Footprint Finder vs Optery: Which Is Right for You?

Optery's free tier is excellent (with a catch)

Optery's free tier shows you exposure across ~70 people-search sites. You see your name, address, phone — the whole profile. It's eye-opening.

The catch: free tier requires you to do all the removals yourself. They give you links and you click through dozens of opt-out forms manually.

Footprint Finder's free tier focuses on inbox-discovered accounts (also genuinely useful) and lets you send 3 deletion requests per month with one-click templates.

Paid tier comparison

Optery Core: $99/year — automates removals across ~110 brokers. Optery Extended: $159/year — adds more brokers. Optery Ultimate: $249/year — adds custom removal requests.

Footprint Finder Pro: $79/year — unlimited service account deletions + deep AI inbox scan. Complete: $129/year — adds data broker scanning.

Per dollar, Footprint Finder Complete ($129) competes directly with Optery Core ($99). Optery has more brokers; we have inbox scanning they don't.

Where each one wins

Optery wins on: pure people-search broker coverage, free visibility, established broker relationships.

Footprint Finder wins on: inbox-based account discovery, deletion templates for any service (not just brokers), simpler 3-tier pricing.

Stack them?

Some users actually use both: Optery's free tier for broker visibility + Footprint Finder for service account cleanup. Total cost: $79/year for our Pro tier and $0 for Optery free.

If you go that route, you're getting comprehensive coverage for less than either premium plan alone.