IDX Identity Protection
IDX Identity Protection is a paid service for individuals and families that combines identity monitoring, privacy tools, and recovery support.
What IDX Identity Protection is
IDX Identity Protection is a paid service for individuals and families that combines identity monitoring, privacy tools, and recovery support. CyberScan searches the internet and dark web for compromised personal information and sends an alert when it finds a match. Monitoring also includes Social Security number traces and account takeover alerts. SocialSentry scans social networks for privacy risks, fraud, impersonation, takeovers, and inappropriate content, while ForgetMe checks over 100 data broker sites and automatically requests removal of unauthorized profiles. Members can use a password manager to add passwords from a browser, check for compromised passwords, and access them across devices. Plans describe an encrypted VPN connection and private search provided by DuckDuckGo. Essentials includes single-bureau credit monitoring; Complete includes tri-bureau monitoring and SocialSentry. Plan descriptions include fully managed identity recovery and up to $1 million in insurance for eligible identity-theft expenses, which must be reported within 90 days. Individual monthly plans listed include $9.95 a month for Essentials and $32.90 a month for Complete.
Good
- Monitors dark-web and personal-information exposures.
- ForgetMe scans over 100 data broker sites.
- Includes managed identity recovery.
- Offers single- and tri-bureau monitoring options.
Watch out
- No free plan.
- Eligible insurance expenses must be reported within 90 days.
Who it suits
IDX suits individuals or families seeking identity monitoring, privacy features, and managed recovery. The listed plans vary in credit monitoring and household coverage.
Verdict
IDX combines monitoring, data-removal requests, privacy tools, and recovery support. Compare the plan details and listed monthly prices, and note the reporting condition for eligible insurance expenses.
Plans and prices
From IDX Identity Protection's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| IDX Identity Essentials — Individual Monthly | $9.95 a month | 1 person · $9.95 monthly |
| IDX Identity Essentials — Family Monthly | $19.95 a month | 2 adults · up to 5 minor dependents under 18 · $19.95 monthly |
| IDX Complete — Individual Monthly | $32.90 a month | 1 person · $32.90 monthly |
| IDX Complete — Family Monthly | $64.99 a month | 2 adults · up to 5 minor dependents under 18 · $64.99 monthly |
| IDX Identity Essentials — Individual Annual | $8.96 a month | 1 person · $8.96/mo billed annually |
| IDX Privacy — Individual Annual | $11.66 a month | 1 person · $11.66/mo billed annually |
| IDX Privacy — Individual Monthly | $12.95 a month | 1 person · $12.95 monthly |
| IDX Identity Essentials — Family Annual | $17.96 a month | 2 adults · up to 5 minor dependents under 18 · $17.96/mo billed annually |
| IDX Complete — Individual Annual | $29.61 a month | 1 person · $29.61/mo billed annually |
| IDX Complete — Family Annual | $58.49 a month | 2 adults · up to 5 minor dependents under 18 · $58.49/mo billed annually |
| IDX Privacy — Family Annual | — | 2 adults · 5 minor dependents |
| IDX Privacy — Family Annual | Priced on request | 2 adults · 5 minor dependents |
| IDX Privacy — Family Monthly | Priced on request | 2 adults · 5 minor dependents |
| IDX Privacy — Family Monthly | — | 2 adults · 5 minor dependents |
The facts
Each one read from IDX Identity Protection's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account takeover monitoring
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Credit monitoring
- IDX Identity Essentials includes single bureau credit monitoring, while IDX Complete includes tri-bureau credit monitoring.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Dark-web monitoring
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Data removal
- ForgetMe continuously scans over 100 data broker websites and automatically requests deletion of unauthorized profiles.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Data use
- IDX states that it does not sell customer data.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Identity restoration
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Identity-theft insurance
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Insurance
- The plans include up to $1 million in identity theft insurance for eligible expenses, with expenses required to be reported within 90 days.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- CyberScan searches the internet and dark web for compromised personal information and triggers an alert when it detects a match.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Password manager
- The password manager lets members add passwords from a browser, check whether passwords have been compromised, and access them across devices.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- IDX offers personal identity and privacy protection for individuals and families.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Recovery
- IDX says its U.S.-based specialists provide fully managed identity recovery and offers a recovery guarantee subject to stated conditions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- IDX says data is SSL encrypted in transit and hashed and encrypted at rest, and that its platform meets NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 standards and SOC 2 compliance.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Social protection
- SocialSentry scans social networks for privacy risks, fraud, account takeover, impersonation, and inappropriate content.checked 7 Oct 2026
- SSN monitoring
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Support
- IDX advertises free guidance from U.S.-based privacy experts by click or call.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Third-party service
- The plan page identifies DuckDuckGo as the provider of the private search feature.checked 7 Oct 2026
- VPN and search
- The plans describe an encrypted VPN connection and private search provided by DuckDuckGo.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform form
- The Tracking Blocker feature is described as an internet browser extension.checked 7 Oct 2026
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