IPQualityScore Complicates Fraud Detection.1Lookup Simplifies Everything.
IPQualityScore offers fraud detection across many services, but with complex pricing and multiple APIs. 1Lookup delivers integrated IP intelligence with unified validation for phone, email, and IP in one platform. One API and one credit system cover all three checks, so there is no menu of separate services to price out.
Unified Intelligence Platform
While IPQualityScore requires separate API calls for IP, email, and phone validation, 1Lookup integrates all validation types in a unified platform. Get combined intelligence with simpler integration and consistent data across all validation types.
Superior Performance
Query IP reputation in real time over a REST API. Our globally distributed edge network and optimized algorithms deliver faster results for better user experience and higher conversion rates.
Integrated Platform vs. Service Collection
Why unified intelligence wins for multi-service validation
| Feature | 1Lookup | IPQualityScore (IPQS) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
Fraud Detection Both offer advanced fraud detection | Integrated AI fraud scoring | Broad fraud scoring | |
Pricing Model Transparent vs. complex subscription tiers | Simple per-query pricing | Tiered subscription pricing | |
Service Breadth Focused vs. broad platform | IP + Phone + Email validation | IP + Email + Phone + many services | |
VPN/Proxy Detection Both offer strong anonymization detection | Advanced VPN detection | Extensive proxy detection | |
Real-time Updates More frequent threat intelligence updates | Continuous real-time feeds | Regular database updates | |
API Complexity Simpler integration vs. extensive options | Simple unified API | Multiple API endpoints |
Every lookup returns a risk signal, not just valid or invalid
A number can be perfectly well-formed and still be a burner, a VOIP line opened this morning, or a number other businesses have already reported. 1Lookup returns a risk score, a spam indicator and line type on the same call as the validation, so the decision to block, challenge or allow can be made in one request.
Real-time Risk Scoring
Instant fraud probability assessment for every number
Pattern Recognition
Detect suspicious behavior patterns across millions of numbers
Adaptive Learning
AI that improves fraud detection accuracy over time
Example response
One credit balance
Every product below draws from the same credits, at $0.00200–$0.00495 per credit depending on plan.
- Phone validation1 credit
- Email verification1 credit
- IP intelligence1 credit
- Spam and risk score1 credit
Buy credits once, spend them on whatever you need to check
Most validation tools sell one channel, so a team checking phones, emails and IPs ends up with three vendors, three invoices and three unused balances. 1Lookup bills all of them from a single credit pool on a monthly plan, with no contract, and leftover credits carry into the next quarter instead of expiring at midnight.
Phone, email and IP on one API
One key, one balance, one integration
Phone data refreshed daily
From FCC and carrier sources
No contract
Monthly plans, with three-month credit rollover
A full line profile, not a status code
The same call returns HLR data, subscriber status, porting history, network type and roaming state. That is the difference between knowing a number is formatted correctly and knowing whether a message sent to it will arrive.
Complete Phone Profile
Simple Migration from IPQualityScore
const ipResult = await fetch(
'https://ipqualityscore.com/api/json/ip/{key}/{ip}'
);
const emailResult = await fetch(
'https://ipqualityscore.com/api/json/email/{key}/{email}'
);
// Separate integrations for each service
`https://api.1lookup.io/v1/validate`,
{
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-API-Key': key},
body: JSON.stringify({ip, email, phone})
}
);
What migrating from IPQualityScore actually involves
Both are REST APIs returning JSON, so the move is a URL, a key and a field mapping rather than a rewrite. The call above is the real shape of each request. Where the work usually goes is the response: our field names differ, and anything you were deriving from a status code may already be a field you can read directly.
One endpoint per channel
Phone, email and IP, same key and same balance
Email Support to Dedicated CSM
Support level rises with the plan, not with a separate fee
Try before you migrate
7-day free trial with credits, no contract to unwind
IPQualityScore Reviews
What users say about IPQualityScore vs 1Lookup
IPQualityScore User Feedback
"IPQS has lots of features but the multiple APIs make integration complex. Pricing adds up quickly."
- Senior Developer
"Great fraud detection but had to use separate services for email and phone validation."
- Security Engineer
"Too many options and endpoints. Overwhelming for simple validation needs."
- Startup CTO
1Lookup User Feedback
"Switched from IPQS to 1Lookup for unified validation. Much simpler integration and pricing."
- Lead Engineer
"Get phone, email, and IP intelligence in one API call. Much more efficient than IPQS multiple endpoints."
- DevOps Manager
"Fraud detection is just as good as IPQS but without the complexity and cost."
- Security Analyst
IPQualityScore vs 1Lookup FAQ
Common questions about IPQualityScore and switching to 1Lookup
What is IPQualityScore?
IPQualityScore (IPQS) is a fraud prevention and detection platform used to flag risky traffic, fake accounts, and suspicious transactions. It provides IP intelligence, bot and proxy/VPN detection, email verification, phone validation, device fingerprinting, and reverse lookups through a suite of APIs. Teams typically use it for chargeback prevention, account-fraud screening, and traffic quality analysis.
How much does IPQualityScore cost?
IPQualityScore uses credit-based, volume-tiered pricing rather than a single flat rate, and credit consumption varies by endpoint and the data you request. As of publication, IPQS offers a free tier (around 1,000 lookups per month) and paid plans that start around $99/month, with enterprise pricing available through their sales team. Because each service and feature can draw a different amount of credit, your actual cost depends on which checks you run and at what volume.
What is the best IPQualityScore alternative?
The best alternative depends on your use case, but 1Lookup is a strong option for teams that want phone, email, and IP verification unified in a single API and one universal credit system. Instead of pricing out and integrating separate services, you run all three checks through one integration, with data refreshed daily from FCC and carrier sources. A 7-day free trial lets you compare results against IPQS before you commit.
How is 1Lookup different from IPQualityScore?
Both platforms offer capable fraud and IP intelligence, and IPQS is strong across a broad menu of fraud services. 1Lookup’s main difference is unification: phone, email, and IP validation run through one API and one universal credit system, rather than separate endpoints and per-service pricing. 1Lookup also covers carrier/HLR lookup, reverse lookup, and IP/fraud intelligence, with its data updated daily.
Can I try 1Lookup for free?
Yes. 1Lookup offers a 7-day free trial so you can test phone, email, and IP verification with your own data before paying. You can sign up and start validating through the single API and shared credit system right away, which makes it easy to benchmark 1Lookup against IPQualityScore.
Is IPQualityScore worth it in 2026?
IPQualityScore is worth it when fraud prevention, not just list cleaning, is the job: one lookup pool covers IP and proxy reputation, email validation, phone validation, URL scanning, and device fingerprinting, with a free plan of 1,000 lookups per month and no contracts. The catch is cost per check and gating: $99/mo buys only 5,000 lookups and $499/mo only 10,000, tier prices are advertised as starting points rather than fixed rates, and lower plans carry hard daily caps (250 lookups per day on Startup). Capabilities like device fingerprinting and Fraud Fusion are Enterprise-only at custom pricing. For straightforward validation volume across phone, email, and IP, a multi-channel per-lookup API like 1Lookup is usually the cheaper shape.
1Lookup vs IPQualityScore: the same criteria, side by side
Both products measured on identical criteria, with IPQualityScore’s numbers taken from its own published pricing.
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- IP
- IPQualityScore · Starts at
- $99/mo ("as low as") for 5,000 lookups/mo, Startup plan, capped at 250 lookups/day
- 1Lookup: $99/mo for 20,000 credits ($4.95 per 1,000, down to $2.00 on Enterprise)
- IPQualityScore · Cheapest published per 1,000
- $13.32 at their largest published tier
- 1Lookup: $2.00 per 1,000 at 1,000,000 lookups/mo
- IPQualityScore · Free trial
- The free plan doubles as the trial ("Start Your Free Trial" = 1,000 free lookups/mo); no separate time-limited trial of paid tiers is advertised on the pricing page
- 1Lookup: 7-day free trial on every plan: $5 of credits on Starter, $20 on Growth, Professional, and Enterprise (card required, nothing charged up front)
- IPQualityScore · Do credits expire?
- Not a credit-pack model, lookups are monthly plan allowances; the pricing page does not state any rollover of unused lookups (plan upgrades do receive a pro-rated discount for unused credits)
- 1Lookup: Unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months; separately purchased credits last 1 year
| Criteria |  1Lookup | |
|---|---|---|
| Contact-data coverage | EmailPhoneIP | EmailPhoneIP |
| Pricing model | Monthly plans with universal credits; core phone, email and IP lookups cost 1 credit, enrichment and intelligence products cost more | Monthly subscription tiers with fixed lookup allowances (no contracts, cancel/upgrade anytime); a "lookup" is any valid request to the Proxy Detection, Email Verification, or Device Fingerprinting services (including batch CSV checks). Tier prices are advertised "as low as" starting points; annual plans only via sales contact. |
| Starting price | $99/mo for 20,000 credits ($4.95 per 1,000, down to $2.00 on Enterprise) | $99/mo ("as low as") for 5,000 lookups/mo, Startup plan, capped at 250 lookups/day |
| Free option | Free single lookups via the online tools at 1lookup.io/tools, no account required | Free plan: 1,000 lookups/mo (max 35/day), includes IP reputation, email validation, URL scanning, phone validation, 3 CSV uploads/day, 10 custom rules |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on every plan: $5 of credits on Starter, $20 on Growth, Professional, and Enterprise (card required, nothing charged up front) | The free plan doubles as the trial ("Start Your Free Trial" = 1,000 free lookups/mo); no separate time-limited trial of paid tiers is advertised on the pricing page |
| Do credits expire? | Unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months; separately purchased credits last 1 year | Not a credit-pack model, lookups are monthly plan allowances; the pricing page does not state any rollover of unused lookups (plan upgrades do receive a pro-rated discount for unused credits) |
Cost per 1,000: IPQualityScore and 1Lookup
Published rates only, drawn on one shared scale that starts at $0.
- 1Lookup rate card
- IPQualityScore published tiers
IPQualityScore, per published tier
5,000 lookups/mo
~$19.8010,000 lookups/mo
~$49.9075,000 lookups/mo
~$13.32
1Lookup, reference band (a range, not a bar from $0)
All 4 plans, 20,000 lookups/mo to 1,000,000 lookups/mo
Cost per 1,000
| Product | Volume tier | Price | Cost per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPQualityScore | 5,000 lookups/mo | from $99/mo (Startup) | ~$19.80 |
| IPQualityScore | 10,000 lookups/mo | from $499/mo (SMB Basic, adds transaction scoring, 20 lookups/sec) | ~$49.90 |
| IPQualityScore | 75,000 lookups/mo | from $999/mo (SMB+, adds 99.5% SLA, address verification, residential proxy detection) | ~$13.32 |
| 1Lookup | 20,000 lookups/mo | $99/mo (Starter) | $4.95 |
| 1Lookup | 85,000 lookups/mo | $299/mo (Growth) | $3.52 |
| 1Lookup | 250,000 lookups/mo | $799/mo (Professional) | $3.20 |
| 1Lookup | 1,000,000 lookups/mo | $1,999/mo (Enterprise) | $2.00 |
What IPQualityScore costs at volume
| Volume | IPQualityScore price | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 5,000 lookups/mo | from $99/mo (Startup) | ~$19.80 |
| 10,000 lookups/mo | from $499/mo (SMB Basic, adds transaction scoring, 20 lookups/sec) | ~$49.90 |
| 75,000 lookups/mo | from $999/mo (SMB+, adds 99.5% SLA, address verification, residential proxy detection) | ~$13.32 |
| 100,000+ lookups/mo | Enterprise, custom pricing (contact sales) | - |
For scale: 1Lookup’s plans work out to $4.95 per 1,000 lookups on Starter down to $2.00 per 1,000 on Enterprise, with every lookup type (phone, email, IP, spam) drawing from the same credits. Pricing models differ (subscription vs pay-as-you-go), so compare at your real monthly volume.
IPQualityScore’s pricing page, as we read it
Every IPQualityScore figure above is taken from this page. It is reproduced here so you can check the numbers against the source instead of trusting our transcription of them, and the caption links straight to it. Prices change; the capture date says how fresh this is.
Before you sign: IPQualityScore and 1Lookup on the operational terms
The terms that decide what a year actually costs, rather than what the first month does. A blank means we could not verify it on either product’s published pages, not that the answer is nothing.
| Term | 1Lookup | IPQualityScore |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum commitment | None. Monthly plans with no contract and no minimum volume; cancel any time | No contract or long-term commitment; cancel, upgrade or downgrade at any time. However, "Each plan requires a minimum monthly commitment," and annual plan options are not published and require contacting IPQS. |
| API access | Included on every plan and during the free trial; there is no tier that unlocks it | API access is on every plan including Free, which comes with 1,000 lookups/month and a free API key. Specific API capabilities are tier-gated: the phone validation docs state "User & Transaction Scoring" requires a Premium plan or greater. |
| Rate limit | 1,000 requests per minute on standard accounts, with higher limits available on request | 20 lookups per second, first appearing on the SMB Basic plan ($499/month). Free is capped at 35 lookups/day and Startup at 250 lookups/day. Enterprise gets unspecified "higher rate limits." No per-second figure is published for Free, Startup or SMB+. |
| Uptime SLA | — | 99.5% SLA guarantee starting on the SMB+ plan ($999/month); 99.9% SLA guarantee on Enterprise. Free, Startup and SMB Basic have no stated SLA, only "Reliable Uptime." |
| Compliance | — | ISO, SOC, GDPR and FIDO member badges are displayed site-wide in the footer. The specific certification levels (for example SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001) are not spelled out on the pages I loaded. |
| Support | Starter: Email Support; Growth: Priority Email & Chat Support; Professional: Chat + Live Meeting; Enterprise: Dedicated CSM | Phone (800) 713-2618 and a demo scheduling form are published for all visitors. "Enterprise Support" with an integration specialist and 7-days-a-week replies is listed as an Enterprise-plan feature. |
IPQualityScore fine print worth reading twice
Published terms that change what IPQualityScore costs or what you can do with it. Each one links to the IPQualityScore page it was read on, because a claim about somebody else’s contract should be checkable in one click.
Paid plan prices are shown as "As low as: $99 / Month," "As low as: $499 / Month" and "As low as: $999 / Month," so the displayed figures are floors rather than fixed prices.
Read it on IPQualityScore’s site"Each plan requires a minimum monthly commitment."
Read it on IPQualityScore’s siteAn uptime SLA is only offered from the SMB+ plan at $999/month (99.5%); the 99.9% SLA requires an Enterprise plan.
Read it on IPQualityScore’s siteA per-second rate limit of 20 lookups appears only from SMB Basic at $499/month; the Free and Startup plans are capped at 35 and 250 lookups per day respectively.
Read it on IPQualityScore’s siteCSV uploads are limited to 3 files per day on all plans below Enterprise, which is the only tier with unlimited CSV uploads.
Read it on IPQualityScore’s siteAddress verification, reverse identity checks and residential proxy detection require the SMB+ plan at $999/month.
Read it on IPQualityScore’s siteDevice fingerprinting, mobile SDK access, Fraud Fusion, Abuse Shield, Dark Data, Bot Killer, premium blocklists and enhanced blocklists are listed as Enterprise-only optional features.
Read it on IPQualityScore’s siteThe phone number validation API documentation states that "User & Transaction Scoring" requires a Premium plan or greater.
Read it on IPQualityScore’s siteAnnual plan options are not published; the pricing FAQ says to contact IPQS if interested in them.
Read it on IPQualityScore’s site
IPQualityScore’s API reference
Their public developer documentation, so you can judge the integration before you start one.
1Lookup
IPQualityScore
Where IPQualityScore wins
- Multi-signal fraud platform in one API: IP/proxy/VPN reputation, email validation, phone validation, URL/malware scanning, and device fingerprinting all draw from one unified lookup pool
- Fraud-detection depth beyond validation: consortium data (Fraud Fusion), residential proxy/botnet detection, dark-web breach data, transaction risk scoring, and custom rules/allowlists/blocklists
- Free-forever plan (1,000 lookups/mo) plus no contracts, cancel, upgrade, or downgrade anytime with pro-rated credit for unused lookups
- Enterprise-grade options: 99.5-99.9% SLA guarantees, on-premise databases, mobile SDKs (iOS/Android/Unity), dedicated infrastructure, and 7-day/week enterprise support
Where 1Lookup wins
- Phone, email, and IP validation in one API with one universal credit balance
- Phone data refreshed daily from FCC and carrier sources
- Carrier/HLR lookup, line type, spam score, and reverse lookup included alongside validation
- Self-serve plans with no contracts and 3-month credit rollover
IPQualityScore pricing and product facts verified against ipqualityscore.com as of July 2026. Prices change; always confirm on the vendor’s site. 1Lookup numbers come from the live rate card.
Who this is for
A quick, honest read on which tool fits your use case.
Choose 1Lookup if: you want phone, email, and IP verification unified in one self-serve API and one universal credit system, at a lighter price point.
Consider IPQualityScore instead if: you need deep, dedicated fraud scoring with device fingerprinting and bot detection for chargeback and account-fraud prevention.