Redact-It Review

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Jul 21, 2020

What is Redact-It Used For?

Redact-It is document management software which serves as redacting and information management systems for PDF and TIFF documents solution for companies of all types and sizes. Its key features to monitor new jobs folder, search for terminologies, match patterns, add reason codes, and secure documents strictly. The company behind Redact-It is open text was founded in 1991 and has up to 13,000 employees. Its main office is located in Ontario, Canada with other satellite branches across the globe.

Average Rating -

The rating of Redact-It is 3.9 stars out of 5. The rating is based on ITQlick expert review.

Typical Customers

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a variety of types. It can be deployed in such major industries as engineering and construction, government, aerospace and defense, baking and finance, medical and healthcare, oil and gas, and others. Some notable clients of the software include Siam Commercial Bank, CVS Caremark, and Fruit of the Loom etc.

Features

Redact-It offers redaction management tool that can be used to scan the documents and remove all the sensitive information before sending them. This information can include social security numbers, account information, names and other parameters. Instead of just covering or darkening it, the software completely removes the required information.

Redact-It can be used to mark the areas of redaction and, after verification, create the redacted version of the document in PDF and TIFF formats. Other important capabilities include full text search, pattern matching, redaction reporting, collaborative review, audit logs, and others.

Redact-It 3 Pros

• Supports a wide range of document types
• Compliant with data privacy and protection regulations
• Automated redaction processes

Redact-It 1 Cons

• Does not include additional document management systems

Competitors & Alternatives

iAnnotate is also a document management system with the same client business size as Redact-It. When it comes to features, iAnnotate serves clients who are using iOS, specifically iPad, iPhone, and iPad Pro. iAnnotate and Redact-It can manage, annotate, and share PDF files but iAnnotate has no redacting features.

This is also the reason why iAnnotate is way cheaper than Redact-It wherein iAnnotate pricing starts at $10 per license. If the company’s goal is to impose more stringent privacy measures, Redact-It is recommended. Both softwares have the same vendor reputation online.

PDFelement is cheaper and alternative redacting document management software than Redact-IT. PDFelement prices start at $69 for individuals which offers features like PDF and form creation, text and images edit, exporting and conversion, electronic signing, and passwords and permissions creation.

PDFelement has the same redacting features as Redact-It. However, PDFelement, as its name implies, works only with PDF files. Both have excellent customer reviews online but Redact-It can redact more file types than PDFelement.

Redact-It Pricing Information

The cost of license starting from $295 per license. The experts at ITQlick has reviewed Redact-It pricing and gave the software a total cost of ownership (TCO) rating of 3.2 out of 10. Custom price cost for your business is available upon request.

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Is it the right software for you?

Any small to a large company aiming for a higher level of data protection and privacy can greatly benefit from Redact-It. It is being used in almost all industry types like construction, engineering, finance, healthcare, medical, gas, oil, aerospace, law firms, defense, and more. Among Redact-It’s known customers are CVS Caremark, Fruit of the Loom, and Slam Commercial Bank.

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Specifications

Company:	Informative Graphics Corporation
Address:	4835 E Cactus Rd, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254, United States
Website:	https://www.opentext.com/
Customers:	Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business
Business Area:	Cross Business Areas
Platforms:	Desktop, Cloud
Operating Systems:	Mac OS, Windows, Linux

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