Ipstack is a paid product with a free trial. The free plan includes 5,000 total requests on the free trial. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about <$1/mo.
About
Ipstack is a real-time IP geolocation API that returns location, ISP, timezone, currency, connection, and security data for an IP address. The service supports JSON and XML responses and includes documentation, SDKs, Postman support, and status monitoring for integration and testing.
The pricing page shows a free trial with 5,000 total requests, followed by paid plans with monthly request limits. It is aimed at developers building geolocation, localization, fraud detection, and IP lookup workflows, with IPv4 and IPv6 support and coverage across more than 2 million locations and 200,000+ cities.
- 5,000 total requests free trial
- Real-time IP geolocation lookup
- JSON and XML response formats
- Location, timezone, currency, connection data
- Security detection for VPNs and proxies
- IPv4 and IPv6 support
- 2 million locations coverage
- 200,000+ cities coverage
Free Tier Value
This free trial is capped at 5,000 total requests and is meant for testing/non-production use, so its value is well below the cheapest paid plan. Compared with the Basic plan at $12.99/month for 50,000 requests, the trial provides about 10% of that request volume, so it is worth roughly $1.30 on a pure quota basis; because it is time-limited and not production-ready, a conservative FTV of about $0.26/month is appropriate.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 5,000 total requests on the free trial.
- Free API key access for testing and non-production use.
- IP geolocation data including country, city, latitude, longitude, and timezone.
- Real-time IP lookup responses in structured JSON format.
See Ipstack pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Basic
- requests/month
- 50,000
- SSL Encryption
- Location Module
- Standard Support
- Time Zone Module
- Connection Module
- Currency Module
- Bulk Endpoint
- Security Module
Professional
- requests/month
- 500,000
- SSL Encryption
- Location Module
- Standard Support
- Time Zone Module
- Connection Module
- Currency Module
- Bulk Endpoint
- Security Module
Professional +
- requests/month
- 2,000,000
- SSL Encryption
- Location Module
- Standard Support
- Time Zone Module
- Connection Module
- Currency Module
- Bulk Endpoint
- Security Module
Custom
- Platinum Support
- Priority Access
- Dedicated Team
Pricing extracted from Ipstack's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Ipstack free forever?
No. Ipstack offers a time-limited trial, after which you subscribe to a paid plan or lose access.
What happens when you exceed Ipstack's free tier?
When the trial ends you keep access only by moving to a paid plan. The cheapest is Basic at $12.99 / month.
What is Ipstack's free tier worth?
Ipstack's free tier is worth about <$1 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 16/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
