Optery

Optery helps people find personal information on data broker and people-search sites and request its removal. Its free platform shows where information appears online. Free Basic provides quarterly exposure reports with screenshots, Google and Bing search-result scans, and self-service removal tools. Paid plans add automated scans and removals; Optery notes that brokers may add profiles again after an opt-out. Exposure and removals reports include live screenshots of where profiles were found or removed. Plans range from Free Basic at no cost to Core at $3.99 a month, Extended at $14.99 a month, and Ultimate at $24.99 a month. Core, Extended, and Ultimate are billed yearly at $39, $149, and $249 respectively. Ultimate includes custom removal requests for 950+ sites total after 30 days. Optery also offers an API for partners to add removal services to applications and access customer exposure screenshots programmatically. It is available on Android, iOS, web, API, and extension.

Optery offers a free way to review online exposure, with paid plans adding automated removal service. Consider the plan limits and the possibility that brokers may restore profiles when choosing an option.

Optery may suit individuals seeking visibility into where their information appears and tools to request removals. Its API is aimed at partner applications and businesses, including those in banking, healthcare, HR software, and identity theft protection.

Overview

Optery helps people find personal information on data broker and people-search sites, then remove it either themselves or through a paid service. It is a good fit for people who want to see their exposure before choosing how much help to pay for, including households with multiple name and location variations. Its free tier is useful for an initial review; broader coverage and recurring removals require a paid plan.

Key features

Free Basic provides personalized exposure reports every quarter, screenshots, a scan of Google and Bing search results, and self-service removal tools. That gives budget-conscious users a way to see where information appears and try handling removals themselves. It is not a substitute for ongoing monitoring: paid plans add monthly automated scans and removals, which Optery performs periodically.

Exposure Reports and Removals Reports include live screenshots of profiles found and removed, giving customers a record of the work. That evidence is useful, but an opt-out is not necessarily permanent: brokers may add profiles again, so the recurring service is more relevant than a one-time cleanup for people who want continued attention.

Coverage and identity limits vary by tier. Core covers 380+ sites and allows one name and one city and state per user, making it the narrowest paid option. Extended covers 560+ sites, allows unlimited name variations and past cities and states, and adds an assigned human Privacy Agent. Ultimate covers 635+ sites and adds outdated-content removal submissions and, after 30 days, unlimited custom removal requests across 950+ sites total. Those additions are most useful to people with a broader exposure history or requests outside standard coverage.

For business integrations, Optery offers an API that lets partners add removal services to applications, including programmatic access to customer exposure screenshots. Optery for Business supports SSO and SCIM, with identity providers including Okta, Google, Azure, ADP, OpenID, and Auth0. Optery says it completed an independent AICPA SOC 2 Type II audit; it also says customer data in transit is protected with TLS 1.2 or higher and data at rest with AES-256, with keys managed through AWS KMS. Its support specialists are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Pricing

Optery is freemium, with no free trial. Free Basic costs nothing and includes quarterly exposure reports, self-service removal tools, and standard email support. It is the sensible starting point for people willing to review exposure and handle removals themselves, but it does not include automated removals.

Core costs $3.99 a month, billed $39 billed yearly. Automated removals cover 380+ sites, with a maximum of one name and one city and state per user; there is no assigned human Privacy Agent. It suits someone with a relatively simple profile who wants recurring help at the lowest paid tier.

Extended costs $14.99 a month, billed $149 billed yearly. It expands automated coverage to 560+ sites, supports unlimited name variations and past cities and states, assigns a human Privacy Agent, and provides before-and-after screenshots about every 90 days. The higher price is easier to justify for people with multiple locations or names who want a person assigned to their account.

Ultimate costs $24.99 a month, billed $249 billed yearly. It covers 635+ sites and adds outdated-content removal submissions, priority email support, and unlimited custom removal requests for 950+ sites total after 30 days. Choose it for those extra removal options; otherwise, Extended already provides broader standard coverage and a Privacy Agent. Optery's 30-day money-back guarantee applies to individual consumer accounts, not business accounts.

Platforms

Optery supports Android, iOS, web, API, and browser extension access. The API and business identity integrations make it relevant to organizations adding removal services to their own applications as well as individual users.

Who it's for

Optery suits individuals who want evidence of their online exposure and a choice between self-service and recurring automated removal. Extended and Ultimate are better fits for people whose past names or cities broaden the search, while Free Basic or Core is more appropriate for a single, straightforward profile. Businesses in areas such as banking, cybersecurity, education, government, healthcare, HR software, identity theft protection, insurance, and VPN software may consider its API for integrating removal services.

Pros and cons

• Useful free starting point: quarterly reports with screenshots and Google and Bing search scans show users where to focus, while self-service tools leave them in control.
• Evidence of removal work: live screenshots in Exposure and Removals Reports make it possible to see where profiles were found and removed.
• Tiered identity coverage: Extended and Ultimate accommodate unlimited name variations and past cities and states, unlike Core's one-name and one-location limit.
• Recurring work is not permanence: brokers may recreate profiles after opt-outs, so users should not expect a removal to settle exposure for good.
• Higher tiers cost substantially more than Core: the jump to Extended or Ultimate is most worthwhile when broader coverage, an assigned agent, or custom removals matters.

Alternatives

Data Removal Services is the broader category to browse if Optery's particular mix of coverage and plan limits is not the right fit.

Choose Kanary if its free mobile app and automated removal tool match your needs, or if you prefer its Professional plan's managed scans and additional support at $9.99 a month.

Redact is an alternative for people focused on social content: its free plan covers the last 30 days of Twitter/X, Discord, and Facebook content and Reddit history at any date, with desktop and mobile apps.

VALT Data Broker Removal is another option to consider.

Privacy Bee may suit someone seeking a paid option whose Essentials plan covers 517 people-search data brokers for $8 a month, while excluding 185,269 sites and relying mostly on automation.

Consider PrivacyHawk if its Premium plan's monthly automatic removals, continuous monitoring, and digital-footprint cleanup are a better match; it costs $19.99 a month.

DuckDuckGo Personal Information Removal is another alternative.

Incogni is another alternative.

Cloaked is another alternative.

Verdict

Optery is a strong choice for people who want screenshot-backed exposure reports and a clear path from free self-service to recurring removal help. Start with Free Basic to review exposure, or choose Extended if multiple names and locations or an assigned Privacy Agent justify the added cost. Look elsewhere if you expect opt-outs to be permanent or need more coverage than the plan you are willing to pay for.