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VERDICT

Should I use IPWho?

IP geolocation API resolving IPv4/IPv6 into postal-code-level location, ASN, ISP, company, timezone and currency data. - ipwho.org

Worth it. Buy if you're a developer who wants cheap, simple IP geolocation — paid plans start at $2.50/month with every field included. Skip if you need enterprise compliance, a proven support track record, or accuracy IP geolocation can't deliver.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~15 public sources; much of the pricing detail is vendor-published, so independent confirmation is limited.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Paid (3 plans total)from $2.50/mo

Best for

  • SaaS developers adding IP geolocation
  • High-volume lookups on a tight budget
  • Teams migrating off's HTTP-only free API
  • Fraud and risk-monitoring enrichment

Not for

  • Anyone needing GPS-accurate location — IP geo is approximate at best
  • Non-developers wanting a point-and-click tool; it's an API only
  • Enterprises requiring SOC 2, audits, or named customer references
  • Low-volume hobby projects — free or already covers you

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

appears in malware traffic analyses; corporate EDR or proxies may flag the endpoint

medium

Independent pricing verification is scarce; quotes lean on the vendor's own comparison pages

medium

Privacy blog flags IP tracking; review the data policy before sending user IPs

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Paid plans start at $2.50/month
  • Claims ~90% cheaper than at 150K monthly requests
  • Every data field included on every plan, no per-field upsells
  • Official TypeScript/JavaScript SDK published on npm
  • Reddit user reports using it at 250,000 API calls monthly

Cons

  • Most pricing claims come from the vendor's own comparison pages
  • No security page found at /security; compliance info thin
  • Privacy blog raises tracking concerns about the endpoint
  • Few detailed user reviews surfaced; small-vendor track record unproven

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 13 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x5review x5security x3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Undercuts ipapi.co ~90% at 150K requests
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Developer-first; official JS and Rust SDKs
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Postal-code geo, ASN, ISP, currency, security fields
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Security docs exist; no breaches or CVEs found
  • $2.50/mo Starting price Cheapest paid tier
  • Yes Free tier Per vendor pricing page
  • 3 Plans Listed on Capterra
  • 16+ Network locations Per TechnologyCounter

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Entry-level IP lookups
  • All data fields included

Paid (3 plans total)

from $2.50/mo

  • Every field on every plan
  • Usage-based quotas that scale

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

user feedback is sparse but positive, citing low cost at high request volumes.

“We've been using IPwho.org - at 250,000 API cal...”
Reddit, r/networking

Companies that use it

  • Joplin (open-source notes app, desktop geolocation)⁸
Full analysis

Based on ~15 public sources; much of the pricing detail is vendor-published, so independent confirmation is limited.

Cheap, no-fuss IP geolocation API from $2.50/mo — devs win, compliance-minded buyers look elsewhere.

Methodology

Based on ~15 public sources; much of the pricing detail is vendor-published, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources

  1. IPWho homepageipwho.org
    official
  2. IPWho pricing pageipwho.org
    official
  3. IPWho vs ip-api.com comparisonipwho.org
    official
  4. IPWho vs ipapi.co comparisonipwho.org
    official
  5. G2 — IPWho Reviewsg2.com
    review
  6. Capterra — IPWho Pricingcapterra.com
    review
  7. Reddit r/networking — IP lookup recommendationsreddit.com
    review
  8. GitHub — Joplin ipwho.is geolocation issuegithub.com
    review
  9. TechnologyCounter — IPWho overviewtechnologycounter.com
    review
  10. any.run — ipwho.is malware analysisany.run
    security
  11. Cyfirma Weekly Intelligence Reportcyfirma.com
    security
  12. PrivacyAuditor — ipwho.is privacy concernsprivacyauditor.institute
    security
  13. npm — @ipwho/ipwho SDKnpmjs.com
    official

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