Optery is the award-winning personal data removal service trusted by hundreds of thousands of people to prevent attacks and keep their personal information off the Internet. No credit card is required to create an account and get started for free. Consumer Reports ranked Optery the #1 most effective of all personal data removal services tested in a recent study. Optery is the first company to offer a free exposure report with dozens of screenshots showing where your personal information is being posted by hundreds of data brokers online. Optery paid subscriptions automatically remove customers from these sites, clearing your home address, phone number, email, and other personal information from the Internet at scale. The service provides users with a proactive defense against PII-based threats such as phishing and other social engineering attacks, credential theft, identity theft, doxing, and harassment. Optery has completed its AICPA SOC 2, Type II security certification, and distinguishes itself with unparalleled patented search technology, data removal automation, visual evidence-based before-and-after reporting, and data broker coverage. Optery was awarded "Editors' Choice" by PCMag.com as the most outstanding product in the personal data removal category in 2022, 2023, and 2024, received Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech award for security and privacy in 2023, was named winner in the Employee Privacy Protection, Attack Surface Management, and Digital Footprint Management categories of the 2024 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, and received Cyber Defense Magazine’s Top InfoSec Innovator Award for Attack Surface Management in 2024. The Optery app gives you unmatched visibility into where your data is exposed and removes it from hundreds of data broker websites. Optery’s app makes it easy to remove your personal info from data brokers. How are we different? Patented Search Technology: Our advanced search technology uncovers more exposed profiles than anyone. Customers often switch to Optery after experiencing the limitations of other services, as Optery consistently identifies 20–50 profiles missed by competitors. With sophisticated anti-bot detection, matching algorithms, and monthly automated searches, Optery’s technology ensures accurate and superior discovery of exposed profiles. Humans + Machines Approach: Optery combines the efficiency of automation with the precision of expert human review, ensuring comprehensive data removal. Optery acts as your authorized agent to efficiently remove your data. Our data removal efforts far exceed the capabilities of competitors who rely on manual or limited automated methods. Proven Results: Optery is the only service to provide before-and-after screenshots with links to results in its detailed Removals Reports, sent quarterly, so you can see the impact of our work. Why Choose Optery? U.S. Based Company: Optery is a Delaware C corporation headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. No Data Broker Affiliations: Unlike some competitors, Optery has no partnerships with data brokers. Outstanding Customer Support: Available 24/7, our specialists are ready to assist with any questions or issues. Advanced Features: Enjoy detailed exposure and removal reports, family plans, real-time dashboard updates, public API access, ID verification, multi-factor authentication, custom scans, unlimited custom removals for data brokers not covered by our standard service, and more. 30-Day Money Back Guarantee: If you’re not happy with your first purchase, let us know within 30 days, and we’ll refund 100% of your money, no questions asked. Optery’s app empowers you to minimize your digital footprint and protect against phishing, fraud, password theft, account takeovers, identity fraud, spam calls and emails, doxxing, stalking, and harassment. Take control of your privacy today with the Optery app—download now and experience the most advanced personal data removal service on the market.
Suspiciously few reviews and many typos but seemingly legit?
Eraoz
I discovered this service through PC Mag’s pretty glowing review and decided to take the leap with Optery’s most expensive plan (relatively reasonably priced for the market, as far as I can tell). But I have to say I’m a bit put off by the number of typos and at-times counterintuitive and/or buggy interface — this may be more telling about me but I’m pretty wary of handing over my personal information to an outfit that, say, mixes up “then” and “than” or “it’s” and “its”. It just doesn’t instill much confidence in the site’s reputability or authenticity.At the time I write this, Optery is still processing my scan that I initiated about two hours ago; by contrast, Mozilla’s free scan took about a minute or two, with albeit a smaller database to search from. I’ll try to remember to update this review if anything major happens (either good or bad), but so far I’m a little skeptical but cautiously optimistic.
Developer Response
We really appreciate your honest feedback. We're genuinely sorry that typos and interface issues have made you question our service. You're absolutely right to expect better, especially when it comes to your personal information. We understand your skepticism and are committed to earning your full trust. Your feedback is crucial for us to improve, and we're dedicated to delivering the high-quality, reliable service you expect. Thank you for giving us the chance to make things right.
So far so good! Ultimate Customer.
SirKnightSaySo102
They have been doing what I hired them to do so far and removing my personal information sold all over the web and Dark ScamWeb. The screenshots are in my profile of the exposure, the process status, and when removed a screenshot of no information found search results. As for the scam "Dishonest" brokers if they won't remove I want to see containment and hamming anymore they sell to. Even escalation and threatening legal action if the information showing is false inflammatory slanderous or misleading. Bottom line I understand this is a never ending battle at the same time I want to see if not removed to be contained and or buried as long as you guys are doing your job and hamming and keeping the pressure on you’ll have a customer for a long long time thank you for your work so far. FYI some of these not so great reviews on here are possibly scamming brokers or maybe someone that does not quite understand this is long battle against an enemy that will not play fair (DarkScamWeb). Unless you have $1000's to burn on a lawfirm that can't do much against someone or some company outside of your own this is one of your better options as long as they keep up their end of the deal and hammer these jokers with requests and escalate accordingly in a not so friendly manner after many nice attempts have failed.
Developer Response
Thank you for the detailed review and for sharing your experience. You’re absolutely right that this is an ongoing process. New data can appear over time, and some sites take more persistence than others. Our team continues to submit removals, follow up, and escalate when needed to keep pressure on data brokers and reduce your exposure.We’re glad to hear you’re seeing progress and that the dashboard updates and screenshots have been helpful in tracking results. That visibility is something we work hard to provide.Thanks again for your trust and for sticking with us.
Don't pay for this service
RK1188RK
I paid for ultimate tier and am fed up. They are deceitful about what they do. They combine the items they removed with items they didn't find were compromised or needed attention. I messaged for a more specific breakdown of how much has been actually removed and they said they don't have that data which is either dishonest or a system designed to avoid record keeping of the one thing they actually do so they can get credit for sites that weren't compromised in the first place. The graphic showing what is being removed (or what didn't need to be removed) has crept along for 5 months, still over a quarter of sites in progress. My spam calls and texts and mail has not reduced. For over ~$125 paid at this point, I would expect a lot better service. Prices have skyrocketed in recent years for this service but you are clearly not getting what you pay for. I can't imagine at this speed the ultimate price got me any special time or attention. If you want to pay for years to eventually get removed, pay for Optery. Otherwise, look elsewhere.
Developer Response
Thank you for your honest feedback. On the dashboard we group certain statuses together to simplify reporting. For the Removals Protection status, we combine “Removed” and “Not Found” into one status. This happens because a single data broker can have multiple profiles for the same person (different name or location variations), and some removals happen during gaps between scans. This can make it hard to separate what was actually removed versus what was never found, so the system shows them together as Removed / Not Found to make the display easier to understand. You can read more about that here: why we combine “Removed” and “Not Found” statuses. That said, I understand that seeing a high number of “Removed / Not Found” without clear differentiation can feel misleading if you’re trying to see exactly what was removed versus what was never exposed. I’ll flag this feedback to our product team so they can consider ways to make this clearer in the app.We always aim to be transparent about the work being done, and I’m sorry if the current reporting didn’t communicate that clearly for you. Please feel free to reach out to support@optery.com if you need more information.
Service is Great, App Needs Improvement
Harpoon22
The service that Optery provides, to find and remove your information off the internet, is actually pretty good. I check the monthly reports for myself and so far they have been really good at finding my information online and also showing proof of deletion. The only reason I’m taking off a star from the review is because of their app. I feel like it needs to be more user friendly and more convenient for the user. The amount they charge for their service, I would also want a very decent app for that price too.
Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re glad to hear that the service and monthly reports have been helpful, and that you’re seeing clear proof of removals.We also appreciate your honest input about the app. Your point is well taken, and we agree that the app experience should match the quality of the service. Improving usability and overall convenience is something we’re actively working on.If you have any specific suggestions, we’d be happy to hear them at support@optery.com. Your feedback helps us continue to improve.
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Version 1.0.33
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Seller
Optery, Inc
Size
108 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 13.0.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.