Cloaked vs Redact (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Redact grades higher than Cloaked: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cloaked grades higher on features. Redact grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cloaked
Data removal bundled with email and phone aliases and call blocking
Redact
Bulk-delete old social media posts, with broker removal for teams
Which one is for you
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 Redact if
- Fits if you want to wipe old posts from several social accounts
- Works for people who want a one-time lifetime purchase
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want data brokers asked to remove you, as that is Enterprise only
- Tight on the free plan: only the last 30 days on most platforms
- Watch out: Premium allows 2 accounts per platform and Ultimate 5
- Watch out: LinkedIn and Slack need Ultimate at $14.99 a month
How we grade them
| 2.0GPACloakedFair | 2.4GPARedactFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$9.99 per month for one person billed annually is the category's middle ($9.99). Monthly billing is $14.99, Couple $14.99 and Family $24.99. | B$7.99 a month on yearly billing for Premium, at the cheaper edge of data-removal tools, and lifetime plans cost $245 and $385. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial. The vendor offers a free exposure scan, which is not a trial. | CA free plan with deletion for the last 30 days on most platforms, and a whole Reddit history. Older posts need Premium. |
| Features | BRemoval from 1000+ sites plus aliases, call blocking, dark web alerts, a VPN and a password manager. The listing shows no gap in the core job, though the table doesn't say which plan has what. | CIt deletes posts fully across many platforms, with edit-first and scheduling. That is a smaller job than data-removal, because broker removal is Enterprise-only. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and removal needs your personal details before it starts. | CNo store rating on record. You connect each social account before it can delete. |
| Platforms and integrations | BiPhone, Android, Mac and a browser extension, but US and Canada only and no integrations listed. | BWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android apps, with no integrations or API listed. |
| Best for | removal plus masked emails and phone numbers | deleting old social media posts in bulk |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cloaked and Redact. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cloaked starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Redact starts at $7.99 a month and scores 2.3.
Cloaked scores higher, and starts $2 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other data removal services on the chart, 2 score higher than Cloaked for less, and 1 scores higher than Redact for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Cloaked also covers password manager and vPN.
- Redact also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Cloaked | Redact | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month for 1 person, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly) | $7.99 per month, billed yearly at $95.88 |
| Free plan | None | Free: deletes the last 30 days of content on most platforms, anonymizes a whole Reddit history, desktop and mobile apps included. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Cloaked | Redact Holdings, Inc. |
| Price read from | cloaked.com | redact.dev |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Redact
- Individual plans delete content you posted; data broker removal appears only on the Enterprise platform.
- Free deletion on most platforms stops at the last 30 days.
- Premium allows 2 accounts per platform and Ultimate 5.
- Work platforms such as LinkedIn and Slack need Ultimate.
Key features
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.
Redact
- Mass deletion
- Bulk-delete posts, messages, comments and likes, with filters such as age or keyword.
- Many platforms
- The site says it supports 35+ sites. Premium unlocks the major ones; Ultimate adds LinkedIn, Slack, Stack Exchange, email and GitHub.
- Edit before delete
- Replaces content with your own text before deleting, which the pricing page says is to beat archive bots.
- Scheduled deletions
- Premium can run deletions automatically on a schedule.
- On-device processing
- The free plan description says all processing happens on your device.
- Workforce privacy
- The Enterprise platform adds data broker removal and exposed data monitoring for staff.
Plans
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.
Redact
Free$0
Deletes the last 30 days of posts on Twitter/X, Discord, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and others; Reddit history at any date.
Premium$7.99
per month, billed yearly at $95.88
Unlimited deletion with no date limit, custom edit text, scheduled deletions and 2 accounts per platform.
Ultimate$14.99
per month, billed yearly at $179.88
Premium plus LinkedIn, Slack and other work platforms, advanced filters, priority support and 5 accounts per platform.
Premium Lifetime$245
one-time, no renewal
Premium's features, paid once with no subscription to renew.
Ultimate Lifetime$385
one-time, no renewal
Ultimate's features, paid once with no subscription to renew.
Enterprise PlatformCustom
Workforce privacy for teams: SSO/SAML, compliance archiving, data broker removal and exposed data monitoring. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
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.
Redact
- Lifetime license
Lifetime licenses
Premium Lifetime is $245 and Ultimate Lifetime is $385, each paid once, per Redact's pricing page.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cloaked or Redact?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Redact is cheaper to start with: $7.99 a month, against $9.99 a month for Cloaked. Cloaked starts at $9.99 per month for 1 person, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly), and Redact starts at $7.99 per month, billed yearly at $95.88.
Which has a free plan, Cloaked or Redact?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Redact has a free plan. Cloaked does not.
Which platforms do Cloaked and Redact run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Cloaked lists a browser extension and only Redact lists a web app and Windows and Linux apps. Both list macOS, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.