Best HLR lookup services, scored
Services whose own records mention carrier, line type, line status or HLR lookups. 7 vendors ranked from pages read between 2026-10-18 and 2026-10-19.
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.
| Criterion | Weight | How it is computed |
|---|---|---|
| Published terms | 30 | Share of the 7 comparison terms (free option, free trial, credit expiry, contract minimum, API access, rate limits, support) that the vendor's own page states, times 30. |
| Lowest price per 1,000 | 30 | The lowest per-1,000 figure in US dollars in the vendor's price rows: printed on the page, or our arithmetic from a price per request. The cheapest on the list scores 30, the dearest scores 0, and the rest fall between them on a log scale. A vendor with no dollar per-1,000 figure, including one that prints its prices in another currency, scores 0 on this criterion. |
| Plans or packs priced | 20 | Price rows printed on the vendor's pages: three or more score 20, fewer score a proportional share. |
| Billing without a monthly minimum | 20 | Prepaid credits or per-request billing score 20, a mix of packs and subscriptions scores 10, and subscription, per-seat or quote-only billing scores 0. |
Ranked table
| Rank | Product | Score | Best for | Free result | How it bills | Cheapest per 1,000 | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phone-Check | 82.3 | Billed by credits or per request, with no monthly minimum | Prepaid credits | about $0.55 | phone-check.app | |
| 2 | Veriphone | 81.4 | Lowest price per 1,000 on this list | Every account gets 1,000 free credits a month with no card. Source | Credits and subscriptions | $0.25 | veriphone.io, veriphone.io |
| 3 | Bird Lookup | 74.8 | Billed by credits or per request, with no monthly minimum | Per request | $0.50 | bird.com | |
| 4 | Twilio Lookup | 66.4 | Billed by credits or per request, with no monthly minimum | Phone number formatting and validation carry no per-query charge. Source | Per request | about $1.50 | twilio.com, twilio.com |
| 5 | Numverify | 54.4 | Buyers who want a plan with a set volume | A free plan gives 100 API requests a month. Source | Subscription | about $0.52 | numverify.com, numverify.com |
| 6 | HLRLookup.com | 44.3 | Billed by credits or per request, with no monthly minimum | Prepaid credits | $3.33 | hlrlookup.com, hlrlookup.com | |
| 7 | RealPhoneValidation | 12.9 | Buyers who are happy to ask for a quote | Quote only | no dollar per-1,000 figure (read 2026-10-18) | realphonevalidation.com |
Figures marked "about" are arithmetic or a reading of the page layout, not a number the vendor prints.
Why each vendor is on this list
- Phone-Check: Phone-Check sells a phone validation API on credits, one credit per request, through prepaid credits or monthly plans. Each lookup returns validity, carrier, line type, location and a risk score. Source
- Veriphone: 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. Source
- Bird Lookup: Phone base lookup: $0.0050, per lookup; whether the number is valid, plus its line type, carrier, country Source
- Twilio Lookup: Twilio Lookup is a pay-per-request phone intelligence API where basic formatting and validation cost nothing and each extra data package, such as line type or line status, is billed separately per call. Some packages get cheaper at higher monthly query counts. Source
- Numverify: Numverify sells a phone number validation API on monthly request-quota subscriptions, with a small free plan limited to non-commercial use. Every plan includes carrier, line type and location detection. Source
- HLRLookup.com: HLRLookup.com sells real-time mobile number status checks paid for with prepaid credits, one credit per successful lookup. Prices fall as the bundle size grows and are shown in pounds, dollars and euros. Source
- RealPhoneValidation: RealPhoneValidation checks whether a phone number is connected, its line type and its Do Not Call status, by API or bulk upload. It offers pay-as-you-go use plus prepaid and enterprise tiers priced by quote. Source
LookValid
LookValid does not run live HLR or line-status queries, so it is not ranked here.
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