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title: "Best reverse phone lookup services, scored"
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last_updated: "2026-10-20"
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summary: "Ranked reverse phone lookup services: 6 scored from vendor pages read 2026-10-19, with the criteria and weights shown."
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# Best reverse phone lookup services, scored

Ranked reverse phone lookup services: 6 scored from vendor pages read 2026-10-19, with the criteria and weights shown.

Services that start from a phone number and return who or what is behind it. Ranked reverse phone lookup services: 6 scored from vendor pages read 2026-10-19, with the criteria and weights shown.

## 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 | Twilio Lookup | 87.1 | Lowest price per 1,000 on this list | Phone number formatting and validation carry no per-query charge. ([source](https://www.twilio.com/en-us/user-authentication-identity/pricing/lookup)) | Per request | about $1.50 | [twilio.com](https://www.twilio.com/en-us/user-authentication-identity/pricing/lookup), [twilio.com](https://www.twilio.com) |
| 2 | Telnyx Number Lookup | 82.9 | Lowest price per 1,000 on this list |  | Per request | about $1.50 | [telnyx.com](https://telnyx.com/pricing/number-lookup) |
| 3 | BeenVerified | 37.1 | Most comparison terms stated on its own page |  | Subscription | about $368.90 | [beenverified.com](https://www.beenverified.com/pricing) |
| 4 | Truecaller | 28.6 | Buyers who want a plan with a set volume |  | Subscription | no dollar per-1,000 figure (read 2026-10-18) | [truecaller.com](https://www.truecaller.com/premium) |
| 5 | Spy Dialer | 15.2 |  | Lookups are free with no sign-up and no credit card. ([source](https://www.spydialer.com/)) |  | no dollar per-1,000 figure (read 2026-10-19) | [spydialer.com](https://www.spydialer.com/) |
| 6 | USPhoneBook | 11 |  | Every search is free with no account, card or trial, and the site says there is no paid upgrade. ([source](https://www.usphonebook.com/)) |  | no dollar per-1,000 figure (read 2026-10-19) | [usphonebook.com](https://www.usphonebook.com/) |

## Why each vendor is on this list

- Twilio Lookup: Inbound caller identification: $0.01, per request, US only ([source](https://www.twilio.com/en-us/user-authentication-identity/pricing/lookup))
- Telnyx Number Lookup: Caller Identity: $0.019, per query ([source](https://telnyx.com/pricing/number-lookup))
- BeenVerified: BeenVerified sells consumer-facing people, phone, email and address lookups as a monthly or quarterly membership with a report cap. It states its reports cannot be used for employment, tenant or credit decisions. ([source](https://www.beenverified.com/pricing))
- Truecaller: Truecaller sells a caller ID and spam blocking app with paid Premium, Family and Gold subscriptions that add features like ad-free use and call recording. The page lists yearly prices in US dollars. ([source](https://www.truecaller.com/premium))
- Spy Dialer: Spy Dialer offers a free reverse phone lookup showing the owner name, line type, carrier, rough location and spam hints when available. The page states a daily cap on lookups. ([source](https://www.spydialer.com/))
- USPhoneBook: USPhoneBook runs a reverse phone lookup that it says is entirely free, paid for by advertising, with no account or card. It restricts use to personal, non-commercial purposes. ([source](https://www.usphonebook.com/))

## LookValid

LookValid does not sell this product, so it is not ranked here.

## Reading this list

Scores use only what each vendor's own pages state, read between 2026-10-18 and 2026-10-19. A term the page did not state earns no points for that criterion and is left out of the table. A vendor is scored only where its pricing page was read.

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