NoDossier vs Optery

NoDossier helps people in the UK identify data brokers and prepare personal-data erasure requests. Its browser-based request builder and tracker do not send names, addresses, or phone numbers to a server, and they use no analytics, advertising pixels, or cookies. The public register contains 25 broker entries across six markets, with 24 routes checked and one awaiting human verification. Request wording reflects the broker’s legal basis, including legitimate-interest objections and requests involving consent or direct marketing. The tracker calculates the one-month response deadline and moves it to the next working day when necessary. If a broker misses the deadline, it can prepare an Information Commissioner’s Office complaint. The site says its database has no identity-document field, so users send requested proof directly to brokers. The free DIY plan costs nothing, is free forever rather than a trial, and requires no account. A paid “We do it for you” tier is not on sale. NoDossier does not guarantee erasure and is not a law firm or legal adviser.

Optery helps people find and remove personal information posted on data broker and people-search sites. Its free platform provides visibility into where information appears online; Free Basic includes personalized exposure reports with screenshots, scans of Google and Bing search results, self-service removal tools, and quarterly reports. Paid plans add automated scans and removals, but brokers may add profiles again after an opt-out. Exposure and removal reports include live screenshots showing where profiles were found or removed. Core costs $3.99 a month, billed yearly at $39, and covers automated removals from 380+ sites, with a limit of one name and city and state per user. Extended costs $14.99 a month, billed yearly at $149, and adds more site coverage, unlimited name variations and past cities and states, an assigned human Privacy Agent, and before-and-after screenshots about every 90 days. Ultimate costs $24.99 a month, billed yearly at $249, and includes custom requests for 950+ sites total after 30 days. Optery also offers an API for partner applications and programmatic access to exposure screenshots. It supports Android, iOS, web, API, and extension. Optery says customer data is encrypted in transit and at rest.