What IPQS does

IPQS, operating under the legal entity IPQualityScore LLC, is a US-based private fraud detection and IP intelligence company founded in 2011. The company delivers an API-first platform that performs real-time risk scoring across user touchpoints — IP addresses, emails, phone numbers, devices, URLs, files, and transactions — for businesses operating online. Its customer base of 3,500+ companies spans ecommerce, financial services, SaaS, and digital advertising, all of whom need to distinguish legitimate users from bots, fraudsters, and synthetic identities at the point of interaction.

The platform is built on a machine learning network that processes 100M+ daily transactions and user events, drawing on a proprietary data flywheel that includes a Global Honeypot Network of 10,000+ traps, continuous monitoring of 50M+ live botnets and residential proxy IPs, dark web leakage feeds, and 300+ risk data points per evaluation. Fraud scoring is highly configurable through 75+ customer-specific settings, and the company supports deployment via cloud APIs, on-premise databases (Proxy Detection Database, Email Verification Database), and pre-built integrations with major SIEM/SOAR (Splunk, Palo Alto, Rapid7, ThreatConnect) and CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach) platforms. Mobile and game-specific SDKs (iOS/Android, Unity) extend coverage beyond web flows.

IPQS generates revenue through a blended model combining usage-based API calls, tiered subscription plans, and enterprise managed services that include on-premise data and dedicated support. The go-to-market is hybrid: self-serve API onboarding with a 1,000-lookup free trial targets developers and technical buyers, while enterprise field sales close larger deployments. The company maintains compliance certifications (SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, FIDO) and positions itself as a horizontal fraud infrastructure layer for any business transacting online.

Name

IPQS

Legal name

IPQualityScore LLC

Website

https://ipqs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

IPQS (IPQualityScore LLC) is a US-based, API-first fraud detection and IP intelligence platform founded in 2011. It serves 3,500+ businesses across ecommerce, fintech, SaaS, and advertising with real-time risk scoring for IPs, emails, phones, devices, and transactions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fraud Detection Software

NAICS

Information (51)

akta.pro primary industry

Verification & Risk Signals (Device Fingerprinting, Behavioral Biometrics) (HDADALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Identity Verification & Proofing (IDV, KYC, Biometrics) (HDADAAAF), Fraud Prevention & Identity Verification (IDV/KYC) (BPAMAEAI)

Keywords

• Fraud detection APIs
• Bot detection
• Email verification
• Device fingerprinting
• Threat intelligence feeds

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. API-based Fraud Detection Services: Real-time API queries for IP intelligence, email validation, phone verification, device fingerprinting, and threat intelligence. Revenue generated through usage-based API calls and queries, with volume tiers based on transaction volume.
2. Subscription Plans: Tiered subscription plans with varying levels of API access, bulk lookup capabilities, and feature access. Annual and multi-year contract options available with pricing based on tier level.
3. Enterprise Solutions: Custom enterprise deployments including on-premise database solutions (Proxy Detection Database, Email Verification Database), dedicated support, and tailored fraud detection models for large organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IPQS provides real-time fraud detection and prevention via APIs and on-premise databases, analyzing IP addresses, emails, phone numbers, and devices using machine learning trained on 100M+ daily transactions. The platform delivers fraud scoring, bot detection, email/phone validation, device fingerprinting, and threat intelligence feeds for businesses to stop fraudulent activity at user touchpoints.

Product overview

IPQS offers a comprehensive fraud detection and cybersecurity platform with over 20 distinct products organized into core fraud prevention services (Proxy/VPN Detection, Bot Detection, Email Verification, Phone Validation, Device Fingerprinting, Address Verification), cybersecurity tools (Malicious URL Scanner, File Malware Scanner, Data Breach Search, Dark Web Monitoring, Threat Intelligence Feeds), and specialized API products (Transaction Risk Scoring, Identity Verification). The platform architecture centers on real-time risk scoring powered by machine learning networks that analyze 300+ risk data points from proprietary honeypot networks and customer transaction data. Products integrate via REST APIs for programmatic access or through native CRM/SIEM/SOAR plugins (HubSpot, Salesforce, Outreach, Splunk, ThreatConnect, Rapid7, Palo Alto). Customization is enabled through 75+ scoring settings, and deployment options include on-premise databases for IP and email intelligence alongside cloud-based API services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fraud Fusion: Fraud Detection Consortium - combining multiple fraud detection signals for comprehensive risk assessment

Products and services

• Proxy/VPN Detection & IP Filtering
• Email Verification
• Phone Number Validation
• Device Fingerprinting
• Malicious URL Scanner
• File Malware Scanner
• Dark Web Monitoring
• Threat Intelligence Feeds
• Data Breach Search
• Identity Verification API
• Transaction Risk Scoring API
• Proxy Detection Database
• Email Verification Database
• Invalid Traffic (IVT) Detection
• Mobile Fingerprinting SDK
• Fraud Fusion

Quantifiable outcome

• Integration time under 5 minutes for most third-party platforms
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HubSpotcoreTechnology or IntegrationCRM integration partner allowing HubSpot users to incorporate IPQS fraud detection, lead scoring, email validation, and phone verification directly within their CRM workflows.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationCRM integration enabling Salesforce users to add fraud detection capabilities including IP intelligence, email validation, and phone verification to their sales and marketing processes.
• SplunkcoreTechnology or IntegrationSIEM platform integration providing IPQS threat intelligence feeds and fraud data for security information and event management workflows.
• Palo Alto NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationCybersecurity platform integration providing IPQS threat intelligence feeds and fraud detection capabilities for firewall and security infrastructure.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HUMAN Security: HUMAN Security (formerly White Ops) provides bot mitigation, fraud detection, and account protection for digital enterprises. Its bot-focused platform directly competes with IPQS's bot detection and proxy detection capabilities across ecommerce and advertising verticals.
• Socure: Socure provides AI-driven identity verification and KYC for financial services, including synthetic identity fraud detection. It overlaps with IPQS's Identity Verification API and serves the same financial services and fintech buyer segment with deeper IDV specialization.
• Sift: Sift operates a Digital Trust & Safety platform combining fraud detection, content abuse prevention, and identity insights via APIs. It targets similar ecommerce, fintech, and digital platform customers with a comparable ML-driven risk scoring approach.
• Telesign (Twilio): Telesign provides phone number intelligence, verification, and fraud risk scoring APIs that directly overlap IPQS's Phone Validation product line. Both serve the same digital platform and financial services customers with carrier, line type, and VoIP detection.
• MaxMind: MaxMind provides IP geolocation, proxy/VPN/Tor detection, and fraud scoring APIs that directly overlap IPQS's core IP intelligence offering. Both sell usage-based risk intelligence to developers and enterprises for fraud prevention, making them the closest direct competitor.
• Arkose Labs: Arkose Labs specializes in bot detection, account security, and fraud prevention with a focus on account takeover and fake account abuse—the same core use cases as IPQS's bot management and ATO products. Both serve digital platforms and SaaS companies.
• DataDome: DataDome offers real-time bot management, account takeover protection, and fraud detection as an API-first SaaS platform. It targets similar ecommerce and digital platform customers with comparable real-time risk scoring and fraud prevention capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Kount (Equifax): Kount, owned by Equifax, provides AI-driven fraud prevention for ecommerce and payment processors with transaction scoring and identity verification. As a broader incumbent with a wider data asset base, it competes with IPQS in transaction risk scoring and chargeback prevention.
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides identity verification, fraud detection, and compliance solutions for financial services, insurance, and government. It competes broadly with IPQS across multiple product lines and benefits from deeper public records data assets.
• Ekata (Mastercard): Ekata, part of Mastercard, provides identity verification and risk scoring APIs for digital commerce and financial services. It overlaps with IPQS's email, phone, and identity verification products, with the backing of Mastercard's broader data network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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