Velado vs. ChatGPT Business, Adobe Acrobat and manual redaction: which keeps client data private?
If the question is "does client data leave my computer?", only local processing before sending answers "no". Business AI plans (ChatGPT Business, Claude Team, Copilot) protect data by contract but still receive it. Acrobat redacts by hand and can't restore. Velado covers data locally in Word, Excel, PDF and SAF-T, and restores it at the end.
| Velado | Business AI (ChatGPT Business, Claude Team, Copilot) | Adobe Acrobat Pro (Redact) | Manual redaction in Word | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does client data leave the computer? | No | Yes, to the provider (contractually protected) | No | No |
| Reversible (answer comes back with real data)? | Yes, one click | N/A | No | No |
| Automatic detection | Yes, with tax ID, IBAN and ID checks | No | Pattern search, manual | No |
| Excel, Word, PDF, SAF-T | All, plus OCR for scans | Reads whatever it receives | PDF only | Word only |
| Consistent codes across a client's files | Yes (vault per client) | N/A | No | Depends on care |
| Published price | €129/year (€89 founder) or €14/month | ≈ $20–25 per user/month | €24.59/month (annual plan, VAT incl., PT) | Staff time |
Prices checked on vendor pages on 9 Nov 2026. Velado doesn't replace business AI, it complements it: use an account that doesn't train on your data, and send it documents with identifiers already removed.
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FAQ
If I already pay for ChatGPT Business, do I need Velado?
ChatGPT Business doesn't train on your data by default and has a processing agreement, but documents still go to OpenAI with client data in them. Velado makes sure any AI receives documents with identifiers already removed.
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