# Microsoft Presidio: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 2 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-presidio

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data masking and test data management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-masking-and-test-data/index.md) | 4% | 9 | 0% | 6 |
| [Data security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/data-security-posture-management/index.md) | 0% | 23 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Microsoft Presidio (open-source) stands out as the best data masking tool for a company with a limited budget." (Grok 4.20, Data masking)
- "Microsoft Presidio ⭐ Top Pick for Most Teams" (Kimi K2, Data masking)
- "Tools like Microsoft Presidio, TruffleHog, or Nightfall (open-source variants) for sensitive data discovery and classification" (Grok 4.20, DSPM)
- "Unstructured Text | Presidio | Best-in-class for detecting PII in logs/text for free." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Data masking)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Presidio, from 25 of the 25 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 18
- g2.com: 13
- cybersecuritynews.com: 12
- k2view.com: 9
- sourceforge.net: 9
- ovaledge.com: 7
- startupstash.com: 6
- csoonline.com: 5
- gbhackers.com: 5
- hevodata.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/topics/data-masking: 9
- https://k2view.com/blog/open-source-data-masking-tools: 9
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-data-masking-tools: 8
- https://g2.com/categories/data-masking/small-business: 6
- https://github.com/ishandutta2007/Awesome-Data-Security-Sensitive-Data-Discovery/blob/main/README.md: 6
- https://ovaledge.com/blog/data-masking-tools: 6
- https://startupstash.com/best-data-security-posture-management-tools: 6
- https://csoonline.com/article/2075321/top-12-data-security-posture-management-tools.html: 5

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.