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Hi HN! I've developed IPLocate.io, a super simple IP geolocation service to return data like country, city, timezone, etc. for IP addresses. It's free up to 1,

Hi HN! I've developed IPLocate.io, a super simple IP geolocation service to return data like country, city, timezone, etc. for IP addresses. It's free up to 1,500 requests per day, beyond which we have a couple of paid plans to accommodate higher limits. We've got some code samples for various languages on the home page as well as documentation by Apiary. It's a super simple Rails app powered by MaxMind data. I've been developing in the web and mobile space for years, but this is my first web project I'm finally releasing to the public - I'm not expecting it to be a money maker but just wanted to get a feel for reaction from the hacker community!

coderholic 9y ago
Congrats on the launch! Looks very similar to my service, https://ipinfo.io https://ipinfo.io :) I launched that around 3 years ago and at the time there weren't even any paid plans. It now handles close to 500 million API requests a day. I'd recommend killing the unlimited plan - you'll lose out on revenue with that. Good luck! Feel free to reach out to me if there's anything you think I could help with.
- tallytarik 9y ago
  Thank you! And congratulations on 500m requests per day - that's insane! Thanks for the tip on pricing, the plans are essentially guesswork at the moment until I see some real users with real usage. I checked out some other services (including yours ;) ) and saw a wide range of pricing, some that had unlimited plans and some that didn't. Will definitely be something to revisit in the future.
  - JeanMarcS 9y ago
    I think coderholic gave you a good advice. If you're on amazon with a pay per use plan, you should immediately do the math of what it's going to cost you if someone does 1M request a day. Let's say someone who make an equivalent service, sells cheaper plans, and uses yours for example.
- lykr0n 9y ago
  How many people pay for your service? Anything above $100 a month, and I can buy the database from MaxMind.

coderholic 9y ago

Congrats on the launch! Looks very similar to my service, https://ipinfo.io https://ipinfo.io :) I launched that around 3 years ago and at the time there weren't even any paid plans. It now handles close to 500 million API requests a day. I'd recommend killing the unlimited plan - you'll lose out on revenue with that. Good luck! Feel free to reach out to me if there's anything you think I could help with.

tallytarik 9y ago
Thank you! And congratulations on 500m requests per day - that's insane! Thanks for the tip on pricing, the plans are essentially guesswork at the moment until I see some real users with real usage. I checked out some other services (including yours ;) ) and saw a wide range of pricing, some that had unlimited plans and some that didn't. Will definitely be something to revisit in the future.
- JeanMarcS 9y ago
  I think coderholic gave you a good advice. If you're on amazon with a pay per use plan, you should immediately do the math of what it's going to cost you if someone does 1M request a day. Let's say someone who make an equivalent service, sells cheaper plans, and uses yours for example.
lykr0n 9y ago
How many people pay for your service? Anything above $100 a month, and I can buy the database from MaxMind.