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How ShutOut compares. Honestly.
Four ways people handle this today: app-based executive protection platforms, creator security tools, data-removal subscriptions, and doing it yourself. Each is right for someone. Here's where we fit.
| ShutOut | Executive protection platforms | Creator security tools | Data-removal subscriptions | Do it yourself | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Creators, athletes, artists, executives and their families, as individuals | Corporate executives, usually bought by the company for its leaders | Brands and social teams; creators as a segment | Anyone with a credit card | People with time and patience |
| How it's delivered | A small named team. No app. Work done with you, documented in writing. | An app on your devices plus a concierge team | A SaaS dashboard connected to your social accounts | Automated opt-outs plus a dashboard | You, YouTube tutorials, and a weekend |
| Credentials | Never held by us. Roles and vaults you control. | App has deep device access; platform accounts often connected | Platform accounts connected through the tool | Not needed | Yours |
| Account hardening, done with you | Core of every Lockdown, done with you | Included in higher tiers; varies | Partial: focused on the connected social accounts | Not offered | Possible if you know what to check |
| Data-broker removal | Included, with monthly re-scans | Included | Not typical | Core product | Hours per month, forever |
| Impersonator and clone takedowns | Filed by us, tracked to completion | Included in some tiers | Core product; strong automation | Not offered | One report at a time |
| Deepfake and leaked-content monitoring | Included | Increasingly included | Some tools; specialist vendors exist | Not offered | Not realistic |
| Home network and family devices | On site where it matters; family included | Included; remote, app-driven | Not offered | Not offered | Possible with effort |
| Incident response | A person who knows your setup. Same day when we have capacity. | Included; 24/7 team | Tool-assisted; support tickets | Not offered | Platform help centers |
| Human contact | Same person from intake to closing brief | Concierge team | Support and success teams | Privacy advisors by ticket | None |
| Discretion | No client names, no case studies, Signal available | Varies; enterprise case studies common | Logo walls and customer stories | Reviews and ratings | Total |
| Pricing | Fixed-fee Lockdown, then a retainer. Quoted after intake. | Published plans in the low-to-mid thousands per year per executive, bought by companies | Monthly SaaS, often per account | Roughly $100 to $250 per person per year | Your time |
| Best when | You want it handled, by people, without installing anything, and your life involves a team or a family | Your company is buying it for you and you're fine with an app | You run a brand's social team and want automation at scale | Your only problem is people-search listings | You're technical, solo, and have a free weekend |
Category descriptions are generalizations based on publicly available information as of October 2026. Specific vendors vary. Nobody is paying us to say any of this, and we'll happily recommend a removal subscription or a creator tool when that's all you need.
What we'd tell a friend
Sometimes the answer is "you don't need us."
- If your only problem is your address on people-search sites, a removal subscription is a fine first step. We'll still do it better and we'll find what they miss, but start there if budget is tight.
- If you run a brand's social accounts with a team of ten, a creator security tool with automated comment moderation and impersonator detection earns its keep.
- If your company offers executive protection through an app and you're comfortable with it, take it. Then ask who covers your spouse's laptop and the kids. That's usually where we come in.
- If you're a creator whose income depends on an account that five people can log into, from a phone number anyone could take over, you don't need a tool. You need someone to close the doors. That's us.
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