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What Is IPQS?

IPQS provides unparalleled fraud prevention solutions by producing the freshest and richest data available. Our advanced APIs and data sets specialize in real-time fraud prevention with unmatched accuracy through our cyberthreat honeypot network. We cover IP, device, email, phone number, and URL scanning worldwide. Our suite of tools offers customizable scoring settings and a simple fraud score for easy detection. With IPQS, businesses can proactively prevent fraud for a frictionless UX.

Who Uses IPQS?

Advertising, Automotive, Banking, BNPL, Classifieds, Crypto, Dating, E-commerce, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Gaming, IT, Lending, Media, Retail, SaaS, Social Media, Technology, Travel, Utilities.

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Reviews of IPQS

Average score

Overall
4.9
Ease of Use
4.7
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.8
Value for Money
4.8

Reviews by company size (employees)

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  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001

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5
89%
4
11%
Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

I have nothing but good things to say about IPQS. It's elegant, fast, efficient, and affordable

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: * Cut down on operating costs (From competitor)
* Saved us money due to preventing fraud/malicious actors
* Aided Email Hygiene
* Less headaches
* All my expectations have been met. Perhaps more detailed analytics in the future but I believe that is currently in their pipeline.

Pros:

I was very impressed with how easy it was to integrate IPQS into my existing projects. I thought it would have required more work to get it incorporated into the business logic but it was relatively quick and took less than an hour. As for saving us money, it has exceeded our expectations in that regard. I was using another service but it was about 3-4x expensive and was about 10-25% less effective.

Sandeep
Associate Director (IT) in India
Research, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Fraud IP Detection

5.0 last year

Comments: overall experience is good for me

Pros:

Detect VPN, PROXY And fraud profile score

Cons:

i think you must add longitude and latitude.

Bartosz
Head of Technology in Poland
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Professional fraud prevention tool

4.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: With IPQS we are able to build trustworthy antifraud IP database. We use it to eliminate or flag clicks with high risk to be suspicious or fraudulent

Pros:

Well described and easy to use API, High Risk IP score - is what we use the most High range of possibilities Free account for tests

Cons:

Price, where we'd probably need something between free and Enterprise Mini account

Andrew
V.P. of Corporate Marketing in US
Online Media, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Incredibly Powerful Tool for the $$$

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: These guys are great to work with. They've always been up for answering my questions and working with me on my monthly usage. In fact, we're bringing on another department in our organization to use them as well.

Pros:

There's lots to like about IPQS, but I think what I like most is that (1) it really does a good job of getting bad data out of my contact list and (2) it gives me the kind of detail about the data I need to make decisions about it. For example, IPQS gives me a breakdown of email addresses that are actually invalid vs. the ones that have a higher likelihood of being spamtraps or come from disposable email services. Plus, it allows me to choose how aggressive I want to set my filter in case I have good reason to believe certain email addresses in question are actually valid.

Cons:

There are a lot of options -- which is one of the services biggest strengths -- but it also means there's a little bit of a learning curve. Also, I'm not sure that the list of my previous batches should be listed in a dropdown menu since that can get pretty long. Still, that's a pretty minor complaint.

Daniel
VP, Product in US
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great Customer Service and Excellent Product

5.0 last year

Pros:

Leverages data from many sources. API is quick to respond. We are a small fish in their big pond but they've taken care of us on a couple different occasions. Great for truly understanding which leads are trash and which ones are good. They aggregate data from multiple sources (and big name corporations); love that as a little guy we are able to leverage that aggregated data.

Cons:

If you are looking for simple email and phone validation, this can be a pricey product to use for that (but if you are looking for true fraud IP and transaction scoring -- look no further).

Joe
VP.Business Development in India
Insurance, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Quality Lead Validation TOOLS

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

High-quality service and a great product helpful for lead gen companies.

Matthew
Lawyer in US
Legal Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

A great product that is easy to use and affordable

5.0 7 months ago

Pros:

IPQS has gone above and beyond with their customer service as well as the quality of their products. It is accurate and affordable compared to the industry!

Cons:

We have not experienced any cons regarding IPQS in our time using their products.

Anthony
Director in Australia
Broadcast Media, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best VPN detection service in the world

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: The best VPN/proxy detection and device fingerprint service in the world by far. Not only are their prices the best, but support is the best I've ever dealt with. Been using for 5 years and here's to another 50!

Pros:

Pricing, support, speed, reliability, features

Cons:

Design could use a face lift, but sometimes simple is better!

Tiago
CEO in Brazil
Entertainment, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Best Ad fraud monitoring solution

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: We tested many solutions, and this is by far the one that could block all the vpns/proxies (even residential proxies) that we tested. It has a low false positive ratio while compared to other services. It can be a little pricey if you are looking to bulk check cheap traffic, for example, pop ups, but totally worth it if you are running arbitrage sites like us, buying social and display traffic. It protects our accounts from invalid traffic, that can lead to account closures, especially if you work with Google Adsense and Google Ad exchange. Offers great flexibility, options to whitelist/blacklist, tweak settings. I totally recommend this service.

Pros:

The implementation is a breeze. IPQS offers different types of implementation for your site/app or anything really. We use it on our Wordpress websites and we implemented the service via a PHP file, that we include on the header. The fraud detection is A+, they detect bots and vpn/proxies connections that can be really harmful, especially if you are a ad publisher like us. The checking is done blazing fast, we implemented it before loading our site content, and when a user is detected as high risk, we redirect them to a page explaining that their access has been blocked and the likely causes, while the legitimate traffic loads our content without even noticing anything.

Cons:

It’s a little bit pricey, but if you pick a higher plan with more credits it gets cheaper. The dashboard needs a new and more modern interface, but nothing too concerning, does the job.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Awesome Email Verification Service

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: Lists had been inactive for over two years and when I first tried mailing I lost an account because of my bounce score. I used IPQS to figure out which emails were bad (about 40% of them) and had no problems after that.

Pros:

I had a number of lists to scrub and shopped around for email verification. IPQS has great pricing, fast turnaround and accurate results. Recommend!

Cons:

I have nothing bad to say about the service. Worked great.

Jennie
Owner/Manager in US
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great service and support!

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I am able to use it for verification and remove bad actors from my software in various situations and platforms.

Pros:

I own a small IT business and the mini plan has worked great for me and my clients. The variety of features that they provide integrate seamlessly with my software products from websites to business software that I create. I link IPQS to this and can use anything including IP validation, email validation, and much more. The software is efficient and when I have faced any issues, I reach out to support and receive exceptional and quick responses which resolve the issue.

Cons:

So far nothing has been disliked from my end.

Sue
historian and author in US
Higher Education, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

IPQS Protection

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Spectacular. This program has kept my web site clean, and blocked a specific fraudster and other bad actors at every turn.

Pros:

I find IPQS's device tracking application to be very efficient and useful. My goal is to block proxies and VPN users from my web site. This application is superior to the others available.

Cons:

The web site is a little complicated for a novice user, but their staff are very approachable and quick to assist.

Tiago
CEO in Brazil
Online Media, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Best API for stopping online fraud

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: I'm very satisfied. We were able to stop bots/abusive users from reaching our website.

Pros:

We work with media buying and were in urgent need of a solution that could stop bots/abusive users that unfortunately are blended with legitimate users when you purchase traffic. We found IPQualityScore and we were able to start working with them right away by integrating into our website with a single line of PHP code. We had a few problems and their support is definitely one of the best I have ever experienced for online tools, they helped me tweak the settings and even with PHP. They followed up with me via email and phone. Their database/intelligence is the best when it comes to the detection of bots and abusive users, comparing to the other services I have tested.

Cons:

The service is a little bit pricey, but when it comes to this area of media buying, it's very important to protect your online campaigns/website. Since their database for IPs is the best, their service is definitely worth it.

Scott
Owner / Site Admin in US
Music, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Fantastic product and team behind it.

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: I have used several online fraud detection sites and this one is by far the most comprehensive and accurate.

Pros:

I am using this product manually, for the most part. I most like that this it's reporting is quite accurate.

Cons:

Nothing to report here. I do not have any complaints whatsoever.

Chris
VP Marketing in US
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Really great team that will provide support at any time of the day. Very accurate service

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: Has eliminated our duplicate user problems and stopped bots from scraping our site, which were both big issues before we implemented this API service.

Pros:

Our company needed a service to eliminate duplicate users and abusive users, as well as scrapers and bots. We found that their anti fraud tools were the perfect match for tackling these issues. We were able to implement the proxy detection tool and use their email verification tool to improve our user quality.

Nick
CEO in US
Consumer Goods, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great Software for a great price!

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: Overall It has helped me preventing fraud, validating emails, and protecting my business. It's great for saving time/money and for peace of mind.

Pros:

I liked how easy it was to deploy. IPQS has a lot going for it. Feature wise it is rich and adaptable to my specific niche which would have been tricky if I used another solution.

Cons:

There wasn't anything I liked least about IPQS, I started using their software early on and it was a bit barebones at first but now it is much more feature-rich and no complaints here.

Harsh
Panel Support in India
Market Research, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

An honest review from top to bottom of my heart :)

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: The batch check feature is amazing, I can upload CSV files and can get results in one go. They are doing the way more than best that was expected from them. I wish them a good luck and feel proud to be associated with IPQS.

Pros:

IPQS has made my work easy. I work for a organization that conducts online surveys and identifying unwanted elements is one of my KRA. They have made it real easy for me to hunt down happy spam eggs with the help of IP checks.

Cons:

As such there is nothing I've come across that would push me to identify a negative aspects in IPQS. I know that revealing the original IP behind the masked ID is illegal, hence, there are no grudges in my mind for the team.

Renzo
Investigator in France
Government Administration, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Perfect

4.0 6 years ago

Pros:

Very easy to use (live lookup or mass detection). A good rate of detection.

Cons:

?? No idea. :-) It's perfect for me. Good job !!

Joe
Director of Operations in US
Consumer Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Life saver

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Worked exactly as intended to help with our bot problem

Cons:

No complaints. Software was effective and easy to use.