DeleteMe vs Protect Indiana
Shopping for data removal? Here is the straight comparison — including where DeleteMe genuinely wins. An informed choice beats a captive one.
What DeleteMe costs
DeleteMe runs $129 per year for one person, $229 for two, $329 for a family of four — billed annually, and it renews every year.
What DeleteMe does well
DeleteMe is the oldest name in this space and a legitimate service: human-reviewed removals across hundreds of brokers, with quarterly reports. If you want a national subscription and don't mind paying every year forever, it works.
The difference
DeleteMe costs $129 every year. Two years in, you have spent $258 and you stop being protected the year you stop paying. Our Sweep is $99 once; our Fix is $249 once and also locks down the accounts and devices a broker subscription never touches. And when your mother calls us about a strange text, a service answers 24/7, free — that is not on DeleteMe's menu.
Start free — see what you're actually dealing with
Before paying anyone — them or us — get the free Exposure Report: one second, instant results showing which data leaks your email was in and what is publicly exposed. Then decide what it's worth to fix.
What Protect Indiana does differently
We are an Indiana service, not a national subscription — and you see the problem before you pay a dollar: the free Exposure Report above shows what is already out there about you. Then one flat price ends it. The Sweep, $99 once — every people-search removal filed for you and confirmed as it comes down. The Fix, $249 once — the Sweep plus the lockdown no broker service touches: the email account every password resets through, leaked passwords retired, bank and phone-carrier alerts, and the devices themselves. Nothing renews unless you choose ongoing On Watch. The 24/7 scam help line stays free for every Hoosier, customer or not: 1-888-985-6187.
Make it stop — one flat price What each service includes →
The guarantee no subscription offers: work your plan with us for 30 days; if you do not agree you are meaningfully safer, one email refunds you in full — and you keep the report, the plan, and everything we filed. The plain-English terms →
When DeleteMe is the better pick
If you specifically want automatic re-removal running continuously in the background year after year, a subscription model fits that shape — that is the honest trade.
Can I just do all of this myself, free?
Yes. Every major people-search site has a free opt-out, and we publish step-by-step guides for each one at protectindiana.org/removal — no purchase required. Paid services, ours included, sell the time and the follow-through, not the right.
Why is one-time pricing rare in this industry?
Subscriptions are better for the seller: renewal revenue compounds. We price one-time because most households want a thorough pass and a clear result, not another quiet annual charge. If you want ongoing watch afterward, that exists — but it is a choice, never a default.
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Competitor prices checked August 2026 from their published pricing; plans change — check their sites for current figures. We link to competitors because an informed choice beats a captive one.