DomScan vs WhoAPI: API Comparison

Overview

Choose between one multi-purpose domain intelligence catalog and separate WhoAPI products for availability, WHOIS, SSL, and other checks.

DomScan

Modern Domain Intelligence API

DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP.

Free: 10,000 credits/month

WhoAPI

Established Domain Availability & WHOIS API

WhoAPI provides domain availability checking and WHOIS lookup APIs with a focus on accuracy and bulk operations.

10,000 requests for new clients

Pricing Comparison

Watch out for: DomScan publishes credits per operation. WhoAPI subscriptions are product-specific: availability starts at $23/month, while cached WHOIS starts at $52/month.

Pricing	DomScan	WhoAPI
Free Tier	Free: 10,000 credits/month	10,000 requests for new clients
Paid Plans	Pay-as-you-go from $10	$52/month for 40,000 requests
Enterprise	Custom pricing	$499/month for 100,000 live WHOIS requests; enterprise volume is custom
TLD Coverage	1,100+ TLDs	1,500+ TLDs

Feature Comparison

Feature	DomScan	WhoAPI
Free Tier	Included	Limited
API Access	Included	Included
Bulk Operations	Included	Included
Real-time Data	Included	Included
WHOIS Data	Included	Included
DNS Lookup	Included	Limited
Domain Valuation	Included	Not Included
Brand Monitoring	Included	Not Included
MCP/AI Integration	Included	Not Included

Which is Better?

Choose DomScan if you need

Free tier with 10,000 credits/month - no credit card required
Domain valuation, brand monitoring, and OSINT tools
MCP integration for AI assistants like Claude
Modern REST API with JSON responses

Choose WhoAPI if you need

Established since 2011
Comprehensive WHOIS parsing
Good for bulk availability checks

Sources

Last updated: 2026-08-22

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