IPinfo vs MaxMind GeoIP

IPinfo9.1Visit MGMaxMind GeoIP8.8Visit

Higher score IPinfo #2 in IP Address Intelligence Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit IPinfo

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MG MaxMind GeoIP #4 in IP Address Intelligence Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit MaxMind

• IPinfo fits best

  Organizations needing broad IP data and integrations

• MaxMind GeoIP fits best

  Enterprises needing GeoIP databases and APIs

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Side by side

Feature	IPinfo 9.1/10 Visit ↗	MGMaxMind GeoIP 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#2 in IP Address Intelligence Software	#4 in IP Address Intelligence Software
Best for	Organizations needing broad IP data and integrations	Enterprises needing GeoIP databases and APIs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$26/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IPinfo 3/3 · MaxMind GeoIP 2/3
Threat detection	✓ (best)	—
Proxy/VPN detection	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Geolocation data	Coordinates	Coordinates
Free lookups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data refresh	Daily	Periodic
Our review
Pros	Lite includes country-level geolocation and unlimited API requests Core adds city-level location and VPN, Tor, proxy, and relay detection APIs, downloadable databases, and integrations support varied data workflows	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	Core and Max prices are monthly equivalents billed annually City-level geolocation and privacy detection start with the paid Core plan Lite geolocation is limited to country level	No free plan Pricing requires contacting sales Data refresh is periodic rather than real-time
Our verdict	IPinfo provides APIs and downloadable databases that enrich IP addresses with location, network, carrier, and privacy information. Developers, analysts, and organizations can use these signals for cybersecurity, compliance, user… 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

• IPinfo — where it wins

  • Lite includes country-level geolocation and unlimited API requests
  • Core adds city-level location and VPN, Tor, proxy, and relay detection
  • APIs, downloadable databases, and integrations support varied data workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Core and Max prices are monthly equivalents billed annually
  • City-level geolocation and privacy detection start with the paid Core plan
  • Lite geolocation is limited to country level

• 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

• IPinfo9.1/10 · Free plan

  Broad IP intelligence across APIs and downloadable databases, with a free entry tier.

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• MGMaxMind GeoIP8.8/10 · Pricing on request

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

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