IP data
6Databases and APIs for IP geolocation, proxy detection and autonomous system data.
| # | Provider | From | Data included | Delivery | Update frequency | Free tier | IPv6 coverage | Licence |
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DB-IP
French IP geolocation provider offering a free Creative Commons database alongside more accurate commercial editions.
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— | Country, Region, City, ISP, ASN, Proxy, Time zone, Currency, Connection type, Weather station | Database download, API, MMDB, CSV | monthly (explicitly stated for the Lite databases; the paid databases only show a last-updated date, with no explicit cadence) | IP to Country Lite, IP to City Lite and IP to ASN Lite: free downloadable databases under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, updated monthly, with reduced accuracy compared to the commercial versions (accuracy index 77 versus 96). | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 for the three free Lite databases; annual subscription for the paid databases; monthly plans based on daily query volume for the API. | |
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IP2Location
Malaysian provider of IP geolocation and proxy-detection databases and APIs, best known for its IP2Proxy database.
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$49 | Country, Region, City, ISP, ASN, Proxy, VPN, Tor, Usage type, Time zone, Currency, Connection type, Domain, Mobile carrier, Weather station, Elevation | Database download, API, Local lookup, CSV, BIN | daily (stated for the IP2Location, IP2Proxy, and LITE databases) | IP2Location LITE: free downloadable databases (country, country+city, ASN) for personal or commercial use with mandatory attribution, of "limited accuracy" according to the provider itself. In addition, IP2Location.io offers a free API plan of 50,000 IP geolocation queries per month with attribution. | Annual subscription per database (DB1-DB18 at a fixed price; DB19-DB26 by quote) or per API queries (monthly plans); LITE is free with mandatory attribution. | |
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IPinfo
IP geolocation and proxy/VPN/Tor detection via API and database download, with an unlimited country-level free tier.
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$31 | Country, Region, City, ISP, ASN, Proxy, VPN, Tor, Usage type, Time zone, Connection type, Domain, Mobile carrier | API, Database download, MMDB, CSV | Daily | IPinfo Lite: free forever, no credit card required, with unlimited API requests but limited to country-level geolocation and basic ASN (name and domain); excludes city, accuracy radius, mobile carrier, proxy/VPN/Tor detection, and company data. Commercial use requires visible attribution to IPinfo. | Monthly or annual subscription, cancellable at any time; resale or redistribution of the content is prohibited without IPinfo's written consent (OEM agreements aside); the free plan requires attribution for commercial use. | |
| 4 |
Ipregistry
IP geolocation, company, carrier and proxy/VPN/Tor detection via API or local database, with 20,000 free non-expiring credits.
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$29 | Country, Region, City, ISP, ASN, Proxy, VPN, Tor, Time zone, Currency, Connection type, Mobile carrier | API, Database download, MMDB, CSV, Local lookup | Daily | 20,000 free credits upon sign-up, with no expiration ('no time limit'), including all response fields (city-level geolocation, ASN, company, carrier, VPN/proxy/Tor detection). Does not require visible attribution. | The data is licensed, not sold ('licensed, and not sold'); redistribution, reproduction, or resale is prohibited without Ipregistry's written authorization. Credit model: pay-as-you-go with no expiration, or a monthly/annual subscription with pre-allocated credits. | |
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ipstack
IP geolocation and security detection (VPN, proxy, threats) via API only, an APILayer product with over 100 data fields.
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$12.99 | Country, Region, City, ISP, ASN, Proxy, VPN, Time zone, Currency, Connection type | API | — | 100 requests/month free, with SSL encryption and the location module only; no standard support, no time zone, connection, or currency modules, no bulk endpoint, and no security module (VPN/proxy detection). | Subject to APILayer/Idera’s general terms framework; monthly subscription model with up to 15% savings when paying annually. No specific, accessible clause on content redistribution was found, nor an explicit attribution requirement on the free plan. | |
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MaxMind
US provider of GeoIP2 geolocation databases and APIs with a published per-country accuracy breakdown, plus the free GeoLite2 tier.
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$34.83 | Country, Region, City, ISP, ASN, Proxy, VPN, Tor, Time zone, Connection type, Domain, Mobile carrier | Database download, API, MMDB, CSV, Local lookup | every business day (Monday through Friday) for most databases | GeoLite2: free databases and web service for development, personal, or community use, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) license, with the provider's own warning that it does not reliably locate below the postal/ZIP code level. | Monthly or annual subscription for the GeoIP2 databases; pay-per-query for the web service (from $0.0001/query); GeoLite2 free under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0). |