Comparison
NumberBroom vs. TCPA Litigator List
How is NumberBroom different from TCPA Litigator List?
Short answerPay per month versus pay per list. TCPA Litigator List requires a recurring monthly subscription before you can scrub a single number, its terms require a SAN, and unused "scrub coins" are forfeited if you cancel. NumberBroom has no subscription: you pay per list, with nothing up front and no account to open first. Preview 20 rows free, then $0.20 per number for the first 2,000 rows, lower after that, $5 minimum. Its coins also cover the federal DNC list. NumberBroom runs carrier validation and TCPA litigator screening with no SAN, adds a federal Do Not Call Registry check under your own SAN on lists of up to 1,000 numbers, and has no coins to lose.
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On this page
TCPA Litigator List ranks #1 organic for our core litigator-scrub term -- largely on domain-match strength and a single comprehensive FAQ page, not on content depth or independent reviews. It's a real product with a real database, built specifically around litigator screening. The commitment it asks for up front is the part worth understanding before you sign up.
Pricing: a monthly subscription, whatever your volume
| TCPA Litigator List | NumberBroom | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Subscription: 7 monthly tiers, 4 annual | Pay per job |
| Entry plan | Basic Package, 200,000 scrub coins included | $5 minimum per job, nothing recurring |
| Pay-as-you-go option | None -- subscribers only, coin packs included | Yes -- $0.20/number to 2,000 rows, $0.16 to 5,000, $0.08 to 10,000 |
| Unused capacity on cancellation | Forfeited, per their FAQ and terms | -- (nothing recurring to lose) |
| SAN required | Yes, written into their terms | Only for the federal registry check, and it must be your own |
| DNC registry scrubbing | Federal in scrub coins; state lists cost extra credits | Federal only, your own SAN, lists up to 1,000; state: No |
| Free check with no signup | Yes: a homepage lookup checks one number with an email address and a CAPTCHA, no account; the sample scrub requires email + phone | Free single-number lookup, five a day, with an email address and no account |
A subscription is billed every month whether you scrub or not, and its coins are lost if you cancel. NumberBroom charges only for a list you upload. Ask TCPA Litigator List for its current prices.
What the subscription buys
Their FAQ claims a database of over 600,000 flagged phone numbers and 100,000 names, sorted into categories from numbers listed in complaints to "TCPA trolls" who send demand letters without suing, plus a Name Recognition Algorithm they position as a real differentiator -- identifying serial filers by name even when they've switched to a number that isn't on file. That's a genuine capability most flat litigator-scrub products don't have.
Scrub coins cover their litigator and troll data, the federal DNC list and your own suppression list. Other checks draw down more: their terms price state DNC scrubs at 0.25 credits per number per state, and phone verification runs on separate verification coins. The packages page lists the Name Recognition Algorithm in every tier, while the FAQ says it may add cost, so ask what a plan covers before you rely on it. NumberBroom, by contrast, scrubs no state DNC list and checks the federal one only under your own SAN, on lists of up to 1,000 numbers; it runs carrier validation and TCPA litigator screening, keeps only the rows that pass with line_type, carrier, activity_score and scrub_status appended, removes and counts litigator matches, and issues a Record of compliance screening for each job.
A gap worth knowing about
Their state mini-TCPA law reference page was last modified in November 2024 and, as of an October 8, 2026 review, still files Michigan's HB 6307 (from 2022) and Georgia's SB 73 (from 2023) under a "not yet passed" heading. If you're using that page for current state-law guidance rather than the litigator database itself, cross-check it against the state legislature or a more recently updated source.
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Where each one fits
If litigator name-matching across changed numbers is a capability you specifically need, or you want federal DNC scrubbing in the same tool, TCPA Litigator List's subscription is built for that. If you want a batch litigator scrub bundled with carrier validation, priced per job up to 10,000 rows, with no SAN and no coins to lose if next month is quiet, that's what NumberBroom runs.
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Frequently asked questions
How is TCPA Litigator List priced?
As a recurring subscription. Based on an October 13, 2026 review of their packages page, there are seven monthly tiers, from a Basic Package with 200,000 scrub coins included up to a top tier with 50 million coins and a dedicated API server, plus four annual plans. The page says only subscribed users can use the service, so there is no per-job or pay-as-you-go option, even for someone with a few hundred numbers to check once. Ask TCPA Litigator List for current prices. NumberBroom has no subscription: pay per list, after a free 20-row preview.
Can I buy TCPA Litigator List scrub coins without a subscription?
No. As of an October 13, 2026 review, their scrub-coin and phone-verification-coin pages both answer "Please subscribe or login to buy coins," their packages page says only subscribed users can use the service, and their FAQ says additional coins are bought "through your account." The coin packs top up a plan's allowance; they are not a pay-as-you-go way in. NumberBroom charges per list instead: $0.20 per number for the first 2,000 rows, $5 minimum, no subscription.
What happens to unused scrub coins if I cancel?
Per their FAQ as reviewed October 13, 2026: "upon cancellation, you will lose all phone scrub coins in your account." Their terms say the same of credits. Coins bought as part of a monthly or annual plan don't carry any residual value if you stop subscribing.
Do I need a SAN for TCPA Litigator List?
Yes. Their published terms say the company has no obligation to perform until the client provides "a DNC Registry Subscription Account Number and password for each jurisdiction at issue" -- a SAN requirement written directly into the contract. See what a SAN actually gates, since it's only required for one of several checks a clean list needs.
Is TCPA Litigator List's free scrub actually free?
For one number, yes. Their homepage has a "Number Look Up" box that checks a number against their database for free: it asks for your email address and a CAPTCHA, not an account or a card, and it answered on the page when we tried it on October 9, 2026. A list is different. The sample-scrub tool at their /phone-sample-scrub page asks for your email address and phone number before returning any result, and their separate single-number lookup page is for subscribers ("You do not have access to this page").