🆚 IP-API vs. MaxMind
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 MaxMind is slightly more popular than IP-API.
- 🌎 MaxMind is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
- 🌍 IP-API is more popular in Russia, India, and Sweden.
Type
Geolocation tool
Geolocation tool
About
IP-API is an IP geolocation API that offers a limited free tier and a paid pro service.
MaxMind is a provider of IP address intelligence, geolocation and fraud detection tools.
Headquarters
Bucharest, Romania
Malden, Massachusetts, United States
Pricing
Free version ✔️45 requests/minute, non-commercial use only
Pro€159.6/year
Free version ✔️GeoLite
GeoIP databases
Country$374/year
ISP$484/year
City$1,474/year
Categories
Geolocation › Rank #6
Geolocation › Rank #5
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The MaxMind geolocation tool is 1.3 times more popular than IP-API.
Total websites
Market share
Geolocation
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
MaxMind is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while IP-API is more popular in Russia, India, and Sweden.
United States
United Kingdom
Russia
Germany
Australia
France
Canada
Spain
Netherlands
India
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.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Canada in the Geolocation category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the United Kingdom in the Geolocation category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in France in the Geolocation category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Germany in the Geolocation category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the United States in the Geolocation category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
MaxMind is more popular among sites focused on business, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising, while IP-API is more commonly used on blogs and wiki, general news, and entertainment sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Software/Hardware
Internet Services
Health
Blogs/Wiki
Real Estate
Fashion/Beauty
Finance/Banking
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
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