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The IP API vs vatnode

Neck and neck on boosts. Profiles, pricing and deals below.

The IP API

TheIpAPI.com: IP Address API and Geolocation API

community boosts

⚡ 0

pricing

Freemium

what it is

Fast and accurate IP geolocation API for developers. Look up country, city, coordinates, timezone, ASN, company, and VPN/datacenter detection for any IPv4 or IPv6 address. Free tier: 1,000 requests per day.

vatnode

VIES API for EU VAT Validation & Rates

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⚡ 0

pricing

Freemium

what it is

vatnode is a VIES API for EU VAT validation – audit-ready consultation numbers, national fallback, company enrichment, VAT rates. Free key, no card. Validate EU VAT numbers in a single REST call. Built for the engineers who ship the integration – and the finance teams who need to defend the check later. Set your own VAT as requester once in dashboard Account details and the EU Commission issues this official audit token on every check – attach it to your invoice records Used to validate VAT at checkout, invoicing, and B2B onboarding.