BlackCloak vs DeleteMe (2026): which should you pick?

Pick BlackCloak if

• Fits if you're a company covering executives' and families' personal digital lives
• Works for an executive whose employer buys protection for them

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to buy for yourself, as it is sold through sales to companies
• Skip it if you only want data broker removal, which isn't sold alone as far as we read
• Watch out: no price anywhere, only a demo request
• Watch out: the site's research figures and the $5 million identity theft insurance terms weren't checked by us

Pick DeleteMe if

• Fits if you want privacy staff, not only software, filing your opt-outs
• Works for people with past names and emails, since every plan covers unlimited aliases

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to pay month to month, as plans are bought for 1 or 2 years up front and renew automatically
• Not for you if you want monthly rescans, since DeleteMe says Standard rescans 4 times a year
• Tight if your household is bigger than 4, which is where the family plan stops
• Watch out: the pricing page's two Premium tables disagree, one listing monthly scans and 300 custom requests
• Watch out: there's no stated refund window, only a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and Premium at $180 is US-only

BlackCloak

• No prices are published; the site routes visitors to a demo request, and the sales-led setup is aimed at executives and companies.
• Data broker removal is one module of a wider platform and is not sold on its own, as far as the pages we read show.
• The vendor says its figures on executive risk come from Techstrong Research and Ponemon Institute studies; these are marketing claims, not checked by us.
• The product page says identity theft insurance reimburses losses up to $5 million; the terms were not read.

DeleteMe

• US plans are for US residents only; DeleteMe also sells to Canada, Australia and the UK at local prices, and Premium is US-only.
• There is no free plan, trial or month-to-month option; plans are paid for 1 or 2 years up front and renew automatically.
• Standard rescans only quarterly. The pricing page's two plan tables disagree on Premium, one listing monthly scans and 300 custom requests.
• A family plan stops at 4 people; DeleteMe offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee rather than a stated refund window.

BlackCloak

Data broker removal

Detects exposed data from known executive details, automates takedown requests and says it adapts as brokers change their opt-out steps.

Re-removal of republished data

Says data that is published again is identified and removed on a continuing basis, with progress shown in a live feed in the BlackCloak app.

Privacy and identity defense

Also lists dark web monitoring, search suppression, home blurring, credit monitoring and identity restoration.

Impersonation protection

Lets an executive authenticate calls, texts, video chats and emails from their trusted circle to counter deepfake attacks.

Threat intelligence reports

Provides physical risk reports, executive threat assessments and travel advisories drawn from open, deep and dark web sources.

Concierge team and SOC

On-demand support from a concierge team and a US-based security operations center.

DeleteMe

Opt-outs filed for you

DeleteMe staff and software look for your listings on data broker and people-search sites and submit the removal requests. Its site lists 969 data brokers it says it has removed information from.

Repeat scans through the year

Standard plans rescan 4 times a year and Premium 6 times, removing listings that have come back. New opt-outs DeleteMe adds during the year are included at no extra cost.

Privacy reports

A first detailed report arrives about 7 days after sign-up, then quarterly reports on Standard, showing what was found and removed.

Custom removal requests

For sites outside its usual list you can ask DeleteMe to request a removal: 40 requests on Standard and 60 on Premium, according to the plan comparison.

Names, aliases and emails

Every plan covers unlimited aliases, previous names and email addresses for the same person, so older listings under another name are found too.

Email and phone masking

Plans include privacy tools for masking your email address and phone number when you sign up for things, alongside the removal service.

BlackCloak

Pricing could not be confirmed. See blackcloak.io.

DeleteMe

• Standard, 1 person, 1 year$129

  per year for 1 person, renews automatically

  Scans 4 times a year, 40 custom removal requests, unlimited aliases, past names and emails, and email, chat and phone support. $10.75 a month.

• Standard, 1 person, 2 years$209

  every 2 years for 1 person, renews automatically

  The same Standard plan paid two years at a time, which DeleteMe shows as $8.71 a month.

• Standard, 2 people, 2 years$349

  every 2 years for 2 people, renews automatically

  Standard for a couple, $14.54 a month. The 1-year couple plan is $229 a year.

• Standard, 4 people, 2 years$499

  every 2 years for 4 people, renews automatically

  Standard for a family of 4, $20.79 a month. The 1-year family plan is $329 a year.

• Premium, 1 person, 1 year$180

  per year for 1 person, renews automatically

  For US residents only. Adds scans 6 times a year, 60 custom requests, 15 more data broker sites and bi-monthly reports, per the plan card.

BlackCloak

No public discounts listed.

DeleteMe

• Other savings

  Lower yearly cost on 2-year plans

  Paying for 2 years costs $209 for one person, shown as $8.71 a month, against $129 a year ($10.75 a month) on the 1-year plan.