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DNC Scrubbing Services Compared: How Ten Vendors Charge and What They Cover
What does DNC scrubbing cost, and what drives it?
Short answerThe vendor's pricing model drives it more than any single rate, and four of the ten compared here publish no price at all. DNC.com, PossibleNOW and Gryphon quote through a form or a sales conversation, and ActiveProspect prices per lead event inside its own platform. Of those that publish, TCPA Litigator List and Blacklist Alliance sell subscriptions (Blacklist Alliance also sells one-time scrub blocks), Landline Remover sells prepaid credits with no expiry and no subscription, with DNC and litigator checks included (see Landline Remover pricing), DataZapp sells pay-as-you-go scrubs with a minimum order or prepaid tiers, and The DNC Project prices each scrub separately, with an unlimited plan for heavier use. NumberBroom charges per list: $0.20 per row for the first 2,000 rows with a $5 minimum, for carrier validation plus a TCPA litigator check. Its federal Do Not Call Registry check needs your own SAN and covers lists of up to 1,000 numbers, and it does not scrub state DNC lists. Ask each vendor for its current price on your list before you compare.
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Ten vendors, ten different ideas of what "pricing" means. Some quote only after a form or a meeting, some sell monthly subscriptions, some sell prepaid credits, and some price per row. They also do not all do the same job: some scrub the National Do Not Call Registry, some screen known litigators, and a few do both. This page lines them up on both axes, from each vendor's own site, first reviewed on September 14, 2026 (The DNC Project on September 21, 2026) and re-checked against each vendor's own site on October 8, 2026. It describes how each one charges and leaves current prices to the vendor: ask for yours.
Ten DNC scrubbing services, side by side
| Vendor | Pricing model | Price published? | Federal DNC registry scrubbing | Litigator screening | Self-serve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNC.com (Sonera) | Service tiers by record volume; monthly or one-time | Not published | Yes (your own SAN required) | Yes | Partly: online signup form, no price shown on its first step |
| PossibleNOW | Custom quote; annual and multi-year options | Not published | Yes | Yes (Known Litigator List) | No: demo or trial request |
| Gryphon | Four platform editions | Not published | Yes | Yes (from the Advanced edition) | No: "Talk to an Expert" |
| Blacklist Alliance (Sonera) | One-time scrub blocks or monthly subscriptions | Yes, but only on noindexed pages | Yes, per its site | Yes | Yes, via checkout links on noindexed pages |
| TCPA Litigator List | Monthly or annual subscription with scrub coins | Yes, on its packages page | Yes (SAN required by its terms) | Yes | Yes |
| Landline Remover | Prepaid credits, no expiry, no subscription | Yes, on its pricing page | Yes, per its site | Yes | Yes |
| The DNC Project | Per scrub, each list priced separately; or an Unlimited and API plan paid annually | Yes, with a calculator | Yes, plus ten state lists | Yes | Yes, no account needed |
| DataZapp | Pay-as-you-go with a minimum order, or prepaid | Yes, on its pricing page | Not stated (flags a "Do-Not-Dial" suppression list) | Yes ("litigators and other risky phones") | Yes |
| ActiveProspect | Usage-based inside its lead platform; pay-as-you-go or a contracted annual commitment | Per lead event; none stated for a one-off list | Not stated | Via add-ons (Blacklist Alliance, DNC.com) | Yes, pay-as-you-go account |
| NumberBroom | Pay per job, graduated bands | Yes: $0.20/row to 2,000; $0.16 to 5,000; $0.08 to 10,000; $5 minimum | Yes, under your own SAN, signed in, lists up to 1,000 numbers | Yes, every job | Yes, guest checkout |
"Per its site" marks a capability we are reporting from the vendor's own description rather than testing. For the detail behind each row: DNC.com pricing, PossibleNOW, Gryphon, Blacklist Alliance, TCPA Litigator List, Landline Remover and The DNC Project.
What drives the cost of a DNC scrub
The ten vendors fall into four pricing models:
| Pricing model | Vendors here | What you commit to | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quote on request | DNC.com, PossibleNOW, Gryphon | A form or a sales conversation; annual and multi-year options at PossibleNOW | Ask for the total for your list size and term, in writing |
| Monthly or annual subscription | TCPA Litigator List; Blacklist Alliance's plans; The DNC Project's Unlimited and API plan | A recurring plan, whether you scrub that month or not | Whether unused allowance expires: TCPA Litigator List's FAQ says unused scrub coins are lost on cancellation |
| Prepaid credits or blocks | Landline Remover (no expiry, no subscription); Blacklist Alliance's one-time scrub blocks; DataZapp's prepaid tiers | Money up front for a pool of scrubs | Whether the credit expires, and any minimum order |
| Pay per list or per scrub | NumberBroom (per job); The DNC Project (each scrub priced separately); DataZapp (pay-as-you-go, with a minimum order); ActiveProspect (pay-as-you-go account, per lead event) | Nothing before you scrub; you pay for the list in front of you | What each price covers: a registry scrub, a litigator screen and a carrier check are different jobs |
The federal registry is a separate cost whichever vendor you pick: access runs under your own SAN, and you pay the FTC directly for your area codes, with the first five at no charge (see Do I need a SAN?).
NumberBroom is priced per list: the first 2,000 rows at $0.20 each, rows 2,001 to 5,000 at $0.16 and rows 5,001 to 10,000 at $0.08, each band priced separately, with a $5 minimum. A 2,000-number list is $400, 5,000 rows are $880 and 10,000 rows are $1,280. It checks carrier data and known litigators on every job, and the federal registry only under your own SAN, on lists of up to 1,000 numbers; it never covers state lists. The case for NumberBroom is how it charges and what a job returns: no account or subscription, nothing to prepay or lose, a per-job carrier check with an activity score and litigator removal, and a Record of compliance screening for every job. Ask any vendor above for its current price on your list before you compare.
Registry scrubbing and litigator screening are different jobs
A DNC scrub checks numbers against the National Do Not Call Registry and state lists. A litigator screen checks them against people who file TCPA lawsuits. A carrier check asks whether a number is live and what kind of line it is. Most vendors here sell a mix, and pricing only compares cleanly between two vendors doing the same mix. NumberBroom sits in the second and third categories, and in the first only for the federal registry, under your own SAN, on lists of up to 1,000 numbers; see what phone number scrubbing actually means for the full set of checks.
Which of these need your own SAN
Federal registry access runs under the seller's own Subscription Account Number, tied to a subscription the seller renews every year. DNC.com's FAQ, TCPA Litigator List's terms and Gryphon's online master services agreement all require one explicitly, and PossibleNOW's quote form asks whether you already have registry access. Blacklist Alliance and Landline Remover describe registry scrubbing without saying anything about a SAN on the pages we reviewed; that is not the same as saying you do not need one, and the obligation stays with the seller, and with any telemarketer calling for it, whichever vendor runs the scrub. NumberBroom needs no SAN for its carrier and litigator checks, which do not touch registry data; its federal registry check runs only under your own SAN, on lists of up to 1,000 numbers, and you pay the FTC directly for your area codes. Do I need a SAN? covers what the registry requires and what the first five area codes cost.
Quick check: comparing how DNC scrubbing is priced
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Two of these vendors now share an owner
DNC.com and Blacklist Alliance, two of the three litigator-screening vendors practitioners most often name, both now belong to Sonera: DNC.com through its 2026 combination with Pure CallerID, and Blacklist Alliance through an acquisition announced on September 9, 2026. Both still publish under their own names today. Consolidation on this scale is when pricing pages and product names change quickly, so treat every pricing model above as correct on the date it was checked, and ask each vendor for its current prices.
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Frequently asked questions
Which DNC scrubbing service is best?
The one whose coverage matches your obligation, which is a different question from price. If you need the federal and state registries scrubbed with exemptions, EBR tracking and audit records across a calling operation, the platforms -- DNC.com, PossibleNOW, Gryphon -- are built for that and quote accordingly, and the TCPA compliance software guide compares what each one covers. If you want registry and litigator checks on prepaid credits that do not expire, with no subscription, Landline Remover sells that, per its site. If you want litigator screening with graduated risk feeds and bundled compliance support, Blacklist Alliance and TCPA Litigator List sell that. NumberBroom answers a narrower question -- is this number live, what line type is it, and is it a known litigator -- and adds the federal registry only under your own SAN, on lists of up to 1,000 numbers, with no state lists.
Are Blacklist Alliance and DNC.com the same company now?
They now share a parent. DNC.com (Contact Center Compliance) and Pure CallerID combined as Sonera in 2026, and in September Sonera acquired Blacklist Alliance, whose homepage now says it is part of Sonera. As of our October 8, 2026 review both still sell under their own names: Blacklist Alliance publishes blocks and subscriptions on its own (noindexed) pages, and DNC.com still publishes no price. Sonera's customer FAQ, written for the DNC.com and Pure CallerID combination, says existing pricing continues for now. We have not reviewed CompliancePoint, so it is not in this comparison.
Does NumberBroom scrub the National Do Not Call Registry?
The federal one, narrowly. A signed-in paid scrub includes a federal Do Not Call Registry check, under your own FTC subscription (SAN), included free on lists of up to 1,000 numbers once we have confirmed your SAN with the FTC; matches are removed and a dnc_federal column is added. It does not check state or internal lists, or run on larger lists, guest checkout, the free preview or a one-number API lookup (/v1/verify). You pay the FTC for your own area codes, and the 31-day obligation stays yours. Beyond that, a NumberBroom job validates each number with the carrier (line type, carrier, activity score), removes known litigators, and returns only the rows that passed. For state lists or larger lists, compare the vendors in the table above, and see Do I need a SAN? for what the registry requires of you as the seller.
Free DNC scrubbing vs paid litigator scrubbing: what's the difference?
They check different lists, and a free DNC scrub doesn't do a litigator scrub's job. A DNC scrub checks the National Do Not Call Registry, which the FTC runs, and sometimes state lists too. A seller's first five area codes of registry data cost nothing, which is where most free DNC scrubbing comes from (see Do I need a SAN?, and the DNC checker guide for checking one number versus a whole list). A litigator scrub checks a privately compiled list of people who repeatedly file TCPA lawsuits, built from court records. No government keeps one, so it is always a paid product.
The two lists catch different people. Serial filers are often not on the registry, so a list that passes a DNC scrub can still hold the numbers most likely to sue. Most callers run both. NumberBroom sells the second, and includes the federal registry check free, under your own SAN, on lists of up to 1,000 numbers: see how a litigator scrub works.
How should I pay for a DNC scrub on a small list?
Landline Remover sells prepaid credits with no expiry and no subscription, and gives 10 free credits without a card, with DNC and litigator checks included per its site; The DNC Project prices each scrub separately and gives the first 10 numbers free, no account needed; NumberBroom charges per list, after a free 20-row preview, with a $5 minimum. DataZapp attaches a minimum order to its pay-as-you-go scrub, so check any vendor's minimum before you commit a small list to it. Where NumberBroom may be the right pick is if you want the carrier activity score, a per-job Record of compliance screening, or checkout without creating an account; Landline Remover's pages do not state the first two either way. NumberBroom checks the DNC lists only to the extent of the federal registry, under your own SAN, on lists of up to 1,000 numbers.
Is a per-number rate the whole picture?
No. A rate per number only means something next to what you commit to before you scrub. TCPA Litigator List, for example, sells scrub coins inside a monthly or annual subscription you pay for whether you scrub or not, and its FAQ says unused scrub coins are lost on cancellation. Compare the total for the list in front of you, check whether unused credit expires, and confirm what each price actually includes before comparing rates.
Do all scrubs check the same things?
No, so check what each one covers. DataZapp's phone scrub FAQ says the service cannot determine whether a specific number is disconnected and does not guarantee DNC or TCPA compliance -- honest, disclosed limits on a clearly described product. A scrub that checks format and a suppression list is not the same product as one that also checks the carrier, the registry or a litigator database. What phone number scrubbing actually means sets the checks out separately.