GeoLite City is similar to the GeoIP City database, but is less accurate. Should you require greater accuracy, GeoIP City is a drop-in replacement for GeoLite City. GeoLite City is an ideal cost-effective solution, since it is as accurate as many other commercial geolocation solutions.

We are unable to offer direct support for GeoLite users. Please visit GeoIP Support Center for available documentation and MaxMind Forum if you encounter problems.

Under the license agreement, all advertising materials and documentation mentioning features or use of this database must display the following acknowledgment: "This product includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind, available from http://www.maxmind.com/."

GeoLite City is offered in binary format, a highly optimized database that supports fast lookups using our Open Source API code. We recommend using the binary files with APIs instead of importing the CSV files into SQL because the binary format is more efficient and is easy to set up and use.

• Binary Format Installation Instructions
• Download the latest GeoLite City Binary Format in gzip or xz format. (16 MB when uncompressed, last updated May 4th, 2012 (correction release), next update June 6th, 2012)

Our CSV format enables you to load the database into a SQL database. The GeoIP City and GeoLite City use the same locationIDs, so the GeoIP City CSV files can be used as a drop in replacement for GeoLite City CSV files without having to change the locationIDs. A localized CSV file containing city names in various languages is available. Note that queries made against the CSV data imported into a SQL database can take up to a few seconds. If performance is an issue, the binary format is much faster, and can handle thousands of lookups per second.

• Instructions on how to use our CSV databases with a SQL database.
• Download the latest GeoLite City CSV Format in zip or xz format. (80 MB when uncompressed)

	GeoLite City	GeoIP City
Cost	Free	$370 initial, $90 per month updates
Coverage	Worldwide	Worldwide
Accuracy	Over 99.5% on a country level and 79% on a city level for the US within a 25 mile radius. More details	Over 99.8% on a country level and 83% on a city level for the US within a 25 mile radius. More details
Redistribution	Free, subject to GPL/LGPL for APIs and database license. Commercial redistribution licenses are available	Please contact us.
Updates	Updated monthly, on first Tuesday of each month	Updated weekly. For binary format, automated updates available by using geoipupdate program included with C API