Comparison
Northdocs vs Cleardox
Same category: legal document redaction. Northdocs emphasizes fail-closed verification, Fast Track identity review, EU residency, and transparent seat pricing.
30-day trial · no card · evaluate on your own files
Where the differences matter
| Capability | Northdocs | Cleardox |
|---|---|---|
| Fail-closed verification | Re-extracts text after apply; blocks download if sensitive strings survive | Irreversible redaction into a new PDF; no public fail-closed re-extract gate |
| Identity-first review | Fast Track dossiers: accept a person once across the case | Fast Track category Accept All for Persons, orgs, and other PII types |
| EU data residency | OVHcloud Frankfurt EU by default; published DPA and subprocessors | European servers only; cloud or on-prem; ISAE 3000 Type II |
| Named-user price | Pro/Firm ~60% under Cleardox public list (2026) | Professional ~$75 / Enterprise ~$145 per user/mo (public list) |
| Legal binders | Binder Studio inside cases (Firm+) | Legal Binder module (book layout, TOC, stamps) |
| Clipboard PII wipe | Prompt Guard (also a free public tool) | Not a prominent free tool |
| DMS / VDR | SharePoint, OneDrive, iManage, HighQ, Datasite, WorkZone, Nova, F2, Acadre, SBSYS, GetOrganized (Enterprise/Trial) | SharePoint, iManage, HighQ, Acadre, F2, WorkZone + API |
| Trial | 30 days, Firm features, no card | 14-day trial via sales contact (extendable) |
Cleardox features and list prices change. Verify with Cleardox before buying. Northdocs prices are public per-seat DKK/EUR rates.
Switch to Northdocs if you need…
Permanent content-stream removal with a verification gate, faster identity review, and clearer EU hosting for public-sector procurement.
- You do not trust black boxes alone
- FOI/DSAR volume needs dossier-style review
- You want transparent seat pricing under Cleardox list
Stay with Cleardox if…
Your team is already deeply embedded in Cleardox workflows, you have negotiated enterprise terms that beat our public pricing, or you need a Cleardox-specific integration we do not match yet. Honesty beats feature bingo.
Try the fail-closed flow on a real case
Start a trial, or use Prompt Guard free to see how Northdocs thinks about personal data.