Proprias vs Ceartas: Daily Scans vs Enterprise Brand Protection
Short answer: Ceartas is an established brand-protection company with a wide tier ladder — $69/mo for Google removals and twice-weekly scanning at the entry level, rising to $349/mo before deepfake and Telegram removals unlock, and $1,200/mo for lawyer-backed escalation. Proprias starts at $69/mo with daily scans and an evidence vault, and includes deepfake detection and hard-platform pursuit at $299/mo. Ceartas fits creators who want an enterprise-grade vendor with a legal escalation path; Proprias fits creators who want daily coverage, review-first control, and the harder surfaces without a four-figure plan.
Ceartas has been operating in copyright and brand protection for years out of Dublin, with an enterprise arm alongside its creator plans. Proprias is a newer, review-first workflow built for creators who will not hand over platform access. Here is an honest side-by-side using prices listed on each company's own site in August 2026 — both change their pricing, so confirm before you buy.
Proprias vs Ceartas at a glance
| Feature | Proprias | Ceartas |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $69/mo (Detect) | $69/mo (Star) |
| Scan frequency at entry tier | Daily | 2× weekly; daily AI scans from VIP ($349/mo) |
| Deepfake coverage | Detection on VIP ($299/mo) | Removals from VIP ($349/mo) |
| Telegram | Pursued on VIP; not a dedicated product | Telegram removals from VIP ($349/mo) |
| Who files | You on Detect; Proprias as authorized agent on Defend/VIP | Automated takedown pipeline run by Ceartas |
| Review before filing | Always — every match hits your queue | Automated by design |
| Multiple stage names | Aliases included in one account | Unlimited usernames from Star |
| Copyright registration | Not offered | Offered with an admin fee |
| Lawyer escalation | No — not a law firm | IP-lawyer support on Platinum ($1,200/mo) |
| Evidence you can export | Vault with hashes, screenshots, watermarks | Dashboard and reporting |
| Platform login required | Never | Not stated publicly |
Ceartas prices are the standard monthly rates on its pricing page; it frequently runs a first-month discount. Feature placement by tier is taken from that same page.
Pricing models
The entry tiers land on the same number — $69/mo each — which makes the comparison unusually clean. What that $69 buys is where they diverge. Ceartas Star covers Google search removals, scanning twice a week, 300 manual takedown requests, and unlimited usernames. Proprias Detect covers daily scans across Google, image results, X, Reddit, forums, Instagram, TikTok and the open web, an evidence vault with hashes and watermark records, forensic watermarking, and ready-to-file DMCA packets you submit yourself.
Above that, the ladders climb at different rates. Ceartas goes $169 (Elite: AI scanning four times weekly, reverse image search, social monitoring, unlimited manual takedowns), $349 (VIP: daily AI scans, deepfake and Telegram removals, e-commerce and payment-processor coverage, dedicated account manager), then $1,200 (Platinum: dedicated team, manual legal submissions, IP-lawyer support).
Proprias goes $149 (Defend: one-click filing where Proprias sends as your authorized agent, plus automatic follow-up for 30 days) and $299 (VIP: hands-off filing, pursuit of hard platforms and repeat offenders, deepfake detection, dedicated concierge). The practical difference for most creators: the surfaces that hurt most — deepfakes and Telegram — sit at $299 on Proprias and $349 on Ceartas, while daily scanning is included from $69 on Proprias and from $349 on Ceartas.
What each tier actually unlocks
Read any protection vendor's pricing table by asking two questions: how often does it look, and what does it do when it finds something. Ceartas gates frequency — twice weekly, then four times weekly, then daily — so an entry-tier subscriber may not hear about a leak for three days, during which a link-drop thread does most of its damage. It compensates with capped-then-unlimited takedown volume and, at the top, human legal escalation.
Proprias gates the filing instead of the looking. Scanning is daily on every paid plan because detection lag is what costs subscriptions; what you pay more for is having someone else send the notices and chase them. Neither model is wrong — they just assume different bottlenecks.
Automation vs review-first control
Ceartas markets an automated takedown pipeline that issues removal orders to pirate domains and offshore hosts. For a creator with hundreds of mirrors, that volume is the entire value proposition, and no manual process competes with it.
Proprias deliberately puts a person in the loop. Every match lands in a review queue; you dismiss false positives and promote real leaks to evidence, then either file the packet yourself (Detect) or approve it and let Proprias send and follow up (Defend/VIP). The reason is not caution for its own sake — a DMCA notice carries a sworn good-faith statement, and automated matching does produce false positives. Reviewing first keeps your name off bad notices.
The tradeoff is real: on Detect, nothing gets filed until you act. If you know you will not open the dashboard, buy Defend or VIP — or buy an auto-filer. See our guide to how DMCA takedowns actually work for what a notice commits you to.
Where Ceartas is genuinely stronger
- Copyright registration. Ceartas will handle US copyright registration for an admin fee. Registration is what unlocks statutory damages in litigation, and Proprias does not offer it — you would file yourself or through a lawyer.
- A lawyer at the top of the ladder. Platinum includes IP-lawyer support and manual legal submissions. Proprias is explicitly not a law firm and does not file, fund, or participate in litigation.
- Commercial surfaces. VIP adds e-commerce monitoring (Amazon, Shopify, eBay, Etsy) and payment-processor coverage — relevant if someone is selling your content or merchandise, which is outside what Proprias watches.
- Tenure and scale. An established vendor with an enterprise arm has relationships and process maturity a newer product has not accumulated yet.
Who should choose which
- Pick Ceartas if you want copyright registration handled, a lawyer available for escalation, e-commerce and payment-processor coverage, or you are an established brand rather than a solo creator — and the budget for VIP or Platinum is there.
- Pick Proprias if you want daily scanning from the entry tier, deepfake detection and hard-platform pursuit at $299 rather than $349, an exportable evidence vault, and the ability to review every notice before it goes out in your name.
- Pick Proprias Defend specifically if the privacy of filing is your concern — we file as your authorized agent, so your legal name, home address, and phone stay off the notice.
- Compare against the wider field before committing either way in our 2026 tool roundup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ceartas or Proprias cheaper?
The entry tiers are identical at $69/mo, so the answer depends on what you need. If daily scanning matters, Proprias includes it at $69 while Ceartas includes it at $349. If you need deepfake and Telegram removals, Proprias VIP is $299 against Ceartas VIP at $349. If you need copyright registration or a lawyer, Ceartas has an offering and Proprias does not — at any price.
Does Ceartas remove more content because it automates filing?
Automated pipelines send more notices, which is genuinely useful at high leak volume. Sent is not the same as removed, though — each platform decides on each notice, and neither company controls that. Proprias sends on Defend and VIP too; the difference is that a person approves each one first.
Do either of them need my OnlyFans or Fansly login?
Proprias never does — monitoring runs on public surfaces using reference copies of your content and the aliases you post under. Ceartas does not publish a position on this, so ask before you sign up if account access is a dealbreaker for you.
Can I keep my real name off the takedown notice with either?
Ceartas lists anonymity as a plan feature but does not detail how it is implemented. Proprias Defend and VIP file as your authorized agent: our name and contact details appear on the notice, replies come to us, and your legal name, home address, and phone stay off it. On Proprias Detect you file yourself, under your own details.
Should I use both?
Rarely worth it. Two services scanning the same surfaces produce duplicate notices and duplicate bills. The one case that makes sense is pairing a monitoring workflow you control with a separate legal engagement when a specific infringer is worth pursuing in court — and that is a lawyer, not a second subscription.