ipto vs ipapi.is

ipapi.is positions itself as a cheaper, higher-quality alternative to IPinfo, and its free tier is a genuine standout: 1,000 requests/day with the same data quality as paid plans, by their own claim — VPN, datacenter, and abuser detection included, not gated behind a paid tier. The catch is the daily cap itself; past 1,000/day it's a $20/month Basic plan for 20,000/day.

Feature	ipto	ipapi.is
Free tier security data	Yes	Yes — same data quality as paid plans, by their own claim
Free tier volume	Unlimited	1,000 requests/day
Cheapest paid tier	n/a (one free tier)	$20/month for 20,000 requests/day
Company / organization data	ASN org name only	Yes, dedicated company lookup field
Bulk lookup	100 IPs/request (Pro/Enterprise)	Available, limits vary by tier
API key required	Never	Yes
User-Agent / device parsing	Yes — GET /v1/ua, browser/OS/device/bot detection, also on the account dashboard	No dedicated UA-parsing product found

When ipapi.is might fit better

You want company-level data (not just ASN org name) bundled into the same response.
You're comfortable with a hard daily cap and would rather pay a flat $20/month than work around a competitor's commercial-use restrictions.

When ipto fits better

You need more than 1,000 lookups in a single day without paying — ipto's free tier has no daily cap.
You want one consistent free tier indefinitely rather than tracking a daily counter that resets to paid-or-blocked.

FAQ

Does ipapi.is really not gate features behind paid plans?

That's their own claim — the free tier is stated to return the same data quality as every paid plan. The only thing volume buys you is a higher daily request cap, not new fields.

What happens if I go over 1,000 requests in a day?

Requests beyond the daily free cap are throttled or rejected until the next reset, per ipapi.is's published limits. ipto's free tier has no daily request cap to run into.

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