IP2Location vs MaxMind GeoIP

IP2Location7.9Visit MGMaxMind GeoIP7.4Visit

Higher score IP2Location #4 in IP Address Intelligence Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit IP2Location

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MG MaxMind GeoIP #7 in IP Address Intelligence Software 7.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit MaxMind

• IP2Location fits best

  Teams needing self-hosted IP databases and proxy data

• MaxMind GeoIP fits best

  Enterprises needing GeoIP databases and APIs

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Side by side

Feature	IP2Location 7.9/10 Visit ↗	MGMaxMind GeoIP 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.4
Ranking	#4 in IP Address Intelligence Software	#7 in IP Address Intelligence Software
Best for	Teams needing self-hosted IP databases and proxy data	Enterprises needing GeoIP databases and APIs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IP2Location 3/3 · MaxMind GeoIP 2/3
Threat detection	✓ (best)	—
Proxy/VPN detection	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Geolocation data	Coordinates	Coordinates
Free lookups	Not published	Not published
Data refresh	Daily	Periodic
Our review
Pros	Offers country-to-coordinate geolocation and ISP, ASN, and usage data Provides downloadable databases, REST lookups, and batch processing Supports IPv4 and IPv6, with IP2Proxy threat-related fields	Returns country, subdivision, city, latitude and longitude data Adds ISP, organization, connection-type and domain attributes Offers anonymous-IP detection and hosted or self-hosted access
Cons	The listed DB1 site license costs $980 per year Database packages differ in fields and granularity New users are directed to IP2Location.io instead of the legacy web service	No free plan Pricing requires contacting sales Data refresh is periodic rather than real-time
Our verdict	IP2Location provides IP geolocation databases, web services, and batch processing for applications that need to enrich IP addresses with location and network attributes. It suits teams building traffic analysis, content localization, or… Read the review →	MaxMind GeoIP provides IP intelligence for websites, applications, fraud prevention and analytics. It is aimed at teams that need to map IP addresses to locations and network attributes, with products available through hosted APIs or… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• IP2Location — where it wins

  • Offers country-to-coordinate geolocation and ISP, ASN, and usage data
  • Provides downloadable databases, REST lookups, and batch processing
  • Supports IPv4 and IPv6, with IP2Proxy threat-related fields

  Where it doesn't

  • The listed DB1 site license costs $980 per year
  • Database packages differ in fields and granularity
  • New users are directed to IP2Location.io instead of the legacy web service

• MaxMind GeoIP — where it wins

  • Returns country, subdivision, city, latitude and longitude data
  • Adds ISP, organization, connection-type and domain attributes
  • Offers anonymous-IP detection and hosted or self-hosted access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Data refresh is periodic rather than real-time

• IP2Location7.9/10 · Free plan

  A flexible IP lookup toolkit, with self-hosted databases and proxy data at a high site-license price.

  Visit IP2LocationFull verdict →
• MGMaxMind GeoIP7.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature GeoIP toolkit for organizations that need location and network attributes from IPs.

  Visit MaxMindFull verdict →