MaxMind GeoIP2

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Regulated or enterprise workloads - compliance attestations and an enterprise plan; Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box

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  20 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  100 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  85 / 100
  Setup speed
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  15 / 100
  Docs quality
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  100 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  40 / 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

Hybrid (base + usage)

Published pricing

✓ Yes

Free tier

✓ Yes

Free tier details

GeoLite2 free tier: downloadable Country, City, and ASN databases (30 downloads/day) plus Country and City web services (1,000 lookups/day per service). Requires attribution per GeoLite EULA. GeoLite City is considerably less accurate than paid GeoIP City data and not recommended for commercial use. A commercial GeoLite license exists for redistribution/commercial product use. No MaxMind support for GeoLite users.

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [2]maxmind.com/en/geoip-api-web-services“Discounts for higher volume of queries. If you estimate your volume of queries to be over $2,500 a month, contact us to discuss rates.”support.maxmind.com/hc/en-us/articles/8416156074011-GeoIP-Database-Pricing“We do not list prices on our website for our premium GeoIP databases or for commercial licenses.”

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

Supported actions

ip_lookup, country_lookup, city_lookup, insights_lookup, asn_lookup, isp_lookup, domain_lookup, connection_type_lookup, proxy_vpn_tor_detection, residential_proxy_detection, anonymous_ip_detection, user_type_classification, static_ip_score, ip_risk_score, mobile_carrier_data, anycast_detection, database_download, requester_ip_auto_detect

Regions

IPv4 addresses, IPv6 addresses, 190+ countries, country-level accuracy: 99.8%, city-level accuracy (US): 68% within 50 km, state-level accuracy (US): 80%, ISP accuracy: ~95% in US, ~80% outside US, connection type accuracy: ~95% for cellular, live web service API and downloadable database delivery, databases updated every weekday Monday–Friday

Languages

de, en, es, fr, ja, pt-BR, ru, zh-CN [3]dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/responses“The API supports these locale codes: de (German), en (English), es (Spanish), fr (French), ja (Japanese), pt-BR (Brazilian Portuguese), ru (Russian), zh-CN (Simplified Chinese)”

Input types

IPv4 address, IPv6 address, requester IP auto-detect (via /me endpoint)

Output types

continent, country (ISO code, EU membership flag), subdivisions/region, city, postal code, latitude/longitude with accuracy radius, timezone (IANA), ISP name, organization name, ASN/autonomous system number, domain (second-level), connection type (Cable/DSL, Cellular, Corporate, Satellite), mobile country code (MCC), mobile network code (MNC), proxy/VPN/Tor flags (is_anonymous, is_anonymous_vpn, is_hosting_provider, is_public_proxy, is_residential_proxy, is_tor_exit_node), VPN provider name, anonymizer confidence score (1-99), user type, user count (estimated sharing), static IP score (0-99.99), IP risk snapshot (0.01-99), anycast flag, average income (US only), population density (US only), confidence factors (country, city, postal), network CIDR, queries remaining, JSON format

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [4]dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/“No sandbox or test environment mentioned in the documentation”

SDK languages

.NET (C#), Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, Perl [5]dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/“Official Client APIs: .NET (C#), Java, JavaScript (browser), Node.js, Perl (deprecated), PHP, Python, Ruby”

MCP server

✗ No

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type II [6]maxmind.com/en/company/commitment-to-security“MaxMind maintains an information security management system based on the ISO 27001 standard, and has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit.”

HIPAA

✗ No

GDPR

✓ Yes [7]maxmind.com/en/privacy-policy“MaxMind has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles”maxmind.com/en/privacy-policy“Appointed EDPO as EU GDPR Representative and EDPO UK Ltd for UK GDPR matters”

ISO 27001

✗ No [8]maxmind.com/en/company/commitment-to-security“MaxMind maintains an information security management system based on the ISO 27001 standard, and has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit.”

PCI DSS

✗ No

Published SLA

✗ No [9]support.maxmind.com/hc/en-us/articles/26441247274011-Latency-and-Uptime-for-the-GeoIP-Web-Services“These metrics last updated February 2026 based on a 90-day lookback. GeoIP Insights: 99.989% since 2014; GeoIP City Plus: 99.988% since 2018; GeoIP Country: 99.988% since 2018”

Rate limits

GeoLite (free) web service: 1,000 lookups per day per service. GeoLite database downloads: 30 per day. Paid GeoIP web services: no published per-second or daily query limit; unlimited queries stated. Database downloads (paid accounts): 1,000 per 24-hour period. [10]dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geolite2-free-geolocation-data/“GeoLite web service users are limited to 1000 lookups per day per service”support.maxmind.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408216129947“Every account is limited to 1,000 total direct downloads (30 for GeoLite accounts) in a 24-hour period.”

Known restrictions

GeoLite2 free tier requires attribution per GeoLite EULA, GeoLite2 not recommended for commercial use cases, Self-serve database pricing is for Internal Restricted Business purposes only; commercial product use requires purchase of a commercial license, Premium GeoIP databases (Anonymous IP, Enterprise) and commercial licenses are not self-serve; pricing negotiated with sales, Coordinates are approximate and must not be used to identify a particular street address or household; accuracy radius must accompany lat/lng displays, HTTPS with TLS 1.2+ is mandatory for all API requests; HTTP returns 403 Forbidden, GeoLite users must delete databases within 30 days of a new release, Volume discounts for paid web services require >$2,500 monthly spend and contact with sales, MaxMind does not provide support for GeoLite databases and web services, ISO 27001: MaxMind's ISMS is based on ISO 27001 standard but explicit certification is not claimed

• Docs
• Status page

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://geoip.maxmind.com

Version

2.1

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

basic

Error format

vendor-specific (application/vnd.maxmind.com-error+json)

Rate limit

1000 / day

SDKs

• .NET (C#) MaxMind.GeoIP2 · repo
• Java com.maxmind.geoip2:geoip2 · repo
• Node.js @maxmind/geoip2-node · repo
• PHP geoip2/geoip2 · repo
• Python geoip2 · repo
• Ruby maxmind-geoip2 · repo
• Perl GeoIP2 · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart

Launched

2002-01-01

GA

2014-07-18

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1. ↑Description: maxmind.com · maxmind.com
2. ↑Enterprise plan: maxmind.com · support.maxmind.com
3. ↑Languages: dev.maxmind.com
4. ↑Sandbox: dev.maxmind.com
5. ↑SDK languages: dev.maxmind.com
6. ↑SOC 2: maxmind.com
7. ↑GDPR: maxmind.com · maxmind.com
8. ↑ISO 27001: maxmind.com
9. ↑Published SLA: support.maxmind.com
10. ↑Rate limits: dev.maxmind.com · support.maxmind.com

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

1. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: 0 → 15
2. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: 10 → 20
3. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → No
5. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://dev.maxmind.com/
6. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"ipv6":true,"asn_company":true,"threat_intel":true,"downloadable_db":true,"pro…
7. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → MaxMind GeoIP2 is an IP geolocation service covering IPv4 and IPv6 addresses ac…
8. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
9. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 40
10. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 10
11. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
12. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 85
13. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 0
14. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
15. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Regulated or enter…
16. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
17. 2026-06-14 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.maxmind.com
18. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
19. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Available: set to Yes
20. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Details: set to GeoLite2 free tier: downloadable Country, City, and ASN databases (30 downloads…
21. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
22. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
23. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-14 SOC 2: set to type_2
25. 2026-06-14 HIPAA: set to No
26. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
27. 2026-06-14 ISO 27001: set to No
28. 2026-06-14 PCI DSS: set to No
29. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to No
30. 2026-06-14 SLA URL: set to https://support.maxmind.com/hc/en-us/articles/26441247274011-Latency-and-Uptime…
31. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://www.maxmind.com/en/privacy-policy
32. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to GeoLite (free) web service: 1,000 lookups per day per service. GeoLite database…
33. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 1000
34. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to day
35. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to GeoLite2 free tier requires attribution per GeoLite EULA, GeoLite2 not recommen…
36. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to basic
37. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/docs/web-services/requests
38. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
39. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://geoip.maxmind.com
40. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to 2.1
41. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to url
42. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
43. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geolocate-an-ip/web-services/
44. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific (application/vnd.maxmind.com-error+json)
45. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to Yes
46. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 0.0001
47. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to maxmind
48. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Limit: set to 1,000 lookups/day (GeoLite2 web service, requires registration)
49. 2026-06-14 Launched At: set to 2002-01-01
50. 2026-06-14 GA Date: set to 2014-07-18

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