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Credit Sesame
Great Credit Monitoring & Protection
Free Plan Available, Paid Plans Provide Best Protection
Credit Sesame Ratings
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Protection
Overall Protection of your ID
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Price
How Well Are They Priced
Free – $19.95 -
Member Services
Customer Care & Support
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Recovery Package
ID Theft Coverage
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Additional Services
Credit Reports, Anti-Virus, and More
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Awards & Accolades
Achievements & Recognition
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Customer Experience
What Real Customers Think
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Expert Review
What Our Experts Think
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This Review is maintained by ASR Staff
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Credit Sesame Review
Credit Sesame has free credit reports and monitoring, financial tips from experts and insurance for identity theft expenses. They also offer free identity alert protection. The site does not ask for a credit card for their basic plan, and their recommendations are entirely unbiased by sponsors. Credit Sesame also states you can save money by showing you better credit offers or interest rates on your loans. Their site has been approved by Verisign in terms of providing worthwhile encryption to give their members a secure website to sign up with.
What We Like 
Obviously the word ‘free’ caught our attention quickly, and this service has been mentioned by the Today Show, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. That’s an impressive group of media to be recognized by. They offer more services than identity protection company’s (including $50,000 worth of insurance) that cost $20 or more a month, and they offer different plans if you want additional services. They even offer fraud assistance under their free plan, though if you want 24/7 support, you’d have to sign up for the paid plans.
They’ve also been written up by a variety of independent groups with flying colors, and received multiple awards.
What We Don’t Like 
The site is a little inconclusive about how it all works until you get to the payment screen. It seems that they may be offering full identity theft protection, but the free plan only covers TransUnion’s information. While you’ll generally find the same score across all 3 platforms, it’s helpful to have more information than that. Creditkarma.com offers you information from two of the bureaus for free, plus a report card and insight into your finances too. However, their alerts and insurance plan seem second to none, which is quite a service to offer to your members.
The Bottom Line
If you’re concerned about your identity, but don’t want to part with your money to stop thieves, then this may be company for you. The features are even more elaborate than other free websites, and their devotion seems pure to keeping you safe from identity thieves. It may be worth signing up through a different service though if you want the full scale protection. Their prices are reasonable, but you may actually find better deals for more exhaustive services through a more established company when it comes to going through the Dark Web for information.