June 202610 min read

The best DMCA takedown services for creators in 2026

We get asked who's actually the best constantly, so we scored the field instead of guessing. Below is the full methodology, the ranking, and two specialty tables. We ranked ourselves in it and tell you exactly where we win and where we don't. The honest caveat up front: no one, us included, can audit a competitor's private numbers, so we only scored things you can verify too.

By Zander Small, co-founder of FanlockUpdated July 2026
Fanlock — leak detection and DMCA takedowns for creators

Ranking methodology

We scored 6 services on the five factors that actually decide whether your leaks come down and stay down. Weights reflect what matters for a paying creator, not what's easy to market.

FactorWeightWhat we measured
Telegram coverage25%Does it scan Telegram itself (public + invite-only), or only act on links you submit?
Removal effectiveness + escalation25%What happens after the first notice: host, CDN, payment processor, search de-listing, manual, re-filing?
Verifiable results20%Google removal rates for every service, ours and theirs, are public in Google's Transparency Report. We weight what you can check there over any dashboard claim.
Privacy / identity protection10%Is the notice filed under the service's name so your real identity stays off public records?
Free scan + price transparency20%Can you see real leaks before paying, with no card or ID, and is pricing clear?

Data sources and limitations

Data sources (June 2026):

  • Our own free-scan tests, run against each service where a no-card scan was available, comparing leak counts on the same creator handle.
  • Each provider's public pricing and feature pages, read June 2026 (these change; we date everything).
  • Google's public Transparency Report (transparencyreport.google.com/copyright) for any search-removal claim that can be independently checked.

Limitations (read this). We can't run competitors' internal software, so we don't restate dashboard figures you can't check. Google removal rates are the exception: every service files under a name that appears in Google's public Transparency Report, ours and theirs alike, so look each one up there instead of trusting a marketing number. Figures the report doesn't cover, like scanned-site counts and Telegram success rates, we mark as the vendor's own. If a feature changed after June 2026, the provider's current site wins over this page. We update this ranking as the field moves.

The ranking at a glance

#ServiceBest forTelegram (self-scan / turnaround)Search scan depthVerifiable removalsFree scan, no cardEscalationFrom
1FanlockCreators + agencies with Telegram leaksYes, public + invite-only / ~7 daysMillions of sites; Google + Bing + YahooYes (Transparency Report)Yes4 tiers + re-file$49/mo
2RultaFace-search add-onsLink-driven, Legend tier / ~25 days (Rulta states)~200M+ sites (claimed)77.8% claimed; verify in Transparency ReportNo (3-day trial, card)Files within 24h$139/mo
3Ceartas / Midnight LabsCreators moving to enterpriseVIP/Platinum only / not published75M+ sites (claimed)94% claimed; verify in Transparency ReportNoNot detailed$69/mo
4OnsistBrands + broad web piracyRemoval offered / not publishedGoogle + Bing + Yahoo, all plans90% claimed; verify in Transparency ReportNot publishedUnlimited takedowns$199/mo (per keyword)
5BrandItScanBadge + affiliate programChannels monitored (its claim) / 24–72h claim72,000+ sites/hr (claimed)Self-reportedYes (free scan + trial)Not detailed$69/mo
6Takedowns.AI / LeakRemover.aiDIY, search-firstTakedowns.AI yes / not publishedNot publishedSelf-reportedNot publishedNot detailedSee site

Pricing and feature claims for competitors reflect their public marketing as of June 2026 and may have changed. Run a free scan with each to verify current capability for your use case.

The services, scored

Fanlock homepage
Fanlock's homepage, June 2026.

1. Fanlock — best for creators and agencies with Telegram leaks

Built by creators who'd had their own work stolen. Morgpie co-founded it, a top adult creator with 2.5M followers and a public voice against nonconsensual deepfakes, covered by KQED, Dexerto, and Tubefilter; Zander Small co-founded it and built the actual system, with 2M followers of his own. It scans Telegram itself, public and invite-only channels, plus Google, Bing, Yahoo, the major social platforms, and deep-web piracy hosts. Telegram leaks come down in about 7 days on average, and we never call it "instant." Removals run a four-tier escalation past the first notice (host, CDN, payment processor, then search de-listing, then manual), and it re-files when content reappears. Notices are filed under Fanlock's name, so your real identity stays off the record, and you can tie unlimited stage names to one account.

How it finds them is what we call Pirate-Intent Search. Pirates and leak-hunters find your content by searching Google for it, so Pirate-Intent Search runs the same searches they would, catches a copy the moment it surfaces, and removes it automatically before it spreads, across millions of leak sites (4M+) on Google, Bing, and Yahoo. It re-scans on a schedule, every 48 hours on Basic, every 24 hours on Pro, and about every 3 hours on Max, to stay in step with Google's constantly-changing index.

  • Where it wins: real Telegram self-scanning with a ~7-day average removal; four-tier escalation; a 97.5% Google removal rate you can confirm yourself in Google's Transparency Report; free scan with no card or selfie; built for agency rosters.
  • Where it doesn't: focused on the creator economy, not general brand/web piracy; newest company here (launched Feb 2026), so less tenure than the incumbents.

From $49/mo. Pirate-Intent Search runs on every tier; higher tiers add wider coverage, faster re-scans, Bing/Yahoo, and deepfake removal.

Rulta homepage
Rulta's homepage, June 2026.

2. Rulta — established, face-search positioning

A longer-running name marketed around reverse face-search and a large library of educational content. Pricing runs Pro $139, Premier $184, and Legend $324 per month, with extra usernames billed on top (amount not published) and a 3-day trial that needs a card. Telegram is Legend-tier only and link-driven: you find and submit the links, Rulta says it files within 24 hours, then removal depends on Telegram itself. Rulta's own Telegram page puts that at roughly 25 days and up to about three months. That's the honest contrast with self-scanning: Fanlock finds the channels for you and averages ~7 days; here the work and the wait are on you. On search depth, per Ceartas's blog, Rulta scans ~200M+ websites with 50+ bots and reports a 77.8% Google removal rate. Like any filer, Rulta's Google removal record shows up in Google's Transparency Report, so you can check that number yourself rather than take it on faith. Face/AI search starts on Premier.

Ceartas homepage
Ceartas's homepage, June 2026.

3. Ceartas / Midnight Labs — creator service moving toward enterprise

Runs a creator brand (Ceartas) alongside an enterprise brand (Midnight Labs) on the same platform, with strong PR and platform-specific DMCA how-tos. Plans are Star $69, Elite $169, VIP $349, and Platinum $1,200 per month, 50% off the first month, with no free scan. Google-only on Star and Elite; Bing and Yahoo arrive on VIP and Platinum, which are also the only tiers with Telegram and deepfake coverage. Ceartas describes Telegram as direct-link monitoring plus platform partnerships and claims detection in about 60 minutes, but publishes no firm removal turnaround. Per Ceartas's own blog, it monitors 75M+ websites 24/7 and self-reports a 94% success rate. If you're an individual creator, check that the creator tier still gets first-class attention as the company leans enterprise.

Onsist homepage
Onsist's homepage, June 2026.

4. Onsist — best for brands and broad web piracy

Mature, broad web-takedown coverage that goes well beyond creators into brand protection, music, and gaming, operating since 2010. Pricing is per keyword, not per creator seat: Lite $199 (1 keyword), Full $249 (20), Advanced $399 (50), with 20% off annual. Google, Bing, and Yahoo de-indexing is on every plan with unlimited takedowns, and Onsist self-reports a 90% average removal rate across 700+ brands. It does offer Telegram removal, though it doesn't publish a turnaround or say whether it reaches invite-only channels. The per-keyword model is the thing to weigh as a solo creator or an agency buying seats.

BrandItScan homepage
BrandItScan's homepage, June 2026.

5. BrandItScan — badge and affiliate-driven

Known for a "protected by" badge and a creator affiliate program, which is part of why it appears widely. Premium is $69/mo (3 stage names, +$5 each) and White Glove $149/mo (unlimited), with a free scan and 7-day trial that need no card. BrandItScan states it monitors Telegram channels and removes most content within 24–72 hours, and that it scans 72,000+ websites hourly with Google links delisted in about two hours (full processing 1–3 business days, per its help docs). Treat those as the company's own figures: Ceartas's blog, for one, says BrandItScan discloses no Telegram-specific monitoring, so the two sides conflict, and its facial-recognition accuracy and "27B+ leaks detected" claim aren't independently checkable.

Takedowns.AI homepage
Takedowns.AI's homepage, June 2026.

6. Takedowns.AI / LeakRemover.ai — DIY-leaning, search-first

Newer, tightly-focused tools that rank for the exact "remove leaked content" terms. Takedowns.AI includes Telegram scanning and states a 99.8% Telegram success rate, which is self-reported and comes with no published turnaround; LeakRemover.ai leans search-first and DIY. Often a fit if you want a lighter approach and are comfortable being hands-on. Pricing, escalation, and whether invite-only Telegram is covered aren't published, so confirm those directly.

Specialty rankings

  • Best for Telegram leaks: Fanlock scans public + invite-only channels itself and averages about 7 days to removal. A link-driven service like Rulta has you submit the links yourself and then waits on Telegram, which Rulta's own page puts at ~25 days and up to three months. For most adult creators this is the deciding factor, because that's where the leaks actually live.
  • Best for verifiable proof: everyone, in the sense that Google removals for any service show up in Google's public Transparency Report, ours and theirs alike. So don't take a dashboard number on faith. Look up Fanlock's 97.5% there, then look up whoever you're comparing us to. We win this one by inviting the check.
  • Best for search/Google depth: judged by what's verifiable, not by who claims the biggest crawl. Scanned-site counts aren't checkable anywhere public (Rulta ~200M+, Ceartas 75M+, BrandItScan 72,000+/hr are each the vendor's own figure), but Google removal rates are: ours and every competitor's appear in Google's Transparency Report, so compare those.
  • Best free scan: any service that shows real leaks with no card and no ID up front. Fanlock and BrandItScan both do; Rulta needs a card for its trial and Ceartas has no free scan. Run the same handle through two of them and compare counts.

FAQ

What is the best DMCA takedown service for OnlyFans creators?

It depends on where your leaks live. For most adult creators that's Telegram, so a service that scans Telegram itself, escalates past one notice, and lets you verify removals beats a cheaper one that only watches Google. Score services on the five factors in our methodology, then run a free scan on two and compare what they find.

How did you rank these services?

On five weighted factors: Telegram coverage (25%), removal effectiveness and escalation (25%), verifiable results (20%), privacy (10%), and free scan plus price transparency (20%). We used our own free-scan tests, public pricing pages read in June 2026, and Google's Transparency Report, where every service's Google removal record is public, to check removal rates rather than trust dashboards. Numbers the report doesn't cover, like scanned-site counts, we flag as the vendor's own.

What should a DMCA takedown service cost?

Creator plans run from about $49/mo (Fanlock) to $69 (Ceartas and BrandItScan entry tiers) to $139+ (Rulta), and brand-focused tools like Onsist start near $199 because they price per keyword, not per creator. Coverage and scan frequency drive the gap, and watch what a tier actually includes: Telegram and search de-listing often sit on the higher plans. The leak count a service surfaces matters more than the sticker price, and a free scan shows you that for nothing.

Are these services worth it versus filing yourself?

For one or two leaks, you can file yourself. It stops being realistic once you have dozens of copies across platforms with constant re-uploads. The value is the escalation and automatic re-filing, not the first notice.

Will a takedown service expose my real name?

A good one won't. Ask whose name the notice is filed under and whether your legal identity lands in any public record. Fanlock files under its own name, so your stage name stays your public identity.

Let Fanlock do it for you, automatically

Sign up and Fanlock's DMCA takedown service finds and removes your leaked content across search, social, Telegram, and piracy sites, files every takedown under our name to protect your identity, and re-files when it reappears. Our Google removals run about 97.5%, verifiable in Google's public Transparency Report.

Since launch on February 1, 2026, that's 250,000+ posts removed from Google, 75,000+ files permanently deleted from host sites, and 4M+ websites scanned.

The best comparison isn't our chart, it's your scan

Give us a username, see every leak we find right now, and score us against anyone else on the five factors above. No card, no ID until you've seen what we found.

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Zander Small

About Zander Small

co-founder of Fanlock

Zander Small is a co-founder of Fanlock and the engineer who built its detection and takedown system. He's a creator himself, with a following of around 2 million, and started Fanlock after seeing how hard it is for creators to get stolen content removed and keep it down. His co-founder, Morgpie, is a top adult creator with 2.5M followers and a public voice against nonconsensual deepfakes, covered by KQED, Dexerto, and Tubefilter. He writes about how DMCA enforcement actually works in practice, across search, social, Telegram, and piracy sites. More about the Fanlock team →