AbuseIPDB alternative

The free, open
AbuseIPDB alternative.

AbuseIPDB is the go-to database of reported abusive IPs, with a confidence score per address. ffraud gives you the same signals, plus a fraud score, abuse history, open ports, and WHOIS, free for everyone, no usage caps, and published continuously as MIT open data.

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ffraud vs AbuseIPDB
ffraudAbuseIPDB
PriceFree, foreverFree tier, then paid
Daily capNone (fair-use burst only)Capped on free
Open data (MIT)Yes, 1.1M+ IPs, 30-min refreshNo bulk export on free
Fraud score + categoriesYesConfidence score
VPN / proxy / Tor detectionYesLimited
Open ports + CVEs, WHOISYesNo
Drop-in migrationOne URLn/a

Free accounts are capped at a fixed number of checks per day, and higher volume needs a paid plan.

Migrate in one line

Change one URL. Keep your code.

If you run fail2ban and report to AbuseIPDB today, you can point the same action at ffraud and keep contributing, for free, while also pulling the whole database from GitHub whenever you want.

Before (AbuseIPDB)

curl -G https://api.abuseipdb.com/api/v2/check \
  --data-urlencode "ipAddress=80.82.77.33" \
  -H "Key: YOUR_ABUSEIPDB_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

After (ffraud)

curl -G https://api.ffraud.com/compat/abuseipdb/v2/check \
  --data-urlencode "ipAddress=80.82.77.33" \
  -H "Key: ff_live_your_key_here"

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