Ipregistry
Location intelligence software
IP address intelligence software
Business intelligence software
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What is Ipregistry
Ipregistry is an IP address intelligence API that returns metadata about an IP address, such as geolocation, ISP/ASN, connection type, and security-related signals. It is typically used by developers and data teams to enrich web/app traffic, support fraud and risk checks, personalize content, and improve analytics. The product is delivered as a web API with JSON responses and is designed to be embedded into applications, data pipelines, and logging/BI workflows.
Developer-friendly enrichment API
Ipregistry is delivered as an HTTP API that returns structured IP metadata suitable for application logic and downstream analytics. This makes it straightforward to integrate into web backends, mobile services, serverless functions, and ETL jobs. The API-centric approach fits teams that need programmatic enrichment rather than a full end-user mapping interface.
Broad IP metadata coverage
The service focuses on IP intelligence attributes commonly required for location and network context, such as country/region/city, ISP, and ASN. It also supports use cases where additional network context is needed beyond basic geolocation, such as traffic segmentation and operational monitoring. This breadth is useful when teams want a single enrichment call instead of stitching together multiple data sources.
Fits analytics and BI pipelines
Because the output is machine-readable JSON, teams can store results alongside event logs and join them in a warehouse or BI tool. This supports reporting on traffic by geography, network, or connection characteristics without building a separate location intelligence stack. It is well-suited to organizations that need enrichment at ingest time or query time rather than interactive mapping features.
Not a full BI platform
Ipregistry provides enrichment data but does not replace dashboards, semantic models, or end-user reporting workflows. Organizations still need a separate analytics stack to visualize and govern metrics. Buyers expecting a packaged business intelligence application may find the scope limited to data enrichment.
Limited workflow and mapping tools
Compared with location intelligence products that include map visualizations, territory planning, or geofencing workflows, Ipregistry is primarily an API. It does not focus on field-sales routing, map-based planning, or indoor/location engagement features. Teams needing those capabilities typically require additional software beyond IP enrichment.
Accuracy and privacy constraints
IP-based geolocation can be imprecise, especially for mobile networks, VPNs, proxies, and corporate gateways where the IP does not reflect the user’s actual location. This can affect personalization, compliance decisions, and fraud rules if not handled with fallbacks and confidence checks. Use also requires careful consideration of privacy and data-handling obligations when enriching user traffic.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go Free tier/trial: 100,000 free credits on sign-up (one-time credit grant to evaluate the service; credits do not renew). Example costs:
- Pack of 50,000 credits — $10
- Pack of 400,000 credits — $50
- Pack of 1,000,000 credits — $100
- Pack of 6,000,000 credits — $500 Key notes:
- Each API lookup consumes 1 credit. (All data/features are included in credits: company data, carrier details, VPN detection, batch lookups, user-agent parsing, threat intelligence, etc.)
- Credits do not expire and there are no monthly fees; you pay only for credits consumed.
- High-volume discounts and monthly payment Enterprise plans are available; for monthly plans or offline datasets contact sales.
- 100,000 free credits are provided upon account creation to assess the service.
