Emailable vs Proofy (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Emailable and Proofy share a 2.4 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about the free plan and ease of use, where Emailable grades higher, or value for money and features, where Proofy does.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Emailable
Email list verification with inbox reports and blacklist monitoring
Which one is for you
Pick Emailable if
- Fits if you want list checks and placement reports on one credit balance
- Works for adding a check to sign-up forms without writing code
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you only need a few hundred checks, as the smallest pack is 5,000 credits for $38
- Pricey if you run lots of placement tests, at 100 credits a report
- Not for you if you need warm-up or DMARC management, as the reports only point out authentication errors
- Watch out: more than 1 million credits means a price from sales
Pick Proofy if
- Fits if you have one list to clean and want to pay about $5
- Works for developers who want an API and a sign-up widget
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want to try it free, as only a single-address checker is free
- Watch out: larger packs and subscriptions showed no prices when the page was read
- Watch out: the vendor says verification does not guarantee delivery
- Watch out: there is no desktop or mobile app
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAEmailableFair | 2.4GPAProofyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$60 for a one-off 10,000 checks, the same as Bouncer. Among its listed rivals DeBounce ($25), Clearout ($32 a month billed yearly) and NeverBounce ($50) cost less, and ZeroBounce (about $129) more. A monthly subscription takes 15% off. | B$5 for 5,000 credits, under the $8 middle for one-time prices in the category. The page shows no price for larger packs or subscriptions. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but 250 free credits for every new account, more than the 100 most rivals give. Enough to test a sample, not to clean a list. | DNo free plan and no free trial. There is a free single-address checker, but a list costs the $5 pack. |
| Features | CIt cleans lists fully, with an API and a sign-up form widget, and the same credits buy inbox reports at 100 credits each and blacklist checks. No warm-up or DMARC tools, though: the reports only point out authentication errors. | BBulk verification, an API, a widget and webhooks, with risk and type detection. Catch-all servers can still return Risky or Unknown. |
| Ease of use | BNo App Store rating on record, but nothing to set up: upload a list and get it back checked. Emailable says 10,000 addresses usually take under 3 minutes. | CNo store rating on record. You upload a list or wire up the API, a few steps. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, an API and a form widget, with Mailchimp, HubSpot, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, Pipedrive and Google Sheets, plus Make and Zapier. No phone or desktop app. | BWeb dashboard and API, with a widget and webhooks. No integrations or apps are listed. |
| Best for | list cleaning plus inbox placement reports | cheap email list checks by the credit |
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: Emailable and Proofy. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Emailable | Proofy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $38 one-time for 5,000 credits ($32.30 a month by subscription) | $5 one-time for 5,000 credits |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 250 free credits for every new account | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Emailable, LLC | Proofy |
| Price read from | emailable.com | proofy.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Emailable
- The smallest purchase is 5,000 credits, more than some rivals' entry packs.
- Inbox reports cost 100 credits each, so placement testing uses up a balance fast.
- There are no warm-up or DMARC management tools; reports only point out authentication errors.
Proofy
- The only price shown on the pricing page is the $5 trial pack; larger packages and subscriptions are set with a volume selector that showed no prices when read.
- Catch-all and restricted mail servers can come back Risky or Unknown, and the vendor says verification does not guarantee delivery.
- Web dashboard and API only; there is no desktop or mobile app.
Key features
Emailable
- Bulk verification
- Upload a list and get each address checked; the vendor says 10,000 addresses usually finish in under 3 minutes. Duplicates and unknown results are refunded.
- API and widget
- Verify addresses from your own code, or add a widget that checks them as they are typed into a form, at one credit each.
- Inbox reports
- Add Emailable's seed list to a send to get a report on inbox placement, spam score, authentication errors and broken links, for 100 credits each.
- Blacklist monitoring
- Watches your IPs and domains on more than 120 real-time blacklists and emails you when one is listed, at 5 credits per check.
- Integrations
- Direct connections to email, CRM and form tools such as Mailchimp, HubSpot, Klaviyo and Pipedrive, plus more through Make and Zapier.
Proofy
- Bulk verification
- Upload a .txt or .csv file up to 65 MB; result columns are added to the original file and the data layout is kept.
- API, widget and webhooks
- Single, bulk and batch API endpoints plus a JavaScript widget and webhook support, documented at docs.proofy.io.
- Risk and type detection
- Flags disposable, catch-all, role-based and mailbox-full addresses and shows the mail provider behind each one.
- Free single checker
- A free checker takes one address at a time with no file upload.
- Credit rules
- One credit verifies one email; duplicates and unknown results are not charged, and credits never expire.
Plans
Emailable
Pay-As-You-Go$38
one-time for 5,000 credits
The minimum purchase; credits never expire. Bulk rates: $60 for 10,000, $420 for 100,000 and $2,100 for 1 million.
Monthly$32.30
per month for 5,000 credits
A credits subscription at 15% below pay-as-you-go at every volume; unused credits roll over and it can be cancelled anytime.
EnterpriseCustom
More than 1 million credits, priced by sales.
Proofy
Trial$5
one-time, for 5,000 credits used as you go
A starter pack for new users with no subscription. Credits never expire.
Ways to pay less
Emailable
- Other savings
Save 15% with a credits subscription
A monthly credits subscription costs 15% less than buying the same credits pay-as-you-go: 5,000 credits are $32.30 a month against $38.
Proofy
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Emailable or Proofy?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Emailable starts at $38 one-time for 5,000 credits ($32.30 a month by subscription), and Proofy starts at $5 one-time for 5,000 credits.
Which has a free plan, Emailable or Proofy?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Emailable nor Proofy has a free plan. Emailable has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.