| ProfileBolt | Spokeo | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 5 free searches; $9 one-off pack of 3 searches; $29/month for 20 searches (about $1.45 each); Team $79/50, Professional $139/100 | $19.95/month (1-month membership), or $14.95/month billed $44.85 every 3 months; up to 100 reports a month |
| Free trial | 5 free searches, no card | No trial shown on the official checkout page we read (a $0.95 trial is reported elsewhere: unverified) |
| Auto-renewing subscription | Only the monthly plans (cancel any time in Manage billing). The 3-search pack never renews and does not expire | Yes: “The membership you select today will automatically renew for successive terms of the same duration.” |
| One-off check without a subscription | Yes: 3 searches for $9 | Spokeo’s help center says single-person reports exist “for certain report types”; price not shown (unverified) |
| What a report is built from | Public APIs and pages (Wikipedia/Wikidata, GitHub, GitLab, Stack Overflow, YouTube, X), username and email checks, news, CourtListener court records. No data-broker files. | Aggregated public-records and data-broker style records (addresses, phones, relatives, records) per the company’s own descriptions |
| How matches are made | Only sources tied by a shared identifier are added; same-name hits are listed as “not added” | Not published |
| Every claim linked to its source | Yes | Not as a rule |
| Not-a-CRA / FCRA statement | Yes: not a consumer reporting agency; not for employment, tenant, credit or insurance decisions | Yes: says it is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA |
| Opt-out / removal | Removal form for people in results | spokeo.com/optout |
Spokeo prices and terms as shown on its official pages on October 26, 2026: Spokeo checkout · Spokeo payment policy. Prices change; check their site before you buy. Items marked unverified could not be confirmed on an official page.
Where Spokeo is the better choice
If you need a private individual’s current address, phone numbers or relatives, a data broker like Spokeo will usually find more. ProfileBolt deliberately does not buy or resell broker data.
Where ProfileBolt is the better choice
- No subscription for one check. Spokeo’s memberships renew automatically; ProfileBolt’s 3-search pack is $9 once and never renews.
- Evidence you can show. Every item links to its original page, and nothing is merged on a name match, so the wrong person doesn’t end up in your report.
- Professional footprint. Code, publications, talks, username checks, news and court records — useful for journalists and due diligence.
Other people-search sites, for context
- TruthFinder: People Search $29.99/month, auto-renewing until cancelled (official pricing, checked October 26, 2026)
- Intelius: $0.95 5- or 7-day trial, then about $35/month; People Search bi-monthly $21.35/month ($42.69) (official pricing, checked October 26, 2026)
Try it on one person
Start with 5 free searches, see a sample report, or read how confidence is scored.
5 free searches to start. Then $29 a month for 20 searches, or a one-off 3-search pack for $9 with no subscription.
Not for employment, tenant, credit or insurance decisions (ProfileBolt is not a consumer reporting agency). Need FCRA screening for hiring or tenancy? Use a licensed background-screening company (a consumer reporting agency).