16 Best Google Search Result Removal Services Reviewed for 2026

Eleven of the sixteen companies in this directory will not tell you what they charge until you book a call. That is the single most useful fact about this market, and it is why a directory exists.

Entries are alphabetical. They are not ranked, because ranking them would require pretending they do the same job. Four of them are software you run yourself. Three are law firms or firms with a legal arm. The rest are agencies. A ranking across those categories would be meaningless.

Match your situation to a type first

Read this before the table. It removes most of the list for most people.

If your situation is	The type you want	Typical entry cost
Personal details on people search sites	Software	3.99 to 129 a year
A mixed first page you want handled for you	Agency	Quote only
Content that is false and damaging	Law firm	Retainer or per item
One specific URL you want gone	Agency, per case	Quote only
You want to see the problem before paying	Software with a free scan	Free

The directory

Company	Type	Starting price	Free entry	Founded	Verified
BrandYourself	Software and managed	Free tier	Free plan	2010	Yes
Defamation Defenders	Agency	On request	Consult	2016	Partial
DeleteMe	Software	129 a year	None	2010	Yes
Erase.com	Agency	On request	Consult	2009	Partial
Guaranteed Removals	Agency	On request	Consult	2009	Yes
Igniyte	Agency	On request	Consult	2009	Yes
InternetReputation.com	Agency	On request	Consult	2008	Partial
Minc Law	Law firm	On request	Case review	2018	Yes
NetReputation	Agency	On request	Consult	2014	Partial
Optery	Software	3.99 a month	Free scan	2020	Yes
Removify	Agency	On request, per item	Consult	2019	Partial
Reputation Database (publisher of this page)	Agency	On request	Consult	Not published	Needs verification
Reputation911	Agency	On request, from 500	Consult	2010	Yes
ReputationDefender	Software and managed	1,000 a year	Consult	2006	Yes
Status Labs	Agency	On request	Consult	2012	Yes
WebiMax	Agency	On request	Consult	2008	Partial

BrandYourself

Type: software with managed tiers. Founded 2010, New York. Operates under HelloPrivacy LLC. Entry: free tier, self-serve plans from 29 a month, managed tiers quoted.

Runs a scan of what appears for your name and returns a list of issues. The free tier is a permanent plan rather than a trial. Managed service pricing requires a sales call.

Best for: Proactive reputation builders, professionals building a digital brand, free tier explorers, DIY practitioners.

Not ideal for: Passive buyers expecting a set and forget tool, clients in an active crisis, budget limited buyers wanting full managed service.

Last verified March 12, 2026.

Defamation Defenders

Type: agency. Founded 2016, Boulder, Colorado. Entry: free consultation, project pricing reported in the range of 500 to 5,000.

Focus is mugshot and arrest record removal, plus suppression and reputation repair. BBB accredited since 2019 with an A rating and four complaints filed. Markets guaranteed results and a money back guarantee. Trustpilot complaints allege payment without progress, one citing 5,000. Team and founder detail is thin on the company site.

Best for: Individuals removing mugshots or arrest records, people targeting a small set of damaging URLs, small businesses needing repair.

Not ideal for: Buyers needing published fixed pricing, enterprises wanting monitoring software, small businesses on tight budgets.

Last verified July 14, 2026.

DeleteMe

Type: software. Founded 2010, Boston. Parent: Abine, Inc. Entry: 129 a year, no free trial, 7 day money back window.

Removes personal records from 950 or more data broker and people search sites, with quarterly re-checks and human privacy advisors for manual cases. Coverage is US focused. Data reappears, so the model is a continuing subscription rather than a one time clearance.

Best for: Privacy conscious individuals, professionals managing data exposure, families needing group cover, executives concerned about doxxing.

Not ideal for: Non-US buyers needing international broker coverage, buyers needing crisis or review work, users wanting a free tier.

Last verified March 11, 2026.

Erase.com

Type: agency. Founded 2009, Miami. Entry: free consultation, quoted per case.

Covers removal and reputation strategy. Removal pages reference a pay for success model. Not a self serve product, so turnaround follows an agency workflow.

The 2009 founding date appears on multiple company profiles. Outcomes depend on each source platform’s own policies, so the company states that not every link is removable and some situations move to suppression instead.

Best for: Small and mid-sized businesses, mid market, professionals, executives.

Not ideal for: DIY only buyers, buyers who require fixed pricing, buyers wanting self serve software.

Last verified February 22, 2026.

Guaranteed Removals

Type: agency. Founded 2009, Burlington, Ontario. Entry: free quote, priced per case.

Covers search results, reviews, news, personal information, social media and mugshot related removal. States repeatedly that no money is due upfront on key removal pages. Published guidance advises buyers to attempt self removal first in some cases.

Named coverage includes Google, Glassdoor and Indeed reviews, news articles, social media posts, data broker style personal information removal, and defamation support. Timelines are stated to depend on content type and difficulty.

Best for: Individuals, small businesses, brands, executives.

Not ideal for: Fixed budget buyers, price shoppers, DIY only buyers.

Last verified February 22, 2026.

Igniyte

Type: agency. Founded 2009, York, United Kingdom. Entry: free consultation.

A reputation-only agency working internationally on removal and suppression. No Clutch or G2 reviews were located, so third party verification rests on the company’s own case studies.

Sixteen years in a single discipline. Client base is described as FTSE 100 and large corporates, high net worth individuals, and executives and public figures, with crisis repair a stated specialism. Operates outside US time zones.

Best for: Crisis reputation repair, high net worth individuals, large corporates, executives and public figures.

Not ideal for: Small businesses on a tight budget, buyers needing price transparency, buyers who require US time zone coverage.

Last verified March 11, 2026.

InternetReputation.com

Type: agency. Founded 2008. Listed office: Olathe, Kansas. Entry: free consultation.

Ranked 583 on the 2015 Inc. 5000. Assets acquired by NetReputation in November 2020, so the operating entity differs from the historical company. Stated headquarters varies across sources between Denver, Olathe and the Sarasota parent. Holds an A plus BBB rating but is not accredited. Complaint forums document billing and refund disputes.

Best for: Individuals with negative search results, people seeking mugshot removal, professionals rebuilding a personal brand.

Not ideal for: Buyers needing published pricing, budget conscious small businesses, buyers wanting a self serve tool.

Last verified July 14, 2026.

Minc Law

Type: law firm. Founded 2018, Cleveland. Entry: free case review, then retainer.

Reports 200,000 or more pieces of content removed and 350 or more cases litigated across 26 states and 5 countries. Works through legal filings rather than search engine requests. Applies to content that is false; accurate but unflattering material generally does not qualify. Litigation costs can escalate.

Best for: Defamation victims, harassment targets, individuals facing fake reviews, privacy violation cases.

Not ideal for: General SEO or brand building, suppressing accurate negative press, buyers constrained by legal costs.

Last verified March 11, 2026.

NetReputation

Type: agency. Founded 2014, Sarasota, Florida. Entry: free consultation.

Covers content removal, review management, monitoring and privacy removal. Also the current owner of the InternetReputation.com brand. Service breadth is wide, so written deliverables matter.

Also acquired the InternetReputation.com assets in November 2020, which makes this company the operator behind two separate entries in this table. Buyers comparing the two should be aware they are contracting with the same group.

Best for: Individuals, small businesses, local businesses, executives.

Not ideal for: Fixed budget buyers, DIY only buyers, buyers wanting published pricing.

Last verified February 22, 2026.

Optery

Type: software. Founded 2020, San Francisco Bay Area. Entry: free scan, paid plans from 3.99 a month.

Submits opt-out requests across 375 to 635 or more broker sites depending on tier, and supplies before and after screenshot evidence of each removal. Holds SOC 2 Type II certification and PCMag Editors’ Choice in 2022, 2023 and 2024. The lowest tier covers one name and one location. Users report the dashboard sometimes marking profiles removed while they remain live, so manual spot checks are advisable. Full removal typically takes 3 to 4 months.

Best for: Privacy conscious individuals, budget conscious buyers, users who want proof of removal, families.

Not ideal for: Buyers wanting a hands-off human managed service, users needing non-US coverage, anyone expecting a one time fix.

Last verified July 14, 2026.

Removify

Type: agency. Founded around 2019, Melbourne, Australia. Entry: free assessment. Reported cost 500 to 2,500 US dollars per successful removal.

Works on review and content removal across 50 or more platforms on a no win no fee basis. Reports serving 10,000 or more businesses and a success rate of about 88 percent. Acquired by Software Combined Group in May 2025. Trustpilot sits around 2.3 from a small sample, against 4.9 shown on the company’s own site. Some customers report billing and cancellation friction. Only content that breaches a platform policy is removable.

Best for: Businesses facing fake or defamatory reviews, one-off content removal, buyers wanting pay on success.

Not ideal for: Buyers needing published pricing, removal of legitimate negative reviews, ongoing suppression programs.

Last verified July 15, 2026.

Reputation Database

Type: agency. Entry: free consultation. Founding year not published.

This directory is published by Reputation Database, and Reputation Database is the entry above. The record is held to the same fields as the others, including the unfavorable ones.

Covers removal, de-indexing, data broker cleanup and suppression, quoted after a free consultation. Publishes no pricing. Verification status is “needs verification”: there is no independent review record, and the entry carries no founding year because none is published. A reader applying this directory’s own standards would rank the evidence here below most rows in the table.

Best for: Mixed first page cleanup, individuals with several negative results, small businesses, data broker profile removal.

Not ideal for: Buyers needing published pricing, enterprises with formal vendor vetting, review generation programs.

Last verified July 28, 2026.

Reputation911

Type: agency. Founded 2010, Mendon, Massachusetts. Entry: free consultation, work from about 500, crisis engagements quoted up to about 50,000.

Covers removal, suppression, review management, crisis response and privacy protection. BBB A plus, accredited since 2023, and 5.0 across a small set of Clutch reviews. Team size is approximately 2 to 9. Removal is described as possible rather than guaranteed.

Best for: Individuals and professionals, doctors and lawyers, executives, small and mid-sized businesses.

Not ideal for: Enterprise scale crises, buyers needing published fixed pricing, buyers wanting guaranteed removal.

Last verified July 15, 2026.

ReputationDefender

Type: software with managed service. Founded 2006, Redwood City. Parent: Gen Digital. Entry: privacy plans published at 1,000 and 5,000 a year; broader ORM work quoted, with reported ranges from 500 to 15,000 a month.

One of the oldest brands in the category, acquired by NortonLifeLock in 2021. Published privacy pricing is unusual for this market. Reviewers report reduced personalization since the acquisition. Clutch shows only five reviews.

Best for: Individuals needing privacy protection, executives with complex needs, enterprises wanting a stable vendor.

Not ideal for: Clients seeking boutique personalized service, small businesses on tight budgets, buyers needing pricing upfront.

Last verified March 11, 2026.

Status Labs

Type: agency. Founded 2012, Austin. Entry: free consultation.

Four Inc. 5000 rankings. Wall Street Journal reporting has covered past practices involving fake news content, which is a matter of record and a reasonable subject for a first call.

Works with C-suite executives, high profile individuals and institutions facing reputational risk. No named client references are published, which is common for crisis work and still limits what a buyer can check.

Best for: C-suite executives, corporate crisis management, high profile individuals, institutions facing reputational risk.

Not ideal for: Small businesses with limited budgets, clients needing published pricing, buyers requiring named client references.

Last verified March 11, 2026.

WebiMax

Type: agency. Founded 2008, Marlton, New Jersey. Entry: free consultation. Reported ORM budgets of 1,000 to 3,500 a month.

Runs reputation work alongside SEO, PPC and social, with a named project manager per client. Requires 30 days written cancellation notice, and multiple Trustpilot reviewers report being billed an additional month after attempting to cancel. Clutch scores are strong while Trustpilot sits at 3.0 with a majority of one star ratings, which suggests outcomes vary by client type. Suppression timelines are typically 6 to 12 months.

Best for: Small businesses, hospitality brands, healthcare practices, franchise operators.

Not ideal for: Fixed budget buyers, self serve and DIY buyers, enterprise multi-location operators.

Last verified March 10, 2026.

Notes on this directory

Verification status reflects whether the claims in a row could be checked against a source outside the company’s own website. “Partial” means some could and some could not. It is a statement about available evidence, not about quality of service.

Prices are recorded only where a company publishes them. Where a row reads “on request”, no public figure exists and any number quoted elsewhere is somebody’s estimate.

Individual provider records, including fields that did not fit these columns, sit in the provider database.

Entries are re-checked on the dates shown. A record older than six months should be treated as indicative rather than current, because pricing pages, ownership and review scores in this market all move faster than that.

Two companies in this table share an owner, and one company owns another brand listed separately. Those relationships are noted in the entries rather than the table, because a column could not carry them accurately.