Clearme
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy CLEAR+ only if you fly weekly through airports with CLEAR lanes, ideally on a credit card that covers the fee.
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Clearme vs CNBC
Clearme and CNBC both land on Depends.
CNBC
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Everyone can use CNBC's free news, quotes, and apps for market coverage.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Frequent flyers through CLEAR-equipped airports | Active traders needing real-time headlines |
| Who it's not for | Occasional flyers: TSA PreCheck alone covers you | Buy-and-hold investors wanting calm analysis, not TV hype |
| Privacy | No confirmed public breach found.⁵ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; CyStack scores 86.4/100. |
| Support quality | BBB complaints and refund disputes recur | No support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Trustpilot shows 1.1/5, driven by billing disputes and security worries, while travel writers question the value at higher prices.¹ | Opinions split: casual investors find the coverage useful for headlines, while critics call the TV programming entertainment-heavy and app users flag streaming problems.14 |
| Biggest gotcha | Auto-renewal bills over $200; one user got a refund only after complaining³ | $59.99 is an intro rate; the price increases after your first 3 months11 |
Pick Clearme when
- Frequent flyers through CLEAR-equipped airports
- Cardholders with fee-covered memberships
- Enterprises verifying workforce identity
- Veterans using VA.gov sign-in
When Clearme is not a fit
- Occasional flyers: TSA PreCheck alone covers you
- Anyone uneasy storing biometric identity data
- Travelers whose home airports lack CLEAR lanes
- Budget shoppers: $239 a year for line-cutting
Pick CNBC when
- Active traders needing real-time headlines
- Investors tracking earnings and markets
- New investors learning coverage
- Business TV viewers (Pro tier)
When CNBC is not a fit
- Buy-and-hold investors wanting calm analysis, not TV hype
- Professionals needing deep data . that's Bloomberg territory
- Cord-cutters bothered by poor video streaming
- Anyone unwilling to pay full rate after the intro ends
Sources
- CLEAR Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
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- Is CLEAR+ Worth the Cost Anymore?thriftytraveler.comreview
- CLEAR - 2689 Infostealer Credentials | Hudson Rockhudsonrock.comsecurity
- CLEAR1 Achieves FedRAMP In Process Designationprnewswire.comnews
- Case Study: T-Mobile | CLEARidentity.clearme.comofficial
news
- CNBC homepagecnbc.comofficial
- CNBC Procnbc.comofficial
- Claim Your Pro Benefits for $59.99link.cnbc.comofficial
- 602 CNBC Reviews @ PissedConsumercnbc.pissedconsumer.comreview
- CNBC: Stock Market & Business . App Store reviewsapps.apple.comreview
- Alternatives to CNBC . r/Moneyreddit.comreview