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KnytX Shield vs DeleteMe

KnytX Shield vs DeleteMe: price, broker coverage, and what happens after you cancel. An honest, cited side-by-side, including where DeleteMe wins.

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DeleteMe is cheaper on paper and has the longer track record. Here's where that's true, and where it isn't. Read the full picture ↓

Bottom line

Pick DeleteMe if the lowest list price matters most and a decade-plus track record reassures you — it’s genuinely cheaper on its 1-year plan and has been at this since 2010. Pick KnytX Shield if you want continuous monitoring with automatic re-filing when a broker re-lists you, plus a free tier that includes 3 real removals, instead of a quarterly snapshot. Both keep your filed removal requests binding under privacy law after you cancel.

Side by side

KnytX Shield vs DeleteMe, feature by feature

Every row below is either a published price/policy or a third-party-reported figure — see sources at the bottom of this section. Checked 2026-07-12.

Feature comparison: KnytX Shield vs DeleteMe
Feature	KnytX Shield	DeleteMe
Monthly price (paid entry tier) DeleteMe pricing per its published plans page, checked 2026-07. DeleteMe bills annually; there’s no month-to-month option.	$8.99/mo (Basic)	~$10.75/mo on the 1-year plan ($129/yr)
Free tier	Yes — scan + 3 real removals/year + DELETE Act filing assist	No paid-product free tier (DeleteMe separately owns the free Permission Slip app)
Removal proof / evidence Neither company currently publishes before/after removal screenshots the way Optery does — flagged here rather than overclaimed.	Planned: removal-status and re-listing detail per broker in your dashboard	No public removal-proof artifacts reported
Reporting cadence	Continuous monitoring once you’re in; a re-listing triggers an automatic re-file	Quarterly privacy reports
What happens to filed requests if you cancel Your CCPA/DELETE Act/GDPR removal requests remain binding on the broker after cancellation — you lose ongoing monitoring, not the filings already submitted. See our pricing FAQ, “What happens to my data if I cancel?”	Filed requests stay legally binding after you cancel	Check DeleteMe’s own terms before cancelling; not independently verified here
Data broker coverage claimed vs automated See “What 850 brokers and 190+ brokers actually mean” below. The two figures aren’t measuring the same thing, so don’t read them as higher-is-better.	190+ brokers, all counted as automated-removal coverage	~850 claimed; independent reviews report only a fraction get fully automated removal, the rest slower or manual

Sources: DeleteMe privacy protection plans (pricing, checked 2026-07), KnytX pricing FAQ — cancellation & data deletion

The honest answer

Who each one is actually for

Choose DeleteMe if

You want the lowest possible list price today and don’t need continuous re-listing monitoring.
You specifically want a company with a decade-plus track record in this category.
You’re already a Permission Slip user and want to stay inside the same company’s product family.

Choose KnytX Shield if

You want ongoing monitoring and automatic re-filing when a broker re-lists you, not a quarterly snapshot.
You want your removal requests to keep standing under privacy law even if you cancel your subscription.
You want a free tier that includes 3 real removals and DELETE Act filing help, not scan-only.

Switching from DeleteMe? Here's what that actually takes.

1
Keep your DeleteMe removal history
Before you cancel, export or screenshot DeleteMe’s report of what’s already been removed — that’s a record of work already done, and you’ll want it for your own reference regardless of which service you use next.
2
Your existing opt-outs don't need to be re-filed
Removal requests submitted under CCPA/GDPR/DPDPA are binding on the broker independent of which company filed them or whether your subscription is still active — cancelling DeleteMe does not undo a removal that already went through.
3
Run a KnytX scan to see current exposure
Start with the example report to see what Shield checks for, then run your own scan once you’re in — that becomes your new baseline for monitoring going forward.

Read the full breakdown

DeleteMe has removed people from broker sites since 2010. That track record is real, and its list price is genuinely lower than ours. Where DeleteMe is better today, we say so below.

What “850 brokers” and “190+ brokers” actually mean

Removal services advertise a broker count. The number that matters is how many get automated removal versus a manual or best-effort pass. DeleteMe’s marketing cites about 850 broker and people-search sites. Independent reviews report that only a fraction of that list gets fully automated removal; the rest are handled more slowly, or by hand. Shield’s 190+ figure is the automated-coverage number itself. So the two numbers aren’t measuring the same thing. Don’t read them as higher-is-better.

Questions

Is DeleteMe bad?

No. DeleteMe is a real, established service with a decade-plus track record. The honest differences are cadence (quarterly reports vs continuous monitoring), what happens to your filings after you cancel, and price — DeleteMe is currently cheaper on its 1-year plan.

Why is KnytX Shield's broker count lower than DeleteMe's?

DeleteMe’s ~850 figure and Shield’s 190+ figure aren’t measuring the same thing. Independent reviews report that only a fraction of DeleteMe’s list gets fully automated removal. We publish our automated-coverage number directly, not a larger total-universe figure.

Can I switch from DeleteMe to KnytX Shield without losing progress?

Yes. Broker removal requests are binding under privacy law once filed, independent of which company submitted them or your subscription status. Export your DeleteMe report for your own records, then run a KnytX scan to see your current exposure.

Does KnytX Shield have a free tier like DeleteMe?

Shield’s free tier includes a broker scan, 3 real removals per year, and DELETE Act filing assistance. DeleteMe itself has no free tier on its paid product — its free option is the separate Permission Slip app, which DeleteMe now owns.