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HLR Lookups vs Telnyx Number Lookup

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

HHLR LookupsFree trialVisit site
TTelnyx Number LookupPaidVisit site
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Choose HLR Lookups if…

  • you want to trial it before paying
  • you're in its core audience: sms aggregators, voip providers
T

Choose Telnyx Number Lookup if…

  • you're in its core audience: developers, fintech and fraud teams

Side by side

Feature HLR Lookups Telnyx Number Lookup
Pricing modelFree trialPaid
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyVelocity Made Good Ltd. · since 2013Telnyx LLC
Full feature lists

H HLR Lookups

  • Real-time HLR lookups via SS7 network
  • MNP lookups from national numbering databases
  • Number type detection: mobile, landline, VoIP
  • REST API with sync and async callback modes
  • PHP, NodeJS and Ruby SDKs
  • Reports in JSON, HTML, PDF or CSV
  • Processing up to 5k results per second
  • Analytics on portability, roaming and MCCMNC

T Telnyx Number Lookup

  • Real-time carrier and line type detection
  • Portability status and LRN for North American numbers
  • CNAM caller ID name for US numbers
  • Caller Identity with name, address and confidence score
  • MCC/MNC for mobile numbers worldwide
  • HLR lookups for live mobile number status
  • Bulk lookups for millions of numbers
  • SDKs for Python, Node and Ruby

Their home pages

What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.

HLR Lookups home page
H HLR Lookups · hlr-lookups.com
Telnyx Number Lookup home page
T Telnyx Number Lookup · telnyx.com

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

HLR Lookups

HLR Lookup0.0100 EUR per lookup (down to 0.0050 EUR at 10M+)
MNP Lookup0.0050 EUR per lookup (down to 0.0025 EUR at 10M+)
NT Lookup0.0025 EUR per lookup (down to 0.0009 EUR at 10M+)

Telnyx Number Lookup

Pay as you go$0
Volume RateCustom
Enterprise$5,000/mo

Strengths and limitations

HLR Lookups

  • 100 free lookups on signup
  • Transparent per-lookup prices with volume tiers
  • Accepts cards, PayPal, Bitcoin, Litecoin and wire transfer
  • Coverage in over 200 countries
  • Prices listed in EUR only
  • Prepaid by default; postpaid requires business approval
  • SDKs limited to PHP, NodeJS and Ruby

Telnyx Number Lookup

  • LRN lookups start at $0.0015 per query with no platform fee
  • You pay only for the data sets you request
  • Automatic volume discounts with no contract
  • International carrier and MCC/MNC data
  • LRN and portability data cover North American numbers only
  • CNAM and Enhanced Caller Name cover US numbers only
  • Caller Identity costs $0.044 per query and covers only US and Canada

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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 14, 2026. Editorial policy