ViewDNS review
DNS, WHOIS, and reverse lookup toolkit
Quick facts
- Category
- DNS and infrastructure APIs, WHOIS and RDAP APIs, IP intelligence and reputation APIs
- Website
- viewdns.info
- Pricing starts at
- $29/month for 1,000 queries
- Free tier
- 250 sandbox queries, no card required
- How usage is billed
- Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
- Enterprise plan
- $549/month for 100,000 queries; enterprise custom
What ViewDNS is
ViewDNS.info offers a broad toolbox of DNS, reverse IP, reverse MX, WHOIS, and IP history lookups for investigators and operators.
Compared in: DNS and infrastructure APIs, WHOIS and RDAP APIs, IP intelligence and reputation APIs.
Strengths
- Free web-based tools
- Wide range of reverse lookup tools
Limitations
- No domain availability checking
- Paid API plans start at $29/month for 1,000 queries
Pricing summary
Figures come from published ViewDNS sources checked on 2026-07-29, linked under Sources. Plans and limits change, so confirm them with the vendor before you buy.
| Plan | ViewDNS | DomScan |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 250 sandbox queries, no card required | Free: 10,000 credits/month |
| Entry paid plan | $29/month for 1,000 queries | Pay-as-you-go from $10 |
| Enterprise | $549/month for 100,000 queries; enterprise custom | Custom pricing |
- Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Who ViewDNS suits
Good fit
Stay with ViewDNS if you want free browser-based reverse IP, reverse MX, and WHOIS lookups for occasional manual checks.
Weaker fit
- You want WHOIS, DNS, and availability data in one API
- You want bulk lookups in one request
- You need availability checks, which ViewDNS lacks
- You are shipping an app, not doing manual lookups
ViewDNS vs DomScan
Feature availability for ViewDNS comes from its published product documentation. DomScan credit costs come from its published endpoint pricing.
| Feature | ViewDNS | DomScan |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Limited | ✓ 10,000/month |
| Domain availability | ✓ | ✓ |
| WHOIS data | ✓ | ✓ |
| DNS lookup | ✓ | ✓ |
| Domain valuation | − | ✓ |
| Brand monitoring | − | ✓ |
| MCP/AI integration | − | ✓ |
| Bulk operations | Limited | ✓ |
DomScan products for the same jobs
These DomScan products cover the categories where ViewDNS competes. Each shows its published credit cost per request.
Credits per request: 1
Subdomain Finder
Discover subdomains for a domain using various enumeration techniques.
Credits per request: 4 to 5
WHOIS Lookup
Get WHOIS information for a domain including registrar, dates, and status.
Credits per request: 3
RDAP Lookup
Instant RDAP lookup for domains. Pull registrar, status, and expiry data in seconds.
Credits per request: 2
Verdict
Main strength of ViewDNS: Free web-based tools. Main trade-off: No domain availability checking. If you need several kinds of domain, DNS or web data from one API key, DomScan publishes the credit cost of every endpoint and includes 10,000 free credits each month.
Frequently asked questions
What is ViewDNS?
ViewDNS.info offers a broad toolbox of DNS, reverse IP, reverse MX, WHOIS, and IP history lookups for investigators and operators.
How much does ViewDNS cost?
Published pricing checked on 2026-07-29. Free tier: 250 sandbox queries, no card required. Entry paid plan: $29/month for 1,000 queries. Enterprise: $549/month for 100,000 queries; enterprise custom.
When is ViewDNS the better choice?
Stay with ViewDNS if you want free browser-based reverse IP, reverse MX, and WHOIS lookups for occasional manual checks.
How does ViewDNS pricing compare with DomScan?
ViewDNS and DomScan count usage in different units, so there is no exact per-request comparison. DomScan includes 10,000 free credits every month and publishes the credit cost of every endpoint, so you can price the operations you plan to run.
Sources
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