Top 4 LifeLock Alternatives for Identity Protection

Greenlight is a well-rounded option for families, offering prepaid debit cards for kids or even elderly parents since it has no age restrictions. Its highest-tier plan, Greenlight Infinity, includes identity theft protection (powered by Experian) with features like dark web monitoring, security alerts and identity restoration. Greenlight also offers the optional Family Shield product designed for seniors and their caregivers. It includes up to $1 million in identity theft insurance, $100K in deceptive transfer coverage and helpful education. However, the Greenlight Infinity plan is the most expensive option for $14.98 per month.

From the same folks who created the FICO credit score, myFICO offers comprehensive identity theft protection plans. There’s a Free Plan option, and while it doesn’t provide as much as a paid plan, you can view your FICO credit scores, credit score tracking and alerts if there are changes to your reports to spot potential identity theft. If you’re alright with a paid plan, the three plans cost $19.95 to $39.95 per month, offering extras like $1 million in identity theft insurance, 24/7 identity restoration services, credit and score monitoring and the ability to view your FICO scores for various loan types. However, to get identity monitoring and three-bureau tracking, you must upgrade to Advanced or Premium.

From the credit bureau TransUnion, IdentityForce naturally offers credit report monitoring from the three major credit bureaus, and daily TransUnion reports and scores. It provides very high identity theft insurance of up to $2 million, whereas most others cap out at $1 million. After signing up, you get a personalized identity safety score and a personalized action plan. For protection, you’ll have dark web scanning, SSN monitoring, financial account monitoring, phishing monitoring, a dedicated restoration specialist and so much more. Pricing and plan structures are similar to LifeLock, offering individual and family plans. Individual plans start at $34.90 per month, and family plans start at $39.90 per month.

Experian Identity Works, from the bureau Experian itself, offers an identity theft protection service with tools to help monitor, detect and respond to potential identity fraud. A free plan is available, called Basic, which just offers the basics in credit reporting and scores from Experian. The Premium plan for $24.99 per month and the Family plan for $34.99 per month gets you all the trimmings, including the ability to lock your credit in seconds, dark web surveillance, monthly privacy scans, identity theft insurance of up to $1 million and identity restoration support from US-based fraud resolution agents. The Family plan lets you add two adults and up to 10 children — great for large families. There’s also a 7-day free trial if you want to test the paid plans.