GeoIP-api comparison

Comparison of some different mostly free GeoIP APIs I found around the internet.

Go to https://geoip.emrik.org to do your own benchmark or lookup an IP address using multiple APIs.

Feel free to add any APIs you find to the list by creating a pull request or an issue.

Sites

Url	Https	Limit	Clientside	Client lookup delay	Serverside delay
http://ip-api.com/		45/min		124 ms	25 ms
https://ipapi.co/		1000/day		378 ms	205 ms
https://ipbase.com/		150/month		185 ms	89 ms
https://ipgeolocation.io/		1000/day		n/a	142 ms
https://ipstack.com/		1000/month		274 ms	145 ms
https://ipwhois.io/		10000/month		127 ms	26 ms
https://getgeoapi.com/		300/day		171 ms	122 ms
https://geo.ipify.org/		333/account		n/a	852 ms
https://www.ip2location.io/		30000/month		131 ms	62 ms
https://ipinfo.io/		50000/month		n/a	198 ms
https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/		Unlimited		n/a	310 ms
https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-city-database		16667/account		n/a	176 ms

Example response

API	Serverside Lookup
ip-api.com	{ "status": "success", "country": "United States", "countryCode": "US", "region": "VA", "regionName": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "zip": "20149", "lat": 39.03, "lon": -77.5, "timezone": "America/New_York", "isp": "Google LLC", "org": "Google Public DNS", "as": "AS15169 Google LLC", "query": "8.8.8.8" }
ipapi.co	{ "ip": "8.8.8.8", "network": "8.8.8.0/24", "version": "IPv4", "city": "Mountain View", "region": "California", "region_code": "CA", "country": "US", "country_name": "United States", "country_code": "US", "country_code_iso3": "USA", "country_capital": "Washington", "country_tld": ".us", "continent_code": "NA", "in_eu": false, "postal": "94043", "latitude": 37.42301, "longitude": -122.083352, "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles", "utc_offset": "-0800", "country_calling_code": "+1", "currency": "USD", "currency_name": "Dollar", "languages": "en-US,es-US,haw,fr", "country_area": 9629091, "country_population": 327167434, "asn": "AS15169", "org": "GOOGLE" }
ipbase.com	{ "data": { "ip": "8.8.8.8", "hostname": null, "type": "v4", "range_type": { "type": "PUBLIC", "description": "Public address" }, "connection": { "asn": 15169, "organization": "Google LLC", "isp": "Google LLC", "range": "8.8.8.0/24" }, "location": { "geonames_id": 85922355, "latitude": 37.40599060058594, "longitude": -122.0785140991211, "zip": "94043", "continent": { "code": 6255149, "name": "North America", "name_translated": "North America", "geonames_id": 6255149, "wikidata_id": "Q49" }, "country": { "alpha2": "US", "alpha3": "USA", "calling_codes": [ "+1" ], "currencies": [ { "symbol": "$", "name": "US Dollar", "symbol_native": "$", "decimal_digits": 2, "rounding": 0, "code": "USD", "name_plural": "US dollars" } ], "emoji": "🇺🇸", "ioc": "USA", "languages": [ { "name": "English", "name_native": "English" } ], "name": "United States", "name_translated": "United States", "timezones": [ "America/New_York", "America/Detroit", "America/Kentucky/Louisville", "America/Kentucky/Monticello", "America/Indiana/Indianapolis", "America/Indiana/Vincennes", "America/Indiana/Winamac", "America/Indiana/Marengo", "America/Indiana/Petersburg", "America/Indiana/Vevay", "America/Chicago", "America/Indiana/Tell_City", "America/Indiana/Knox", "America/Menominee", "America/North_Dakota/Center", "America/North_Dakota/New_Salem", "America/North_Dakota/Beulah", "America/Denver", "America/Boise", "America/Phoenix", "America/Los_Angeles", "America/Anchorage", "America/Juneau", "America/Sitka", "America/Metlakatla", "America/Yakutat", "America/Nome", "America/Adak", "Pacific/Honolulu" ], "is_in_european_union": false, "fips": "US", "geonames_id": 85633793, "hasc_id": "US", "wikidata_id": "Q30" }, "city": { "fips": "0649670", "alpha2": null, "geonames_id": 85922355, "hasc_id": null, "wikidata_id": "Q486860", "name": "Mountain View", "name_translated": "Mountain View" }, "region": { "fips": "US06", "alpha2": "US-CA", "geonames_id": 85688637, "hasc_id": "US.CA", "wikidata_id": "Q99", "name": "California", "name_translated": "California" } }, "tlds": [ ".us" ], "timezone": { "id": "America/Los_Angeles", "current_time": "2023-11-05T06:42:33-08:00", "code": "PST", "is_daylight_saving": false, "gmt_offset": -28800 }, "security": { "is_anonymous": null, "is_datacenter": null, "is_vpn": null, "is_bot": null, "is_abuser": null, "is_known_attacker": null, "is_proxy": null, "is_spam": null, "is_tor": null, "proxy_type": null, "is_icloud_relay": null, "threat_score": null }, "domains": { "count": null, "domains": [] } } }
ipgeolocation.io	{ "ip": "8.8.8.8", "continent_code": "NA", "continent_name": "North America", "country_code2": "US", "country_code3": "USA", "country_name": "United States", "country_name_official": "United States of America", "country_capital": "Washington, D.C.", "state_prov": "California", "state_code": "US-CA", "district": "", "city": "Mountain View", "zipcode": "94043-1351", "latitude": "37.42240", "longitude": "-122.08421", "is_eu": false, "calling_code": "+1", "country_tld": ".us", "languages": "en-US,es-US,haw,fr", "country_flag": "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/us_64.png", "geoname_id": "6301403", "isp": "Google LLC", "connection_type": "", "organization": "Google LLC", "currency": { "code": "USD", "name": "US Dollar", "symbol": "$" }, "time_zone": { "name": "America/Los_Angeles", "offset": -8, "offset_with_dst": -8, "current_time": "2023-11-05 06:42:33.697-0800", "current_time_unix": 1699195353.697, "is_dst": false, "dst_savings": 0 } }
ipstack.com	{ "ip": "8.8.8.8", "type": "ipv4", "continent_code": "NA", "continent_name": "North America", "country_code": "US", "country_name": "United States", "region_code": "OH", "region_name": "Ohio", "city": "Glenmont", "zip": "44628", "latitude": 40.5369987487793, "longitude": -82.12859344482422, "location": { "geoname_id": null, "capital": "Washington D.C.", "languages": [ { "code": "en", "name": "English", "native": "English" } ], "country_flag": "https://assets.ipstack.com/flags/us.svg", "country_flag_emoji": "🇺🇸", "country_flag_emoji_unicode": "U+1F1FA U+1F1F8", "calling_code": "1", "is_eu": false } }
ipwhois.io	{ "ip": "8.8.8.8", "success": true, "type": "IPv4", "continent": "North America", "continent_code": "NA", "country": "United States", "country_code": "US", "region": "California", "region_code": "CA", "city": "Mountain View", "latitude": 37.3860517, "longitude": -122.0838511, "is_eu": false, "postal": "94039", "calling_code": "1", "capital": "Washington D.C.", "borders": "CA,MX", "flag": { "img": "https://cdn.ipwhois.io/flags/us.svg", "emoji": "🇺🇸", "emoji_unicode": "U+1F1FA U+1F1F8" }, "connection": { "asn": 15169, "org": "Google LLC", "isp": "Google LLC", "domain": "google.com" }, "timezone": { "id": "America/Los_Angeles", "abbr": "PST", "is_dst": false, "offset": -28800, "utc": "-08:00", "current_time": "2023-11-05T06:42:34-08:00" } }
getgeoapi.com	{ "ip": "8.8.8.8", "type": "IPv4", "location": { "latitude": 37.386051, "longitude": -122.083847 }, "postcode": "94035", "area": { "code": "US-CA", "geonameid": 5332921, "name": "California" }, "asn": { "number": 15169, "organisation": "GOOGLE" }, "city": { "geonameid": 5375480, "name": "Mountain View", "population": 80435 }, "continent": { "geonameid": 6255149, "name": "North America", "code": "NA" }, "country": { "geonameid": 6252001, "name": "United States of America", "code": "US", "capital": "Washington", "area_size": "9629091.00 sq. km", "population": 327167434, "phone_code": "1", "is_in_eu": false, "languages": { "en": "English language", "es": "Spanish language", "haw": "Hawaiian language", "fr": "French language" }, "flag": { "file": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg", "emoji": "🇺🇸", "unicode": "U+1F1FA U+1F1F8" }, "tld": ".us" }, "currency": { "code": "USD", "name": "United States dollar" }, "security": { "is_tor": false, "is_proxy": false, "is_crawler": true, "is_threat": true, "is_thread": true }, "time": { "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles", "gtm_offset": -28800, "gmt_offset": -28800, "is_daylight_saving": false, "code": "PST" }, "status": "success" }
geo.ipify.org	{ "ip": "8.8.8.8", "location": { "country": "US", "region": "California", "city": "Mountain View", "lat": 32.69922, "lng": -117.11281, "postalCode": "", "timezone": "-07:00", "geonameId": 5375481 }, "domains": [ "gogokow.fun", "prosp.my", "revduct.ma", "s2mtc.ma", "sallesdemariage.ma" ], "as": { "asn": 15169, "name": "GOOGLE", "route": "8.8.8.0/24", "domain": "https://about.google/intl/en/", "type": "Content" }, "isp": "Google LLC", "proxy": { "proxy": false, "vpn": false, "tor": false } }
ip2location.io	{ "ip": "8.8.8.8", "country_code": "US", "country_name": "United States of America", "region_name": "California", "city_name": "Mountain View", "latitude": 37.38605, "longitude": -122.08385, "zip_code": "94035", "time_zone": "-07:00", "asn": "15169", "as": "Google LLC", "is_proxy": false }
ipinfo.io	{ "ip": "8.8.8.8", "hostname": "dns.google", "anycast": true, "city": "Mountain View", "region": "California", "country": "US", "loc": "37.4056,-122.0775", "org": "AS15169 Google LLC", "postal": "94043", "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles" }
geolite2	{ "continent": { "code": "NA", "geonameId": 6255149, "names": { "de": "Nordamerika", "en": "North America", "es": "Norteamérica", "fr": "Amérique du Nord", "ja": "北アメリカ", "pt-BR": "América do Norte", "ru": "Северная Америка", "zh-CN": "北美洲" } }, "country": { "isoCode": "US", "geonameId": 6252001, "names": { "ru": "США", "zh-CN": "美国", "de": "Vereinigte Staaten", "en": "United States", "es": "Estados Unidos", "fr": "États Unis", "ja": "アメリカ", "pt-BR": "EUA" } }, "registeredCountry": { "isoCode": "US", "geonameId": 6252001, "names": { "fr": "États Unis", "ja": "アメリカ", "pt-BR": "EUA", "ru": "США", "zh-CN": "美国", "de": "Vereinigte Staaten", "en": "United States", "es": "Estados Unidos" }, "isInEuropeanUnion": false }, "traits": { "autonomousSystemNumber": 15169, "autonomousSystemOrganization": "GOOGLE", "ipAddress": "8.8.8.8", "network": "8.8.8.0/24", "isAnonymous": false, "isAnonymousProxy": false, "isAnonymousVpn": false, "isHostingProvider": false, "isLegitimateProxy": false, "isPublicProxy": false, "isResidentialProxy": false, "isSatelliteProvider": false, "isTorExitNode": false }, "location": { "accuracyRadius": 1000, "latitude": 37.751, "longitude": -97.822, "timeZone": "America/Chicago" } }
geoip2	{ "continent": { "code": "NA", "geonameId": 6255149, "names": { "zh-CN": "北美洲", "de": "Nordamerika", "en": "North America", "es": "Norteamérica", "fr": "Amérique du Nord", "ja": "北アメリカ", "pt-BR": "América do Norte", "ru": "Северная Америка" } }, "country": { "isoCode": "US", "geonameId": 6252001, "names": { "pt-BR": "EUA", "ru": "США", "zh-CN": "美国", "de": "Vereinigte Staaten", "en": "United States", "es": "Estados Unidos", "fr": "États Unis", "ja": "アメリカ" } }, "maxmind": { "queriesRemaining": 16652 }, "registeredCountry": { "isoCode": "US", "geonameId": 6252001, "names": { "zh-CN": "美国", "de": "Vereinigte Staaten", "en": "United States", "es": "Estados Unidos", "fr": "États Unis", "ja": "アメリカ", "pt-BR": "EUA", "ru": "США" }, "isInEuropeanUnion": false }, "traits": { "autonomousSystemNumber": 15169, "autonomousSystemOrganization": "GOOGLE", "connectionType": "Corporate", "isp": "Google", "organization": "Google", "ipAddress": "8.8.8.8", "network": "8.8.8.8/32", "isAnonymous": false, "isAnonymousProxy": false, "isAnonymousVpn": false, "isHostingProvider": false, "isLegitimateProxy": false, "isPublicProxy": false, "isResidentialProxy": false, "isSatelliteProvider": false, "isTorExitNode": false }, "location": { "accuracyRadius": 1000, "latitude": 37.751, "longitude": -97.822, "timeZone": "America/Chicago" } }