2 weeks ago
Wed Mar 18, 2026 7:42pm PST
Ask HN: How to Evaluate IP Dataset?
I've been researching solutions for cost effective method to enrich millions of IPs per day (only need country, city, ASN), and I came across ip-api.com.

The service is mentioned in a few random Reddit threads as cost effective option, but I cannot find any discussions about accuracy of data.

How would one even go about verifying it?

For context, I am paying at the moment a few thousand/per month to another provider for IP data. I am not really using this data for anything other than have enough data to troubleshoot customer support/fraud. This service is promising unlimited IP data for USD 16/month, which sounds too good to be true, but there are many positive reviews across the Internet, so I am trying to evaluate if it is worth adopting.

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