Best Identity Theft Protection Services in 2026
Updated
In short: Allstate Identity Protection is ranked #1 of 25 as of 8 October 2026, ahead of TransUnion Credit Premium and Desjardins Identity Protection. The best-ranked option with a free plan is TransUnion Credit Premium. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Norton LifeLock at $0.87/mo.
Monitoring signals and recovery support are useful points to compare when assessing identity theft protection. These services are compared on account takeover, bank account, dark-web, and SSN monitoring, as well as identity restoration and identity-theft insurance. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing are included too. Allstate Identity Protection, TransUnion Credit Premium, and pocketOne idGuard are among the services shown, alongside Homebody, Identity Guard, IDX Identity Protection, Bitdefender Identity Theft Protection, and Defend-ID. Consider which accounts and personal information you want monitored, and weigh the listed restoration, insurance, and pricing details against the support you need.
25 identity theft protection services ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Identity Theft Protection Services, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 1 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 Allstate Identity Protection API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8
- 02 TransUnion Credit Premium API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9$29.95/mo
- 03 Desjardins Identity Protection API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 04 pocketOne idGuard API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.7€6.71/mo
- 05 Identity Guard API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$4.49/mo
- 06 IDX Identity Protection API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 07 Bitdefender Identity Theft Protection API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 08 Defend-ID API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$12.95/mo
- 09 Experian IDnotify API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$9.99/mo
- 10 Homebody API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 11 IdentityIQ API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$8.99/mo
- 12 Norton LifeLock API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$0.87/mo
- 13 TransUnion TruEmpower Identity Monitoring and Protection API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 14 Aura Call Protection API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2$12/mo
- 15 Coveron API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 16 Greenlight Family Shield API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2$19.98/mo
- 17 IdentityForce API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 18 Norton Identity Advisor Plus API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2A$8.33/mo
- 19 PrivacyGuard API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 20 ID Assist API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 21 ID Watchdog API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1$14.95/mo
- 22 Zander Identity Theft Protection API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 23 ClearScore Protect Plus API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 24 Equifax Identity Protect API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0$9.95/mo
- 25 Equifax CreditWatch API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9£7.95/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Dark-web monitoring | Bank account monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allstate Identity Protection | 6.8 | No | — | No | 3 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | TransUnion Credit Premium | 5.9 | Free plan | $29.95/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Desjardins Identity Protection | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | pocketOne idGuard | 5.7 | Free plan | €6.71/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 5 | Identity Guard | 5.4 | No | $4.49/mo | No | 8.99 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | IDX Identity Protection | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | Bitdefender Identity Theft Protection | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | Defend-ID | 5.3 | No | $12.95/mo | No | 12.95 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Experian IDnotify | 5.3 | No | $9.99/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 10 | Homebody | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | IdentityIQ | 5.3 | No | $8.99/mo | No | 6.99 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | Norton LifeLock | 5.3 | No | $0.87/mo | No | 12.49 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | TransUnion TruEmpower Identity Monitoring and Protection | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Aura Call Protection | 5.2 | No | $12/mo | No | 12 /mo | — | — |
| 15 | Coveron | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | Greenlight Family Shield | 5.2 | No | $19.98/mo | No | 19.98 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | IdentityForce | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | Norton Identity Advisor Plus | 5.2 | No | A$8.33/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | PrivacyGuard | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 20 | ID Assist | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 21 | ID Watchdog | 5.1 | No | $14.95/mo | No | 14.95 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 22 | Zander Identity Theft Protection | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 23 | ClearScore Protect Plus | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | Yes | — |
| 24 | Equifax Identity Protect | 5.0 | No | $9.95/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 25 | Equifax CreditWatch | 4.9 | No | £7.95/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which identity theft protection service is ranked first on Inferse?
Allstate Identity Protection is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 6.8. TransUnion Credit Premium is second and Desjardins Identity Protection third.
How many of these have a free plan?
3 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Norton LifeLock has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.87/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.