Emailable vs ZeroBounce
We give Emailable and ZeroBounce the same GPA: 2.4 out of 4.0. Emailable 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.
Emailable
Email list verification with inbox reports and blacklist monitoring
ZeroBounce
Email list verification with warm-up and DMARC monitoring in one plan
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAEmailableFair | 2.4GPAZeroBounceFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 250 free credits for every new account, more than the 100 most rivals give. Enough to test a sample, not to clean a list. | 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 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. | 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 nothing to set up: upload a list and get it back checked. Emailable says 10,000 addresses usually take under 3 minutes. | 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, 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 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 | list cleaning plus inbox placement reports | 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: Emailable and ZeroBounce. How we grade
Where they differ
- Emailable starts at $38 one-time for 5,000 credits ($32.30 a month by subscription). ZeroBounce starts at $39 one-time for 2,000 verification credits.
- ZeroBounce has a free plan. Emailable does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only ZeroBounce lists an iOS app.
- ZeroBounce also covers inbox warm-up and dMARC.
At a glance
| Emailable | ZeroBounce | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $38 one-time for 5,000 credits ($32.30 a month by subscription) | $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 | 250 free credits for every new account | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Emailable, LLC | ZeroBounce |
| Price read from | emailable.com | zerobounce.net |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Emailable
- Marketers who want verification and placement tests on one credit balance
- Developers adding real-time checks to sign-up forms
- Senders who clean lists irregularly and want credits that keep
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
