Privacy Bee vs Redact (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Privacy Bee and Redact share a 2.4 GPA, and only Redact has a free plan.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Privacy Bee grades higher on features and ease of use. Redact grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Privacy Bee
Data broker removal with custom takedowns and a white-glove tier
Redact
Bulk-delete old social media posts, with broker removal for teams
Which one is for you
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
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
| 2.4GPAPrivacy BeeFair | 2.4GPARedactFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CEssentials is about $8 a month billed annually, a figure the pricing page itself calls approximate, right in the middle of this category. Pro, where the wider broker list and custom takedowns start, is about $16. The monthly-billing price isn't shown. | 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 | DNo free plan and no trial. A free account gets one scan and some do-it-yourself guides, which shows you the problem but removes nothing and doesn't keep watching. The 30-day money-back guarantee isn't 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 | BPrivacy Bee says Essentials covers 543 people-search sites with scans every 30 days, and Pro 1,256 brokers plus unlimited custom takedowns, with human analysts and map blurring. Unlimited aliases and addresses on every tier. The whole job is here, on Pro. | 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 | BNo App Store rating on record, but there's little to set up. It runs on its own, a dashboard shows a risk score and where each removal stands, and a monthly email sums up what went and what failed. | CNo store rating on record. You connect each social account before it can delete. |
| Platforms and integrations | BThe web plus iPhone and Android apps, and its help desk says it serves almost every country outside US sanctions, the widest here. There's no computer app and no integrations on record, so it stops at B. | BWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android apps, with no integrations or API listed. |
| Best for | removals outside North America, and custom takedowns | 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: Privacy Bee and Redact. How we grade
Price against what you get
Privacy Bee starts at $8 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Redact starts at $7.99 a month and scores 2.3.
Privacy Bee scores higher, and starts $0.01 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other data removal services on the chart, none scores higher than Privacy Bee 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
- Privacy Bee also covers reports.
- Redact also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Privacy Bee | Redact | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8 per month, billed annually (the pricing page calls it approximate) | $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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| Windows | ||
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| Made by | Privacy Bee, LLC | Redact Holdings, Inc. |
| Price read from | privacybee.com | redact.dev |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, Privacy Bee or Redact?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Redact is cheaper to start with: $7.99 a month, against $8 a month for Privacy Bee. Privacy Bee starts at $8 per month, billed annually (the pricing page calls it approximate), and Redact starts at $7.99 per month, billed yearly at $95.88.
Which has a free plan, Privacy Bee or Redact?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Redact has a free plan. Privacy Bee does not.
Which platforms do Privacy Bee and Redact run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Redact lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. Both list a web app and 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.