Kanary review
A broad exposure-monitoring service for high-risk individuals and privacy teams.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
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 across search engines, data brokers, social media, and AI systems. Web, iOS, Android, and API access support individual reviews, escalations, reporting, and team administration. Its positioning fits people facing elevated privacy risks and teams responsible for protecting multiple individuals.
Pricing is structured around Core, Advanced, and Team plans. Core costs $25 per account per month or $250 per account per year, with managed scans and removals from top search engines and data brokers, monthly scans, monthly removal requests, and a 24–48 hour email response. Advanced costs $50 per account per month or $500 per account per year and adds full-coverage monitoring and mitigation, social-media and AI/LLM coverage, faster scans, priority support, and custom removals. Team seats mix Core and Advanced, with unlimited free admin accounts, SSO, API access, and shared visibility and administration. There is no free tier.
The standout advantage is breadth: Kanary combines threat modeling with recurring monitoring, assisted removals, social-media scanning for PII, doxxing, and impersonation, plus AI/LLM exposure monitoring and removal requests. Scan schedules can be monthly, weekly, or daily, while custom escalations address risks beyond standard workflows. Google SSO, Apple SSO, Okta, and EntraID support its identity and administration model. Core is primarily US-focused, while Advanced has broader availability. Choose Kanary when exposure coverage, custom intervention, and team controls matter more than a low entry price; a simpler service may suit buyers who only need basic periodic removals.
Questions about Kanary
Does Kanary have a free plan? No free plan is listed; paid plans start at $25/user/mo (Core).
How much does Kanary cost? Kanary lists 2 paid plans; the lowest is Core at $25/user/mo.
What does Kanary run on? Web, iOS and Android. It runs in the cloud and as a mobile app.
What does Kanary integrate with? 4 integrations: Google SSO, Apple SSO, Okta and EntraID.
Does Kanary offer a money-back guarantee? Yes: 30 days.
Who is Kanary built for? Small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises (our editorial estimate).
Kanary pros and cons
- 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
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