1) Secure your own database(s) and offer it as an internal library/API
2) Use a hosted version.
IP Sidekick offers the latter option. The advantage over running your own version is more predictable Opex, both money and effort — if operate your own, you'd have to find source(s), make sure they are updated and make sure the services remain up.
With IP Sidekick, you pay a certain amount monthly, and it's a relatively simple API to use, so there's 0 maintenance and ongoing effort.
Another advantage is I'm supplementing additional data other than what other geolocation services offer. eg. the results now include the public holiday for that day in that country. Planning to add more.
1) Secure your own database(s) and offer it as an internal library/API 2) Use a hosted version.
IP Sidekick offers the latter option. The advantage over running your own version is more predictable Opex, both money and effort — if operate your own, you'd have to find source(s), make sure they are updated and make sure the services remain up.
With IP Sidekick, you pay a certain amount monthly, and it's a relatively simple API to use, so there's 0 maintenance and ongoing effort.
Another advantage is I'm supplementing additional data other than what other geolocation services offer. eg. the results now include the public holiday for that day in that country. Planning to add more.