Country.is vs ipapi.com
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Country.is vs ipapi.com: common questions
Which is more reliable, Country.is or ipapi.com?
Both are neck-and-neck — Country.is and ipapi.com each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.
Which is faster, Country.is or ipapi.com?
Country.is has the lower median latency in our checks — Country.is responds in 189 ms versus ipapi.com at 301 ms (P50). Tail latency (P95) is in the table above; for most workloads the median is the number that shapes how the API feels.
Do Country.is and ipapi.com need an API key?
Country.is needs no key, while ipapi.com requires a free API key. If you want to start calling without signup, reach for Country.is first.
Can I call Country.is and ipapi.com from the browser?
Only Country.is is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. ipapi.com needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.
Are Country.is and ipapi.com free for commercial use?
Country.is has unclear commercial terms, and ipapi.com has unclear commercial terms. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.