Optery

Optery helps people locate and remove personal information from data brokers and people-search sites. It suits individuals and households who want either a free exposure check or recurring removal help. Its clearest advantage is pairing automated service with screenshot evidence; its limits are tier-based coverage and the possibility that brokers restore profiles.

Overview

Optery spans a free self-service starting point and paid plans with recurring scans and removals. That makes it a reasonable fit for people who want to see what is exposed before paying, or who prefer ongoing help over handling opt-outs themselves. The service is not a one-time fix: brokers may add profiles again after an opt-out.

Key features

Free Basic provides quarterly personalized exposure reports, including screenshots and scans of Google and Bing search results, plus self-service removal tools. It is useful for finding a starting point without a subscription, but quarterly reporting leaves a substantial gap between checks and removals remain the user's task.

Paid plans add monthly automated scans and periodic removals. Exposure and Removals Reports include live screenshots showing where profiles were found and removed, a practical way to review the work. Recurring service is more appropriate than a one-off cleanup when profiles can return.

Coverage expands by tier: Core covers 380+ sites, Extended 560+, and Ultimate 635+, with Ultimate custom requests reaching 950+ sites total after a 30-day wait. Core accepts one name and one city and state per user; Extended allows unlimited name variations and past cities and states. Extended also assigns a human Privacy Agent. Ultimate adds outdated-content removal submissions and priority email support.

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

Pricing

Free Basic costs nothing. It includes quarterly reports, self-service removal tools, and standard email support, but not automated removals. It is the sensible choice for people who want visibility and are willing to do the removal work themselves.

Core costs $3.99 a month (billed $39 billed yearly). It automates removals from 380+ sites, but the one-name and one-location limit and lack of an assigned Privacy Agent make it best for a straightforward individual profile rather than someone with many aliases or addresses.

Extended costs $14.99 a month (billed $149 billed yearly). Its 560+ sites, unlimited name variations and past cities and states, human Privacy Agent, and before-and-after screenshots about every 90 days make it a stronger fit for people whose exposure spans multiple identities or locations. It costs considerably more than Core for that broader scope and assistance.

Ultimate costs $24.99 a month (billed $249 billed yearly). It covers 635+ sites and adds unlimited custom removal requests for 950+ sites total after 30 days, outdated-content submissions, and priority email support. Choose it when those extra requests matter; the delayed eligibility means it is not the immediate route to custom removals.

There is no free trial. A 30-day money-back guarantee applies to individual consumer accounts, not business accounts. Family coverage is supported, but the plan details do not give a seat quota. Optery's pricing model is freemium.

Platforms

Optery is available on Android, iOS, web, and as an extension; it also offers an API for partner integrations. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

Who it's for

Free Basic suits people who want to inspect exposure and make their own removal attempts. Core is a lower-cost paid option for a single name and location; Extended better suits people with multiple past identities or locations who value a human Privacy Agent. Ultimate is for those who need custom requests or outdated-content submissions and can wait 30 days for custom-request eligibility. The API may suit businesses and applications in fields such as banking, cybersecurity, education, government, healthcare, HR software, identity theft protection, insurance, and VPN services.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Free quarterly reports include screenshots and Google and Bing searches, giving users a no-cost view of exposure.
• Pros: Paid plans combine recurring automated work with screenshots documenting findings and removals.
• Pros: Extended and Ultimate raise site coverage and accommodate more identity variations than Core.
• Cons: Free Basic relies on self-service removals, while Core limits users to one name and one city and state.
• Cons: Coverage and added help cost more at higher tiers, and Ultimate custom requests only become eligible after 30 days.
• Cons: Opt-outs may not last because brokers can add profiles again.

Alternatives

Compare Data Removal Services if you want to survey the category. Choose Redact instead if your priority is removing or anonymizing social-platform content, with a free tier and desktop and mobile apps. VALT Data Broker Removal is another free-plan option, with dVPN protection, ad-supported secure browsing, and a seven-day activity lookback in its free tier. Consider Kanary for a free mobile app and automated removal tool, or its paid Professional plan for managed scans and more support. ClearID SA offers a free 43-broker scan and privacy risk score, making it a fit for a free exposure check. DataRemoval.ca has a free plan capped at one user, three removals, and one report per month. California residents seeking a state-specific free request option can consider DROP. MyDataRemoval offers a free one-time exposure scan that does not remove data. Soryx has a free limited broker scan, three Article 17 erasure filings, manual removal guides, and one persona.

Verdict

Optery is a strong choice for individuals who want a free view of their exposure and a clear path to recurring, documented removals. Its screenshots, expanding coverage, and higher-tier human assistance distinguish the paid options. Look elsewhere if you need a permanent one-time fix, broad coverage at the lowest tier, or immediate custom requests: profiles may return, Core is constrained, and Ultimate requests have a 30-day wait.