# PrivacyDuck review (2026): is it worth $299 a year? > Hand-managed data broker removal sold as one flat household plan Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. PrivacyDuck removes personal details such as home addresses, phone numbers and family links from people-search sites and data brokers. It says a US-based team files removals, with people handling cases and not only automation, and rescans every 90 days to catch listings that return. It sells a single annual plan that covers one household. - **Category:** Data Removal Services - **Made by:** Privacy Duck (since 2011) - **Website:** https://privacyduck.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you're one person, as the plan is $299 a year for a household. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, PrivacyDuck is a paid product, starting at $299 per year, billed annually. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Standard Protection | $299 per household / year, billed annually | Removal from 400+ sites for one household, unlimited aliases and past names, email and phone masking, and email, chat and phone support. | Read from https://privacyduck.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PrivacyDuck before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Multi-plan discount: 20% to 30% off** (Other savings): PrivacyDuck's family page lists 20% off for 2 paid plans, 25% off for 3 and 30% off for 4 or more. Source: https://privacyduck.com/family ## Key features - **Removal from 400+ sites:** Files removal requests with more than 400 data brokers and people-search sites, and says a team does the filing by hand where it matters. - **Household coverage:** One plan covers every family member connected to you, including unlimited aliases, previous names and email addresses. - **Rescans every 90 days:** Checks again every 90 days so that listings that reappear are caught and removed. - **Progress reports:** Sends a progress report each quarter by email or text. - **Custom removal requests:** Handles custom removal requests alongside its automated services. - **Email and phone masking:** Includes email and phone masking tools in the plan. ## Good for - Households that want one specialist to own the case instead of a dashboard - People with several past names, addresses or email addresses to clear - Buyers who prefer a single flat price over per-person tiers ## Worth knowing - There is one plan at $299 per year and no free tier or free trial; a free scan shows where your data is exposed before you pay. - The pricing page says the plan covers one household, while the family page lists discounts of 20% to 30% for 2 or more paid plans; check which applies before buying. - It is a service run by a small team and is used through a web login; no mobile apps or browser extensions are listed. - Coverage is US-focused: the signup form asks for a US state, and the card statement shows the billing company, PrivacyPros. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. PrivacyDuck removes home addresses, phone numbers and family links from people-search sites and data brokers, with a team handling cases. It's one plan at $299 a year for a household with no free plan or trial, it is aimed at the US, and no apps are listed. - **Value for money: D.** $299 a year is about $24.92 a month, where this category's dearest tenth begins, and it is one plan for one household. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or trial. A free scan shows where your data is before you pay. - **Features: C.** Removal from 400+ sites, past names, aliases, and email and phone masking, with people handling cases. That does the removal job, with no extras like a VPN or password manager. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and signing up means giving personal details and a US state. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** A web login only, with no mobile apps or browser extensions listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PrivacyDuck's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among data removal services - PrivacyDuck's GPA of 1.4 is higher than 0 of the 11 other data removal services we grade. - It stands best on features (C, above 1 of 11) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $24.92 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $9.99 for the category: 8 of the 8 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/data-removal ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace PrivacyDuck you would be making opt-out requests to hundreds of data brokers, sent again whenever they list you again. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 11 of the 11 other data removal services grade higher. It costs $299 a year. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Opt-out requests to hundreds of data brokers, sent again whenever they list you again. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Data removal, Reports ## Alternatives - [DeleteMe](https://toolgpa.com/tools/deleteme): Data broker removal handled by privacy staff, sold by the year. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/deleteme-vs-privacy-duck) - [Optery](https://toolgpa.com/tools/optery): Data broker removal with a free exposure report and screenshot proof. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/optery-vs-privacy-duck) - [Incogni](https://toolgpa.com/tools/incogni): Automated data broker opt-outs from the company Surfshark started. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/incogni-vs-privacy-duck) - [Privacy Bee](https://toolgpa.com/tools/privacy-bee): Data broker removal with custom takedowns and a white-glove tier. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/privacy-bee-vs-privacy-duck) - [Kanary](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kanary): Threat-based personal data removal for people at risk of doxxing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kanary-vs-privacy-duck) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://privacyduck.com - https://privacyduck.com/pricing - https://privacyduck.com/family Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/privacy-duck Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).