Digital Element (NetAcuity)

Best for: AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt); Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box

Avoid if: You need to start building today without contacting sales; You need transparent pricing up front; You want to try it free before paying

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  35 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  0 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  5 / 100
  Setup speed
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  10 / 100
  Docs quality
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  0 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  15 / 100
  Trust readiness

Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fields (pricing, compliance, capabilities, docs and developer-surface signals) - not from reviews or paid placement. Each axis is 0-100; an unknown signal scores 0 for that axis. Procurement ease is the inverse of buying friction (higher = easier to adopt).

Pricing model

Contact sales [2]digitalelement.com/our-pricing/“Our pricing isn't one-size-fits-all, because neither are your needs. It follows value, not volume.”digitalelement.com/pricing/“Pricing that reflects the value you gain … The specific outcomes and applications you're pursuing … The volume, reach, and environments your application supports”

Published pricing

✗ No [3]digitalelement.com/our-pricing/“Our clients don't choose us because we're the cheapest; they choose us because we change what's possible.”digitalelement.com/pricing/“Schedule a free consultation with our experts … TALK TO SALES”

Free tier

✗ No [4]digitalelement.com/our-pricing/“Our pricing isn't one-size-fits-all, because neither are your needs. It follows value, not volume.”digitalelement.com/resources/faq/“Digital Element pricing is based on value rather than volume and is tailored to each customer's needs.”

Self-serve signup

✗ No

Requires sales call

✓ Yes [5]digitalelement.com/our-pricing/“Schedule a free consultation with our experts … Contact form available on the page”digitalelement.com/pricing/“TALK TO SALES”

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [6]digitalelement.com/company/about-us/“Digital Element serves clients of any size – from startups to the world's largest enterprises”

• Proxy / VPN detection
• Threat intelligence
• ASN / company data
• IPv6 support
• Downloadable database

Supported actions

ip_lookup, asn_lookup, isp_lookup, company_data, carrier_data, proxy_vpn_tor_detection, threat_intel, timezone_lookup, demographics_lookup, historical_ip_lookup, database_download, cloud_query [7]digitalelement.com/ip-forensics/“Track the full journey of an IP address with detailed visibility into its locations, activities, and proxy/VPN usage.”digitalelement.com/digital-element-database-descriptions/“ISP … ASN … Mobile Carrier … VPN/Proxy … Domain … Company Name … Organization Name … NAICS Codes … Home/Business … CBSA … Language … IP Characteristics (IPC) … Proxy Characteristics”

Regions

IPv4 global coverage - 99.9999% of routable IPv4 addresses, IPv6 global coverage - 99.9999% of routable IPv6 addresses, Country-level accuracy >99.9%, City-level accuracy up to 97%+, Postal code / ZIP+4 precision (US), Maps to more than 4 million distinct geolocations globally, Weekly database updates (geolocation); daily updates (proxy/VPN via Nodify), Downloadable flat-file database and live API/cloud delivery [8]digitalelement.com/netacuity/“Weekly database updates (geolocation); daily updates (proxy/VPN via Nodify)”digitalelement.com/resources/faq/“Covers 99.9999 percent of routable IPv4 and IPv6 addresses … Maps to more than four million distinct geolocations globally”

Input types

IPv4 address, IPv6 address [9]digitalelement.com/netacuity/“Both IPv4 and IPv6”

Output types

country, region, city, postal code / ZIP+4, latitude/longitude, timezone, language, ISP, ASN, domain, company name, organization name, NAICS codes, mobile carrier, connection speed/type, home/business classification, CBSA (Core Based Statistical Area), proxy/VPN/Tor flags, proxy type/classification, demographics, points of interest, IP characteristics / risk signals, JSON, flat-file / database download [10]digitalelement.com/digital-element-database-descriptions/“Country, region, metro, city, postcode, latitude/longitude … ISP identification, ASN … mobile carrier data … Company name, organization type, NAICS industry codes … Proxy/VPN detection, IP characteristics metadata”digitalelement.com/netacuity/“over 20 robust databases including … B2B insights: company name, organization, domain, NAICS codes”

Webhooks

✗ No [11]digitalelement.com/netacuity/“Three deployment options are available: API-based server software, Flat-file downloads, Cloud-based high-performance service”

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No

SDK languages

Node.js [12]digitalelement.com/resources/faq/“Apache Web Module, C, C++, C++ Embedded, C#, Go, Java, Java Embedded, NGINX Web Module, Node.js, Perl, PHP, PHP Shared Memory (Linux only), Python, Ruby, Ruby Embedded”

MCP server

✗ No [13]digitalelement.com/netacuity/“Deployment Options: API-based server software, flat-file download, cloud service”

SOC 2

– Unknown [14]digitalelement.com/company/about-us/“All data is collected anonymously, without cookies or user tracking ― keeping you fully GDPR compliant. No personally identifiable information is ever gathered or stored.”

HIPAA

– Unknown

GDPR

✓ Yes [15]digitalelement.com/company/about-us/“All data is collected anonymously, without cookies or user tracking ― keeping you fully GDPR compliant. No personally identifiable information is ever gathered or stored.”digitalelement.com/privacy-policy/“Personal Data collected in the European Union is subject to the European Union General Data Protection Regulation … European Union Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)”

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

✗ No [16]digitalelement.com/company/about-us/“Free 24/7 access to expert support”

Known restrictions

Pricing is fully custom / contact-sales only - no published tiers or per-lookup rates, No free tier or recurring free allowance, MRC accreditation scope limited to NetAcuity Standard for non-mobile US traffic at DMA level and above, No personally identifiable information is gathered or stored - data methodology is privacy-by-design (no cookies, no PII), NAI (Network Advertising Initiative) member - subject to NAI Code of Conduct [17]digitalelement.com/company/about-us/“No personally identifiable information is ever gathered or stored”digitalelement.com/newsroom/press/netacuity-receives-continued-accreditation-mrc/“NetAcuity Standard service … accreditation explicitly applying to identification for U.S. data at the Designated Market Area (DMA) level and above, and for U.S. vs. non-U.S. identification”

• llms.txt

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

API style

rest

Base URL

https://global.cloud.netacuity.com/webservice/query

Version

6.4.2.1

Versioning

none

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Error format

vendor-specific JSON (field: "error" in response object)

SDKs

• Node.js node-netacuity · repo

Launched

1999-01-01

GA

1999-01-01

Notable customers

The Trade Desk, eBay, CNN, Oracle, LinkedIn, AppsFlyer, Microsoft Advertising, Nielsen, Adform, Ravelin, Facebook, Netflix, Pinterest, Twitter, BBC, Sony, Hulu, Adobe, Intuit

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  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

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  "Enterprise-grade IP Geolocation and threat intelligence - trusted worldwide for real-time, scalable decisions."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• IPinfo

  "Empowering developers and enterprises with verified IP data that's fast, accurate, and built to scale."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• ipdata

  "Lookup the location and threat profile of any IP Address to localize your website content, analyze logs, enrich forms, target ads, enforce GDPR compliance, perform redirections, block countries, detect VPNs and more."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• IP2Location

  "Power Your Business Intelligence with Accurate IP Metadata and Proxy Threat Intelligence."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Abstract IP Geolocation API

  "Get the location of any IP with a world-class API serving city, region, country and lat/long data."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

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2. ↑Pricing model: digitalelement.com · digitalelement.com
3. ↑Published pricing: digitalelement.com · digitalelement.com
4. ↑Free tier: digitalelement.com · digitalelement.com
5. ↑Requires sales call: digitalelement.com · digitalelement.com
6. ↑Enterprise plan: digitalelement.com
7. ↑Supported actions: digitalelement.com · digitalelement.com
8. ↑Regions: digitalelement.com · digitalelement.com
9. ↑Input types: digitalelement.com
10. ↑Output types: digitalelement.com · digitalelement.com
11. ↑Webhooks: digitalelement.com
12. ↑SDK languages: digitalelement.com
13. ↑MCP server: digitalelement.com
14. ↑SOC 2: digitalelement.com
15. ↑GDPR: digitalelement.com · digitalelement.com
16. ↑Published SLA: digitalelement.com
17. ↑Known restrictions: digitalelement.com · digitalelement.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 15 → 35
2. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
3. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"ipv6":true,"asn_company":true,"threat_intel":true,"downloadable_db":true,"pro…
5. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → Digital Element's NetAcuity is an enterprise IP geolocation database and API th…
6. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 15
7. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt), Teams needi…
8. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You need to start building today without contacting sales, You need transparent…
9. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
10. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 0
11. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 15
12. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 0
13. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 5
14. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 10
15. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
16. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
17. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://www.digitalelement.com/llms.txt
18. 2026-06-14 Has Published Pricing: set to No
19. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Available: set to No
20. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to No
21. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to Yes
22. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
23. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to No
25. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://www.digitalenvoy.com/privacy-policy/
26. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Pricing is fully custom / contact-sales only - no published tiers or per-lookup…
27. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key
28. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
29. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://global.cloud.netacuity.com/webservice/query
30. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to 6.4.2.1
31. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to none
32. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
33. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific JSON (field: "error" in response object)
34. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to Yes
35. 2026-06-14 Launched At: set to 1999-01-01
36. 2026-06-14 GA Date: set to 1999-01-01
37. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to digital-element
38. 2026-06-14 Fields Not Found: set to soc2, hipaa, iso_27001, pci_dss, documented_rate_limits, minimum_commitment, fr…
39. 2026-06-14 Source Confidence: set to high
40. 2026-06-14 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet
41. 2026-06-14 Last Verified At: set to 2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
42. 2026-06-14 Status: set to published
43. 2026-06-14 Notable Customers: set to The Trade Desk, eBay, CNN, Oracle, LinkedIn, AppsFlyer, Microsoft Advertising, …
44. 2026-06-14 Name: set to Digital Element (NetAcuity)
45. 2026-06-14 Vendor ID: set to 92ef41fb-8709-4c04-bfe7-5b7548791bb4
46. 2026-06-14 Website URL: set to https://www.digitalelement.com/
47. 2026-06-14 Vendor Description: set to the pioneer and global leader of IP geolocation technology
48. 2026-06-14 Primary Use Cases: set to content localization, ad targeting, fraud prevention, geofencing / geo-blocking…
49. 2026-06-14 Supported Actions: set to ip_lookup, asn_lookup, isp_lookup, company_data, carrier_data, proxy_vpn_tor_de…
50. 2026-06-14 Supported Regions: set to IPv4 global coverage - 99.9999% of routable IPv4 addresses, IPv6 global coverag…

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