# 5 DomainRef alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 7, 2026.

Other providers sell domain WHOIS APIs like DomainRef's. WhoAPI costs $4.99 per 1,000 domains and How.is and fetcher.cloud $5.00.

## Domain WHOIS API alternatives

On our DomainRef plan pages, we compare each DomainRef plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 domains first.

- [WhoAPI, $499 monthly, Business, GET /, Live Whois API](https://datacircle.dev/domain-whois-apis/whoapi/free#499-monthly-business-get-live-whois-api): $4.99 per 1,000 domains
- [How.is, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/domain-whois-apis/how-is/free#pay-as-you-go): $5.00 per 1,000 domains
- [fetcher.cloud, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/domain-whois-apis/fetcher-cloud/free#pay-as-you-go): $5.00 per 1,000 domains
- [ViewDNS.info, $6,039 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/domain-whois-apis/viewdns-info/free#6039-yearly): $5.03 per 1,000 domains
- [Whoxy, $470 pack](https://datacircle.dev/domain-whois-apis/whoxy/free-education#470-pack): $9.40 per 1,000 domains

Compare every domain WHOIS API plan: [Domain WHOIS API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/domain-whois-api-pricing)