Between Incogni and Kanary, Incogni wins on price and speed — about $7.99/month against Kanary's $16.99 — but neither includes dark web monitoring or a proper family plan. PrivacyOn beats both on value: 100+ sites, dark web and password leak monitoring, and five people covered from $8.33/month.
Quick Verdict
- Best overall: PrivacyOn. Removal across 100+ broker and people-search sites, 24/7 rescanning, dark web monitoring, password leak alerts and up to 5 family members on one plan from $8.33/month, with a free 30-second scan.
- Better of the two compared: Incogni. Cheaper, faster and available on every platform — but removal only, with no monitoring of any kind.
- Kanary: good screenshot evidence and a useful free tier, undermined by the highest price here, slow removals and an iOS-only app.
Incogni at a Glance
Incogni comes from Surfshark and is built around automation. It sends statutory deletion demands under CCPA, GDPR and comparable laws, reaching several hundred brokers including the marketing and risk-mitigation aggregators that consumer-focused tools tend to skip.
- Price: about $7.99/month on the annual plan ($95.88/year); family plan around $15.99/month billed annually for up to 5
- Coverage: several hundred brokers, weighted toward marketing and risk databases
- Proof of removal: status counts only, no screenshots
- Extras: none — no dark web monitoring, no leak alerts
- Guarantee: 30-day money-back
Kanary at a Glance
Kanary started as a web service and has pivoted to a mobile-first product called Kanary Copilot. It mixes automated opt-outs with guided manual steps and documents completed removals with screenshots.
- Price: $16.99/month, or roughly $14.99/month billed annually (about $179.88/year). Copilot Premium is $9.99/month and there is a free Copilot tier.
- Coverage: roughly 300+ sites, plus help with Google and Facebook
- Proof of removal: screenshot evidence, the best in this comparison
- Extras: none — no dark web monitoring
- Platform: Copilot is iOS-only; Android users remain on a waitlist
- Trial: 14 days with up to three automated removals
Incogni vs Kanary vs PrivacyOn: Head-to-Head
- Price per person: Incogni ~$7.99/mo · Kanary $14.99–$16.99/mo · PrivacyOn from $8.33/mo
- Family coverage: Incogni 5 on a separate family plan · Kanary per-user add-ons only · PrivacyOn 5 people included on the Family plan
- Dark web monitoring: Incogni no · Kanary no · PrivacyOn included
- Password leak alerts: Incogni no · Kanary no · PrivacyOn included
- Rescanning: Incogni periodic · Kanary periodic · PrivacyOn 24/7 continuous
- Platforms: Incogni web · Kanary iOS app plus legacy web · PrivacyOn any browser, any device
- Removal evidence: Incogni counts · Kanary screenshots · PrivacyOn per-site status tracking
- Try before buying: Incogni 30-day refund · Kanary 14-day trial · PrivacyOn free 30-second scan
Why PrivacyOn is our pick over both
Incogni and Kanary both stop at removal. Broker listings are only one half of your exposure — the other half is your email and passwords sitting in breach dumps. PrivacyOn covers removal across 100+ sites and dark web and password leak monitoring in one subscription, for a household of five, from $8.33/month.
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Where Incogni Beats Kanary
Price. Incogni costs roughly half what Kanary Cloud does, and the gap widens over a year.
Speed. Independent 2026 testing put Kanary at around six profiles cleared in the first two weeks. Incogni's fully automated pipeline moves faster through the initial wave, which matters because every day a listing stays live is a day it can be found.
Availability. Incogni runs in any browser. Kanary's flagship Copilot app is iOS-only, so Android households are locked out of the current product entirely.
Where Kanary Beats Incogni
Evidence. Screenshot proof of each deletion is genuinely more reassuring than a progress counter, and Kanary does it better than anyone in this comparison.
A real free tier. Kanary Copilot Free lets you see your exposure and work through manual removals without paying, which Incogni does not offer.
Google and Facebook. Kanary helps with removals on platforms most broker-focused tools ignore.
Which Should You Choose?
For almost everyone, PrivacyOn. It is priced in line with the cheaper of these two while covering what both leave out: continuous 24/7 rescanning so relisted profiles are caught, dark web monitoring so you hear about breach exposure early, password leak alerts, and a genuine five-person family plan rather than per-user surcharges. The free scan means you can compare your own results in about 30 seconds before spending anything.
If you are set on one of these two: pick Incogni if price and breadth of broker coverage are what you care about and you will handle monitoring separately. Pick Kanary only if you are an iPhone user protecting yourself alone and screenshot evidence of every deletion outweighs paying roughly double.
The Bottom Line
Incogni is the better of the two on price, speed and availability. Kanary's screenshots and free tier are real strengths that do not close a gap that large. But the comparison itself is too narrow: both are removal-only products, and removal is half the job. PrivacyOn does both halves for five people from $8.33/month. Start with the free scan and decide from your own results.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Incogni or Kanary better in 2026?
Incogni is better for most buyers. It costs roughly half as much (about $7.99/month annually versus Kanary's $16.99/month), clears the initial wave of removals faster, and works in any browser rather than an iOS-only app. Kanary's advantages are screenshot proof of deletions and a genuinely free tier.
Is there a better alternative to Incogni and Kanary?
Yes — PrivacyOn. Both Incogni and Kanary stop at broker removal with no dark web monitoring or password leak alerts. PrivacyOn removes your data from 100+ broker and people-search sites, rescans 24/7 to catch relistings, and adds dark web and credential monitoring, covering up to five family members from $8.33/month. The free 30-second scan lets you compare results before you pay.
Which is cheaper for a family, Incogni or Kanary?
Incogni, comfortably. Its family plan runs about $15.99/month billed annually for up to five people, while Kanary has no true family plan and charges roughly $4.99 per additional user per month on top of a premium subscription. PrivacyOn's Family plan covers five people on one subscription, about $8.33 per person at the two-year rate, and includes monitoring neither rival offers.
Do Incogni or Kanary include dark web monitoring?
Neither does, at any tier. Both are removal-only services. If you want broker removal and dark web monitoring in one subscription rather than paying two providers, PrivacyOn bundles them from $8.33/month.
Does Kanary work on Android?
Not the current product. Kanary Copilot is iOS-only through 2026 with Android users on a waitlist and no confirmed launch date; Android users are limited to the legacy web experience. Incogni and PrivacyOn are both browser-based and work the same on Android, iOS, Windows and Mac.