The #1 Incogni Alternative for Germany
Datapods Shield is built for European privacy: based on an analysis of each company's processing practices, only the minimum necessary data is sent per request, instead of blasting your full identity to hundreds of US-centric databases.
Try Shield Free| Feature | Datapods Shield | Incogni |
|---|---|---|
| Tailored for Germany & EU | ||
| Privacy-preserving requests (minimal data sent) | ||
| Mobile Ad ID removal | ||
| Mobile app with real-time notifications | ||
| Automated removal from data and advertising companies | ||
| Annual price | €44.99/yr | $143.55/yr |
Why Datapods Shield wins
Removal requests that don't expose you
Incogni's privacy policy states it collects your full name, email, physical address, and optionally your date of birth, phone number, and social media links, then transmits this to data and advertising companies for removal. The problem: companies that didn't have your data now receive a complete profile. Datapods Shield takes the opposite approach. Based on a general analysis of each company's data processing practices, we only send the minimum identifiers that match the data categories that company typically processes, not your full identity.
The data removal paradox
Most data removal services ask for your full identity, then broadcast it to every company on their list. If a company only had your email, they now also have your name, address, and birthdate, courtesy of the service meant to protect you. Datapods Shield was designed to break this cycle: based on each company's known processing profile, we send only the minimum necessary data per request.
Built for Germany & the EU
Incogni targets 180+ companies, most of which are US-centric and don't hold data on European residents. Datapods Shield focuses on the companies that actually matter for German and EU users, so every removal request counts.
Mobile Ad ID coverage
Your mobile advertising ID lets companies track you across apps and build a shadow profile. Datapods Shield is the only service that targets mobile ad ID companies, a blind spot other services ignore entirely.
Real-time mobile notifications
Get push notifications the moment a company confirms your data has been deleted. No need to log into a web dashboard. Everything is right in your pocket.
69% cheaper than Incogni
Datapods Shield costs €44.99/year. Incogni charges $143.55/year ($11.98/month billed annually). You get better EU coverage and stronger privacy for a fraction of the price.
Trusted by thousands
Really good app
A really good app from Germany. It works great and actually gives you something useful. Deserved 5 stars. 🔥
Pretty good so far
pretty good so far, and if the point is to protect one person's data, it gets 5 stars.
Deep astonishment
A deep astonishment rolled like a bank of fog through the stairwell of my imagination about this whole thing....
Privacy advocate
As someone who cares about privacy, I think this app is really great. I wouldn't have thought my data was scattered this...
Crazy how much data
Really interesting to see all the data that can be collected about me as a whole. crazy. I'll try the data deletions too
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FreeEverything in yearly Shield
Shield also comes with our Datapods app. Download the app and connect three data sources, and you pay nothing. If one gets disconnected, Shield ends within 8 days. Reconnect it and Shield is back on.
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Monthly- Automatic deletion from 40+ data and advertising companies
- Daily removal requests sent on your behalf
- Real-time deletion dashboard
- Mobile Advertising ID removal
Shield
Yearly- Automatic deletion from 40+ data and advertising companies
- Daily removal requests sent on your behalf
- Real-time deletion dashboard
- Mobile Advertising ID removal
Unlike others, we don't just send emails. We handle Mobile Ad ID companies too.