# Best Email Verifiers in 2026: Price per 1,000 Compared

URL: https://leadraft.co/blog/best-email-verifiers
Summary: Email verifiers compared on price per 1,000, free credits, expiry and catch-all handling, and why a local business list built in Leadraft doesn't need one.

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# The best email verifiers in 2026, compared on price per 1,000 and catch-all handling

Email verifiers compared on price per 1,000, free credits, expiry and catch-all handling, and why a local business list built in Leadraft doesn't need one.

The Leadraft teamLeadraft

Published

November 3, 2026

Updated

November 3, 2026

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10 min

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Comparison

If you're building a local business list, you don't need a separate verifier: **[Leadraft](https://leadraft.co/product/emails)** checks every email against the live mail server as it finds it, keeps catch-alls apart as Accept-all, and never exports Invalid. If you're cleaning a list you already have, standalone verifiers cost about $1.20 to $13 per 1,000 at 10,000 emails as of November 2026. **Reoon** ($1.19 per 1,000 at 10,000) and **MillionVerifier** ($1.49 per 1,000 at 100,000) list the lowest prices we found, **ZeroBounce** the highest, with the most described catch-all handling, and **NeverBounce**, **Bouncer**, **Emailable** and **Kickbox** sit at $4 to $7 per 1,000. **Hunter** is a finder first, with verification inside its plans.

_Disclosure: Leadraft wrote this. Leadraft isn't a standalone verifier: it checks the emails it finds on business websites, so it isn't in the price tables. We didn't run our own accuracy test. Prices and features come from each vendor's own pages, checked in November 2026 and linked in the Sources. Accuracy figures are the vendors' own claims._

## How much do email verifiers cost per 1,000?[#](#how-much-do-email-verifiers-cost-per-1000)

Between about $1.20 and $13 per 1,000 at 10,000 emails, and between about $1.20 and $6.50 at 100,000, as of November 2026. The table uses each vendor's one-time (pay-as-you-go) price unless noted.

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| Verifier | 10,000 emails | Per 1,000 | 100,000 emails | Per 1,000 | Free credits | Do credits expire? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Reoon** | $11.90 | $1.19 | $116.40 | $1.16 | 20 a day (up to 600/mo) + 100 at sign-up | Instant credits never expire |
| **MillionVerifier** | $39 | $3.90 | $149 | $1.49 | 100 | Never |
| **NeverBounce** (pay as you go) | $50 | $5.00 | $400 | $4.00 | Free test credits (number not stated) | 12 months after purchase |
| **NeverBounce Growth** (monthly) | $49/mo | $4.90 | $159/mo | $1.59 | Same | Subscription |
| **Bouncer** | $60 | $6.00 | $400 | $4.00 | 100 | Never |
| **Emailable** | $60 | $6.00 | $420 | $4.20 | 250 | Never |
| **Kickbox** | $70 | $7.00 | $500 | $5.00 | 100 | Not stated on the pricing page |
| **ZeroBounce** | $129 | $12.90 | $649 | $6.49 | 100 a month (business domain) | Never, while on a ZeroBounce ONE plan |
| **Hunter** (Growth plan) | $149/mo for 20,000 checks | $7.45 | Not on a monthly plan | — | 50 credits/mo (100 checks) | Reset monthly, no rollover |

How to read it:

-   **Hunter** is priced in plan credits. A verification costs half a credit, so Growth's 10,000 credits a month cover 20,000 checks. Starter ($49 a month) covers 4,000, which is $12.25 per 1,000.
-   **ZeroBounce ONE** is a $99 monthly subscription that includes 10,000 validations and 10,000 email finder credits, $9.90 per 1,000 if you only verify.
-   **NeverBounce's** pay-as-you-go rate is $8 per 1,000 below 10,000 emails. The Growth subscription is priced by monthly volume.
-   At 1,000,000 emails, MillionVerifier lists $449 and Reoon $972.

The per-1,000 price is not the whole cost. The next two questions, what you are charged for and what happens to catch-all addresses, matter more for most B2B lists.

## Which results are you charged for?[#](#which-results-are-you-charged-for)

Almost every verifier refunds **unknown** results. The difference is in **catch-all** results, the ones that can't be confirmed either way.

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| Verifier | Unknown results | Catch-all results | Duplicates |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reoon | Never charged | Charged (counts as a definitive result) | Not stated |
| MillionVerifier | Not charged | Not charged if unresolved ("Risky") | Not stated |
| NeverBounce | Not stated on the pricing page | Not stated | Free on Growth |
| Bouncer | Not charged | Not stated | Not charged |
| Emailable | Refunded | Not stated | Refunded |
| Kickbox | Refunded | Not stated | Not stated |
| ZeroBounce | Not charged | Not exempted on the pricing page | Not stated |
| Hunter | Not stated | Not stated | Repeats counted once per calendar month |

"Not stated" means we couldn't find it on the vendor's public pricing or docs pages. Ask before you buy if your list is mostly catch-all.

## How does each verifier handle catch-all emails?[#](#how-does-each-verifier-handle-catch-all-emails)

A **catch-all** (or accept-all) server says yes to every address at its domain, so the normal mailbox check can't tell a real inbox from a typo. Verifiers differ in what they do next: label it and stop, add a score, or try other methods to resolve it.

On a normal server, real and made-up addresses get different answers. A catch-all server says 250 OK to both, which is why those addresses get an Accept-all grade instead of Verified.

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| Verifier | What you see | Extra catch-all work (vendor's description) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ZeroBounce | `catch-all` status; some vetted domains returned as `valid` with an `accept_all` sub-status | Standard validation tries to resolve catch-alls on Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and major secure email gateways. Verify+ adds more checks. Email Scoring gives catch-alls a 0 to 10 activity score |
| MillionVerifier | `catch_all` count; unresolved ones labeled Risky | Says its engine resolves 30% to 40% of catch-alls into Valid or Invalid at no extra cost |
| NeverBounce | `catchall` result, "also known as Accept-all (Unverifiable)" | None described publicly |
| Bouncer | `risky` status with an `acceptAll` domain flag | None described in the API docs |
| Kickbox | Accept All addresses are classed as Risky | None described; its docs advise caution |
| Emailable | `accept_all` flag (an optional check in the API) | None described |
| Reoon | Catch-All status, plus a 0 to 100 score | Tests the domain for catch-all behavior; advises sending "as a separate segment" |
| Hunter | `accept_all` status | Warns of possible false positives on SMTP checks |

Two other verifiers sell catch-all resolution as its own feature. DeBounce charges 10 credits per catch-all validation. Clearout calls its version Deep Verify. We left both out of the price table because their per-1,000 prices load only inside their calculators.

No method turns every catch-all into a certain yes. ZeroBounce's own page says some catch-all addresses "may still remain unresolved, so no validation method should be treated as a guarantee." For the background, see [catch-all emails explained](https://leadraft.co/blog/catch-all-emails-explained) and [how to check if an email is catch-all](https://leadraft.co/blog/how-to-check-if-email-is-catch-all).

## Why do catch-all addresses matter more for local-business lists?[#](#why-do-catch-all-addresses-matter-more-for-local-business-lists)

Because they can be a large share of the list, and they're the part a verifier can't settle. Published figures vary: Hunter found 38% of email domains in a sample of 2,572 addresses were accept-all, and MailerCheck reports a median catch-all share of 15.25% per list across its customers' lists. Those measure different things, but both say the share is high enough to change your send volume.

Local businesses add their own quirks:

-   **Small domains, set up once.** A plumber's domain is often set up by a web designer years ago, sometimes with a catch-all so no customer email gets lost.
-   **Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.** Many small businesses host mail on one of the two. ZeroBounce describes specific handling for both.
-   **Free webmail.** Many owners publish a Gmail, Yahoo or Outlook address. Reoon notes that many verifiers struggle with Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft consumer mail.
-   **Role addresses.** `info@` and `office@` are often the only published address. They verify like any other address, but they may go to a shared inbox.

The practical effect: two verifiers can return very different Valid counts on the same local list, mostly because of how they treat catch-alls. That's why the test below matters more than the table above.

## How do you test a verifier on your own list?[#](#how-do-you-test-a-verifier-on-your-own-list)

Test on your own data. Every verifier here has free credits, which is enough for a fair side-by-side.

1.  **Take 300 to 500 real addresses** from the list you plan to send to. Don't use a clean sample: keep the catch-alls and webmail in.
2.  **Run the same file through two or three verifiers** using their free credits.
3.  **Compare four counts:** Valid, Invalid, Catch-all or Risky, Unknown. A verifier with more Valid results isn't better unless those addresses really deliver.
4.  **Send a small test batch** of 50 to 100 from the Valid group of each, from a warmed-up domain. Watch bounces for 48 hours.
5.  **Price each one at your real monthly volume**, including what it charges for catch-all results and whether credits expire.

## What is each verifier built around?[#](#what-is-each-verifier-built-around)

These are facts from each vendor's own pages, not a ranking.

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| Verifier | What it's built around |
| --- | --- |
| **Reoon** | Lowest list price per 1,000 here ($1.19 at 10,000) and a daily free allowance; charges for catch-all results |
| **MillionVerifier** | One-time credits that never expire; says it resolves 30% to 40% of catch-alls and doesn't charge for the rest |
| **ZeroBounce** | Catch-all handling for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and gateways, activity scoring, and a subscription with other tools |
| **NeverBounce** | 80+ integrations, including Zapier and n8n; the Growth plan syncs with your CRM |
| **Bouncer** | No charge for unknowns or duplicates; lists an MCP server for AI assistants |
| **Emailable** | 250 free credits once; credits roll over on subscriptions |
| **Kickbox** | Documented developer API with clear result categories; unknowns refunded |
| **Hunter** | An email finder, with verification at half a credit inside its plans |

For a closer look at the three most compared tools, see [ZeroBounce vs NeverBounce vs MillionVerifier](https://leadraft.co/blog/zerobounce-vs-neverbounce-vs-millionverifier).

## What about accuracy claims?[#](#what-about-accuracy-claims)

Treat them as marketing until you test. MillionVerifier says "99%+ accuracy" and Reoon "99% accuracy". Clearout says 99.73%. None of these is an independent test, and we didn't find a public, same-list comparison of all eight. Accuracy also depends on the list: a verifier can look excellent on consumer Gmail addresses and much weaker on small business domains. The side-by-side test above is the only accuracy number that applies to your list. For what the checks actually do, see [how email verification works](https://leadraft.co/blog/how-email-verification-works).

## Do you need a separate verifier if you build the list in Leadraft?[#](#do-you-need-a-separate-verifier-if-you-build-the-list-in-leadraft)

No. A standalone verifier cleans a list after someone else built it. If the tool that builds the list already checks each address against the mail server and labels catch-alls separately, a second pass mostly re-confirms the same answers, and you pay twice.

Leadraft checks as it finds. It finds businesses on Google Maps, reads emails from each business's own website, and checks every address against the live mail server before it counts. Results come back as **Verified**, **Accept-all** ("a maybe, never a yes") or **Invalid**, which is never exported. Details are in [our verification method](https://leadraft.co/methodology/verification) and on the [emails page](https://leadraft.co/product/emails).

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| Situation | What Leadraft does |
| --- | --- |
| Building a new list of local businesses | Finds the businesses, finds their emails and checks every mailbox in one step |
| Lots of small-business domains that accept everything | Grades them Accept-all and keeps them apart; they never use a credit |
| Addresses that bounce | Graded Invalid and never exported |
| Cleaning a list you bought or exported from another tool | Not what Leadraft does: it doesn't clean lists you upload |
| Ongoing verification of CRM or form sign-ups | Not what Leadraft does |

## What should you use for a local business list?[#](#what-should-you-use-for-a-local-business-list)

Build it in Leadraft. The check is included, so you never buy verification credits on top of a list. Only Verified emails you take out use a checked-email credit: Starter is $19 a month for 1,000, Growth $49 for 5,000, and unused credits roll over while your plan is active. For comparison, verifying 10,000 emails from another source costs $11.90 to $129 on its own at the prices above, before you've paid for the list itself.

## FAQ[#](#faq)

### What is the cheapest email verifier?[#](#what-is-the-cheapest-email-verifier)

On list prices as of November 2026, Reoon is the cheapest per 1,000 at both 10,000 ($11.90) and 100,000 ($116.40) one-time credits. MillionVerifier is next at 100,000 ($149), and NeverBounce's Growth subscription is $159 a month for 100,000. Check whether catch-all and unknown results are charged before comparing.

### What free credits do email verifiers give?[#](#what-free-credits-do-email-verifiers-give)

Reoon gives 20 free verifications a day, up to 600 a month, plus 100 bonus credits at sign-up. Emailable gives 250 credits once. ZeroBounce gives 100 a month with a business domain. MillionVerifier, Bouncer and Kickbox give 100. Hunter's free plan has 50 credits a month, and a verification costs half a credit.

### Can an email verifier check catch-all addresses?[#](#can-an-email-verifier-check-catch-all-addresses)

Not with certainty. A catch-all server accepts every address, so the normal mailbox check proves nothing. Some verifiers try extra methods: ZeroBounce says it resolves many addresses on Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and some security gateways, and MillionVerifier says it resolves 30% to 40% of catch-alls. Treat what is left as a maybe. More in the [catch-all glossary entry](https://leadraft.co/glossary/catch-all-email).

### Do email verifiers charge for unknown results?[#](#do-email-verifiers-charge-for-unknown-results)

Most don't. ZeroBounce, Bouncer, Kickbox, Emailable, Reoon and MillionVerifier all say unknown results are free or refunded. MillionVerifier also doesn't charge for catch-alls it can't resolve. Reoon charges one credit for a catch-all result, and ZeroBounce's pricing page only exempts unknowns.

### Do I need an email verifier for a local business list?[#](#do-i-need-an-email-verifier-for-a-local-business-list)

Not if you build the list in Leadraft. It checks every email against the live mail server as it finds it, keeps catch-alls apart as Accept-all, and never exports Invalid, so the list is already graded when you download it. A standalone verifier is for cleaning a list you got somewhere else; for that job, run the same 500 addresses through a few verifiers' free credits and compare the Valid, Catch-all and Unknown counts.

## Sources[#](#sources)

All pages checked as of November 2026.

1.  Reoon, [Email Verifier and pricing](https://www.reoon.com/email-verifier/) and [sign-up page](https://emailverifier.reoon.com/).
2.  MillionVerifier, [Pricing](https://www.millionverifier.com/#pricing), [Catch-All Email Verifier](https://www.millionverifier.com/services/catch-all-email-verifier/), [Integrations](https://www.millionverifier.com/why-millionverifier/ready-to-use-integrations/) and [API docs](https://developer.millionverifier.com/).
3.  NeverBounce, [Pricing](https://www.neverbounce.com/pricing) and [API single check reference](https://developers.neverbounce.com/reference/single-check).
4.  Bouncer, [Pricing](https://www.usebouncer.com/pricing/) and [Verify email API reference](https://docs.usebouncer.com/api-reference/real-time/verify-email).
5.  Emailable, [Pricing](https://emailable.com/pricing/) and [Emails API docs](https://emailable.com/docs/api/emails/).
6.  Kickbox, [Pricing](https://kickbox.com/pricing/) and [Terminology](https://docs.kickbox.com/docs/terminology).
7.  ZeroBounce, [Pricing](https://www.zerobounce.net/email-validation-pricing), [Catch-all emails](https://www.zerobounce.net/email-types/catch-all-emails) and [Status codes](https://www.zerobounce.net/docs/email-validation-api-quickstart/v2-status-codes).
8.  Hunter, [Pricing](https://hunter.io/pricing) and [API documentation](https://hunter.io/api-documentation/v2).
9.  DeBounce, [Pricing](https://debounce.com/pricing/). Clearout, [Pricing](https://clearout.io/pricing/).
10.  Hunter, [Accept-all and catch-all emails](https://hunter.io/email-verification-guide/accept-all-catch-all). MailerCheck, [What is a catch-all email?](https://mailercheck.com/articles/catch-all-email).
11.  Leadraft, [Verification methodology](https://leadraft.co/methodology/verification) and [Pricing](https://leadraft.co/pricing).

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