Optery vs Kanary

Optery8.7Visit Kanary8.6Visit

Higher score Optery #5 in Data Removal Services 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Optery

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Kanary #6 in Data Removal Services 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Kanary

• Optery fits best

  Free users wanting reports and assisted removal

• Kanary fits best

  High-risk individuals and privacy teams

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Side by side

Feature	Optery 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Kanary 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Data Removal Services	#6 in Data Removal Services
Best for	Free users wanting reports and assisted removal	High-risk individuals and privacy teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$39/yr	$250/user/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Money-back guarantee	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7	Email, Community
Compliance	SOC 2, 2FA	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Optery 3/3 · Kanary 3/3
Recurring monitoring	✓	✓
Custom removal requests	✓	✓
Family coverage	✓	✓
Specs
Broker coverage	380 sites	Not checked yet
Removal frequency	Periodic	Periodic
Request handling	Assisted	Assisted
Identity types covered	Household	Individual
Our review
Pros	Free exposure reports include screenshots and self-service removal tools Paid plans automate recurring removals across 380+ to 635+ sites Higher tiers add human assistance and custom removal requests	Monitors data brokers, search engines, social media, and AI systems Adds threat modeling, custom removals, and configurable scan frequency Team plan includes SSO, API access, and shared administration
Cons	Automated removals require a paid plan Human Privacy Agent assistance starts on the Extended tier Ultimate is required for unlimited custom removal requests	Starts at $25 per account per month with no free tier Core has monthly scans and monthly removal requests Advanced features require the higher-priced Advanced plan
Our verdict	Optery is a personal data removal service for individuals, families, and businesses. It scans data broker and people-search sites for exposed personal information, then provides reports and removal tools. The Free BASIC plan includes a… Read the review →	Kanary is a personal attack-surface management platform for individuals, families, executives, public figures, and organizations. It builds an individual threat model, monitors personal-data exposure, and manages removal or mitigation… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Optery — where it wins

  • Free exposure reports include screenshots and self-service removal tools
  • Paid plans automate recurring removals across 380+ to 635+ sites
  • Higher tiers add human assistance and custom removal requests

  Where it doesn't

  • Automated removals require a paid plan
  • Human Privacy Agent assistance starts on the Extended tier
  • Ultimate is required for unlimited custom removal requests

• Kanary — where it wins

  • Monitors data brokers, search engines, social media, and AI systems
  • Adds threat modeling, custom removals, and configurable scan frequency
  • Team plan includes SSO, API access, and shared administration

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $25 per account per month with no free tier
  • Core has monthly scans and monthly removal requests
  • Advanced features require the higher-priced Advanced plan

• Optery8.7/10 · Free plan

  A free starting point for exposure reports, with broader automated removal on paid plans.

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• Kanary8.6/10 · Paid

  A broad exposure-monitoring service for high-risk individuals and privacy teams.

  Visit KanaryFull verdict →