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PrivacyGuard review
A monthly identity and credit protection service with separate identity, credit and combined plans.
By the KeenVerdict research desk · Updated November 10, 2026
- Features (40%)
- 7.8
- Ease of use (30%)
- 7.8
- Value (30%)
- 7.8
PrivacyGuard keeps things monthly and modular. Identity Protection, at $9.99 per month, scans public sites and the dark web and watches your SSN, driver's license, passport, bank accounts, cards, USPS address changes and public records, with a dedicated ID fraud resolution agent, lost wallet protection and $1 million of ID theft insurance. Credit Protection, at $19.99, focuses on triple-bureau reports, score tracking and daily monitoring. Total Protection, at $24.99, combines both and adds children's Social Security number monitoring, a credit score simulator and medical records reimbursement. Plans auto-renew monthly, which suits anyone who does not want an annual contract. The downsides are cost and household reach: full coverage costs more than Aura's annual Individual plan, and the plans page shows no plan for several adults.
Who it is for
People who want month-to-month billing and daily triple-bureau credit monitoring in one plan.
Price
Identity Protection $9.99 per month; Credit Protection $19.99 per month; Total Protection $24.99 per month.
Plans auto-renew monthly unless cancelled. Plans start at $9.99 per month.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.
Key features
- Public and dark web scanning
- SSN, driver's license, passport and bank account monitoring
- Dedicated ID fraud resolution agent
- $1 million ID theft insurance on Identity and Total Protection
- 24/7 triple-bureau daily credit monitoring and monthly reports on Total Protection
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: Monthly billing with no annual commitment
- Strength: Total Protection adds children's SSN monitoring
- Strength: Lost and stolen wallet protection
- Weakness: Total Protection costs $24.99 per month
- Weakness: No published family plan beyond children's SSN monitoring
- Weakness: Combined identity and credit cover needs the top plan
Key facts
- Billing: Monthly, auto-renews
- Cheapest plan: Identity Protection, $9.99 per month
- Insurance: $1 million
- Credit monitoring: Triple-bureau daily on Total Protection
Where it ranks
PrivacyGuard is No. 9 in our Best Identity Theft Protection Services verdict.
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