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isMalicious vs IPinfo

IP geolocation and network data API. Features, pricing and API limits side by side.

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isMalicious leads on 9 of 12 compared capabilities

1 shared — full breakdown in the table below

Quick verdict

Choose IPinfo for geolocation, ASN, and privacy context (VPN/hosting). Choose isMalicious for malicious IP/domain/URL verdicts, multi-source threat correlation, CVE data, and security automation feeds.

isMalicious

Threat intelligence API with multi-source correlation, CVE data and ransomware leak-site tracking.

Best for: Automated threat intelligence at scale

IPinfo

IPinfo provides IP geolocation, ASN, carrier and privacy context (VPN, proxy, hosting) through a developer API. It serves personalization, fraud signals and network context, not threat verdicts.

Best for: IP geolocation, ASN context, and privacy signals for apps

Feature comparison

FeatureisMaliciousIPinfo
IP geolocation / ASN contextPartial
IP reputation verdict
Domain reputation
URL scanner
Proxy / VPN / hosting detectionPartial
Multi-source threat correlation
Ransomware leak-site tracking
CVE intelligence (CVSS, EPSS, KEV)
Streaming threat feed
STIX/TAXII export
Blocklist download
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IPinfo: strengths and limitations

Strengths
  • Accurate geolocation API
  • ASN and carrier data
  • Privacy detection (VPN, proxy, hosting)
  • Simple developer experience
Limitations
  • No malicious IP verdict scoring
  • No domain or URL reputation
  • No CVE intelligence
  • No ransomware tracking
  • No dark web monitoring
  • No STIX/TAXII or blocklist exports

Pricing

isMalicious

Free: website lookups with no monthly cap and 250 API calls a month. Pro from €99/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

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IPinfo

Free (50K/month), paid from $49/month

Frequently asked questions

Is isMalicious better than IPinfo?

They solve different problems. IPinfo excels at IP geolocation and network context. isMalicious excels at threat intelligence — scoring whether indicators are malicious, correlating configured sources, and providing CVE, ransomware, and dark web context for security teams.

Can isMalicious replace IPinfo for geolocation?

isMalicious includes geolocation and ASN context as part of threat reports, but IPinfo remains the specialist for high-volume geolocation-only use cases. Most security teams use isMalicious when they need verdicts, not just location data.

Does isMalicious detect VPNs like IPinfo?

isMalicious provides hosting, datacenter, and privacy context alongside reputation scoring. IPinfo offers more granular privacy-type labels tuned for product personalization rather than security verdicts.

Which is better for a security team?

isMalicious. Security operations need malicious verdicts, confidence scores, blocklists, and CVE/ransomware intelligence — capabilities IPinfo does not provide as a threat platform.

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