DeleteMe vs Kanary

DeleteMe

• People who want privacy staff, not only software, filing their opt-outs
• Couples and families of four on one plan
• Paying for two years at once at a lower yearly rate

Kanary

• Public figures, executives and creators facing doxxing or harassment
• People who want social media and AI chatbot exposures covered
• Adding family members at half price

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.

Kanary

• Built for US residents or people with a US address; Kanary says it has recently added UK users and helps others case by case.
• No free plan or trial; the 30-day money-back guarantee covers the first month only.
• Weekly and daily scans, unlimited custom removals and address confidentiality enrollment are Advanced options that may cost extra.
• Kanary says removal rates average 60 to 80% for hands-off members and 90 to 95% for those who answer identity checks.

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.

Kanary

Threat model per person

Kanary weighs each exposure by how likely it is to lead to doxxing, impersonation or phishing and works on those first, not only the easy opt-outs. It says it has covered more than 68,000 sites.

Search engines, brokers, social and AI

Core covers search engines and data brokers. Advanced adds social networks such as LinkedIn, X and YouTube, and AI chatbots, with full-site monitoring.

Google cleanup

After a source page is cleaned, Kanary asks Google to drop the link, handles Google's doxxing and harassment removals for sites that will not cooperate, and updates your Google settings to block new results.

Approve before removal

Unfamiliar results get a quick approve or deny check from you in the app, and known business-safe sites are skipped, which suits people who need a public profile.

Scans and reports

Core scans and sends removal requests monthly and emails a report once a month; Advanced scans weekly and reports twice a month, with live stats on the dashboard.

Escalations on Advanced

Advanced can enroll you in a state address confidentiality program, escalate stubborn sites to an attorney general and research active incidents. Some of these may cost extra.

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.

Kanary

• Core$250

  per year, billed yearly ($25 a month billed monthly)

  Search engines and data brokers, monthly scans and removal requests, managed removals and 24 to 48 hour email support. Family members $125 a year.

• Advanced$500

  per year, billed yearly ($50 a month billed monthly)

  Adds social media and AI chatbots, weekly scans and requests, attorney general escalation, priority support and incident research. Family $250 a year.

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.

Kanary

• Annual discount

  2 months free with yearly billing

  Kanary's pricing page shows Core at $250 a year against $25 a month, and Advanced at $500 a year against $50 a month, which it calls 2 months free.

• Other savings

  50% off each family member

  Family members added to an account cost half: $125 a year on Core and $250 a year on Advanced, or $12.50 and $25 a month.