ipdata
IP address intelligence software
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$10 per month
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What is ipdata
ipdata is an IP address intelligence API that returns geolocation and network-related attributes for an IP address. It is used by developers and product teams for tasks such as localization, analytics enrichment, access policy decisions, and basic fraud/risk signals. The service is typically consumed via REST API and returns structured fields such as location, ISP/ASN, and privacy-related indicators (for example VPN/proxy/Tor flags, where available).
Developer-friendly API integration
ipdata is delivered as an API, which fits common enrichment and decisioning workflows in web and mobile applications. Typical usage patterns include server-side lookups during login, checkout, or content personalization. API-based delivery also supports integration into data pipelines and event processing without maintaining a local database.
Broad enrichment attributes
The product focuses on returning more than basic country/city data by including network and organization context such as ISP and ASN. This supports use cases like routing, segmentation, and policy enforcement based on network ownership. It also helps teams correlate traffic patterns and investigate anomalies using consistent IP metadata fields.
Privacy and risk indicators
ipdata commonly includes indicators related to privacy infrastructure (such as VPN/proxy/Tor detection, where provided in the response). These fields can be used as inputs to step-up authentication, rate limiting, or manual review queues. This is useful for teams that need lightweight risk signals without deploying a full fraud platform.
Accuracy varies by IP type
As with other IP intelligence providers, geolocation and network attribution can be less reliable for mobile carrier NAT, CGNAT, satellite, and some IPv6 allocations. VPNs, proxies, and corporate gateways can also shift apparent location away from the end user. Teams often need to treat results as probabilistic and design fallbacks.
Not a full fraud solution
IP intelligence is only one input to fraud prevention and account security decisions. ipdata does not replace device fingerprinting, behavioral analytics, identity verification, or payment risk scoring. Organizations with high fraud exposure may need additional tooling and data sources beyond IP-based signals.
Data residency and compliance fit
Using a hosted API can raise questions about where lookups are processed and how logs are retained. Some organizations require on-prem or offline databases for compliance, latency, or cost predictability, which may not align with an API-only approach. Buyers typically need to validate retention, sub-processing, and regional processing options against internal requirements.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $10 per month | 2,500 requests daily; Geolocation Data; OSINT Blocklists; ASN Data. |
| Lite | $30 per month | 10,000 requests daily; Geolocation Data; OSINT Blocklists; ASN Data. |
| Startup | $50 per month | 50,000 requests daily; Geolocation Data; OSINT Blocklists; ASN Data; Company Data. |
| Business | $120 per month | 100,000 requests daily; Geolocation Data; Commercial Blocklists; ASN Data; Company Data; VPN Detection; ML IP Reputation Scores. |
| Expanded / Mid-tier | Starting at $200 per month | “Expanded plans” for higher volumes (dashboard indicates plans starting at $200 p.m.). |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing (starting at $500 per month) | High-volume discounts; 99.999% SLA; Data downloads; Custom datasets; Support SLA. (Enterprise page notes a minimum fee of $500). |
Notes: Annual billing is eligible for a 20% discount (pricing page). The vendor also offers a permanently available free tier (see below) and a 7-day free trial available via the dashboard billing flow.
