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IPLocate vs. IPinfo

Unlock IP intelligence success: Try the modern geolocation and threat data provider based on verified, accurate data.

Fair, transparent pricing
1,000 requests/day free
Proxy, VPN & Threat detection
No commercial use restrictions
Up to 10x less expensive
Daily updated data

Flexible, transparent pricing with no upsells

Unlike IPinfo, IPLocate offers a single, unified IP intelligence platform. Start with our generous free tier, with full access to all our data. Then pay as you go.

IPinfo Core Plan ($99/month)
IPLocate
API requests
From $99/month for 150k ($0.66/1k)
Then optional overage pricing at $20/10k requests
From $25/month for 100k ($0.25/1k)
Pre-paid credits starting at $10/25k requests ($0.40/1k)
Privacy & anonymous IP detection
Requires $249/month plan
Proxy, VPN, Relay, Tor detection
Hosting & datacenter detection
Basic is_hosting flag available with $249/month plan
Includes full provider details
Millions of networks tracked
Threat detection
Not offered
Abusive IP & crawler detection
Commercial use allowed
Requires Enterprise plan
Allowed
Try out for free
Only country-level geolocation for free
Free up to 1,000 requests/day
Get started
Get started for free

A truly free, free tier

We believe reliable, accurate IP data should be accessible to everyone. So you can access our powerful IP geolocation API for free, up to 1,000 requests per day. Unlike IPinfo, there’s no watered-down or limited data here.

$0

1,000 requests per day, free forever

One IP intelligence platform

A complete approach to IP intelligence

With our one IP intelligence platform, you get all the data you need to make the right decisions for your business. We’re here to help, but we won’t force you into unwanted sales calls. Just sign up and start calling our API.

IPinfo

Sign up for one of 6 plans: Lite, Core, Standard, Plus, Business, Enterprise.
Try out the data for free?
Free tier only includes country-level geolocation
Get city-level geolocation data?
Minimum $99/month subscription
Get privacy & anonymous IP data?
Minimum $249/month subscription
Database downloads?
No public pricing, sales call required

IPLocate

Included in all plans, including the free tier:

Geolocation

Threat and privacy detection

Hosting detection

Company information

Network information

Lock in your spend? Get a plan, or pre-paid credits
Database downloads? See pricing
Accurate, privacy-preserving IP intelligence data

Measured and verified, not harvested from users

IP geolocation is often a black box. Many providers rely only on opaque third-party feeds or user submissions, and some providers — including IPinfo — mass collect GPS location data from mobile apps.

IPLocate takes a network-first approach. We build IP address intelligence from real-world network telemetry and verified routing data, revealing where every IP address is used without revealing individuals or households.

So when we say an IP address is used in a certain location, we can show you exactly why we say so, and where the data comes from.

Our process

1

Collect

We collect real-world network telemetry and verified routing data from networks across every country. This gives us direct evidence for where and how every IP address is used.

2

Analyze

Our world-class data pipeline interprets billions of raw data points, resolving conflicts and discarding incorrect or outdated records. When something doesn’t add up, we take a closer look.

3

Validate

We cross-check our data against millions of known-good data points, ensuring accuracy and reliability at scale.

4

Deliver

The entire process runs continuously, processing terabytes of data each day, so we can regenerate and republish accurate datasets every day of the year.

Full billing and pricing comparison

IPinfo
IPLocate
Evaluation approach
  • Only country-level geolocation available for free
  • All data types free up to 1,000 requests/day
Billing approach
  • Plans segmented by data types
  • Different APIs respond with different data fields, or different level of accuracy, depending on plan
  • 6 named plans: Lite, Core, Standard, Plus, Business, Enterprise
  • All data types available on all plans
  • Beyond free tier, monthly plans are based on number of API requests, regardless of data types accessed
Billing flexibility
  • Minimum $99/month subscription
  • Overage pricing starting at $20/10k requests
  • 1,000 requests/day free
  • Pay-as-you-go credits starting at $10/25k requests (volume discounts available)
  • Monthly plans starting at $25/100k requests
  • Yearly plans available, with volume discounts
Predictability of pricing
Unpredictable pricing with possible overage charges. Additional data types require a plan upgrade.
Pay-as-you-go pricing
  • No pre-paid credits available
Support
  • Priority support only on Enterprise plans
  • Priority support for all paid customers

Feature pricing comparison

IPinfo
IPLocate
Accurate city geolocation
Min. $99/month
Free tier
Anycast & satellite detection
Min. $99/month
Free tier
Proxy detection
Min. $249/month
Free tier
Residential proxy detection
Not offered via API
Free tier
VPN detection
Min. $249/month
Free tier
Hosting detection
Min. $249/month
Free tier
Comprehensive hosting provider data
Not offered
Free tier
Abusive IP detection
Not offered
Free tier
Crawler detection
Not offered
Free tier
Complete ASN information
Min. $249/month
Free tier
IP to Company information
Min. $499/month
Free tier
Abuse contact data
Min. $499/month
Free tier
Downloadable databases
No public pricing available
Sales call required
From $100/month

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