IndiaCos vs IP India Public Search: which trademark search API is better in India?
Reviewed by JurisGrid
IndiaCosJurisGrid score 85 out of 100
vs
IP India Public SearchJurisGrid score 21 out of 100
85 IndiaCos21 IP India Public Search
Short answerNov 2026
Short answer
IP India Public Search is the official free source for manual checks. IndiaCos is the stronger pick when software or AI agents need the records: a public API, MCP server, per-call prices, and links from marks and patents to companies and court cases. IP India shows no API in this review.
Pick IndiaCos for trade mark, patent, design and copyright records by API and MCP, joined to companies and court cases, at a flat per-call price.
Pick IP India Public Search for free official searches of trademarks, patents and designs, plus the IPO Journal.
Based on JurisGrid scores reviewed 11 Nov 2026 · How we score
Key facts
IndiaCos
IndiaCos is a company and GST data provider with a public API and MCP server: public REST API, public MCP server, pricing ₹0.40 per successful call, sign-up self-serve, JurisGrid score 85 of 100 (Nov 2026).
IP India Public Search
IP India Public Search is a IP tech provider: no public API found, no public MCP server found, pricing free, prices not published, sign-up self-serve, JurisGrid score 21 of 100 (Nov 2026).
How do IndiaCos and IP India Public Search score?
IndiaCos scores 85, IP India Public Search scores 21 out of 100. The gap is 64 points.
IndiaCosJurisGrid score 85 out of 100
IP India Public SearchJurisGrid score 21 out of 100
Data coverage and depthweight 20%
IndiaCos4 of 4
IP India Public Search2 of 4
Freshness and update cadenceweight 12%
IndiaCos2 of 4
IP India Public Search0 of 4
API availabilityweight 15%
IndiaCos4 of 4
IP India Public Search0 of 4
MCP and agent readinessweight 13%
IndiaCos4 of 4
IP India Public Search0 of 4
Pricing transparencyweight 12%
IndiaCos4 of 4
IP India Public Search0 of 4
Self-serve sign-up and free trialweight 10%
IndiaCos4 of 4
IP India Public Search4 of 4
Documentation and developer experienceweight 8%
IndiaCos3 of 4
IP India Public Search0 of 4
Track record and trustweight 5%
IndiaCos0 of 4
IP India Public Search0 of 4
Product depth beyond dataweight 5%
IndiaCos2 of 4
IP India Public Search1 of 4
Show scorecard as a table
Criterion
Weight
IndiaCos
IP India Public Search
Data coverage and depth
20
4 of 4
2 of 4
Freshness and update cadence
12
2 of 4
0 of 4
API availability
15
4 of 4
0 of 4
MCP and agent readiness
13
4 of 4
0 of 4
Pricing transparency
12
4 of 4
0 of 4
Self-serve sign-up and free trial
10
4 of 4
4 of 4
Documentation and developer experience
8
3 of 4
0 of 4
Track record and trust
5
0 of 4
0 of 4
Product depth beyond data
5
2 of 4
1 of 4
Total score
100
85
21
Which features does each one have?
The matrix lists trademark search features relevant to ip tech, as published by each provider.
Feature matrix
Feature matrix
IndiaCos
IP India Public Search
Data
Trademarks
Yes
Yes
Access
REST API
Yes
Not published
MCP server
Yes
Not published
Bulk export
Partial
Not published
Developer
OpenAPI specification
Yes
Not published
OAuth sign-in
Yes
Not published
Commercial
Free credit or free tier
Yes
Not published
Pay per call pricing
Yes
Not published
Self-serve sign-up
Yes
Yes
Public pricing
Yes
Not published
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Not published by any of the compared providers: Webhooks, Sandbox or try-it console.
How much do IndiaCos and IP India Public Search cost?
IndiaCos: ₹0.40 per successful call. IP India Public Search: prices not published.
Pricing
Pricing
IndiaCos
IP India Public Search
Pricing model
Pay per call
Free
Public price
₹0.40 per successful call; errors, not-found and refused calls are free. Prepaid top-ups of ₹500, ₹5,000 and ₹50,000 plus 18% GST. No subscription.
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
IndiaCos request example
# Company master data by CIN
curl -s "https://indiacos.com/api/v1/company/{CIN}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $INDIACOS_API_KEY"
# GST registration by GSTIN
curl -s "https://indiacos.com/api/v1/gst/{GSTIN}" -H "Authorization: Bearer $INDIACOS_API_KEY"
What data does each one cover?
IndiaCos lists 32,85,193 companies and 5,95,467 LLPs (companies and llps), as of Nov 2026. IP India Public Search lists Trademarks, patents, designs, as of Nov 2026.
Coverage
Coverage
IndiaCos
IP India Public Search
Sources and records
Companies and LLPs: 32,85,193 companies and 5,95,467 LLPsSource
GST registrations: 67,05,270 registrations; full details for GSTINs registered 2025-01-01 to 2026-05-31Source
Directors, charges and GST filings refreshed 23 Oct 2026; MCA monthly lists to 2026-08-31; company master date differs per company
Not published
As of
Nov 2026
Nov 2026
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Which one should you choose?
IP India Public Search is the official free source for manual checks.
Choose IndiaCos if
you want trade mark search (34,76,034 marks from the Journal, 2014 onwards) by API with filters for class, office and journal issue, and Registry status where checked
you want a mark joined to its proprietor company by CIN and to court cases through GET /trademark/{application_number}/cases
you want trade marks, patents (10,90,748), designs (2,05,377) and copyrights (2,78,307) on one key
you want AI agents to call IP records through a public MCP server with OAuth and an agent sign-up flow
you want a flat ₹0.40 per successful call, errors and not-found calls free, and ₹50 free credit before you pay
Skip it if you need phonetic or logo image similarity search, watch alerts, opposition data or filing: the OpenAPI spec reviewed describes word, proprietor, class, office and journal filters only. Data use is limited to internal business use and showing records to your own users; resale and AI training need a written licence.
Choose IP India Public Search if
you want the official source, free to search, for trademarks, patents and designs
you want to read the weekly IPO Journal for patents, trademarks and GIR directly
a manual check of a few marks is enough and you do not need software to call it
Skip it if you need an API, bulk results or records joined to companies: no API was found on the pages reviewed, and searches are manual behind a captcha.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for trademark search, IndiaCos and IP India Public Search?
IP India Public Search is the official, free source for hand checks of trademarks, patents and designs. IndiaCos is the stronger choice when software or an AI agent needs the same kind of records by API, joined to companies and court cases. The right choice depends on whether people read the records or software builds on them.
Does IP India Public Search have an API or an MCP server?
No API documentation was found for IP India Public Search in this review; searches are manual web forms behind a captcha. IndiaCos offers a REST API at indiacos.com/api/v1 with an OpenAPI spec and an MCP server at indiacos.com/mcp with OAuth 2.1 sign-in, and one prepaid wallet pays for both.
How much does IP India Public Search cost compared with IndiaCos?
IP India Public Search is free to search; no fee is mentioned on its search pages. IndiaCos charges INR 0.40 per successful call, with errors and not-found calls free, INR 50 free credit and no subscription. Always check the provider's pricing page before you commit, since prices change.
Can an AI agent use IndiaCos and IP India Public Search?
Yes, an AI agent can use IndiaCos: it runs a public MCP server with 25 tools covering companies, GST, directors, court cases and IP records. IP India Public Search shows no public MCP server or API, so an agent would have to drive a captcha-protected web form. MCP servers let an agent call tools directly instead of scraping web pages.
When should you choose IP India Public Search instead of IndiaCos?
Choose IP India Public Search when you want the official source, free, for a manual check of a few marks, patents or designs, or the weekly IPO Journal. Choose IndiaCos less readily when you need certified or official extracts, since IndiaCos returns records as published.
What data does IndiaCos cover compared with IP India Public Search?
IndiaCos covers 34,76,034 trade marks (Journal, 2014 onwards), 10,90,748 patent applications (Journal, 2005 onwards), 2,05,377 registered designs (2009 onwards) and 2,78,307 copyrights, with trade marks and patents linked to company CINs. IP India Public Search covers trademarks, patents and designs as published on the official portal, with journal feeds; it states no record counts on the pages reviewed. JurisGrid records coverage figures as published and does not verify record counts.
IndiaCos is the stronger pick for developers and AI agents: a public API, MCP server, per-call prices and self-serve sign-up for trade mark, patent, design and copyright records.