PrivacyProxy vs Portkey

Two LLM gateways, different focus areas: Observability vs. GDPR compliance. Which one fits your requirements better?

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Quick Verdict

Portkey is an Enterprise AI Gateway with strong focus on observability, guardrails, and team management. PrivacyProxy focuses on GDPR compliance with automatic PII masking. Portkey has NO PII detection.

PrivacyProxy: Better for GDPR Portkey: Better for Observability
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The Key Difference

Portkey protects against harmful outputs (guardrails). PrivacyProxy protects against data leaks in inputs (PII masking). Both solve different problems - Portkey: "What does the AI respond?", PrivacyProxy: "What do I send to the AI?"

What's the Difference?

Portkey

Enterprise AI Gateway with 200+ LLMs, observability, guardrails, and team management. Focus on production monitoring and enterprise features.

portkey.ai

PrivacyProxy

GDPR-compliant LLM proxy with automatic PII masking. Sensitive data is detected and anonymized before it leaves the EU.

privacyproxy.dev

Feature Comparison

Feature Portkey PrivacyProxy
Available Models 200+ LLMs 64 providers (via BYOK)
PII Masking No Automatic (420+ patterns)
GDPR Compliance Enterprise Only Standard (all plans)
Observability Comprehensive (Logs, Traces, Metrics) Basic (Usage Dashboard)
Guardrails 50+ AI Guardrails PII-focused
Server Location USA (EU on request) Germany
Pricing From $49/mo + token costs From €29/mo (flat fee)
Open Source Gateway: Yes, Platform: No No (code audit available)
Team Features Virtual Keys, SSO, RBAC Virtual Keys, Usage Tracking

When to Choose Which?

Choose Portkey if...

  • You need comprehensive LLM monitoring
  • Your team is large and needs RBAC
  • You need content guardrails (toxicity, etc.)
  • GDPR is not a critical concern

Choose PrivacyProxy if...

  • You work with customer data in prompts
  • GDPR compliance is required
  • Data must never leave the EU
  • You serve healthcare, legal, or finance

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