Comparison · Ipregistry alternative

IP-Atlas vs Ipregistry

Ipregistry is a serious IP-data competitor with solid VPN detection and a generous 100K-lookup free trial. The real difference is billing model: Ipregistry sells prepaid credit packs that never expire; IP-Atlas sells monthly subscriptions with published overage.

Pricing verified from ipregistry.co/pricing as of 2026-04-22.

Plans at a glance

TierIP-AtlasIpregistry
Free$0 · 60K/mo · card req. · monthly$0 · 100K lookups total (one-time) · no card
Starter$19 · 2M/mo$10 · 50K credits (prepaid pack)
Growth$79 · 10M/mo~$100 · ~1M credits
Scale$249 · 50M/mo$500 · 6M credits (one-time)

At 2M lookups/mo sustained: IP-Atlas $19/mo. Ipregistry ~$200/mo in credit consumption (~$0.000083 × 2M). We're ~10× cheaper at steady state. If you're spiky and your annual volume is small, Ipregistry's credit model may suit better.

What each is good at

Ipregistry is stronger when…

  • Traffic is bursty — you buy a pack and draw on it for months or years
  • You've front-loaded a migration lookup and won't keep using it
  • You want to avoid any recurring subscription
  • You need their specific carrier / VPN service-name granularity

IP-Atlas is stronger when…

  • You have steady-state monthly volume and want predictable billing
  • You want published overage, warning emails, and a spend cap — not a silent credit burn-down
  • You want a downloadable MMDB (Developer+) in addition to the REST endpoint
  • You want the same fields on every plan without per-module unlocks

Data verified from ipregistry.co public pricing, as of 2026-04-22. Not endorsed by Ipregistry.