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Should I use Whoxy?

WHOIS lookup, history, and reverse-search API for domain intelligence - whoxy.com

Worth it. Buy if you are an OSINT, security, or domain-research user wanting a cheap WHOIS API with history and reverse search. Skip if you need guaranteed current registrant identities or DomainTools-grade enterprise intel.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~12 usable public sources; several search results (G2 database categories, Steam, HR software) were unrelated noise.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNot disclosed
  • Security postureNot disclosed

Pricing

Free

Free account

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • OSINT investigators
  • Security and threat-intel teams
  • Bug-bounty recon
  • Domain investors and brand protection

Not for

  • Anyone needing current post-GDPR registrant identities
  • Enterprises wanting DomainTools-grade depth and support
  • Non-technical users — free web WHOIS covers one-off lookups
  • Buyers requiring enterprise vendor vetting and compliance paperwork

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Post-GDPR records hide owner contacts; history value is mostly pre-2018 data

medium

Guess: API is credit-based; bulk reverse WHOIS and history queries escalate costs quickly

low

Guess: free tier covers lookups, not sustained API volume; check limits before committing

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Budget-friendly WHOIS API per third-party reviews
  • Free account for web lookups before paying
  • Reverse WHOIS searches the entire database by owner
  • WHOIS history includes past owner contacts
  • Endorsed in OSINT guides and recon toolchains

Cons

  • Current registrant data is GDPR-redacted; contacts mostly pre-GDPR
  • Small vendor (~$679K scale) versus enterprise rivals
  • Sparse independent user reviews; ratings hard to verify

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/02/2026 - 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

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Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Repeatedly called budget-friendly by reviewers
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Returns parsed WHOIS data
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Lookup, reverse WHOIS, history, API
  • Yes Free tier Free account signup for web lookups
  • $679.1K Crunchbase estimate Small vendor scale per Crunchbase
  • Sparse Independent reviews One dedicated third-party review found

Pricing

Free account

Free

  • Web WHOIS lookups
  • Limited API access

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

OSINT guides, security researchers, and recon write-ups cite Whoxy as a budget WHOIS lookup and history API.

Alternatives

Compare Whoxy with each alternative.

  • Free web WHOIS (who.is)

    One-off lookups need no paid API at all

Full analysis

Based on ~12 usable public sources; several search results (G2 database categories, Steam, HR software) were unrelated noise.

Cheap, well-regarded WHOIS API for OSINT and recon; not for current post-GDPR registrant data or enterprise intel depth.

Methodology

Based on ~12 usable public sources; several search results (G2 database categories, Steam, HR software) were unrelated noise.

Sources

  1. Whoxy homepagewhoxy.com
    official
  2. Whoxy pricing pagewhoxy.com
    official
  3. Reverse WHOIS APIwhoxy.com
    official
  4. Whoxy product security pagewhoxy.com
    official
  5. Whoxy API docs — OSINTverseosintverse.com
    review
  6. Whoxy API budget-friendly reviewwhosdomain.quora.com
    review
  7. Whoxy Review: Pricing & API Featuresdomscan.net
    review
  8. Whoxy in OSINT sources listgithub.com
    review
  9. SpecterOps — Plenty of Phish in the Seaspecterops.io
    news
  10. Domain history actor (pre-GDPR records)apify.com
    news
  11. Whoxy Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.com
    news
  12. WhoisJSON Whoxy alternative comparisonwhoisjson.com
    news

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