NetAPI vs Domains Monitor: domain lists, datasets and free data compared

Q: Do both services cover the same domain zones?

Both cover all major gTLDs and ccTLDs. NetAPI tracks {zones_total} zones and {domains_total} domains; Domains Monitor states 1,570 zones and about 344.6 million domains. NetAPI also keeps retired and reserved TLDs in its catalog for reference.

A factual comparison of NetAPI and Domains Monitor (domains-monitor.com).

Domains Monitor and NetAPI solve the same problem – getting complete, daily updated lists of registered domain names and richer per-domain data – but they differ in how much data comes with every domain, what is free and under which license, and who stands behind the service. This page compares both services feature by feature so you can pick the right one for your use case.

Figures for Domains Monitor are taken from its public website and may have changed since; NetAPI figures are live. If you spot an error, let us know and we will correct it.

	NetAPI	Domains Monitor
Domain zones covered	1,584 TLDs (gTLD + ccTLD)	1,570 zones
Domains in the database	460,900,044 domains	~344.6 million domains
Update frequency	Every day	Every day
Enriched datasets (per domain)	DNS servers, IP, hostname, IP country, email addresses, phone numbers, Majestic rank, registrar, registration and expiration dates	Plain domain lists and partially enriched datasets (emails, phones, geodata, DNS)
Registrar / WHOIS data	Registrar-grouped WHOIS datasets for hundreds of registrars, registration and expiration dates	Not offered as a separate product
DNS-provider lists	Domains grouped by authoritative DNS provider (Cloudflare, Route 53, GoDaddy, etc.)	Not offered (a raw DNS TXT records dataset only)
Free datasets	Top 1M most popular websites (daily), compromised domains and compromised IPs (daily), TLD and registrar abuse reports – no registration	Compromised domains list only
Domain / IP lookup	Domain lookup and reverse IP lookup, on the web and via API	Domain search tool only
API	REST API v2 with token: lists, datasets, DNS and registrar files, lookup, compromised feeds; also on RapidAPI	API included in plans
Open license for free data	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: reuse, share and redistribute with attribution	Not stated
Legal entity and transparency	CodeRockers LTD (Cyprus) – registered company with a published address, Terms of Service and Privacy Policy	Company not disclosed – no legal entity, address or ownership information published on the site

Why choose NetAPI over Domains Monitor

NetAPI covers 1,584 domain zones and 460,900,044 domains with a daily update cycle, and every dataset carries the full set of per-domain fields: DNS servers, IP address, hostname, IP country, email addresses, phone numbers, Majestic rank, registrar and registration/expiration dates. On top of the per-zone lists you get registrar-grouped WHOIS datasets and DNS-provider lists, which Domains Monitor does not offer as products, plus domain and reverse-IP lookup on the web and in the API. The free tier is broader too: the Top 1M website ranking, the compromised domains and compromised IPs feeds and the abuse research reports are all free, need no registration and are published under CC BY 4.0, so they can be reused and redistributed with attribution. Finally, NetAPI is operated by a registered company with a published address, Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and was built by the author of zonefiles.io, the now-closed service that started the domain-list category.

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Frequently asked questions

Is NetAPI a drop-in replacement for Domains Monitor?

Yes for the core product: daily lists of active and newly registered domains for every TLD, delivered as CSV files and through an API. NetAPI adds what Domains Monitor does not have – registrar and WHOIS data, DNS-provider lists, reverse IP lookup and openly licensed free datasets – so the switch usually means more data, not less.

Which service gives more data per domain?

NetAPI. Every NetAPI dataset row carries DNS servers, IP, hostname, IP country, email addresses, phone numbers, Majestic rank, registrar and registration/expiration dates. Domains Monitor offers plain lists and partially enriched datasets with emails, phones, geodata and DNS.

Do both services cover the same domain zones?

Both cover all major gTLDs and ccTLDs. NetAPI tracks 1,584 zones and 460,900,044 domains; Domains Monitor states 1,570 zones and about 344.6 million domains. NetAPI also keeps retired and reserved TLDs in its catalog for reference.

How do the update schedules compare?

Both services update their data every day. NetAPI publishes the exact update time and the number of domains added in the last 24 hours on every zone page, and the "new domains" filter lets you download only what changed since yesterday.

Can I try NetAPI without paying?

Yes. The Top 1M ranking, the compromised domains and compromised IPs feeds and the abuse research reports are free, need no registration and are licensed CC BY 4.0. Sample files for the paid lists and datasets are available on every zone page.

Who is behind NetAPI?

NetAPI is operated by CodeRockers LTD, a company registered in Cyprus, with a published postal address, Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The service was built by the author of zonefiles.io. Domains Monitor does not disclose a company name, address or ownership on its website.

How hard is it to migrate from Domains Monitor to NetAPI?

Simple. Both deliver one domain per line in CSV files, so existing import scripts keep working; NetAPI files are gzip-compressed and available per zone or as all-zones bundles. After sign-up you receive an API token and can automate downloads in minutes using the documented API.