- Is LifeLock free? The full answer
- What’s in the free trial (and what isn’t)
- Where the free trial ends
- What you pay after the free trial
- Coupons, discounts and extended trials
- What LifeLock asks for to start the trial
- How to cancel before you’re charged
- How to start the trial (short version)
- U.S. customer card
- Free alternatives on this site
- Is the free trial worth starting with?
Quick answer: No free plan. LifeLock offers a 30-day trial with a card on file (checked 10/08/2026). After day 30 it bills $124.99/year for Core, or $12.49/month on the monthly plan, unless you cancel in your Norton account. Annual plans have a 60-day refund window. I found no public promo code.
Is LifeLock free? The full answer
No. LifeLock has no free plan, only a 30-day free trial of each paid plan. The trial page’s own FAQ says a valid credit or debit card is needed to enroll, and the card is charged when the trial ends unless you cancel first.
This is not legal or financial advice.
I didn’t start a trial on 10/08/2026. Beyond the card, checkout asks for a phone number and the last 4 digits of your Social Security number (SSN) on a phone-width screen, and this site enters neither. The first charge is the full plan price on day 30.
What’s in the free trial (and what isn’t)
The trial page says every plan on it can be tried and that you get “full access to all features included in your selected plan” during the trial (10/08/2026). These are the trial options and what each costs afterward:
| Plan | During the trial | After 30 days, yearly | After 30 days, monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | full plan features | $124.99/year | $12.49/month |
| Advanced | full plan features | $199.99/year | $19.99/month |
| Total | full plan features | $349.99/year | $34.99/month |
Credit monitoring may take a few days to start after enrollment, per LifeLock’s footnote. That can eat into a 30-day trial. The insurance limits are the plan’s own, from up to $25,000 in stolen funds on Core to $1,000,000 on Total.
Where the free trial ends
The trial ends on day 30, when your card is charged for the plan you picked. LifeLock’s plans page footnote also says annual plans are billed up to 35 days before they expire, which matters at the first renewal, not during the trial.
What you pay after the free trial
- Core: $124.99/year, or $12.49/month.
- Advanced: $199.99/year, or $19.99/month.
- Total: $349.99/year, or $34.99/month.
- Tax and renewal: plus sales tax — varies by state. The checkout showed “Tax May Apply” and didn’t calculate it before the card step.
Prices verified on 10/08/2026 on LifeLock’s site. The full table, family plans, and cancel steps are on the LifeLock cost and plans page.
Coupons, discounts and extended trials
As of 10/08/2026, I couldn’t find any public coupon or promo code for LifeLock. Its plans, trial, and checkout pages showed no code, though the checkout has an “Enter Promo Code” link. The “16% OFF” label on the plans page compares the yearly price with 12 monthly payments, per the page’s footnote.
There’s no longer trial than 30 days on the pages I checked. What you get instead is a refund window after you pay: 60 days on annual plans and 14 days on monthly plans, per the checkout terms (10/08/2026).
What LifeLock asks for to start the trial
The trial asks for more than an email. In a full-width browser on 10/08/2026, checkout started with your email, offered family add-ons, then asked for a card, a cardholder name, and a ZIP code. On a phone-width screen, it started with your phone number and the last 4 digits of your SSN, with a consent under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
The manual option asks for your name, street address, phone, full SSN, and date of birth. LifeLock says its credit features need identity verification and enough credit history before they work. If you’re not ready to give an SSN to a monitoring company, the trial isn’t for you.
How to cancel before you’re charged
Norton’s help center gives these steps for turning off renewal (10/08/2026):
- Sign in to your Norton account.
- On “My Account,” open the “My Subscriptions” tab.
- Click “Cancel Subscription Renewal” or “Manage Renewal” next to LifeLock.
- Next to “Plan Renewal,” click “Unsubscribe,” pick a reason, and click “Next.”
- If Norton shows offers to keep you, click “No thanks, cancel my subscription,” then “Next.”
The trial FAQ says you can also cancel or change your plan at my.norton.com before you’re charged. I didn’t start a trial, so I couldn’t check how the trial cancellation screen looks.
How to start the trial (short version)
- Open LifeLock’s free trial page and pick a plan, yearly or monthly.
- Enter your email, then your card details.
- Give the identity details LifeLock asks for: phone and SSN, then name, address, and date of birth for monitoring.
- Set a reminder to cancel in your Norton account before day 30 if you don’t want to pay.
The full review covers what LifeLock monitors and what the insurance pays: LifeLock review.
U.S. customer card
| 1. What you'll actually pay at checkout | Core yearly: $124.99, “Tax May Apply” even with a New York ZIP; renewal terms in a collapsed box; billed up to 35 days before renewal details → |
|---|---|
| 2. What's in the plan (and what isn't) | Core: 2-bureau credit monitoring, monthly 1-bureau report, up to $25,000 stolen funds; Total raises it to $1,000,000 details → |
| 3. How to cancel and get a refund | Cancel renewal in My Subscriptions; Norton says it may present offers; 60-day refund on annual, 14 on monthly. Not tested: no account details → |
| 4. What personal data they ask for — and how to delete it | Checkout asks for SSN (last 4 or full) and phone before or right after payment; deletion via Privacy Options within 30 days details → |
| 5. Who can sign up (U.S. only, state limits, age) | U.S. plans; scam reimbursement excludes New York residents details → |
| 6. Support: channels and hours (ET) | 24/7 phone and chat; chat agent answered the refund part in 2 minutes, not the data deletion part details → |
| 7. What we saw inside the account | Not seen: the trial needs a card, so no account was opened details → |
Free alternatives on this site
Some of what LifeLock sells is free elsewhere. The FTC says “There’s no cost to place or lift a credit freeze” at Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion (consumer.ftc.gov, accessed 10/08/2026). Our free credit monitoring and identity theft steps pages list the official free options. For paid alternatives, see the best identity theft protection page.
Is the free trial worth starting with?
Yes, if you’ve already decided you want LifeLock and you’ll set a cancel reminder. The trial needs a card and your SSN, and it turns into a $124.99 charge for Core on day 30. If you’re not sure you need paid monitoring, start with the free credit freeze. This is not legal or financial advice.
What we checked
- Test account: couldn't open — the trial needs a card, and checkout asks for an SSN. Checkout walked to the payment step on 10/08/2026
- Checkout: went to the payment step for Core yearly on 10/08/2026 — $124.99, sales tax “May Apply,” card, PayPal or Google Pay
- Coupons: no public code on LifeLock's plans, trial, or checkout pages on 10/08/2026
- Vendor pages: free trial page and its FAQ, plans page, refund policy — captured 10/08/2026
- Where the run stopped: payment step. The trial needs a card, and checkout asks for an SSN, so no trial account was opened.
FAQ
Is LifeLock free?
No. LifeLock has no free plan, only a 30-day free trial of each plan. The trial needs a credit or debit card, and the card is charged when the trial ends unless you cancel first (trial page, 10/08/2026).
Do I need a credit card for the LifeLock free trial?
Yes. The trial page's FAQ says “A valid credit/debit card is needed to enroll.” Checkout also asks for your phone number and part or all of your SSN to set up monitoring.
What happens when the LifeLock trial ends?
Your card is charged for the plan you picked. For Core, that's $124.99 for a year, or $12.49 a month on the monthly plan, plus sales tax — varies by state. To avoid the charge, cancel in your Norton account before day 30.
How much does LifeLock cost after the trial?
Core is $124.99/year, Advanced $199.99/year, and Total $349.99/year for one adult. Monthly, they're $12.49, $19.99, and $34.99. Prices verified on 10/08/2026 on LifeLock's site. The LifeLock pricing page has the family plans and renewal terms.
Is there a LifeLock promo code?
As of 10/08/2026, I couldn't find any public coupon or promo code for LifeLock. The checkout has an “Enter Promo Code” link, and the annual price already shows as “16% OFF” compared with paying monthly.
Does LifeLock auto-renew, and can I cancel anytime?
Yes, it auto-renews, and annual plans are billed up to 35 days before renewal, per the checkout terms. You can cancel the renewal anytime under My Subscriptions in your Norton account, and annual plans have a 60-day refund window.