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GuardAccess vs 1Lookup

An honest comparison of GuardAccess and 1Lookup (phone, email and IP validation): price per 1,000 lookups, what each one checks, and when to pick which.

Price per 1,000 lookups

Plan	Price	Per 1,000
1Lookup Starter	$99/mo, 20,000 credits	$4.95
1Lookup Growth	$299/mo, 85,000 credits	$3.52
1Lookup Professional	$799/mo, 250,000 credits	$3.20
1Lookup Enterprise	$1,999/mo, 1,000,000 credits	$2.00
GuardAccess Starter	$19/mo, 5,000 lookups	$3.80
GuardAccess Growth	$79/mo, 25,000 lookups	$3.16
GuardAccess Scale	$299/mo, 125,000 lookups	$2.39
GuardAccess Business	$999/mo, 600,000 lookups	$1.67

1Lookup prices from https://www.1lookup.io/pricing, checked 12 October 2026. GuardAccess prices in USD; 250 free lookups on sign-up. Prices change, so check the source before you buy.

Core validations (phone, email, IP, spam check) are 1 credit each; HLR live network lookups are 5 credits.
7-day free trial; annual billing takes two months off; unused credits roll over for 3 months.

Where 1Lookup is stronger

44 products on one key, including live HLR network lookups, porting (MNP), spam checks, enrichment and skip tracing.
A larger free-tools library and an MCP server.
Plans scale to 1,000,000+ credits with a dedicated CSM.

Where GuardAccess is stronger

Lower entry price: $19/mo for 5,000 lookups vs $99/mo, and 250 free lookups with no trial clock.
Lower price per 1,000 at every tier ($3.80 / $3.16 / $2.39 / $1.67).
agent_action and plain-English reasons on every result, built for agents.
Honest limit: no live HLR or porting data yet; carrier is the original allocation.

Which should you pick?

Choose 1Lookup if you need live network (HLR) status, enrichment or skip tracing. Choose GuardAccess for core email + phone + IP + fraud checks at a lower price, especially at small volumes.

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