Strac alternative
A Strac Alternative with a Price You Can See Today
Strac prices to what you protect and sends an itemized quote within 24 hours of a 30 minute scoping call (October 2026). Its browser extension can audit, alert, block, or redact before a prompt is sent. We scan at the gateway for a published monthly price, and read the results for you.
With Cascadia you get
- Nothing installed on laptops
- Every request, not a sample
- Blocked or flagged, your call
- A person reads the flags
- Profiles tuned to your data
- One price per organization
Cascadia vs Strac at a Glance
Three Questions That Decide It
Do You Need SaaS and Endpoints Covered?
Should Prompts Be Redacted or Stopped?
Who Would Run the Platform?
Side by Side
| Strac | Cascadia | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | –Quoted after a scoping call | $49 a month per organization, plus AI Gateway |
| Where it runs | Browser extension, plus SaaS integrations | –At the gateway, nothing on devices |
| In the prompt | Audit, alert, block, or redact | –Blocked or flagged, your choice |
| Coverage beyond AI | SaaS, endpoint, MCP, and cloud | ×AI traffic through the gateway only |
| Trial | Proof of value in your environment | –Setup starts within two business days |
| Who reads the results | –Your team | A person here, every week |
Price
Where It Runs
In the Prompt
Coverage Beyond AI
Trial
Who Reads the Results
What Ships in the Standard Plan Here
Strac gives you detection, four enforcement modes, and integrations across your SaaS tools. Choosing the modes, scoping the rollout, and following up on what it finds stay with you. Here those sit with us.
- Every request through the gateway scanned, not sampled
- Card numbers, bank details, and ID numbers caught
- Prompts checked, and the replies that come back
- Blocked outright or flagged, whichever you choose
- Flagged items read by a person here every week
- False positives tuned out as your team learns
- Nothing installed on anyone’s laptop
- A monthly report of what was caught and where
- A record of each catch kept for 90 days
- Profiles that cover whatever your business defines
Where a Managed Service Is Simpler
A fixed price, nothing pushed to browsers, and a person reading what was caught every week.
The Price Is Already Public
$49 a month per organization, plus AI Gateway at $79. No scoping call is needed to learn it.
Nothing to Push to Browsers
Strac’s extension is usually enforced through Chrome Enterprise or Edge policy. Gateway scanning needs no browser at all.
Somebody Reads the Results
Every week a person here goes through what was flagged, raises patterns with you, and tunes out false positives.
The Report Writes Itself, Because We Write It
Each month, what was caught, from which application, and what was blocked or allowed, in plain words you can forward.
Who This Comparison Is For
Strac Redacts Inside the Prompt
Its extension can mask sensitive text before it is sent, so people keep working. We block or flag instead.
It Reaches Beyond AI
Strac covers SaaS, endpoints, MCP, and cloud surfaces as well as AI tools. If you need that range, a platform is the better buy.
Scoping Is a Project
A quote built on surfaces, integrations, headcount, and data volume suits a company that already knows its answers. Many small teams do not.
Choose Strac if
- You need SaaS and endpoints covered too
- You want prompts redacted, not stopped
- Someone on staff will run the platform
Choose Cascadia if
- You want a fixed, published price
- Your AI traffic runs through applications
- You want a person reading the flags
Moving from Strac to Gateway Scanning in Four Steps
Most of the work is ours. Yours is a conversation about sensitive data and someone who can change the endpoint each application calls.
- 1
We Start from Your Strac Rules
What Strac audits, blocks, or redacts today tells us what your business treats as sensitive. Our profiles begin there.
- 2
We Switch on Scanning at the Gateway
Financial and identifier profiles go on first and get tuned to your data. Each match is set to block or to flag, according to what you choose.
- 3
We Read the First Week of Flags
A person reads every flagged item, removes the false positives, and raises any pattern with you. The first full picture arrives within a week.
- 4
Strac Keeps What It Is Best At
If you rely on Strac for SaaS or endpoint coverage, keep it there. If the AI piece was why you bought it, the monthly report shows whether the gateway covers it.
What Clients Say About Working with Cascadia
“I’ve always dreaded website management, but Cascadia has done an incredible job with my WordPress site, making it one less thing for me to worry about.”
“I’ve worked with Cascadia for several years now. They are always ready to help in any way I ask and can implement my ideas with ease. A company that values their clients!”
“Cascadia has been great to work with! We recently needed some updates, and Cascadia was quick to get them completed! We highly recommend Cascadia Web Services.”
“Cascadia is very responsive and we’re happy with them as our primary IT vendor.”
“They do great work, been using for years. Prompt responses to requests.”
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Strac Alternative Questions
Straight answers about switching, pricing, and what moves with you.
See Content GuardrailsStill have a question?
What is a Strac alternative?
Any other way of keeping sensitive data out of AI tools. Nightfall AI is the closest platform, Harmonic Security and Prompt Security focus on AI usage, Microsoft Purview suits Microsoft 365 shops, and managed services like this one run the scanning and the review for you.
How is Cascadia different from Strac?
Strac is a platform you scope, deploy, and run, with a browser extension for AI prompts. We scan AI traffic at the gateway and read what it catches. Strac reaches more places; we do more of the work.
What does Strac cost?
Strac does not list plans. It prices to your surfaces, integrations, headcount, and data volume, and sends an itemized quote within 24 hours of a 30 minute scoping call (October 2026). Ours is $49 a month per organization, plus AI Gateway at $79.
Can Strac redact data from a ChatGPT prompt?
Yes. Its extension inspects the prompt before it is sent and can audit, alert, block, or redact. We block or flag at the gateway rather than editing the prompt.
Does this need AI Gateway?
Yes. The scanning happens inside AI Gateway, so on its own Content Guardrails has nothing to read. AI Gateway is $79 a month per organization and Content Guardrails is $49 on top of it. If you want both along with Managed MCP for five people, AI Pro bundles the three for $189 a month. Strac prices its product separately, so the honest comparison is against the two of ours together.
Does Strac offer a trial?
It runs a proof of value in your own environment before you commit. We do not run a trial, but setup starts within two business days and the first full picture arrives within a week.
What do you install on our side?
Nothing on anyone’s machine and nothing in the browser. The only change is the endpoint your applications call.
What happens to an item that gets flagged?
A person here reads it that week. Patterns come to you in words, repeat offenders are surfaced quietly, and false positives are tuned out.
Do you keep a record of what was caught?
Yes. What was caught, when, and from which application, kept for 90 days. The content itself is held only as long as you want it to be.
Is this worth it for a small team?
Usually yes. There is nobody whose job it is to watch what gets pasted where, and one card number in a prompt is the same problem at any size.
How long before we see results?
Setup starts within two business days, and the first full picture arrives within a week.
What if we want to leave?
Point your applications back at the providers and the scanning stops. The records of what was caught come with you.