Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about Google Postmaster Tools, the Innova Reputation Score, daily monitoring, plans and billing. Can't find what you need? Contact us.
Google Postmaster Tools and IP reputation
Why can't I find IP Reputation in Google Postmaster Tools anymore?
Google Postmaster Tools v2 does not include the Domain Reputation and IP Reputation dashboards. Google's help center states that all other dashboards from the old interface are available in v2 and that the reputation dashboards will be retired. The v2 API also excludes Domain and IP reputation.
Did Google stop tracking IP reputation?
Google has not said that. Its sender guidelines still describe how activity on a shared IP affects every sender on it, and its SMTP error reference still documents rate limits and rejections tied to the reputation of the sending IP address. What Google retired is the published per-IP dashboard, not the concept.
Is IP Reputation Monitor affiliated with Google?
No. IP Reputation Monitor is an independent service operated by Innova Revenue Systems. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. Google, Gmail and Google Postmaster Tools are referenced only for identification and comparison.
Should I keep using Postmaster Tools?
Yes. Postmaster Tools v2 remains the only source for Gmail-specific feedback such as Spam rate, Compliance status, Authentication, Encryption, Feedback loop and Delivery errors. IP Reputation Monitor complements it with a daily per-IP view across your whole infrastructure.
The Innova Reputation Score
What is the Innova Reputation Score?
An independent 0–100 reputation indicator that consolidates multiple infrastructure and reputation signals for a sending IP. It is computed the same way for every IP every day so results can be compared across IPs, SMTP groups and time.
Is it Google's or Gmail's reputation score?
No. Mailbox providers' internal reputation values are private and are not published. The Innova Reputation Score is an independent measurement and does not represent any provider's internal value.
What do Good, Warning and Critical mean?
Scores from 80 to 100 are classified as Good, 70 to 79 as Warning and below 70 as Critical. No Data means no measurement was available for that IP on that day. Technical Alert means a scheduled check could not be completed properly and needs review.
Can I see how the score is calculated?
The weighting and the sources behind the score are proprietary and are not published. What we do publish is the scale, the classification thresholds and the daily schedule, so the score can be used consistently.
Does a Good score guarantee inbox placement?
No. Reputation is one of several signals receiving systems use to accept, filter, throttle or reject mail. The score supports monitoring decisions; it does not guarantee deliverability results.
Monitoring, history and alerts
How often are IPs checked?
Every configured IP address is checked automatically once per day. Each result is stored, building a day-by-day history for every IP and every SMTP group.
Can I organize IPs by SMTP server?
Yes. IP addresses are organized into SMTP groups so you can review reputation by server, infrastructure group, customer or environment and filter dashboards and reports by group.
What happens when an IP becomes Critical?
The IP is flagged as Critical on the dashboard and in reporting. Its history shows when the decline started, and on the Command plan a reputation-change alert is sent when an IP experiences a meaningful drop or becomes Critical.
How long is reputation history stored?
The free trial keeps 7 days of history. Pulse includes historical reputation, Command includes extended history, and Enterprise accounts can define custom retention periods.
Can I export reputation data?
The Command plan includes CSV exports of reputation history for internal analysis, audits and reporting. Enterprise plans include advanced reporting options.
Do you monitor domains as well as IPs?
The platform is built around sending IP addresses and the SMTP groups they belong to. It does not replace domain-level tools such as DMARC reporting or Postmaster Tools' domain-wide dashboards.
Plans, trial and billing
What does the free trial include?
Seven days of daily monitoring for up to 5 IP addresses, the reputation dashboard, SMTP grouping and 7-day history. Email and mobile verification are required; no payment details are needed.
How much does it cost after the trial?
You choose. Pay As You Go tokens start at $5 with no subscription. Pulse is $15 per month, or $144 per year for up to 15 IP addresses. Command is $35 per month, or $315 per year for up to 50 IP addresses, and adds extended history, trend reporting, CSV exports and reputation-change alerts. Enterprise plans for 50+ IPs are priced according to scope.
What are tokens?
Tokens are prepaid credit for monitoring, with no subscription and no monthly commitment. You buy a package of tokens, they are credited to your account, and they are consumed only when monitoring actually runs. 500 tokens cost $5 and 6,000 tokens cost $50. The larger package includes 1,000 bonus tokens, which is 20% more tokens than buying $50 of the standard package.
How many tokens does monitoring use?
One IP address monitored for one daily monitoring cycle uses 4.5 tokens. So one IP for 30 days uses 135 tokens, 5 IPs for 30 days use 675 tokens, 10 IPs for 30 days use 1,350 tokens and 15 IPs for 30 days use 2,025 tokens. 500 tokens cover about 111 IP-days and 6,000 tokens cover about 1,333 IP-days. These are approximate because months vary in length, so we describe packages in IP-days rather than promising a fixed number of calendar months.
Do tokens expire?
No. Purchased tokens stay in your account until monitoring consumes them. We do not silently expire a balance.
What happens if I run out of tokens?
Before each daily run we check whether your balance covers every active IP for that day. If it does not, that account's monitoring is paused for the day rather than checking only some of your addresses at random, and your account shows "Insufficient token balance". Nothing is deleted: your IP addresses, SMTP groups and reputation history are all preserved, and monitoring resumes automatically once you top up. You also receive warnings when the balance is down to roughly 7 days and roughly 3 days of monitoring.
Am I charged tokens when a check returns No Data, or when something fails on your side?
A completed lookup that legitimately returns No Data still consumed a monitoring cycle, so it uses tokens. A Technical Alert caused by our own monitoring failure, an upstream outage, a timeout or an infrastructure error does not: we do not charge for checks our system failed to perform correctly.
Can I switch from tokens to Pulse or Command?
Yes, at any time, and the other way round. Starting a subscription does not remove tokens you already bought; the balance stays in your account. Your monitored IPs and history are never affected by a change of plan.
Can I switch between monthly and annual billing?
Yes. Subscription changes, including the billing interval, are made in the secure billing portal from your account, and follow Stripe's standard subscription handling for the change.
How much do I save with annual billing?
Pulse costs $180 over twelve monthly payments and $144 paid annually, a saving of $36, which is exactly 20%, or $12 per month equivalent. Command costs $420 over twelve monthly payments and $315 paid annually, a saving of $105, which is exactly 25%, or $26.25 per month equivalent. Annual plans are charged once for the full year.
Can I monitor more than 50 IP addresses?
Yes. Enterprise plans support custom IP capacity, advanced reporting, custom retention, priority assistance and custom implementation options. Use the Enterprise request form and we will define the scope with you.
Can I integrate IP Reputation Monitor into my own system?
Custom API and embedded integration, meaning reputation data inside your own admin platform or internal system, is handled through Enterprise rather than as a self-service public API. Contact us about custom API and embedded integration options and we will scope the work with you.
Can I change plans later?
Yes. You can move between Pay As You Go, Pulse and Command as your IP capacity grows, and switch billing interval in the billing portal.
Account and security
Why are email and mobile verification required?
Verification protects the platform from abuse and confirms that the person activating monitoring controls the contact details on the account. It is part of the trial activation flow.
Do you need access to my mail servers?
No. Monitoring is performed externally against the public IP addresses you configure. You do not install anything and you do not share credentials to your infrastructure.
Who operates IP Reputation Monitor?
Innova Revenue Systems. Questions can be sent to contact@innovarevenuesystems.com or through the contact form; we reply within 24 to 48 hours.
Try it on your own sending IPs
Free 7-day trial for up to 5 IP addresses with daily checks, dashboard, SMTP grouping and history.
Free 7-day trial for up to 5 IP addresses. Email and mobile verification required.