Clearout vs DeBounce
We give Clearout a 2.4 GPA and DeBounce a 2.6, out of 4.0. DeBounce grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Clearout
Email verification, email finder and form checks on one credit balance
DeBounce
Email list validation with credits from $15 that never expire
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAClearoutFair | 2.6GPADeBounceGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $32 a month billed yearly for 10,000 credits, shown against a crossed-out $40. Among its listed rivals only DeBounce's one-off $25 is lower, but Clearout's price needs a year's commitment, where Bouncer and Emailable sell 10,000 once for $60. | B$25 for a one-off 10,000 checks, taxes included, and the credits never expire. That's the cheapest among its listed rivals: Clearout is $32 a month billed yearly, MillionVerifier $39, Bouncer and Emailable $60 and ZeroBounce about $129. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but 100 free credits at sign-up with no card, and they never expire. It's a one-time grant, though, not a monthly allowance. | CNo free plan, but 100 free credits with no card. Enough to test a sample of your list, not to clean it. |
| Features | CIt cleans lists fully, with Deep Verify for catch-alls, and the same credits buy an email finder, Form Guard, CRM monitoring and LinkedIn prospecting. No warm-up, placement tests or DMARC, though, and finding an email costs 4 credits. | CIt does the checking job fully: bulk files, an API and form widget, catch-all checks, name lookups and monthly list rechecks. That's a smaller job, though: no warm-up, placement tests or DMARC, and catch-all checks cost 10 credits each. |
| Ease of use | BNo App Store rating on record, but checking needs nothing set up: one address, a file or a Google Sheet, and only a definite result uses a credit. | BNo App Store rating on record, but nothing to set up: upload a list or import it from a connected email platform, and duplicates are removed free before checking. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, a LinkedIn Chrome extension, a Google Sheets add-on and a WordPress plugin, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Make, Zapier and an API. No phone or desktop app. | BWeb, an API and a JavaScript widget, with Mailchimp, HubSpot, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, Google Sheets, SendGrid, a WordPress plugin and Zapier. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | checking and finding emails on one balance | the cheapest pack for cleaning a list |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Clearout and DeBounce. How we grade
Where they differ
- Clearout starts at $16 per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually. DeBounce starts at $15 one-time for 5,000 credits.
- Only Clearout lists a browser extension.
At a glance
| Clearout | DeBounce | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $16 per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually | $15 one-time for 5,000 credits |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 100 free credits at sign-up that never expire, no card required | 100 free credits, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Clearout Inc. | DeBounce |
| Price read from | clearout.io | debounce.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Clearout
- Teams that want verification and an email finder on one balance
- WordPress sites checking sign-ups on popular form plugins
- HubSpot users who want new contacts checked automatically
DeBounce
- Small senders who need a cheap first pack
- Teams importing lists straight from Mailchimp, HubSpot or Klaviyo
- WordPress sites that want sign-up forms checked
Worth knowing
Clearout
- The free 100 credits are a one-time grant, not a monthly allowance.
- Monthly billing saves 10% on the one-time price, against 20% for annual; only the annual prices show by default.
- Finding an email costs 4 credits (2 for role addresses) and form checks 2 credits per field, so non-verification work uses credits faster.
- Clearout verifies and finds addresses; it has no warm-up, inbox placement or DMARC tools.
DeBounce
- Catch-all checks cost 10 credits each and enrichment 20, so they use up a pack much faster than plain validation.
- The pricing page also offers a monthly option at 8% below pay-as-you-go; its prices show only in the calculator.
- DeBounce verifies addresses only; it has no warm-up, inbox placement tests or DMARC tools.
Key features
Clearout
- Email verifier
- Checks addresses one at a time, by file or through the API, charging a credit only for a definite result; Deep Verify resolves more catch-all addresses.
- Form Guard
- AI-based real-time checks of the email, phone and name entered in web forms, to block spam, bots and invalid sign-ups.
- Data Pulse
- Monitors contacts inside a CRM such as HubSpot and verifies and enriches them as they come in.
- Email finder and prospecting
- Finds work addresses from a name and company, and a LinkedIn Chrome extension builds verified prospect lists.
- Sheets, WordPress and integrations
- A Google Sheets add-on, a WordPress plugin for form builders such as WPForms and Gravity Forms, and connections to Mailchimp, Salesforce and others.
DeBounce
- Bulk list validation
- Upload a list or import one from a connected email platform, and duplicates are removed free before checking. Greylisted checks are retried to cut unknown results.
- API and form widget
- A validation API and a JavaScript widget check addresses at sign-up, with a WordPress plugin and Zapier for no-code setups.
- Catch-all validation
- A deeper check of addresses on accept-all domains, at 10 credits per address instead of 1.
- Data enrichment
- Reverse email lookup returns the name behind an address, at 20 credits per successful match and nothing when it finds none.
- List monitoring
- Rechecks a connected list every month, costing twice the list size in credits each month.
Plans
Clearout
Starter$16
per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually
Shown against a crossed-out $19.5. Unused credits roll over, 2 parallel bulk jobs, unlimited CRM and email platform integrations, chat support.
Pro$32
per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually
Shown against a crossed-out $40. Higher API rate limits, 3 parallel bulk jobs and live meeting support.
EnterpriseCustom
Commitments of 10 million+ credits, on-premise deployment, white-labeling, unlimited team seats and an account manager.
DeBounce
Pay-As-You-Go$15
one-time for 5,000 credits
The minimum purchase; credits never expire. $25 for 10,000, $135 for 100,000, $750 for 1 million and $2,200 for 5 million, taxes included.
CustomCustom
More than 5 million validations, through support.
Ways to pay less
Clearout
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Clearout's pricing page lists 20% off for annual billing and 10% off for monthly, compared with buying the same credits one time.
DeBounce
No public discounts listed.
