Two email verification services, side by side. We cost less per 1,000 credits at all 5 sizes compared, and we guarantee 99.2% accuracy on bulk lists, refunding the difference when a list falls short. Bouncer has credits that never expire, a published speed (5 to 10 hours for 1,000,000 emails when scaled by us; we have not timed a list that size yet), a refund for addresses marked deliverable that bounce within 72 hours and a subscription option.
Price per 1,000 credits
Edge: email-validation.org
email-validation.org
Lower at all 5 sizes
Bouncer
Lower at none
List prices, checked Oct 24, 2026.
Accuracy promise
Different promises
email-validation.org
99.2% on bulk lists, guaranteed in writing
Bouncer
“above 99%” claimed; refund for deliverables that bounce
Each refunds on its own terms (see below). Neither is an independent test.
Unknown results
Similar
email-validation.org
Always free
Bouncer
Free
Bouncer also says unknowns are free; the table says where.
Credit expiry
Edge: Bouncer
email-validation.org
24 months
Bouncer
Never
Bouncer's credits never expire. Ours last 24 months.
Time for 1,000,000 emails
Edge: Bouncer
email-validation.org
Not measured yet
Bouncer
5 to 10 hours, scaled by us from their stated rate
Bouncer publishes a rate; we scaled it to 1,000,000 and have not yet timed a list that size.
Pricing
Price per 1,000 credits at each size compared
Shorter bar, lower price. Where our pack holds more credits than theirs, we compare the price per 1,000 credits and show both packs. List prices checked Oct 24, 2026. Promotions excluded.
10k61% less with us
email-validation.org$2.33 15,000 for $35
Bouncer$6.00 10,000 for $60
50k74% less with us
email-validation.org$1.32 60,000 for $79
Bouncer$5.00 50,000 for $250
100k68% less with us
email-validation.org$1.26 110,000 for $139
Bouncer$4.00 100,000 for $400
500k78% less with us
email-validation.org$0.547 510,000 for $279
Bouncer$2.50 500,000 for $1,250
1M78% less with us
email-validation.org$0.450 1,000,000 for $450
Bouncer$2.00 1,000,000 for $2,000
Accuracy
Accuracy and what each one promises
Every verifier says it is accurate. What matters is what you get back when it is not.
email-validation.org
99.2%guaranteed on bulk lists
We guarantee that at least 99.2% of the valid and invalid results of every bulk list are right, or we refund the difference.
Refund = 99.2% minus the measured accuracy, as a share of what the list cost. A list at 70% gets 29.2% back, paid to the original payment method.
Claim within 15 days with your bounce evidence. A person decides every claim.
Not covered, among others: catch-all, disposable and unknown results (unknowns are never charged) and single checks. The guarantee page lists every condition.
Their page www.usebouncer.com/bouncer-guarantee/ gives their own figure, “above 99%”, read Oct 29, 2026. We have not tested it.
They publish a refund guarantee: if an address they marked deliverable bounces within 72 hours of verification for an objective reason, you get your money back for those contacts (bounces for spam reasons and soft bounces excluded).
We have not tested Bouncer's accuracy, and ours has not been independently tested either. Both publish a refund promise: Bouncer's refund for addresses marked deliverable that bounce within 72 hours, and our accuracy guarantee when a bulk list's valid and invalid results are less than 99.2% right, refunding the difference.
Everything compared
List prices in USD, checked Oct 24, 2026. Promotions excluded. Our packs at the 10,000 to 500,000 sizes hold more credits than the size named (shown under the price), so compare those by price per 1,000. Times for 1,000,000 emails as each service publishes them, read Oct 26, 2026.
Compared
email-validation.org
Bouncer
10,000 credits
$35 15k · $2.33 / 1k for 15,000 ($2.33 per 1,000)
$60 $6.00 / 1k ($6.00 per 1,000)
25,000 credits
$49 30k · $1.63 / 1k for 30,000 ($1.63 per 1,000)
—not listed
50,000 credits
$79 60k · $1.32 / 1k for 60,000 ($1.32 per 1,000)
$250 $5.00 / 1k ($5.00 per 1,000)
100,000 credits
$139 110k · $1.26 / 1k for 110,000 ($1.26 per 1,000)
$400 $4.00 / 1k ($4.00 per 1,000)
500,000 credits
$279 510k · $0.55 / 1k for 510,000 ($0.55 per 1,000)
$1,250 $2.50 / 1k ($2.50 per 1,000)
1,000,000 credits
$450 $0.45 / 1k ($0.45 per 1,000)
$2,000 $2.00 / 1k ($2.00 per 1,000)
5,000,000 credits
$1,499 $0.30 / 1k ($0.30 per 1,000)
—not listed
10,000,000 credits
$2,399 $0.24 / 1k ($0.24 per 1,000)
—not listed
Free credits
Up to 500 on sign-up (100 with a free email provider)
100
Credit expiry
24 months after they are granted
Never
Unknown results
Free
Free
Pricing model
One-time packs
One-time packs or a monthly subscription
Time to verify 1,000,000 emails
Not measured yet (we have not yet timed a list of 1,000,000 addresses)
5 to 10 hours (scaled by us to 1,000,000 from their stated 100,000 to 200,000 emails an hour on default settings)
Where Bouncer may be the better choice
Credits that never expire. Ours expire 24 months after they are granted.
A subscription option, if you prefer one. We sell one-time packs only.
A longer track record: our launch month is November 2026.
Features we did not compare here, such as native integrations with other tools. Check their site for those.
Where email-validation.org differs
A lower price per 1,000 credits at 10,000 credits ($2.33 against $6.00 per 1,000: 15,000 for $35 against 10,000 for $60), 50,000 credits ($1.32 against $5.00 per 1,000: 60,000 for $79 against 50,000 for $250), 100,000 credits ($1.26 against $4.00 per 1,000: 110,000 for $139 against 100,000 for $400), 500,000 credits ($0.55 against $2.50 per 1,000: 510,000 for $279 against 500,000 for $1,250) and 1,000,000 credits ($450 against $2,000).
Free credits on sign-up: 500, or 100 with a free email provider, against 100 published by Bouncer.
We sell one-time credit packs only; no plan or subscription.
The first 3 payments earn bonus credits. See pricing.
Developer tools: OpenAPI 3.1, webhooks, an MCP server and SDKs for 10 languages (some coming soon).
Bouncer: www.usebouncer.com/pricing/, policies first read Oct 20, 2026, prices re-read Oct 24, 2026. Excluded promotion: 30% more credits on pay-as-you-go purchases (until Oct 31, 2026). Time for 1,000,000 emails: docs.usebouncer.com/api-reference/batch/batch-create (read Oct 26, 2026). They state 100,000 to 200,000 emails an hour on default settings. The same page says a higher rate can be set up on request and one batch takes at most 100,000 emails. Their bulk list guide (www.usebouncer.com/bulk-email-list-verification/) says up to 200,000 addresses an hour.
Every pack price on this page was re-read on the pricing pages above on ; the policy dates are the days we read each policy. On this page only: Bouncer's accuracy statement and its refund promise were read on its site on Oct 29, 2026.
How we compared: published list prices of one-time packs, free credits, credit expiry, unknown-result billing and the published time for 1,000,000 emails, read on each service's own pages, with promotions left out and no ranking. The full method.
Spotted a statement about another service that is wrong or out of date? Email legal@email-validation.org; a person reads it.
DeBounce, MillionVerifier, NeverBounce, Bouncer, Emailable, Clearout, Kickbox and Hunter are trademarks of their respective owners. email-validation.org is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
At the list prices we checked on Oct 24, 2026, email-validation.org costs less at every size both services list (per 1,000 credits where our pack holds more): 10,000 credits, $2.33 against $6.00 per 1,000: 15,000 for $35 against 10,000 for $60; 50,000 credits, $1.32 against $5.00 per 1,000: 60,000 for $79 against 50,000 for $250; 100,000 credits, $1.26 against $4.00 per 1,000: 110,000 for $139 against 100,000 for $400; 500,000 credits, $0.55 against $2.50 per 1,000: 510,000 for $279 against 500,000 for $1,250; 1,000,000 credits, $450 against $2,000.
Do credits expire with Bouncer?
According to Bouncer's pricing page (www.usebouncer.com/pricing/), read Oct 20, 2026: credits never expire. With email-validation.org, every credit expires 24 months after it is granted, and we spend the soonest-expiring credits first.
Are unknown results free with Bouncer?
According to Bouncer's pricing page (www.usebouncer.com/pricing/), read Oct 20, 2026: unknown results are free. With email-validation.org, unknown results are always free.