Teramind alternative
A Teramind Alternative That Watches the Data, Not the Desktop
Teramind’s DLP plan is $35 per seat a month, billed monthly, with a five seat minimum (October 2026). Its agent can block confidential pastes into ChatGPT and record what happened. We scan the AI traffic at the gateway instead, and leave people’s screens alone.
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 Teramind at a Glance
Three Questions That Decide It
Do You Need Employee Monitoring?
Can You Put an Agent on Every Machine?
Where Does Your AI Use Happen?
Side by Side
| Teramind | Cascadia | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | –$35 per seat a month on DLP | $49 a month per organization, plus AI Gateway |
| Minimum | –Five seats on every plan | One organization |
| Where it runs | Agent on Windows, macOS, Linux, VDI | –At the gateway, nothing on devices |
| AI pastes and uploads | Blocked on machines with the agent | –Blocked or flagged at the gateway |
| Screen and keystroke records | –Session playback, keystroke logging | None kept |
| Who reads the results | –Your team reviews the recordings | A person here, every week |
| Scope | Monitoring, insider risk, and DLP | –AI traffic through the gateway |
Price
Minimum
Where It Runs
AI Pastes and Uploads
Screen and Keystroke Records
Who Reads the Results
Scope
What Ships in the Standard Plan Here
Teramind gives you an agent, behavior rules, session playback, and keystroke logging. Reviewing the recordings and deciding what to act on is yours. Here the review is ours, and there are no recordings to review.
- 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 Narrower Tool Is the Better Fit
Scanning that looks at what goes to AI providers, and nothing else, with a person reading the results.
No Agent on Anyone’s Machine
Teramind runs an agent on Windows, macOS, Linux, and virtual desktops. Gateway scanning installs nothing, so there is no agent to deploy, update, or explain.
It Watches Data, Not People
We read prompts and replies for card numbers, bank details, and ID numbers. We do not record screens or log keystrokes, which is a different conversation with your staff.
A Flat Price per Organization
$49 a month per organization, plus AI Gateway at $79, however many people you have.
Somebody Reads the Flags
Each week a person here reads what was flagged, raises patterns with you, and surfaces repeat offenders quietly.
Who This Comparison Is For
Teramind Covers More Than AI
Session playback, keystroke logging, behavior rules, and productivity tracking. If you need insider risk monitoring, Teramind does far more than we do.
Its AI Controls Are Real
Teramind can block copy and paste of confidential data into ChatGPT prompts and stop sensitive uploads to AI platforms, on any machine with its agent.
Monitoring Changes the Mood
Recording screens to protect against one kind of mistake is a lot of surveillance for a small team. Some will accept it. Many would rather not.
Choose Teramind if
- You need employee monitoring as well
- You manage every machine and can run an agent
- AI use happens mainly on company desktops
Choose Cascadia if
- You do not want screens recorded
- Your AI traffic runs through applications
- You want a flat price per organization
Moving from Teramind to Gateway Scanning in Four Steps
Your part is a conversation about sensitive data and someone who can change the endpoint each application calls. The agent can stay until you decide.
- 1
We Start from Your Teramind Rules
Its DLP rules show what your business has already decided is sensitive. Our profiles start from that list.
- 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
You Decide What Teramind Keeps Doing
If you need its monitoring for other reasons, keep it. If AI was the reason the agent went on, the monthly report will show whether the gateway covers what you need.
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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Teramind Alternative Questions
Straight answers about switching, pricing, and what moves with you.
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What is a Teramind alternative?
For keeping sensitive data out of AI tools: dedicated platforms such as Nightfall AI and Strac, browser tools such as Harmonic Security, suites such as Microsoft Purview, and managed services like this one that scan at the gateway.
How is Cascadia different from Teramind?
Teramind is employee monitoring and DLP delivered through an agent on each machine. We scan the AI traffic at the gateway, record nothing about people’s screens, and read what we catch for you.
What does Teramind cost?
Teramind lists its DLP plan at $35 per seat a month billed monthly, UAM at $30, and Starter at $15, all with a five seat minimum, and annual billing includes one month free (October 2026). Five seats on DLP comes to $175 a month. Ours is $49 a month per organization, plus AI Gateway at $79.
Can Teramind stop pastes into ChatGPT?
Yes. Its generative AI controls can block confidential data typed or pasted into AI prompts and stop restricted document uploads, on machines running its agent.
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. Teramind prices its product separately, so the honest comparison is against the two of ours together.
Do you record screens or keystrokes?
No. We read what goes to AI providers through the gateway and what comes back. That is all.
Is the per-organization price really flat?
Yes. Content Guardrails is $49 a month per organization and AI Gateway is $79, whether you have five people or fifty.
What do you install on our side?
Nothing on anyone’s machine. The only change is the endpoint your applications call.
Can we decide what counts as sensitive?
Yes. We start with the predefined profiles for financial and identifier data, then tune them to what your business actually handles.
Who sees what was caught?
You do. The monthly report names what was caught, which application it came from, and what was blocked as against what was allowed. The content itself is held only as long as you want it to be.
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.