account and card numbers, contact details, names, addresses and file paths
- National ID and bank formats (IBAN, SSN, NI…)
- Not stated by the vendor: Redactable: Not stated
- In your favour: Ombly: Yes. Card numbers, IBANs and Aadhaar numbers must pass their checksums; US SSN, UK National Insurance, PAN and IFSC formats are checked, and you can add your own
- Metadata and hidden content
- In your favour: Redactable: Metadata removal is included in every plan, per the pricing page
- In your favour: Ombly: Nothing from the original file is carried over. Exports carry fixed, neutral metadata
- Output
- In your favour: Redactable: Permanently redacted documents, with redaction certificates and audit logs
- In your favour: Ombly: A new PDF rebuilt from page images. Not searchable, nothing left to copy
- Best for
- Redactable: Teams that want AI redaction as a hosted service with audit logs
- Ombly: Firms and individuals with documents that shouldn't leave their own machines or network
- Pricing
- Redactable: 3 documents free. Starter about $19–23 a month for 15 documents, Pro Plus $79–99 for 150, Enterprise on request
- Ombly: Teams: book a call to talk through a pilot. Personal app: join the waitlist
When Redactable is the better choice
- You want AI redaction as a hosted service with nothing to install.
- You need redaction certificates and audit logs today.
- You process a predictable number of documents each month.
When Ombly is the better choice
- Your documents can't go to a third-party service, even a specialist one.
- You want IBANs and national IDs caught without a per-document plan limit.
- Your team wants it running on its own infrastructure.
Questions
How is Redactable priced?
Its pricing page lists up to 3 documents free, then Starter (15 documents a month), Pro Plus (150) and Enterprise, with a saving for annual billing.
Does Redactable remove metadata?
Its pricing page says metadata removal is included in every plan.
Can Ombly run on our own servers?
Yes. Ombly for teams runs on your own infrastructure. Book a call and we'll talk through your setup.
Last checked 18 October 2026
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