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VeriCorp vs VIES

VIES (ec.europa.eu) is the EU's free VAT validation service. It confirms whether a VAT number is valid but returns no enriched company data, has no UK coverage, and is often slow or unavailable. VeriCorp uses VIES as one of 8 data sources and adds caching for reliability.

FeatureVeriCorp APIVIES
Countries28 countriesEU only
Enriched Data8 sourcesNone
VAT ValidationVIES validatedVIES (direct)
UK Companies HouseDirectors + PSCNo
Batch APIUp to 10No
Caching30-day cacheNo
Free TierFree on RapidAPIFree (gov)
Response Time<200ms cachedOften slow/down
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