Comparison
NumberBroom vs. Landline Remover
How is NumberBroom different from Landline Remover?
Short answerOn a big list, Landline Remover is far cheaper per number, and it checks state and federal Do Not Call lists, which NumberBroom does not do at all. As of 14 September 2026 it sells prepaid credits: a $20 offer for 10,000 numbers, or packs from $190 for 100,000, with DNC and litigator checks included. The credits never expire and can't be refunded. NumberBroom charges per job instead: $0.20 per number, $5 minimum, with lower rates past 2,000 rows. There's no account and no pack to buy. It checks line type, carrier and activity, screens for TCPA litigators, returns only the rows that passed, and issues a Record of compliance screening for each job.
On this page
Landline Remover is the competitor closest to what NumberBroom does. Both take a list of phone numbers, identify landlines and litigators, and hand back a cleaner file. On price and on coverage, Landline Remover wins, so this page starts there rather than burying it.
The short version
Landline Remover sells prepaid credits for a fraction of a cent per number, and says the price covers a state and federal Do Not Call check and a litigator check along with line type and carrier. NumberBroom costs more per row and doesn't touch the DNC registry. If you clean tens of thousands of numbers a month and want the registry check in the same pass, Landline Remover is the better value, and nothing below changes that.
Where they differ is how you pay, what comes back, and what's left on record afterward. Those differences matter for some buyers and not at all for others.
NumberBroom doesn't do DNC scrubbing
NumberBroom checks line type, carrier and activity, and screens for known TCPA litigators. It never checks a number against the National Do Not Call Registry or any state list. If your calls or texts need a registry check, run one elsewhere. The obligation and who holds it are covered in Do I need a SAN?.
Pricing and access, side by side
| Landline Remover | NumberBroom | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Prepaid credit packs | Per job, priced before you pay |
| Lowest per-number price | $0.0019 (1,000,000-credit pack) | $0.08 (rows 5,001 to 10,000 of a file) |
| Smallest paid purchase | $20 for 10,000 credits (labelled a special offer) | $5 minimum charge |
| Unused balance | Credits never expire; non-refundable | None; you pay for the rows in the file |
| Account needed to pay | Yes; Buy Now goes to a login | No, guest checkout |
| Free to try | 10 credits on sign-up, no card | 5 lookups a day, plus a 20-row preview of your file |
| State and federal DNC check | Yes, per their site | No |
| TCPA litigator check | Yes, per their site | Yes, on every job |
| Line type and carrier | Yes | Yes, plus an activity score |
| Batch API | Yes, bulk list endpoint (marked beta) | No; single lookups at $0.20 each |
What that costs on real list sizes, using Landline Remover's current $20 offer and NumberBroom's graduated bands:
| Rows in the list | Landline Remover | NumberBroom |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | $20 (the 10 free sign-up credits cover half) | $5 |
| 100 | $20 | $20 |
| 1,000 | $20 | $200 |
| 5,000 | $20 | $880 |
| 10,000 | $20 | $1,280 |
The two meet at 100 rows. Above that the arithmetic favors Landline Remover, and by 10,000 rows the gap is more than sixtyfold. NumberBroom also caps a file at 10,000 rows. A buyer comparing on price alone should stop here.
What comes back is different
Landline Remover says its dashboard labels numbers mobile, landline, DNC and flagged, so you filter the list afterward. NumberBroom does the filtering for you. You get one file, *_clean.csv, with only the rows that passed, your original columns untouched, and line_type, carrier, activity_score and scrub_status appended. Litigator matches are removed and counted, never listed, and NumberBroom doesn't reveal which rows they were.
Each NumberBroom job also produces a Record of compliance screening showing what was submitted, what was screened and how many rows were removed for each reason. If you might someday need to show that a list was screened before anyone dialed it, a dated record for each job is the part NumberBroom offers that we didn't find described on Landline Remover's site.
Where each one fits
- You clean large lists regularly and need a DNC check. Landline Remover. It's cheaper per row and includes the registry check.
- You have one small list and don't want leftover credits. NumberBroom's $5 minimum covers 25 rows, needs no account, and leaves nothing unspent.
- You already scrub the registry elsewhere and want the list filtered down to live mobiles, with a screening record per job. That's the case NumberBroom was built for. See cell phone list scrubbing for the mechanics, or the batch litigator scrub for the litigator side on its own.
For every DNC and litigator vendor's pricing in one place, see what DNC scrubbing actually costs.
Frequently asked questions
What does Landline Remover cost?
As of a scrape on 14 September 2026, the lowest price is a banner offer: 10,000 credits for $20, or $0.002 a number, with DNC and litigator checks included. The page that offer leads to is titled "Special Offer", so it may not last. The regular packs on the pricing page are 100,000 credits for $190, 250,000 for $475, 500,000 for $950 and 1,000,000 for $1,900, each described as starting at $0.0019 a credit. Their refund policy says credits never expire and can't be refunded. They also say a number checked within the last six months isn't charged again, and new sign-ups get 10 free credits with no card.
Is Landline Remover cheaper than NumberBroom?
Yes, by a wide margin once a list passes 100 rows. A 10,000-row file costs $1,280 at NumberBroom (2,000 rows at $0.20, 3,000 at $0.16 and 5,000 at $0.08) and $20 at Landline Remover's current offer. NumberBroom only costs less on a list under 100 rows that you check once and won't follow with a credit pack: under 25 rows the job costs the $5 minimum, and at 100 rows both come to $20, which is Landline Remover's smallest paid purchase. If you clean large lists regularly, the per-row price favors them.
Does NumberBroom check the Do Not Call Registry like Landline Remover does?
No. NumberBroom checks line type, carrier and activity, and screens for TCPA litigators. It doesn't check the National Do Not Call Registry or any state DNC list, and it won't tell you a number is registry-clear. Landline Remover says it checks both state and federal DNC lists. If a registry check is what you need, NumberBroom doesn't replace it. For who has to hold registry access, see Do I need a SAN?. The pages we scraped don't say whether Landline Remover requires one from its customers.
What does each one give back?
Landline Remover says its results are labelled mobile, landline, DNC and flagged, so you can filter the list yourself. NumberBroom writes one file of passing rows only, with your original columns intact and line_type, carrier, activity_score and scrub_status appended. Litigator matches are removed and counted, never listed, so NumberBroom can't tell you which rows matched. Each job also gets a Record of compliance screening showing what was submitted, screened and removed. The Landline Remover pages we checked don't mention an equivalent record.