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SpamHaus

The Spamhaus Project is an international organisation based in the Principality of Andorra, founded in 1998 by Steve Linford to track email spammers and spam-related activity.

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How much does SpamHaus cost?

Median buyer pays
$105,000
per year
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$97,000
$169,000
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About SpamHaus

SpamHaus Overview

The Spamhaus Project is an international organisation based in the Principality of Andorra, founded in 1998 by Steve Linford to track email spammers and spam-related activity.

SpamHaus's 11 Products

BGP Feed (Network Edge Protection) logo
BGP Feed (Network Edge Protection)

Commercial BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) feed service delivering Spamhaus IP reputation data (BCL and DROP datasets) as BGP communities for use with routers and firewalls at the network edge. Enables automatic blocking of botnet command-and-control (C&C) traffic and other malicious IP ranges. Distributed via Spamhaus Technology.

DNS Response Policy Zones (DNS Firewall) Commercial logo
DNS Response Policy Zones (DNS Firewall) Commercial

Commercial-tier annual subscription to Spamhaus DNS Response Policy Zones (RPZs) for enterprise DNS Firewall protection. Provides DNS-level automatic protection against users resolving to phishing websites, malware dropper sites, botnet C&C domains, and other malicious destinations. Distributed via Spamhaus Technology with enterprise-grade delivery and technical support.

DNS Response Policy Zones (DNS Firewall) Free logo
DNS Response Policy Zones (DNS Firewall) Free

Free-tier access to Spamhaus DNS Response Policy Zones (RPZs) for use as a DNS Firewall. Provides four RPZ zones at no cost via Spamhaus Technology, subject to terms of use. Enables DNS-level blocking of malicious domains including phishing sites, malware droppers, and botnet C&C domains.

Intelligence API (IP & Domain Intelligence): Intelligence API Domain Data logo
Intelligence API (IP & Domain Intelligence): Intelligence API Domain Data

Commercial annual subscription to the Spamhaus Intelligence API scoped to domain data only. Sold as 'SIA Queries for Domain data only' on order forms. Provides domain reputation query access with a specified daily query allowance and queries-per-second rate limit. Observed at $49,900/year for 5 million queries/day at 200 QPS (OEM/white-label arrangement). Distributed via Spamhaus Technology.

Intelligence API (IP & Domain Intelligence): Intelligence API Enterprise (IP Reputation Data Feeds) logo
Intelligence API (IP & Domain Intelligence): Intelligence API Enterprise (IP Reputation Data Feeds)

Commercial Enterprise-tier annual subscription to the Spamhaus Intelligence API providing IP Reputation Data Feeds. Sold as 'Spamhaus Data Feed Services' on order forms. Includes access to IP reputation data feeds via the Enterprise API with a specified monthly call allowance, plus optional Download Feature Access for bulk data download. Distributed via Spamhaus Technology. Observed at $105,000/year for 50,000 calls/month with download access.

Intelligence API (IP & Domain Intelligence): Intelligence API Free (Developer License) logo
Intelligence API (IP & Domain Intelligence): Intelligence API Free (Developer License)

Free Developer License for the Spamhaus Intelligence API, providing access to IP and domain reputation data for development and small-scale use. Includes signal and intelligence relating to IPs and domains for threat detection, investigation, vetting, and validation. Distributed via Spamhaus Technology subject to terms of use.

Network Protection Datasets (Free): Botnet Controller List (BCL) logo
Network Protection Datasets (Free): Botnet Controller List (BCL)

Free dataset listing single IPv4 addresses actively used by cybercriminals to control malware-infected computers (bots). An advisory 'drop all traffic' list with extremely rare false positives. Contains 500-2000 listings with up to 50 new entries per day. Available as plain text file, via DNS lookups, as CSV, as RPZ, and via BGP Feed (commercial).

Network Protection Datasets (Free): Do Not Route or Peer (DROP) logo
Network Protection Datasets (Free): Do Not Route or Peer (DROP)

Free advisory 'drop all traffic' dataset listing IP ranges leased or stolen by professional spam or cybercrime operations. Includes DROP (IPv4), DROPv6 (IPv6), and ASN-DROP (autonomous system numbers). Available in JSON format at no cost for any use, including commercial. A subset of the SBL designed for use by firewalls and routing equipment. Re-evaluated daily.

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Passive DNS

Commercial Passive DNS service providing cache miss data with insight into current and historical connections across the internet. Enables pivoting from IPs to domains and vice versa to investigate how specific internet identifiers are related. Target customers include threat hunters, penetration testers, security researchers, and brand protection teams. Distributed via Spamhaus Technology.

Real-time DNS Blocklists (Data Query Service) Commercial logo
Real-time DNS Blocklists (Data Query Service) Commercial

Commercial-tier annual subscription to Spamhaus DNS Blocklists via the Data Query Service (DQS), distributed through Spamhaus Technology. Required for ISPs, enterprises, corporations, and commercial spam filter companies with high email traffic or commercial use. Provides access to an expanded set of datasets beyond the free tier, plus technical support.

Real-time DNS Blocklists (Data Query Service) Free logo
Real-time DNS Blocklists (Data Query Service) Free

Free-tier access to Spamhaus DNS Blocklists via the Data Query Service (DQS), provided through Spamhaus Technology. Available to low-volume, non-commercial users subject to terms of use. Includes access to core blocklists (SBL, CSS, XBL, PBL, ZEN, DBL).

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