Incogni

Track manual data-removal requests and reminders without impersonating the user or bypassing identit

NOT REALLY · consider alternatives
price $15.98/mosubscription / year $191.76estimated build time closest consolation build: one sittingreplaced by 0 people

A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Incogni, track manual data-removal requests and reminders without impersonating the user or bypassing identity checks. The hard boundary is broker network, legal authorization, repeated removals, support, and operational scale, plus security assurance, infrastructure, and trust.

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What you give up

  • broker network, legal authorization, repeated removals, support, and operational scale
  • independent security audits
  • global relay infrastructure
  • breach monitoring data
  • account recovery and support

Why people still pay

People still pay for Incogni because security products are paid for because expert review, infrastructure, and accountability matter more than recreating screens. The recurring cost buys cryptography, secure updates, key recovery, threat intelligence, relay capacity, abuse response, audits, and incident handling, not just the visible interface.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • desktop OS
  • secure backup location
  • modern cryptographic libraries
  • careful review before real-world use
01
Use Rust, Tauri 2, React, SQLite, Argon2id, and audited cryptographic libraries.
02
Model authorized targets, source observations, findings, review decisions, and exports; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
03
Interface for this passwords, privacy and private networking workflow: a desktop window with source import, a work list, and result export.
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

1

Phase 1, architecture and data

Use Rust, Tauri 2, React, SQLite, Argon2id, and audited cryptographic libraries. Model authorized targets, source observations, findings, review decisions, and exports; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.

2

Phase 2, implement

Keep all vault data encrypted with a master key derived through Argon2id and a unique salt.

3

Phase 3, implement

Implement lock timeout, clipboard clearing, password generation, import, export, and encrypted backups.

4

Phase 4, review and output

Track manual data-removal requests and reminders locally with strong encryption, never impersonating the user or bypassing identity checks, and without claiming to replace an audited service. Implement lock timeout, clipboard clearing, password generation, import, export, and encrypted backups.

5

Phase 5, recovery and acceptance

Implement lock timeout, clipboard clearing, password generation, import, export, and encrypted backups. Verify this invariant with a saved fixture: A wrong credential must reveal no record content; a recovery import must restore the same record IDs and values. State the practical limit: broker network, legal authorization, repeated removals, support, and operational scale.

the pro prompt
Build me a focused passwords, privacy and private networking workflow for the personal core of Incogni. Requirements:

- Use Rust, Tauri 2, React, SQLite, Argon2id, and audited cryptographic libraries. Model authorized targets, source observations, findings, review decisions, and exports; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
- Paid product context: Track manual data-removal requests and reminders without impersonating the user or bypassing identit. Build only this DIY scope: Track manual data-removal requests and reminders locally with strong encryption, never impersonating the user or bypassing identity checks, and without claiming to replace an audited service.
- For passwords, privacy and private networking, define the master credential, local threat boundary, and recovery path before importing secrets.
- Create, edit, lock, and unlock one encrypted vault using a maintained primitive and explicit key derivation settings.
- Search the unlocked vault and export an encrypted recovery copy with clear user action.
- Use a desktop window with source import, a work list, and result export. Required input or access: desktop OS; secure backup location.
- Recovery: Implement lock timeout, clipboard clearing, password generation, import, export, and encrypted backups.
- Acceptance: with one labelled sample, show the input, saved intermediate state, and exported result; verify this invariant: A wrong credential must reveal no record content; a recovery import must restore the same record IDs and values.
- Out of scope: broker network, legal authorization, repeated removals, support, and operational scale; independent security audits. Keep this a personal, inspectable workflow.
- Include a README with setup, a sample input, required keys or permissions, data location, and the supported scope.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

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Alternatives to building your own

California DROPCalifornia residents get one government request to 600-plus brokers; everyone else gets a geography lesson.$0free↗Optery Free BasicFinds the profiles and hands you the opt-out links; your unpaid labor is the business model.$0free↗Permission Slip by DeleteMeA phone app that sends individual privacy requests and tracks them; bulk broker removal is the paid part.$0free↗

all 3 free alternatives to Incogni →· no votes, no pay-to-list · just what's real

Incogni pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
standard$15.98$7.991 person; recurring automated removals from 420+ data brokers$95.88 billed annually.
unlimited$29.98$14.991 person; coverage of 3,000+ sites plus unlimited custom removal requests$179.88 billed annually.
family$31.98/workspace$15.99/workspaceUp to 5 people; Standard coverage for each member$191.88 billed annually.
family unlimited$45.98/workspace$22.99/workspaceUp to 5 people; Unlimited-level coverage and custom requests$275.88 billed annually.

free tierno free tier; 30-day money-back guarantee

billingmonthly + annual; annual terms are about 50% lower than month-to-month

hidden costsVAT or sales tax can be added; the cheaper Standard plan is limited to the automated broker list, while custom removals and broader site coverage require Unlimited

pricing sources checked 2026-08-14 · pricing source ↗

Questions about Incogni

Can you build your own Incogni with AI?

A full replacement is not the recommended project. A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Incogni, track manual data-removal requests and reminders without impersonating the user or bypassing identity checks. The hard boundary is broker network, legal authorization, repeated removals, support, and operational scale, plus security assurance, infrastructure, and trust.

What does the Incogni build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Track manual data-removal requests and reminders locally with strong encryption, never impersonating the user or bypassing identity checks, and without claiming to replace an audited service. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: broker network, legal authorization, repeated removals, support, and operational scale; independent security audits; global relay infrastructure. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the Incogni prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this Incogni project take?

The catalogue estimate is closest consolation build: one sitting for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing Incogni?

broker network, legal authorization, repeated removals, support, and operational scale; independent security audits; global relay infrastructure; breach monitoring data; account recovery and support. People still pay for Incogni because security products are paid for because expert review, infrastructure, and accountability matter more than recreating screens. The recurring cost buys cryptography, secure updates, key recovery, threat intelligence, relay capacity, abuse response, audits, and incident handling, not just the visible interface.

What price is this guide comparing against?

The recorded Standard plan is $15.98/mo (monthly), checked 2026-08-14. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.

What can I use instead of building Incogni?

California DROP: California residents get one government request to 600-plus brokers; everyone else gets a geography lesson. Optery Free Basic: Finds the profiles and hands you the opt-out links; your unpaid labor is the business model. Permission Slip by DeleteMe: A phone app that sends individual privacy requests and tracks them; bulk broker removal is the paid part. Compare all listed options at https://howtovibecodeit.dev/incogni/alternatives. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.

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