Fidro vs MaxMind
MaxMind tells you about an IP address. Fidro weighs that alongside the email and the location, remembers earlier signups, and returns one decision your code can act on.
What is Fidro?
Fidro is a fraud detection API for developers. One call checks an email address and an IP for disposable domains, VPNs, proxies, Tor and datacenters, remembers earlier signups and logins, and returns a 0 to 100 risk score with an allow, challenge or block recommendation. On the Pro plan it also scores Stripe payments. The free plan includes 200 validations a month, no credit card needed.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Fidro | MaxMind |
|---|---|---|
| Email Validation | Yes | Limited |
| IP Intelligence | Yes | Yes |
| Geolocation Analysis | Yes | Yes |
| Stripe Chargeback Prevention | Yes | No |
| Risk Scoring | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Blocklists | Yes | No |
| Velocity & Anomaly Detection | Yes | Limited |
| Free Plan | 200/month | Limited |
| Self-Serve Signup | Yes | Yes |
| Starting Price | Free | $26/month |
Where Fidro differs from MaxMind
More than the IP
MaxMind tells you about the network. Fidro adds email checks, disposable domain detection and location matching in the same call, and Stripe payment scoring on Pro.
A decision, not a data point
Fidro weighs the network signals with everything else and returns allow, challenge or block, so you don't write scoring logic around raw flags.
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One REST call, with SDKs for Node, PHP, Laravel, Python and Go. Start with 200 free validations a month, no credit card.
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Common questions
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