Both are great choices and TrustedID was just named “Best-in-Class” by Javelin Startegy & Research in their annual Identity Protection Services Scorecard. Having said that, in my opinion Identity Guard does a better job at monitoring your credit report but TrustedID offers services like Medical Benefits Protection and Family Pricing. Identity Guard also has the edge in technology. You’re paying a slight premium but you get better anti-virus and spyware protection, ID Vault, MOBILE LOCKBOX, ZoneAlarm and PRIVACY PROTECT – all important features if you spend much time online.

I get a lot of questions comparing these two services, I think I’ve found a topic for our next post. Thanks.

Identity Guard’s Total Protection does all the daily monitoring for you and will only notify you with alerts if they detect changes in your credit profile or if they detect your personal information is exposed online.

However what’s great about Identity Guard is the Identity Dashboard which gives you 24/7 access to your account with updates to your current credit score.

Extra Caution lacks these services compared to Total Protection:
1. Identity Profile Monitoring – Detects credit applications opened in your name
2. Close Monitoring of Public Records
3. ID Vault®
4. MOBILE LOCKBOX®
5. PRIVACYPROTECT®
6. ZoneAlarm® Internet Security Suite

Extra Caution is $14.99/mo and Total Protection is $17.99/mo.

Hope this helps!

Brandon