Credit Monitoring Services

Credit monitoring is an effective tool to protect you from the devastating crime of identity theft. We have included only the best credit monitoring services for your comparison. Services such as Free Credit Report, Credit Check Total and True Credit have not been included even though they monitor all 3 bureaus. This is due to their offer being more expensive than Chase Identity Protection and/or providing less insurance. In addition, FreeCreditReport.com only offers Experian credit reports and scores and a 7 day free trial unlike Chase and Identity Guard who offer 3 bureau credit reports and scores and a 30 day free trial. In our opinion they are not one of the best credit monitoring companies. Equifax Credit Watch Gold was included as they provide your Equifax FICO score which may be of great benefit for those looking to monitor the credit score used by most creditors.

Credit Monitoring Companies
3 Bureau Credit Monitoring	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Free Credit Reports (3 Bureaus)		Yes – Yearly Unlimited Equifax Reports	Yes – Monthly	Yes – Quarterly
3 Bureau Credit Scores		Equifax FICO Score only	Yes – Monthly	Yes – Quarterly
Identity Insurance	$10,000 Consumer Info	$25,000 Travelers	$100,000 Travelers	$1,000,000 AIG
Lost wages Covered	Yes	Yes	Yes	yes
Professional Recovery Assistance	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Monitors Internet Black Market				Yes
Monitors Databases				Yes
Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite Included				Yes – $50 Value
Lost Wallet Protection				Yes
Overall Rating	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Excellent
Professional Reviews	Triple Alert	Equifax Credit Monitoring	Chase Identity Protection	Identity Guard
Protect Your Identity Now	Triple Alert only $4.95/m	Equifax $14.95/m 30 Days Free	Chase $11.99/m 30 Days Free	Identity Guard $17.99/m 30 Days Free