Phone lookups
Veriphone alternatives
For phone number lookups, LookValid sells like-for-like alternatives to Veriphone: Phone Numbering-Plan Validation, Carrier Lookup (original carrier), Phone Spam Check. Veriphone sells phone number lookups. Veriphone sells phone validation and carrier lookup either as one-time credit packs or as monthly subscriptions, with every plan getting the same features. A standard validation uses one credit and a current carrier lookup uses ten.
Why people look beyond Veriphone
These are limits Veriphone states on its own pages.
- A current carrier lookup costs ten credits, though an unresolved one is charged as a standard validation. Source
- When the monthly limit is reached the API answers with status 402 until a pack is bought. Source
- Volumes above 1,000,000 credits a month are by contact only. Source
Pricing model: Credits and subscriptions.
Shortlist in phone lookups
Ranking rule: Lowest per-1,000 price in US dollars first, at the best volume tier the page prints. 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 | Free result | Paid result | How it bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abstract API | Free tier of 100 requests a month for email and phone, 1,000 for IP, with the full response and no card. Source | Phone Validation Starter: $19, per month paid monthly, 5,000 phone requests Source | Subscription |
| 2 | NumlookupAPI | The free plan gives 100 requests a month and one API key. Source | Free: $0.00 /mo, 100 requests a month Source | Subscription |
| 3 | LookValid | 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; Carrier Lookup (original carrier): $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 | Monthly plans with credits |
See the full ranked list: Best phone validation and HLR APIs, scored.
1. Abstract API
- Best for: Teams that want a fixed plan with a set volume.
- Why it is on the list: Sells phone number lookups, and its cheapest published per-1,000 figure is $0.085.
- Watch for: Each API is metered and billed separately, so using email, phone and IP means three bills. Source
- LookValid vs Abstract API
2. NumlookupAPI
- Best for: Teams that want a fixed plan with a set volume.
- Why it is on the list: Sells phone number lookups, and its per-1,000 figure is about $0.44, our arithmetic from the prices on its page.
- Watch for: Pro and Scale include sandbox API keys, and the free and Basic plans do not. Source
3. LookValid
- Best for: Teams that want several lookups on one API key and one credit balance.
- Why it is on the list: Sells phone number lookups, and its cheapest published per-1,000 figure is $2.00.
- Watch for: Validates a number against its numbering plan: format, country, number type and area. It does not ping the line.
LookValid in this area
| Product | Credits per lookup | Per 1,000 lookups |
|---|---|---|
| Phone Numbering-Plan Validation | 1 | $2.00 to $4.95 |
| Carrier Lookup (original carrier) | 1 | $2.00 to $4.95 |
| Phone Spam Check | 1 | $2.00 to $4.95 |
- Free tools run the same data without an account, up to 25 lookups a day per visitor.
- 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.
- Unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months.
- 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.
- One REST API and one MCP server, both on the same key and the same credit balance.
- 200 requests per 10 seconds on each key, on every plan. A repeat lookup within 7 days is free.
- Starter: email support; Growth: priority email and chat support; Professional: chat support and scheduled calls; Enterprise: named account manager
Sources for Veriphone
- Pricing page on veriphone.io https://veriphone.io/pricing, read 2026-10-18
- Home page on veriphone.io https://veriphone.io, read 2026-10-18
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