Clearout vs ZeroBounce
We give Clearout and ZeroBounce the same GPA: 2.4 out of 4.0. Clearout grades higher on value for money. ZeroBounce grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, 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
ZeroBounce
Email list verification with warm-up and DMARC monitoring in one plan
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAClearoutFair | 2.4GPAZeroBounceFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DAbout $129 for a one-off pack of 10,000 checks, or $79 a month billed yearly on ONE for 10,000 credits a month with warm-up and DMARC thrown in. Its listed rivals charge $39 to $70 for 10,000, so even ONE is the dearest way to check a list. |
| 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. | CA real free plan: 100 checks a month that refill, plus one inbox test, one server test and one blacklist monitor. You need a business email to get it, and 100 checks won't clean a list. |
| 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. | BThe one list cleaner here that touches all three jobs: validation with spam-trap and abuse flags, AI scoring and an email finder, then on ONE, warm-up seeds, 100 inbox tests, blacklist monitors and DMARC reports. DMARC covers just one domain, though. |
| 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. The core job needs nothing set up: upload a list and download it cleaned. There's an iPhone and iPad app for checking lists away from your desk, too. |
| 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 and an iOS app, an API with SDKs in 16 languages and an MCP server, plus Mailchimp and Zapier. No Android or desktop app. |
| Best for | checking and finding emails on one balance | list cleaning with warm-up and DMARC on one bill |
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 ZeroBounce. How we grade
Where they differ
- Clearout starts at $16 per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually. ZeroBounce starts at $39 one-time for 2,000 verification credits.
- ZeroBounce has a free plan. Clearout does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Clearout lists a browser extension.
- Only ZeroBounce lists an iOS app.
- ZeroBounce also covers inbox warm-up and dMARC.
At a glance
| Clearout | ZeroBounce | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $16 per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually | $39 one-time for 2,000 verification credits |
| Free plan | None | Freemium: 100 verification credits a month for sign-ups with a business email domain, plus 1 inbox test, 1 server test, 1 blacklist monitor and 10 Email Finder searches. No warm-up or DMARC. |
| Free trial | 100 free credits at sign-up that never expire, no card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Clearout Inc. | ZeroBounce |
| Price read from | clearout.io | zerobounce.net |
| 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
ZeroBounce
- Marketers cleaning large lists before a campaign
- Developers checking sign-ups through an API
- Small senders who want verification, warm-up and DMARC on one bill
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.
ZeroBounce
- Warm-up and DMARC monitoring come only with ZeroBounce ONE, and it covers a single DMARC domain.
- Unused tests, monitors, searches and warm-up seeds on ONE do not roll over; only verification credits do.
- The FAQ says credits never expire with an active ONE subscription; otherwise expiry rules may apply depending on when they were bought.
- The free credits need a business or premium email domain at sign-up.
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.
ZeroBounce
- Email validation
- Checks lists by file upload or real-time API and flags invalid, catch-all, disposable, role-based, abuse and spam-trap addresses. Unknown results and duplicates are free.
- AI scoring
- An AI model scores each address for quality at one extra credit, which helps decide whether to send to catch-all and other uncertain addresses.
- Email Finder
- Finds a person's work address from a name and company domain, at 20 credits per successful search; unknown results cost nothing.
- Warm-up and placement tests
- ZeroBounce ONE includes warm-up through a seed network, inbox placement tests against 20+ providers and email server tests.
- Blacklist and DMARC monitoring
- Monitors IPs and domains on blacklists and gathers daily DMARC reports for one domain on the ONE plan.
- API, SDKs and iOS app
- A validation and scoring API with SDKs in 16 languages, an MCP server, and an iOS app for checking lists from an iPhone or iPad.
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.
ZeroBounce
Freemium$0
100 verification credits that refill each month, one inbox placement test, one server test and one blacklist monitor.
Pay-As-You-Go$39
one-time for 2,000 credits
The minimum purchase. Per-credit rates fall with volume: about $129 for 10,000 ($0.0129 each) and $0.0032 each at 1 million.
ZeroBounce ONE$79
per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($99 monthly)
Credits roll over, plus 250 warm-up seeds, 100 inbox tests, 100 server tests, 10 blacklist monitors, 1 DMARC domain and 15% off extra credits.
EnterpriseCustom
Purchases or subscriptions of more than 1 million credits, with onboarding and training.
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.
ZeroBounce
- Annual discount
20% off ZeroBounce ONE billed annually
ZeroBounce ONE costs $79 a month when paid annually in one charge, against $99 billed monthly.
