Ceaselist vs Optery: which is right for you in the UK?
Optery is a well-known data removal service. If you're looking for a Optery alternative in the UK, here's how the two compare, using Optery's own published information. We run Ceaselist, so we've also listed when Optery is the better choice.
Checked 14 October 2026. Prices are as published, mostly in US dollars; UK checkout prices may differ.
| Ceaselist | Optery | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £29/year or £3.99/month, VAT included | Free scan; Core $39/year, Extended $149/year, Ultimate $249/year (published USD prices) |
| Who can use it | UK and EEA residents | Its pricing page lists the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa; the UK is not listed |
| Coverage | 668 brokers that accept requests by email; 178 form-only brokers listed with their links | 380+ (Core), 555+ (Extended), 630+ (Ultimate) sites |
| How requests are made | GDPR erasure and objection requests sent by email as your signed, authorised agent | Automated and human-assisted opt-outs, with before-and-after screenshots |
| Follow-up | Reads replies, pushes back on form redirects and ID demands, reminds after the legal deadline, prepares an ICO complaint pack | Ongoing re-scans and removals |
| Web-form brokers handled | No (listed with links so you can do them yourself) | Yes |
| Exposure scan | No | Yes, including a free exposure scan |
| Custom removals | No | Ultimate plan |
| Refund | Full refund within 30 days | 30-day money-back guarantee (per TechRadar) |
| Company | Noverquis Ltd, UK (England and Wales) | Optery (United States) |
| Data sent to marketing lists | Yes: marketing lists get name, email and country only; address and phone only to people-search sites | See Optery's privacy policy |
Sources: Optery pricing page, TechRadar: Optery review.
Coverage overlap
Ceaselist's broker contact data started from Optery's public broker directory, so every broker Ceaselist emails is also in Optery's directory. Broker counts are measured differently by each service (some count parent companies, some count individual websites), so a bigger number isn't automatically better coverage.
Choose Optery if
- You live in the US or one of the other countries Optery lists.
- You want a free exposure scan and screenshots showing each listing before and after removal.
- You need people-search listings removed through web forms.
Choose Ceaselist if
- You live in the UK or EEA and want requests made under UK GDPR or GDPR, with ICO escalation.
- You want a UK company as your named agent and every broker reply in one place.
- Price: £29 a year including VAT.
How Ceaselist works
- You tell us who you are and choose which details each type of broker may see.
- You sign an authority so brokers know we act for you; they can check it through a private link.
- We email erasure and objection requests under UK GDPR or GDPR to 668 brokers that accept requests by email, in UK office hours, over about two weeks.
- We read every reply: push back on "use our form" and ID demands, remind brokers who miss the one-month deadline, and give you an ICO complaint pack if they still ignore you.
- We send requests again every 90 to 180 days, because brokers re-collect data.
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