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Spend Brake vs VPNDetection

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Spend Brake compared with VPNDetection
DetailSpend Brake logo Spend BrakeVPNDetection logo VPNDetection
What it doesHard dollar caps for every paid API your apps and agents call, enforced before the request leaves Identify an IP as VPN, residential proxy, hosting, Tor, CDN or relay, with the operator and evidence behind each flag.
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inBG PK
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree plan: $0, up to $50/month protected spend, 1 key, 1 provider, 10,000 requests/month, 20 agent sessions/month. Indie: $9/month, unlimited keys, 2 providers, 100,000 requests/month, 100 agent sessions/month. Team: $49/month, unlimited keys, 5 providers, 1,000,000 requests/month, 500 agent session Free: 50,000 lookups a month. Starter: $19.00/mo (250,000 lookups, then $0.09 per 1,000) or $190.00/year. Scale: $99.00/mo (2,000,000 lookups, then $0.07 per 1,000) or $990.00/year. Max: $199.00/mo (5,000,000 lookups, then $0.05 per 1,000) or $1,990.00/year. Enterprise: Custom pricing, annual.
Key features
  • Session keys for AI agents with independent budgets
  • Support for Google Maps, Twilio, Mapbox, HERE, Tavily, Exa, Brave and SerpApi
  • Self-hosted option with Docker Compose and offline license verification
  • Detects VPNs with operator identification - tracks over 2,200 providers
  • Detects Tor nodes with daily updates
  • Identifies privacy relays and enterprise web gateways
  • Confidence scoring for each classification
  • Downloadable databases in CSVGZ and MMDB formats
  • Location and ASN data with every lookup
  • SDKs for 13 programming languages
  • Real-time API with batch processing up to 1,000 addresses
What makes it different
  • Atomic enforcement of all caps simultaneously so parallel requests cannot slip past together
  • Provider keys never exposed to client applications, only revocable virtual keys
  • Evidence-backed classifications - every flag includes the operator, confidence level, last seen date, and for proxies, persistence metrics across 90 days
  • Daily data refresh to keep classifications current
  • Distinguishes between legitimate privacy services and anonymity threats
  • Open datasets under Creative Commons - Tor IP and Relay IP free for all accounts
  • Downloadable databases for on-premises deployment without API calls
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)01
Citation Flow (Majestic)025
Referring domains (Majestic)032

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