How we compare
I paid DeleteMe from 2018 until I cancelled in September 2026. Eight years of a people-search count. When I started sending actual letters, companies and data brokers still had me. The public listing was quieter. The wholesale file was not. That is the story. The full version is I paid DeleteMe from 2018 to 2026. The brokers still had me.
Most removal products opt you out of public people-search pages and show a count. They do not give you the broker's confirmation. A recrawl of a public listing is not a receipt, and a lot of those files sit behind paywalls you cannot check. We send authorized-agent deletion letters to data brokers and do-not-sell letters to companies that hold the file and sell it, then show you the email. Confirmed is their reply, not a scan.
Years of your data have been collected. Brokers put you back. We are not 100% automated. A few of their forms still need you, one tap at a time. We do not invent a completion. If that is not what you want, the other products below are a better fit.
Short version
| RemoveMyTracks | DeleteMe / Incogni / Optery | California DROP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What they count as done | Their email: deleted you, or hold no record. A form you finished is recorded separately. | A send-count and a recrawl of public listings. They do not show the broker's confirmation. | A state request to registered CA brokers |
| Who we write | Brokers and the companies that sell the file. Names are on the catalog before you pick a plan. | Mostly people-search and broker opt-out lists | California-registered data brokers only |
| Authority | Limited power of attorney. We are your authorized agent. | Varies; often an authorization form, not an LPOA letter stream | You, as a California resident, through the state |
| You still do some work | Yes. One tap at a time. Portals, CAPTCHAs, forwards. We say so. | Sometimes. Often marketed as set-and-forget. | The form is yours. Brokers must process on the state’s clock. |
| How long | Years of your data have been collected. Brokers put you back. | Often sold as a 90-day or quarterly recrawl of public listings. | The state’s clock for registered CA brokers. Not the wholesale file. |
| Cost | 3 companies free. Then a paid plan. | Subscription. Roundups list roughly $8–$25/mo. | Free if you live in California |
California DROP
If you live in California, the state’s Delete Request and Opt-out Platform is free and reaches registered data brokers. Use it. We are not a substitute for DROP, and we will not pretend a paid letter is required to talk to a CA-registered broker.
DROP does not write Target, your bank, or the broker that never registered. It does not give you their email in your dashboard. That is the work we do, including for people who are not in California.
What we will not claim
- We will not say you were removed from 100% of the internet.
- We will not count a silent company as a win.
- We will not hide that some companies only take a form or a login.
- We do not sell your data, and we do not run advertising pixels.
Actual letters: Proof.