Prey
by Prey · Device tracking, remote wipe and dark web monitoring for IT teams
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Overview
Prey tracks and secures laptops, phones and tablets across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Chromebook using ongoing GPS and Wi-Fi location. Installed on each device, it supports geofences with automatic actions, screen lock, alarm, custom wipe, remote encryption and factory reset. A separate Breach Monitoring product checks company email and domain exposure on the dark web.
- Best for
- IT and security teams that need cross-OS device tracking, remote wipe and audit evidence alongside an MDM.
- Pricing
- No free tier or self-service trial; per-device-slot plans billed annually at $1.30/month (Tracking), $1.95 (Protection) and $2.25 (Full Suite), with 15% off on a two-year term.
- Runs on
- WebAndroidmacOSWindowsLinux
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Tracks Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Chromebook
- Per-slot pricing from $1.30/month, no minimum purchase
- Remote wipe, encryption and factory reset in Protection and above
- Geofences and geofence alerts included on every plan
Trade-offs
- No self-service free trial; custom trials only via sales
- Only annual per-slot pricing shown; no monthly rate published
- Location history and activity log capped at 1 month; longer is an add-on
- Fills gaps around an MDM rather than replacing Intune or Jamf
How Prey markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Prey’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“Locate every device. Beat every breach. Ace every audit.”
- Angle: Outcome / benefit-led
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Prey’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
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Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
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Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
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Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
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