Aura is an identity-theft and digital-protection service that monitors identity, credit, and financial activity and provides alerts and remediation support. Its plans also include online and device-security tools such as VPN, antivirus, password management, and safe browsing.
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Device fit
Supported platforms
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Free-plan availability
No ongoing free plan was verified; listed plans are paid.
Aura's official pages advertise a 14-day free trial and a 60-day money-back guarantee on annual plans; they do not verify a permanent free plan.
Listed features
From the linked official sources
Three-bureau credit monitoring with credit-file alerts and monthly VantageScore updates
Identity, SSN, account-breach, dark-web, and identity-verification monitoring with fraud alerts
Financial account and transaction monitoring for bank, credit-card, and investment accounts
Online data removal from Google search results and 425+ data-broker and people-search sites
Expert fraud remediation and identity-theft insurance of up to $1 million per adult, subject to policy terms
What the facts offer
Strengths
Combines identity, credit, and financial monitoring with fraud alerts in one service.
Includes remediation support and online data-removal features alongside monitoring.
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Things to consider
The lowest displayed individual price requires annual billing; monthly billing is displayed separately at $15/month.
Several features are plan-dependent, including family controls, family alert sharing, and some spam-call protection.
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