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title: "1lookup alternatives and how they bill"
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summary: "1lookup alternatives: 2 other providers that sell several kinds of lookup, with the lookup each price covers."
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# 1lookup alternatives and how they bill

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1lookup alternatives: 2 other providers that sell several kinds of lookup, with the lookup each price covers.

For phone, email, IP, web, company and social lookups on one key, LookValid sells like-for-like alternatives to 1lookup: Phone Numbering-Plan Validation, IP Intelligence, Phone Spam Check, Domain Age, Domain Authority, VIN Decoder, Link-in-Bio Lookup, Website Scraper, Website Contacts Scraper. 1lookup sells phone, email, IP, web, company and social lookups on one key. 1lookup puts phone, email, IP, web, company and social lookups behind one API key and one credit balance, sold as four monthly plans from 20,000 to 1,000,000 credits. Its core phone, email, IP and spam checks cost 1 credit each, and every plan starts with a 7-day trial.

## Why people look beyond 1lookup

- API access needs a paid plan, so an account on the free plan cannot call the API. ([source](https://www.1lookup.io/docs))
- Lookups that fetch live data can take seconds on a first call, and its guide advises a client timeout above 60 seconds for them. ([source](https://www.1lookup.io/docs))
- Enrichment and intelligence products draw from 2 up to 86 credits a lookup, so the price of one call depends on which product it is. ([source](https://www.1lookup.io/pricing))

Pricing model: Subscription.

## Shortlist in several lookup areas

Ranking rule: Lowest per-1,000 price in US dollars first, at the best volume tier the page prints, with the lookup each figure covers named beside it. Where a page prints only a price per request, the per-1,000 figure is our arithmetic and is shown as "about". Providers with no dollar per-1,000 figure we can compare come after, and ties go by name.

| Rank | Provider | Best for | Free result | Paid result | How it bills |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Abstract API | Teams that want a fixed plan with a set volume. | Free tier of 100 requests a month for email and phone, 1,000 for IP, with the full response and no card. ([source](https://www.abstractapi.com/pricing)) | Phone Validation Starter: $19, per month paid monthly, 5,000 phone requests ([source](https://www.abstractapi.com/pricing)) | Subscription |
| 2 | LookValid | Teams that want several lookups on one API key and one credit balance. | Free tools run the same data without an account, up to 25 lookups a day per visitor. | Phone Numbering-Plan Validation: $2.00 to $4.95 per 1,000 lookups across the plans; IP Intelligence: $2.00 to $4.95 per 1,000 lookups across the plans; Phone Spam Check: $2.00 to $4.95 per 1,000 lookups across the plans; 6 more lookups priced below | Monthly plans with credits |
| 3 | Melissa | Teams that choose between prepaid packs and a monthly plan. | A starter address verification tier allows 250 records per month at no charge. ([source](https://www.melissa.com/pricing)) | Global Address Verification free tier: $0, per month, 250 records ([source](https://www.melissa.com/pricing)) | Credits and subscriptions |

See the full ranked list: [Best lookup and data vendors by category](https://lookvalid.com/best.md).

### 1. Abstract API

- Why it is on the list: Sells several kinds of lookup. Its cheapest published per-1,000 figure is $0.085, for per month billed annually, 200,000 IP requests.
- Watch for: Each API is metered and billed separately, so using email, phone and IP means three bills. ([source](https://www.abstractapi.com/pricing))
- Compare: [LookValid vs Abstract API](https://lookvalid.com/compare/abstract-api.md)

### 2. LookValid

- Why it is on the list: Sells several kinds of lookup. Its cheapest published per-1,000 figure is $2.00, for Phone Numbering-Plan Validation.
- Watch for: Validates a number against its numbering plan: format, country, number type and area. It does not ping the line.

### 3. Melissa

- Why it is on the list: Sells several kinds of lookup. Its cheapest published per-1,000 figure is about $3.20, our arithmetic from the prices on its page, for one-time purchase of 1,000,000 credits.
- Watch for: One address check can consume 10 credits on the credit pack listing. ([source](https://www.melissa.com/pricing))
- Compare: [LookValid vs Melissa](https://lookvalid.com/compare/melissa.md)

## LookValid in this area

| Product | Credits per lookup | Per 1,000 lookups across the plans |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Phone Numbering-Plan Validation](https://lookvalid.com/products/phone.md) | 1 | $2.00 to $4.95 |
| [IP Intelligence](https://lookvalid.com/products/ip.md) | 1 | $2.00 to $4.95 |
| [Phone Spam Check](https://lookvalid.com/products/phone-spam.md) | 1 | $2.00 to $4.95 |
| [Domain Age](https://lookvalid.com/products/domain-age.md) | 2 | $4.00 to $9.90 |
| [Domain Authority](https://lookvalid.com/products/domain-authority.md) | 10 | $19.99 to $49.50 |
| [VIN Decoder](https://lookvalid.com/products/vin-decoder.md) | 1 | $2.00 to $4.95 |
| [Link-in-Bio Lookup](https://lookvalid.com/products/link-in-bio-lookup.md) | 3 | $6.00 to $14.85 |
| [Website Scraper](https://lookvalid.com/products/website-scraper.md) | 10 | $19.99 to $49.50 |
| [Website Contacts Scraper](https://lookvalid.com/products/website-contacts-scraper.md) | 10 | $19.99 to $49.50 |

| Term | LookValid |
| --- | --- |
| free option | Free tools run the same data without an account, up to 25 lookups a day per visitor. |
| free trial | Starter, Growth and Professional each start with a 7-day trial for $1 with 100 credits. The free tools run the same lookups without an account. |
| credit expiry | Unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months. |
| contract minimum | Monthly plans bought online run from $99 to $799 a month. Enterprise starts at $1,999 a month for 1,000,000 credits and is set up on a call. |
| api access | One REST API and one MCP server, both on the same key and the same credit balance. |
| rate limits | 200 requests per 10 seconds on each key, on every plan. A repeat lookup within 7 days is free. |
| support | Starter: email support; Growth: priority email and chat support; Professional: chat support and scheduled calls; Enterprise: named account manager |

## Sources for 1lookup

- https://www.1lookup.io/pricing, read 2026-10-26
- https://www.1lookup.io/docs, read 2026-10-26
- https://help.1lookup.io/en/article/cancelling-billing-and-refunds-15gunq3/, read 2026-10-26

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