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Privacy Bee is a data removal service designed to help reduce how easily personal information appears on people-search sites, search engines, and data broker databases.

It supports opt-out requests across over 1,000 data brokers, with a mix of automated removals, self-service opt-out guides, human analyst support, monitoring tools, and custom removal options depending on the plan.

The service also includes a free scan with no credit card required, a 30-day money-back guarantee, and an exclusive 20% discount code for Best Reviews readers combinable with multi-person and multi-year discounts of up to 69%.

Remote is a global HR platform built for companies that hire, manage, and pay international teams.

The HR software is available as a web app and as mobile apps for iOS and Android, giving employers, employees, and contractors a centralized place to manage global payroll, onboarding, time off, expenses, and compliance.

It also comes with tools for Employer of Record (EoR) hiring, contractor management, localized benefits, workflow automation, reporting, and integrations.

Remote uses modular pricing, so you only pay for the services you need.

Employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, while Contractor Management and Remote Payroll both start at $29 per person per month.⁠ Best Reviews readers get an exclusive 20% discount on a company's first year with Remote.

Onerep is a data removal platform that helps users find and delete personal information from hundreds of people-search sites and data brokers.

It can automate removals across more than 300 public and over 500 non-public broker sites, and it also offers additional custom removal requests.

The service provides plans that cover one to six people, starting at $8.33 per month when billed annually, which is 47% less than monthly billing.

Onerep offers a 5-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee for all purchases.

Nextiva’s XBert AI is a virtual agent/receptionist service built on Nextiva’s underlying VoIP network.

It supports calls, SMS, and live chat, and includes a unified conversation hub, role-based autonomous AI employees, always-on customer service, intelligent routing and handoffs, and conversation transcription.

Xbert AI is available as a web app and costs $99 per month with no contract, which includes 100 interactions. After that, you pay $0.99 per interaction.

There’s no free trial, but you can test it risk free with the 30-day money-back guarantee.

NordLayer Browser is a business-grade secure browser from Nord Security that gives organizations visibility, control, and protection over web-based activity without disrupting workflows.

Key features include domain blocking, browser extension tracking, file download controls, policy-based routing, and a dedicated IP. It’s managed through the NordLayer Control Panel, which lets you use a NordLayer subscription with NordLayer Browser.

Lite is the lowest-priced plan at $3 per user per month (billed annually), with a minimum of 5 users - bringing the monthly minimum to $15. Annual billing includes a 25% discount off the monthly price, and users can try the browser risk-free with a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting provider that lets you host WordPress and PHP websites on server infrastructure from DigitalOcean, AWS, Vultr, and other large hosting companies. Cloudways provides a management layer on top of this state-of-the-art server infrastructure, enabling you to easily manage your websites from a single control panel.

This makes Cloudways an untraditional hosting provider and the preferred hosting service for freelancers, agencies, and other businesses managing multiple websites and web apps. With a free 3-day trial, Cloudways lets you test the waters of its service and cloud hosting providers, facilitated by free migration support and a free Standard support tier that includes plugins and stellar support.

In 2023, we built our new Best Reviews website and have been hosting it with the company ever since. We’ve migrated other websites with them before, giving us profuse experience with this WordPress hosting provider.

Checkr is an employment background check platform that helps businesses screen candidates efficiently while managing compliance throughout the hiring process.

Unlike typical people-search services aimed at individual users, Checkr is built for employers, staffing agencies, and companies that need consistent, repeatable pre-employment screening.

The platform supports a wide range of checks, including criminal record searches, Social Security Number (SSN) traces, sex offender registry checks, global watchlist searches, motor vehicle records, drug testing, employment verification, and education verification.

Its cheapest plan costs $29.99 per report for basic screening, with optional add-ons available for an extra fee per check. Eligible nonprofit organizations can get a 15% discount on all criminal searches.

Miro is a cloud-based collaboration tool that allows teams, regardless of location, to plan and execute ideas flawlessly from different platforms, including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and web app.

The platform offers tools to generate concepts, visualize user stories or customer journeys, and plan roadmaps, helping teams develop products that truly meet customer needs.

Miro has a limited free plan, a 14-day free trial, and paid subscriptions start at $8 per member per month.

Bitdefender GravityZone is a cloud-based endpoint security platform designed for small businesses. It protects networks, devices, and data from a wide range of cyber threats.

Its features focus on practical, easy-to-manage protection for smaller teams, including defense against phishing, ransomware, and web-based attacks, along with a centralized overview of protected endpoints and detected threats.

The software is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux.

The lowest price option only covers one device, but most small businesses will require protection for at least five devices. In this case, the best deal is priced at $81.66 per year, which is billed annually under a three-year contract, including a 31% discount.

Additionally, before making a purchase, you can take advantage of a 30-day free trial to try the software.

Imagen is a post-production AI photo editor built for photographers who need to crank through big shoots without turning every wedding, portrait session, or corporate event into an all-night editing marathon.

It plugs into a Lightroom-based workflow, learns your editing signature style through a personal AI profile, and then applies that taste consistently across full shoots, with controls to review, preview, and refine the results as your style changes.

In addition to apps for Windows and macOS, Imagen has an iOS mobile app. Plus, it offers a free version and a flexible credit-based pricing structure starting at $7 per month with Pay-as-you-go.