Predax is a real-time IP reputation API that detects VPNs, proxies, and fraud risk. See pricing, features, WordPress/WooCommerce plugins, and pros and cons.
Category
Security
Pricing
Usage-based subscription pricing with a free tier (5,000 requests/month, no card required) and paid tiers from £5/month (Hobby, 25,000 requests/month) up to £399/month (Scale, 10,000,000 requests/month), plus custom-priced Enterprise plans for 25,000,000+ requests/month.
Predax is an IP reputation and risk-scoring platform built for security teams, developers, and e-commerce businesses that need to identify and block fraudulent visitors before they cause damage. Its core API analyzes any IP address in real time and returns a risk score, confidence level, and city-level geolocation, along with detection flags for VPNs, proxies, Tor exit nodes, datacenter IPs, and residential proxies, drawing on threat feeds the company says update hourly across thousands of sources. Beyond the raw API (available via REST calls and PHP, Python, and Node SDKs), Predax ships dedicated plugins: a free 'Predax Security' WordPress plugin for blocking malicious logins and spam, and a free 'Predax Fraud Guard' WooCommerce plugin for checkout risk assessment and order fraud detection, with a Shopify app in development. Case studies on its site describe use cases like stopping card-not-present fraud at checkout, blocking automated account takeovers, and enforcing geo-restrictions without hurting legitimate visitors.
Key Features
IP Risk Scoring — Returns a real-time risk score and confidence level for any IP address to flag potential fraud, bots, or abuse.
VPN, Proxy & Tor Detection — Identifies VPNs, proxies, Tor exit nodes, and datacenter or residential proxy traffic using threat feeds updated hourly.
City-Level Geolocation — Provides city-level geolocation data alongside risk and abuse signals for each IP lookup.
REST API & SDKs — Accessible via a REST API with official SDKs for PHP, Python, and Node.js for custom integrations.
WordPress & WooCommerce Plugins — Free 'Predax Security' WordPress plugin blocks malicious logins and spam; free 'Predax Fraud Guard' WooCommerce plugin assesses checkout and order fraud risk.
Usage Alerts, Webhooks & Team Management — Higher-tier plans add usage alerts, webhooks, a custom rules engine, team management, and SLA guarantees up to 99.99% uptime.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Free tier (5,000 requests/month, no card required) makes it easy to evaluate before paying
Ready-made free plugins for WordPress and WooCommerce mean non-developers can add fraud protection without touching the API directly
Granular usage-based pricing tiers scale from hobby projects up to enterprise-level request volumes
Combines several signals (VPN/proxy/Tor detection, geolocation, risk scoring) in a single API call
Cons
The Shopify integration is still in development, so Shopify merchants can't yet use a native app
Higher-volume plans (Business and above) require a paid subscription starting at meaningful monthly cost for larger sites
Detection accuracy claims (e.g. 95%+ VPN detection) are self-reported by Predax and not independently verified
No public information on company founding date, team size, or headquarters, which may matter for enterprise vendor vetting