These are the products we set up in our own customers' homes. We keep this list short on purpose.
How we make money here: some links on this page may pay us a small commission if you buy through them. It never changes your price, and we recommend the same products either way. Where something free does the job, we say so.
Included in the Peace Valley Plan for up to 3 devices. Strong protection, and it includes Scam Guard, which lets you ask whether a text or email is a scam.
A free add-on for your web browser that blocks fake "your computer is infected, call this number" pages before they can scare you.
Get it freePut it on your phone for Scam Guard, since most scam texts arrive there. The free version is fine.
Easy to use, and the family organizer can get a locked-out family member back in. That alone saves a lot of stress.
about $72 a year for up to 5 people
Just you, and on a tight budget? Bitwarden has a free version that works well.
Already paying for Microsoft 365? Use the OneDrive that comes with it. You do not need anything else.
No Microsoft 365? IDrive backs up every computer in the house on one account.
about $84 the first year
For a second copy of your files at home. About the size of a deck of cards, plugs in with one cable, and holds many years of photos and documents. Online backup is still your main safety net, because a drive at home can be lost in the same fire or flood as the computer.
roughly $100 to $150
Drive prices rose sharply in 2026. We check the current price with you before you buy.
A small, sturdy metal stick for carrying files, like taking a document to the library to print or giving photos to family. It is not a backup by itself, because small drives are easy to lose.
about $15 to $30
Word, Excel, Outlook, 1 TB of storage each, and Copilot AI for the account owner.
$129.99 a year for up to 6 people
A freeze at all three credit bureaus stops someone opening credit in your name. It is free, and we help you set it up. We do not recommend paying for an identity protection service. The free freeze does the most important part.
Any program someone on the phone asks you to install. "PC cleaner" or "driver updater" programs. Paying anyone in gift cards. If you are not sure, ask us first.
Ask us firstPrices are what we last saw and can change. Not sure what is right for you? Ask us.
Book a free 15-minute call. We will listen, and tell you honestly whether the plan is a good fit.
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