Comparison · DB-IP alternative

IP-Atlas vs DB-IP

DB-IP's free Lite MMDB is respected for country-level lookups and open licensing (CC-BY). Their paid tiers scale to €499/mo Enterprise. IP-Atlas competes on a single REST contract, explicit VPN/Tor flags, and published overage rather than annual commitment pricing.

Pricing verified from db-ip.com/api as of 2026-04-22.

Plans at a glance

Tier	IP-Atlas	DB-IP
Free	$0 · 60K/mo REST · every field · card req.	$0 · free Lite MMDB (country only, CC-BY)
Starter	$19 · 2M/mo	Basic €8.29/mo · 2K–50K daily · adds coords, ISP, proxy/crawler
Growth	$79 · 10M/mo	Professional >€50/mo · full API feature set
Scale	$249 · 50M/mo	Enterprise €499.90/mo · unlimited + dedicated infra

Privacy signals

DB-IP returns a generic is_proxy / is_crawler flag from its Basic tier. It does not split VPN, Tor exit nodes, and residential proxies into separate flags.

IP-Atlas returns explicit is_vpn and is_datacenter booleans on every tier, including Free. Tor exit nodes are covered under is_vpn today (dedicated is_tor flag is on the roadmap).

When DB-IP is the right choice

You want a permissively-licensed country-only MMDB and don't need a REST API — DB-IP Lite is a well-maintained free resource with CC-BY.
Your procurement prefers EU-headquartered vendors.
You already integrate DB-IP's BIN file in a Java/Spring stack.

When IP-Atlas is a better fit

You want one REST endpoint instead of both an MMDB and an HTTP API.
You need distinct VPN / Tor / datacenter flags rather than a combined "proxy/crawler" bit.
You prefer month-to-month overage billing to an annual Basic/Professional/Enterprise commitment.