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Whoxy vs WhoisJSON

Whoxy and WhoisJSON both land on Worth it.

Whoxy

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you are an OSINT, security, or domain-research user wanting a cheap WHOIS API with history and reverse search.

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WhoisJSON

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a developer or small team needing WHOIS/DNS/SSL data in code . the free 1,000 requests/month makes trialing it risk-free.

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Whoxy versus WhoisJSON
Compare	Whoxy	WhoisJSON
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	OSINT investigators	Developers building domain checks
Who it's not for	Anyone needing current post-GDPR registrant identities	Non-technical buyers . it's a raw API, no GUI
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁴	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Public sentiment	OSINT guides, security researchers, and recon write-ups cite Whoxy as a budget WHOIS lookup and history API.^⁵	Independent coverage is thin, but a Reddit developer praised the free tier while building a domain monitoring tool on it.
Biggest gotcha	Post-GDPR records hide owner contacts; history value is mostly pre-2018 data¹⁰	1,000 free calls/month disappears fast in production; growth pushes you to paid plans¹⁵

Pick Whoxy when

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

When Whoxy is not a fit

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

Pick WhoisJSON when

Developers building domain checks
Fraud and phishing investigation
Domain portfolio monitoring
AI agent workflows via MCP

When WhoisJSON is not a fit

Non-technical buyers . it's a raw API, no GUI
Enterprises needing DomainTools-grade threat intel
One-off lookups . free whois/DNS tools already exist
Guess: teams requiring SLAs or compliance attestations

Sources

Whoxy homepagewhoxy.com
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Whoxy pricing pagewhoxy.com
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Reverse WHOIS APIwhoxy.com
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Whoxy product security pagewhoxy.com
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Whoxy API docs . OSINTverseosintverse.com
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Whoxy API budget-friendly reviewwhosdomain.quora.com
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Whoxy Review: Pricing & API Featuresdomscan.net
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Whoxy in OSINT sources listgithub.com
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SpecterOps . Plenty of Phish in the Seaspecterops.io
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Domain history actor (pre-GDPR records)apify.com
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Whoxy Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.com
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WhoisJSON Whoxy alternative comparisonwhoisjson.com
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WhoisJSON homepagewhoisjson.com
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WhoisJSON pricingwhoisjson.com
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Free WHOIS API . 1,000 monthly requestswhoisjson.com
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Product security pagewhoisjson.com
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