# 10 IP-API.io alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 12, 2026.

The best alternatives to IP-API.io for email verification APIs: Validemail.co, pingutil and looot, by our benchmark.

## Email verification API alternatives

[Validemail.co](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/validemail-co/free-get-api-v1-validate#9-90-monthly-9-90-month-get-api-v1-validate), [pingutil](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/pingutil/free-api-key-post-v1-verify) and [looot](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/looot/top-up) are the best [email verification API providers](https://datacircle.dev/best-email-verification-api) in the Datacircle benchmark.

On our [IP-API.io plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/ip-api-io/free), we compare each IP-API.io plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 emails first.

- [Antideo, $20 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/antideo/free#20-monthly): $0.093 per 1,000 emails
- [API Ninjas, $1,188 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/api-ninjas/free#1188-yearly): $0.099 per 1,000 emails
- [Elastic Email, $1,199 monthly, Email API Starter (10,000,000 emails/month), POST /verifications/files](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/elastic-email/free-email-api-free#1199-monthly-email-api-starter-10000000-emails-month-post-verifications-files): $0.12 per 1,000 emails
- [StopReg, $400 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/stopreg/free#400-monthly): $0.14 per 1,000 emails
- [Kanta, $55 monthly, All Access Growth, POST /verify/bulk](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/kanta/9-pack-verify-pack-post-verify-bulk#55-monthly-all-access-growth-post-verify-bulk): $0.55 per 1,000 emails
- [Sortwell, $110 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/sortwell/free#110-pack): $0.55 per 1,000 emails
- [Truval, €49 monthly, Scale, POST /v1/email/verify](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/truval/free-zero-post-v1-email-verify#49-monthly-scale-post-v1-email-verify): $0.55 per 1,000 emails
- [Mailthentic, $199 yearly, Growth (yearly), POST /api/verify/bulk](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/mailthentic/9-pack-starter-pay-as-you-go-post-api-verify-bulk#199-yearly-growth-yearly-post-api-verify-bulk): $0.55 per 1,000 emails
- [BillionVerify, $45 pack, Popular, POST /verify/single](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/billionverify/20-pack-starter-post-verify-single#45-pack-popular-post-verify-single): $0.90 per 1,000 emails
- [DeBounce, top-up from $450, 500K credits, GET /v1/, Single email validation](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/debounce/free-100-free-credits-get-v1#top-up-from-450-500k-credits-get-v1): $0.90 per 1,000 emails

Compare every email verification API plan: [Email verification API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/email-verification-api-pricing)

## See also

- [Antideo alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/antideo-alternatives)
- [API Ninjas alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/api-ninjas-alternatives)
- [Elastic Email alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/elastic-email-alternatives)
- [StopReg alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/stopreg-alternatives)
- [Kanta alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/kanta-alternatives)
- [Sortwell alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/sortwell-alternatives)
- [Truval alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/truval-alternatives)
- [Mailthentic alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/mailthentic-alternatives)
- [BillionVerify alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/billionverify-alternatives)
- [DeBounce alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/debounce-alternatives)