Comparison · IP2Location alternative

IP-Atlas vs IP2Location

IP2Location splits its offering between a cloud API (ip2location.io) and annual BIN/MMDB database licences (ip2location.com). Full VPN/Tor/residential detection is gated to the Plus ($249/mo) or Security ($499/mo) tiers — IP-Atlas includes all of it on Free.

Pricing verified from ip2location.io/pricing as of 2026-04-22.

Plans at a glance

Tier	IP-Atlas	IP2Location.io
Free	$0 · 60K/mo · every field · card req.	$0 · 50K/mo · 11 fields · attribution required
Starter	$19 · 2M/mo	$49 · 150K/mo · 20 fields
Growth	$79 · 10M/mo	Plus $249/mo · 300K · full VPN/Tor
Scale	$249 · 50M/mo	Security $499/mo · 600K · 79 fields

Privacy detection: where it lives

Signal	IP-Atlas Free	IP2Location Starter $49	IP2Location Plus $249
Datacenter / hosting	✓	partial	✓
Open proxy	✓	✓	✓
Commercial VPN	✓	—	✓
Tor exit node	✓	—	✓
Residential proxy	— (roadmap)	—	✓

For most signup-fraud workflows, the three signals that matter are VPN, Tor, and datacenter. IP-Atlas delivers all three on Free; IP2Location requires Plus at $249/mo.

When IP2Location is the right choice

You need one of IP2Location's 79 fields that IP-Atlas doesn't surface (e.g. elevation, area code, currency symbol, weather-station code).
You already hold an IP2Location BIN database licence and it's working.
You specifically need residential-proxy detection — they have dedicated coverage today; ours is on roadmap.

When IP-Atlas is a better fit

You want VPN + Tor + datacenter detection below $49/mo.
You want a single REST contract, not a parallel ipgeolocation + ipproxy + BIN integration.
You want monthly overage billing, not annual BIN licence renewals.

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Data verified from ip2location.io public pricing, as of 2026-04-22. Not endorsed by IP2Location.