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Presidio

Open-source PII detection and anonymization for AI data flows

Presidio is an MIT-licensed privacy framework for identifying and anonymizing personally identifiable information in text, images, and structured data. It can act as a de-identification layer around LLM prompts, logs, RAG corpora, and customer-data workflows.

About Presidio

Presidio is a community-owned privacy framework maintained under the Data Privacy Stack project. Its analyzer and anonymizer components help teams detect and transform personally identifiable information across text, images, and structured or semi-structured data, making it useful when sensitive data enters prompts, logs, retrieval corpora, analytics, or support workflows.

The framework supports configurable recognizers, multiple languages, custom detection logic, and integration with NLP models and surrounding application services. Teams can use those components to build de-identification and pseudonymization stages that match their data types and risk controls rather than relying on a single fixed detector.

Presidio should be evaluated as a privacy and PII-processing layer, not as a full LLM firewall, model-safety scanner, or red-team framework. Detection quality depends on configuration, language coverage, recognizers, and deployment context, so sensitive production workflows still need validation, access controls, and broader security review.

Pricing & Platform Specs

Pricing Summary

Microsoft Presidio is free and open-source under the MIT license. Organizations can deploy Presidio Analyzer and Anonymizer services on-premises or across any cloud provider with zero licensing or subscription costs.

Supported Platforms

Python services and libraries for text, images, and structured or semi-structured data; deployable in self-managed application and data pipelines.

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FAQ

What is Presidio?

Presidio is an MIT-licensed privacy framework for identifying and anonymizing personally identifiable information in text, images, and structured data. It can act as a de-identification layer around LLM prompts, logs, RAG corpora, and customer-data workflows.

Is Presidio free?

Yes — Presidio is open source and free to use. Microsoft Presidio is free and open-source under the MIT license. Organizations can deploy Presidio Analyzer and Anonymizer services on-premises or across any cloud provider with zero licensing or subscription costs.

Is Presidio open source?

Yes — Presidio is open source.

Is Presidio still maintained?

Yes — Presidio is active. Its listing was last verified on August 26, 2026.