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ICANN Lookup vs Whoxy: catalog facts
ICANN Lookup	Whoxy
Free Free public lookup service run by ICANN.	Freemium Free account with no monthly fee; API queries are pay as you go, from $10 for 5,000 WHOIS…
Web	Web
Run by ICANN rather than a registrar or advertiser Uses RDAP instead of scraping WHOIS	Reverse WHOIS by owner, company, email or keyword WHOIS history lookups
Only shows registration data, with no DNS or mail diagnostics	Mainly built around a paid API for developers Bulk data such as the full database is expensive
Web application	Web application, Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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