Cloaked vs Privacy Bee (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Cloaked if

• Fits if you want removal and masked emails and phone numbers in one app
• Works for a couple or a family of up to 4 sharing one plan

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're outside the US and Canada, where the vendor says it is available
• Not for you if you want to try before paying, since only a free scan exists
• Pricey if you pay monthly, at $14.99 against $9.99 on annual billing
• Watch out: the pricing page doesn't say which plan includes which feature
• Watch out: Family Sharing and Cloaked Pay are marked coming soon

Pick Privacy Bee if

• Fits if you live outside North America, as its help desk says it serves almost every country
• Works for people whose details sit on blogs, forums or social media, which Pro takes on

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want an exact price before checkout, as the page shows approximate ones and no monthly-billing price
• Tight if you're on Essentials, which covers people-search sites only, with no custom takedowns
• Pricey if you need the white-glove Signature tier, at about $67 a month and not refundable
• Watch out: there's no trial, and the free account gets one scan and guides only, with no removals or monitoring
• Pricey if you're covering a family, as each member needs a paid license of their own

Cloaked

• The pricing page lists features in one table and does not say which plan includes which, so confirm what your tier covers before paying.
• No free tier or free trial is shown; the vendor offers a free exposure scan.
• The vendor says it is available in the US and Canada.
• Family Sharing and Cloaked Pay are marked as coming soon, and Privacy Actions is labeled new; none of them is described as part of the current plans.

Privacy Bee

• The pricing page shows only approximate monthly figures for yearly billing; monthly billing exists, but its price is not shown.
• A free account gets one scan and do-it-yourself guides only, with no automatic removals or ongoing monitoring.
• Essentials covers people-search sites only; custom takedowns and wider broker coverage start on Pro.
• The 30-day money-back guarantee covers Essentials and Pro, not Signature, and each family member needs a paid license of their own.

Cloaked

Data removal

Removes personal details from people-search sites; the vendor says it covers 1,000+ sites, and the iOS app tracks removals.

Email and phone aliases

Generates unique email addresses and phone numbers for sign-ups so that real contact details are not handed out.

Call Guard

Blocks spam and scam calls and robocalls.

Dark web and SSN monitoring

Sends alerts when personal details turn up in dark web exposures.

VPN and password tools

The pricing page lists an encrypted VPN, a password manager, password generation and authentication codes.

Identity theft insurance

Lists $1 million of insurance against identity theft.

Privacy Bee

People-search removal

Every paid tier files removal requests with people-search sites and their affiliates, 556 of them by Privacy Bee's count, and rescans every 30 days to catch re-listings.

Wider broker coverage

Pro and Signature add marketing, background-check, data enrichment, recruiting and other broker types, 1,344 in all by the company's count.

Custom site takedowns

On Pro and Signature you can ask for removal from blogs, forums, social media and other sites outside the broker list. Government records and reviews are excluded.

Human analysts

Pro pairs automation with a Global Response Team of analysts outside the US; Signature uses US-based staff in Atlanta with daily follow-ups and escalation paths.

Unlimited names and contact details

Protect unlimited aliases, home addresses, phone numbers and email addresses, and use a private email proxy when dealing with brokers.

Risk score and reports

A dashboard shows a Privacy Risk Score and the status of each removal, and monthly emails summarize what was removed or failed.

Cloaked

• Individual$9.99

  per month for 1 person, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly)

  One person. Billed $119.99 a year on the annual plan; the page shows a 40% saving against monthly billing.

• Couple$14.99

  per month for 2 people, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly)

  You plus one other person. Billed $174.99 a year on the annual plan; the page shows a 40% saving.

• Family$24.99

  per month for 4 people, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly)

  You plus three others. Billed $299.99 a year on the annual plan; the page shows a 50% saving.

Privacy Bee

• Essentials$8

  per month, billed annually (approximate, per the pricing page)

  Mostly automated removal from 556 people-search sites and affiliates by its count, scans every 30 days, monthly reports and do-it-yourself guides.

• Pro$16

  per month, billed annually (approximate, per the pricing page)

  Says it covers 1,344 data brokers plus unlimited custom site takedowns, with human analysts, search result monitoring and map blurring.

• Signature$67

  per month, billed annually (approximate, per the pricing page)

  White-glove tier with US-based analysts, takedowns expedited to 24 hours or less, weekly scans and legal options. Not refundable.

Cloaked

• Annual discount

  Save 40% to 50% with annual billing

  The pricing page shows annual billing at $9.99, $14.99 and $24.99 a month for Individual, Couple and Family, against $14.99, $19.99 and $29.99 billed monthly.

Privacy Bee

• Annual discount

  Savings on yearly and multi-year plans

  Privacy Bee's help desk says annual and multi-year plans cost less than monthly billing, and that longer terms save more. The amounts are not stated.

• Other savings

  Small discount per family member

  Adding family members to your plan brings a small discount on each person's license, according to the help desk; the amount is worked out at checkout.