--- title: "Best lookup and data vendors by category" url: "https://lookvalid.com/best.md" canonical_url: "https://lookvalid.com/best" last_updated: "2026-10-20" type: "index" summary: "8 ranked lists of lookup and data vendors, each scored from vendor pages we read, with the criteria and weights shown." related: ["https://lookvalid.com/best/email-verification-tools.md", "https://lookvalid.com/best/reverse-phone-lookup.md", "https://lookvalid.com/best/phone-validation-and-hlr-apis.md", "https://lookvalid.com/best/hlr-lookup-services.md", "https://lookvalid.com/best/ip-geolocation-apis.md", "https://lookvalid.com/best/skip-tracing-services.md", "https://lookvalid.com/best/dnc-scrubbing-services.md", "https://lookvalid.com/best/contact-enrichment-apis.md"] --- # Best lookup and data vendors by category 8 ranked lists of lookup and data vendors, each scored from vendor pages we read, with the criteria and weights shown. 8 ranked lists of lookup and data vendors, each scored from vendor pages we read, with the criteria and weights shown. ## Lists - [Best email verification tools, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/email-verification-tools.md): 12 ranked vendors - [Best reverse phone lookup services, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/reverse-phone-lookup.md): 6 ranked vendors - [Best phone validation and HLR APIs, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/phone-validation-and-hlr-apis.md): 8 ranked vendors - [Best HLR lookup services, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/hlr-lookup-services.md): 7 ranked vendors - [Best IP geolocation APIs, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/ip-geolocation-apis.md): 8 ranked vendors - [Best skip tracing services, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/skip-tracing-services.md): 7 ranked vendors - [Best DNC scrubbing services, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/dnc-scrubbing-services.md): 5 ranked vendors - [Best contact enrichment APIs, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/contact-enrichment-apis.md): 7 ranked vendors ## How the scores work Each product scores out of 100, from the vendor's own read record only: published terms 30, lowest price per 1,000 30, plans or packs priced 20, billing without a monthly minimum 20. Spot something wrong or out of date? Write to hello@meralume.com and we will review it. ## Related - [Best email verification tools, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/email-verification-tools.md) - [Best reverse phone lookup services, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/reverse-phone-lookup.md) - [Best phone validation and HLR APIs, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/phone-validation-and-hlr-apis.md) - [Best HLR lookup services, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/hlr-lookup-services.md) - [Best IP geolocation APIs, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/ip-geolocation-apis.md) - [Best skip tracing services, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/skip-tracing-services.md) - [Best DNC scrubbing services, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/dnc-scrubbing-services.md) - [Best contact enrichment APIs, scored](https://lookvalid.com/best/contact-enrichment-apis.md)