> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redacted.money/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.redacted.money/compare.md).

# How Redacted compares

Most privacy tools on public chains are either a pool you pass your coins through or a shielded wallet with a few private actions added on. Redacted is built to be the place where your DeFi life happens. You sign in with the wallet you already use, your balance holds real coins from many chains, and you trade, lend, borrow and stake on Rujira without anyone being able to connect it to your public address.

The table compares Redacted, as it works with the node network, with three well-known privacy protocols and with Houdini, a private swap service. It reflects what each one offers as of October 2026.

![Feature comparison of Redacted, Railgun, Privacy Pools, Umbra and Houdini](https://578094165-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FSbe8ZmgM8eAZhz3FlmfM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e1002a6437230b105a0102f56c5a77d4c8eb3c3e%2Fcompare.svg?alt=media)

A few notes on the rows. Railgun brings privacy to EVM chains and supports private swaps, yield and liquidity through integrations, and it uses its own wallet with a separate recovery phrase and view-only keys. Privacy Pools focuses on private deposits and withdrawals of ETH and tokens, with a single association set provider that vets deposits and a ragequit that returns rejected deposits to their sender. Umbra is a private wallet on Solana with shielded transfers and swaps, and it adds viewing keys, risk screening and geo-blocking on top. Houdini offers private swaps across many chains without an account, and it routes each swap through two exchange partners and an intermediate coin. Each partner runs its own compliance checks and can hold a swap during a review and ask for identity or source-of-funds information, which is why Houdini's last two rows are marked as partly. With Redacted you can share your history with an auditor or an exchange through a disclosure report, which arrives in an upcoming update.

Redacted brings the best of these approaches together in one place. You get full access to DeFi on Rujira, real coins from every major chain in one private balance and checks run by independent nodes, all from the wallet you already use. New money waits about two hours, which makes it harder to link a deposit to what you do next, and your withdrawals stay open whatever happens. Read more in [How the privacy works](/using-redacted/privacy.md), [Compliance](/protocol/compliance.md) and [How the node network works](/node-network/node-network.md).

## Sources

The comparison uses each project's own documentation and launch coverage, retrieved on 1 October 2026. The addresses are given as text.

* Railgun: the Railgun documentation (`docs.railgun.org/wiki`) and Messari's report "RAILGUN: Privacy Infrastructure for DeFi" (`messari.io/report/railgun-privacy-infrastructure-for-defi`), retrieved 1 October 2026.
* Privacy Pools: 0xbow's guide "Getting Started with Privacy Pools" (`0xbow.io/blog/getting-started-with-privacy-pools`), retrieved 1 October 2026.
* Umbra: The Block, "Umbra opens privacy wallet to the public on Solana" (27 March 2026, `theblock.co`), and Arcium's announcement "Umbra is now open to the public" (`arcium.substack.com`), retrieved 1 October 2026.
* Houdini: the Houdini documentation on private swaps (`docs.houdiniswap.com/overview/swaps-and-transfers/private-swaps`), the Houdini Terms of Service (last updated 14 July 2026, linked from `houdiniswap.com`) and Houdini's replies to user reviews on Trustpilot (24 August 2026, `trustpilot.com/review/houdiniswap.com`), retrieved 1 October 2026.

If something here has changed, tell us through the official channels and we will update the table.