Two email verification services, side by side. Hunter lists no one-time pack at the sizes we compare; we sell one-time packs, and we guarantee 99.2% accuracy on bulk lists, refunding the difference when a list falls short. Hunter has free credits that renew every month and a subscription option.
Pricing model
Different models
email-validation.org
One-time packs
Hunter
Monthly subscription; one-time credits on their API-only plan (12 months)
Hunter lists no one-time pack at the sizes we compare; its plans per 1,000 verifications are below.
Accuracy promise
Edge: email-validation.org
email-validation.org
99.2% on bulk lists, guaranteed in writing
Hunter
No accuracy figure found
We found no refund promise tied to bounces or accuracy on Hunter's pages we read. Ours is not an independent test either.
Unknown results
Similar
email-validation.org
Always free
Hunter
Free
Hunter also says unknowns are free; the table says where.
Credit expiry
Edge: email-validation.org
email-validation.org
24 months
Hunter
On monthly billing, credits reset each month; one-time API credits last 12 months
Ours last 24 months after they are granted.
Time for 1,000,000 emails
No clear edge
email-validation.org
Not measured yet
Hunter
Not published
Neither of us publishes a time for a list that size.
Hunter's subscription pricing per 1,000 verifications
Hunter sells verifications by monthly subscription, not as one-time packs, so the table has no pack prices for it. These are its monthly plans, read on its pricing page on . This is subscription pricing, not a pack price.
Starter: $49 a month for 4,000 verifications, $12.25 per 1,000 ($8.50 per 1,000 billed yearly).
Growth: $149 a month for 20,000 verifications, $7.45 per 1,000 ($5.20 per 1,000 billed yearly).
Scale: $299 a month for 50,000 verifications, $5.98 per 1,000 ($4.18 per 1,000 billed yearly).
Their pricing page counts 0.5 credit per verified email. Our one-time packs cost $0.16 to $2.33 per 1,000 credits, and our credits last 24 months.
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.
We have not tested Hunter's accuracy, and ours has not been independently tested either. Our accuracy guarantee refunds the difference when a bulk list's valid and invalid results are less than 99.2% right.
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
Hunter
10,000 credits
$35 15k · $2.33 / 1k for 15,000 ($2.33 per 1,000)
—not listed
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)
—not listed
100,000 credits
$139 110k · $1.26 / 1k for 110,000 ($1.26 per 1,000)
—not listed
500,000 credits
$279 510k · $0.55 / 1k for 510,000 ($0.55 per 1,000)
—not listed
1,000,000 credits
$450 $0.45 / 1k ($0.45 per 1,000)
—not listed
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)
50 credits per month (100 verifications)
Credit expiry
24 months after they are granted
On monthly billing, credits reset each month; one-time API credits last 12 months
Unknown results
Free
Free
Pricing model
One-time packs
Monthly subscription; one-time credits on their API-only plan (12 months)
Time to verify 1,000,000 emails
Not measured yet (we have not yet timed a list of 1,000,000 addresses)
Not published (their help center says the time depends on the mail servers and the number of emails, and one bulk takes at most 100,000 emails)
Where Hunter may be the better choice
A subscription option, if you prefer one. We sell one-time packs only.
Their free credits renew every month (50 credits, or 100 verifications). Our free credits are a one-time grant.
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
Our credits expire 24 months after they are granted; Hunter: on monthly billing, credits reset each month; one-time API credits last 12 months.
We sell one-time credit packs only; no plan or subscription.
Every account gets 500 free credits (100 when you sign up with a free email provider such as Gmail, Outlook or Yahoo, or another personal mailbox such as a paid one like Fastmail or one from your internet provider), and 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).
Hunter: hunter.io/pricing, policies first read Oct 20, 2026, policies and pricing model re-read Oct 23, 2026, prices re-read Oct 24, 2026. Unknown results: hunter.io/email-verifier. Monthly plans: Starter $49/month for 4,000 verifications, Growth $149/month for 20,000, Scale $299/month for 50,000. Their API-only plan sells one-time credits instead, priced by a calculator for the number of credits you choose (read Oct 25, 2026). Time for 1,000,000 emails: help.hunter.io/en/articles/12628683-bulk-verify-emails-with-hunter (read Oct 26, 2026). Their help center says the time depends on the mail servers and the number of emails, and one bulk takes at most 100,000 emails.
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. We looked for an accuracy statement on hunter.io/email-verifier and hunter.io/pricing on Oct 29, 2026 and found none.
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.
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Hunter does not list one-time packs of the same sizes, so we cannot compare list prices directly. Monthly plans: Starter $49/month for 4,000 verifications, Growth $149/month for 20,000, Scale $299/month for 50,000. Their API-only plan sells one-time credits instead, priced by a calculator for the number of credits you choose (read Oct 25, 2026). On monthly billing, its plans cost $5.98 to $12.25 per 1,000 verifications (subscription pricing, checked Oct 24, 2026); our one-time packs cost $0.16 to $2.33 per 1,000 credits.
Do credits expire with Hunter?
According to Hunter's pricing page (hunter.io/pricing), read Oct 23, 2026: on monthly billing, credits reset each month; one-time API credits last 12 months. 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 Hunter?
According to hunter.io/email-verifier, read Oct 23, 2026: unknown results are free. With email-validation.org, unknown results are always free.