Data Removal Service Cost (2026): Full Pricing Breakdown
GhostVault Individual is $69/year or $7.99/month. Family is listed at $129/year. Multi-seat removals for additional people are marked Coming soon on the pricing page and are not a finished household product. Other published annual prices on this page run from $95.88 to $199.
Full Pricing Comparison (2026)
| Service | Annual plan | Month-to-month | Published list |
|---|---|---|---|
| GhostVault Individual | $69/yr | $7.99/mo | 580+ with a working privacy address |
| Incogni | $95.88/yr | $15.98/mo | 420+ published |
| OneRep | $99.96/yr | $14.95/mo | 319 published |
| PrivacyDuck | $99/yr | Annual only | ~100 published |
| DeleteMe | $129/yr | Annual only | ~85 published |
| PrivacyDuck Premium | $199/yr | Annual only | ~150 published |
GhostVault's month-to-month price is $7.99. Spreading the annual plan over twelve months is about $5.75 a month, which is not the price of paying month to month. Competitor month-to-month cells are each vendor's published monthly rate where this page has one, and "annual only" where it does not. Published list sizes are not verified removal counts, and they are not the same unit from one company to the next.
Price divided by a published list is not a removal rate
Dividing an annual price by a vendor's published site count produces a small dollar figure. It is not the cost of a confirmed removal. GhostVault's 580+ figure is the registered brokers it can email. A larger published list at a similar annual price is not evidence that more listings come down.
Month-to-Month vs Annual: What Changes
Paying month-to-month costs significantly more than going annual. The gap is wide:
| Service | Monthly (if available) | Annual Plan | Annual Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| GhostVault | $7.99/mo ($95.88/yr) | $69/yr | $26.88 |
| Incogni | $15.98/mo ($191.76/yr) | $95.88/yr | $95.88 |
| OneRep | $14.95/mo ($179.40/yr) | $99.96/yr | $79.44 |
| DeleteMe | Annual only | $129/yr | — |
| PrivacyDuck | Annual only | $99/yr | — |
Data removal isn't a one-time fix — brokers re-list your data. Compare both the commitment and the ongoing monthly cost.
What Affects Data Removal Cost
The price differences come down to a few things:
- Broker count. More brokers generally means higher operating cost — more requests to process, more broker relationships to manage. Services covering 500+ brokers run more infrastructure than those covering 100.
- Manual vs automated. Services using human reviewers (like PrivacyDuck) charge more to cover labor costs. Fully automated services can price lower.
- Bundled features. Breach monitoring and other extras are priced differently at each company. GhostVault Individual includes known-breach monitoring at $69/year or $7.99/month.
- Brand positioning. Some services charge more for a longer operating history. GhostVault Individual sits near the annual middle of the prices in the table above.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a data removal service cost per year?
GhostVault Individual is $69/year or $7.99 month to month. Family is $129/year, with multi-seat removals marked Coming soon. Other published annual prices on this page run from $95.88 (Incogni) to $199 (PrivacyDuck Premium).
What is the cheapest data removal service?
GhostVault is not the cheapest. Individual is $69/year, or $7.99 month to month. Optery currently advertises a lower Core tier. Compare the workflow and what each company counts as done, not the sticker alone.
Is paying for data removal worth it?
Manual opt-outs are free and take time, and many listings come back. A paid service is paying for repeat discovery, request preparation, follow-up, and an evidence trail. Whether that is worth it depends on how much of that work you want to do yourself.
Do you have to pay monthly or annually?
Most services offer both monthly and annual billing, but annual billing is required to access the lower advertised rates. Month-to-month pricing is typically 2–3x the annual rate. PrivacyDuck only offers annual billing.