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Ip2location vs geoip6/12/2023 ![]() If values were missing from both vendors, they were not counted. ![]() More detailed comparison containing results for each method:ĮDIT: *Note, values were only counted missing if the opposing vendor had a value for that field. IP addresses with inconsistencies flagged and described (excluding location coordinates): Here are some links to results of comparing the two: I would like to know if some folks can give me more insight based on their experience. The fact that maxmind was missing so many more values than ipstack (32% compared to 5%) made me wonder whether it is the more accurate service or not. The reason I'm bringing this up is because I did a comparison between maxmind and ipstack for 171 ip addresses, located in various parts of the globe (though mostly US.)Ģ8% of the results had mismatches between the two for country, region, city and/or postal codeģ2% of the maxmind results had values missing* for region, city and/or postal codeĥ% of the ipstack results had values missing* for region, city and/or postal codeġ00% of the results had differing location coordinates IP2Location is one of the oldest IP Geolocation services on the internet having been around for 18+ years. I checked out this page and found that maxmind was basing its claims on a single independent analysis done in 2011. ![]() When examining more closely, I saw the blog reviews stated "maxmind claims it has the most accurate results of any other location service," and it wasn't based on the blogger's experience or reference to independent analysis. And just from reading on the web, one could get the impression that maxmind is the gold standard. Initially I had assumed that the maxmind service would be more accurate, based on a few various blog reviews. Stable releases for this project are covered by the security advisory policy.I have been comparing results between Geoip2.city service and service.Created by seikan on 14 October 2009, updated 29 December 2022.IP2Location module use IP database and provides more information return as displayed on the overview section. ![]()
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