🆚 IP-API vs. IP2Location
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 IP-API is slightly more popular than IP2Location.
- 🌎 IP-API is more popular in the United States, Russia, and India.
- 🌍 IP2Location is more popular in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Australia.
Type
Geolocation tool
Geolocation tool
About
IP-API is an IP geolocation API that offers a limited free tier and a paid pro service.
IP2Location is a geolocation service that provides databases and a real-time API to determine a user's location.
Headquarters
Bucharest, Romania
Bayan Baru, Malaysia
Pricing
Free version ✔️45 requests/minute, non-commercial use only
Pro€159.6/year
Free version ✔️LITE edition
Databases
IP-Country$99/year
IP-Country-ISP$399/year
IP-Country-Region-City$399/year
IP-Country-Region-City-ISP$699/year
IP2Proxy$399+/year
Categories
Geolocation › Rank #6
Geolocation › Rank #7
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The IP-API geolocation tool is 1.5 times more popular than IP2Location.
Total websites
Market share
Geolocation
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
IP-API is more popular in the United States, Russia, and India, while IP2Location is more popular in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Australia.
United States
Russia
United Kingdom
Spain
India
Germany
Australia
Canada
Italy
Netherlands
Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in Russia in the Geolocation category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in India in the Geolocation category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in the United States in the Geolocation category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Germany in the Geolocation category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Spain in the Geolocation category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Geolocation category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Australia in the Geolocation category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
IP-API is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while IP2Location is more commonly used on education and reference, and alcohol sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Software/Hardware
Education/Reference
General News
Health
Entertainment
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Compare alternatives
Technologies with similar characteristics.
See also
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