4 dating sites compared with Blacklight privacy scans. Ashley Madison has 5 trackers and 7 cookies — here's how alternatives compare.
What beats Ashley Madison? Depends on what you prioritize. For raw quality, Feeld (6.8/10) outscores it. For value, free alternatives exist in the list below. Ashley Madison runs 5 trackers, 7 cookies per Blacklight. We don't pick favorites — the data is below, sortable by whatever matters to you.
| # | Site | Score | Trackers | Cookies | Fingerprint | VT | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FeeldTOP PICK | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | ✓ No | 0/94 | Free / $29.99/mo Majestic / $149.99/yr | Review → |
| 2 | Grindr | 6 | 1 | 0 | ✓ No | 0/94 | Free / $22.99/mo XTRA / $44.99/mo Unlimited | Review → |
| 3 | Seeking.com | 5.4 | 10 | 0 | ✓ No | 0/94 | Free basic / ~$100/mo Premium | Review → |
| 4 | AdultFriendFinder | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | ✓ No | — | Free / $20-40/mo Gold | Review → |
All tracker data from The Markup's Blacklight tool. Scans performed February 2026.
Dating · Free / $29.99/mo Majestic / $149.99/yr · 1 tracker · 0 cookies
The dating app for people who outgrew Tinder's binary swiping — couples, polyamorous, queer, curious, whatever you are. Clean Blacklight at 1 tracker and 0 cookies, gorgeous design, but $30/month for Majestic on an app with a fraction of Grindr's user base is a tough ask.
Dating · Free / $22.99/mo XTRA / $44.99/mo Unlimited · 1 tracker · 0 cookies
The dominant gay dating and hookup app with the largest LGBTQ+ user base globally — clean Blacklight scan at 1 tracker and 0 cookies, modern interface, functional filters. But a troubled privacy history including selling user location data to data brokers, and premium tiers that reach $45-500/month make the value proposition questionable for what is essentially a grid of nearby profiles.
Dating · Free basic / ~$100/mo Premium · 10 trackers · 0 cookies
The dominant sugar dating platform with a polished modern interface and functional search filters — but 10 ad trackers on Blacklight make it the most tracker-heavy site in this review batch by a wide margin. At $100/month for premium on a platform where your real identity and financial status are the product, that privacy gap is a serious problem.
Feeld is our highest-rated alternative to Ashley Madison with an overall score of 6.8/10. It has 1 tracker and 0 cookies per our Blacklight scan.
Our Blacklight scan detected 5 third-party trackers and 7 cookies on Ashley Madison. No fingerprinting detected. VirusTotal score: 0/94.
Feeld scores 7/10 on privacy. Blacklight detected 1 tracker and 0 cookies. Among all dating alternatives we've reviewed, Feeld has the cleanest tracking footprint.
Ashley Madison has 5 trackers, 7 cookies, no fingerprinting detected. VirusTotal scan is clean at 0/94. See our full safety report for details.
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