Top 10 best email verification tools in 2024

Email verification is an important step toward high email deliverability.

You must verify every lead's email before using it.

The good news is that you don’t have to verify each email individually.

Instead, you can use one of the bulk verifiers below. ⬇️

Email verification tools compared 🆚

1. Dropcontact

Dropcontact is an all-in-one tool for:

• Finding contact information
• Enriching contact information
• Verifying emails

Ratings

G2 - 4.7 (40 reviews)

Capterra - 4.7 (23 reviews)

Pricing 💵

Free trial available.

Dropcontact starts at €29/month for 1000 searches.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Easy to use
• High verification accuracy
• GDPR compliant

Cons

• Limited integrations
• Expensive for low usage (minimum number of searches is 1000)
• LinkedIn Profiles from leads sometimes unreliable

2. lemlist email finder & verifier

While not just an email verifier, lemlist offers one of the most accurate verifiers on the market.

lemlist is a multichannel outreach tool with advanced personalization features.

lemlist’s Email Finder & Verifier finds up to 40-55% more verified emails than competitors, and it verifies emails with 99% accuracy.

Ratings

G2 - 4.5 (247 reviews)

Capterra 4.6 (381 reviews)

Pricing 💵

Free trial: You can try lemlist by signing up for a free trial with all features but limited credits.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Integrated into outreach tool with advanced personalization features
• No third-party tools, no extra expenses
• Push your leads directly to a campaign

Cons

• May be overkill if all you need is email verification
• Advanced outreach features not available on cheapest plan

3. Bouncer

On a tight budget but need to verify emails?

Bouncer could be the tool for you because it uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model.

That doesn’t mean Bouncer is cheap, but rather that you only pay for what you will use.

Ratings

G2 - 4.8 (228 reviews)

Capterra - 4.9 (230 reviews)

Pricing 💵

Free trial with 100 credits.

With Bouncer, you can verify 200 emails for $1.60, and 2000 for $16.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Accuracy
• Pay-as-you-go pricing model
• Easy to use with responsive support

Cons

• Can be a bit slow at times
• You have to manually download and process spreadsheets

4. ZeroBounce

Most email verifiers are relatively easy to use, but ZeroBounce has probably the most intuitive user interface.

Ratings

G2 - 4.6 (449 reviews)

Capterra - 4.7 (436 reviews)

Pricing 💵

ZeroBounce uses both a monthly and a pay-as-you-go pricing model.

You need to purchase at least 2000 credits, whether as a one-off purchase or a monthly plan.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Super easy to use once set up
• WordPress (and other) integration

Cons

• Initial setup somewhat complicated
• Results are put out in a zip file
• Can be slow at times

5. NeverBounce

When it comes to integrations, NeverBounce takes the crown.

You can use NeverBounce with over 50 other apps and services.

Ratings

Capterra -4.4 (43 reviews)

GetApp - 4.3 (43 reviews)

Pricing 💵

NeverBounce uses a pay-as-you-go model exclusively, so you’ll only pay for what you use.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Extensive integration capabilities
• User friendly
• Pay-as-you-go only

Cons

• Somewhat expensive
• Fair share of emails with “unknown” status
• Lower accuracy than some other verifier tools

6. Clearout

Clearout is one of the fastest email verifiers. It’s also pretty accurate.

Ratings

G2 - 4.7 (211 reviews)

Capterra - 4.7 (82 reviews)

Pricing 💵

With Clearout, you can choose between a monthly plan or a pay-as-you-go model.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Pay in a manner that best fits your needs, monthly or as-you-go
• Good integrations, including Google Sheets
• Free trial (100 credits)

Cons

• Newly released features are sometimes buggy
• A relatively high percentage of emails come back with an “unknown” status

7. Hunter

Hunter can help you find the contact info of your leads and verify emails.

Hunter, formerly known as Email Hunter, also has a basic campaign feature that’s really easy to use.

Ratings

G2 - 4.4 (545 reviews)

Capterra - 4.6 (618 reviews)

Pricing 💵

Hunter offers a free plan with 50 verifications per month.

However, if you only need email verification, then Hunter can get expensive.

For 12,000 yearly verifications, you’ll pay $49 per month if you pay monthly.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Interesting additional features to find leads and send campaigns (if you need them)
• Integrations with popular apps/services
• Google Sheet addon

Cons

• Expensive if you just use it for verification
• Lower accuracy then leading verifiers

8. Verifalia

Verifalia is a lesser-known email verifier. It gives you 25 free verifications daily, which comes to down to around 750 monthly verifications at no cost.

Ratings

Google Marketplace - 5 (3 reviews)

Capterra - 5 (4 reviews)

Pricing 💵

Verifalia is one of the cheaper email verifiers around. Note that the credits seen in the image below are daily credits. In other words, the $9/month plan gives you around 7500 credits per month.

Also, note that one credit gives you one verification at standard verification quality. Higher-quality verifications cost more credits.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Extremely affordable
• Generous free version
• Easy to use

Cons

• One credit does not necessarily equal one good verification
• No detailed reports
• Unused credits don’t roll over to the next day

9. MailerCheck

MailerCheck isn’t just an email verification tool. It also offers email deliverability features that could help you increase your open rates.

Ratings

G2 - 4.6 (10 reviews)

Capterra - 4.9 (9 reviews)

Pricing 💵

For email verification, MailerCheck has a pay-as-you-go model.

Pros and cons

Pros

• High verification accuracy
• Separate subscriptions for verification and deliverability testing
• Responsive customer support

Cons

• No integrations
• Slightly confusing interface when starting out

10. Kickbox

Kickbox is a verification service with 99% accuracy.

Kickbox’s  Sendex™ Score provides additional information on the quality of the emails you verify.

Ratings

G2 - 4.5 (220 reviews)

Capterra - 4.5 (69 reviews)

Pricing 💵

Kickbox offers 100 verifications for free. After that, its prices are pretty regular with no monthly fees:

Pros and cons

Pros

• High accuracy
• Sendex™ Score
• Pay only for what you need

Cons

• Lack of detailed reporting on emails’ status
• Sometimes a bit slow
• Occasional speed issues

Email verification FAQ

Why should you only send to verified email addresses?

Non-verified emails cause more bounces. Bounces are bad for your sender reputation. If your sender reputation suffers, so does your email deliverability. In other words, email verification is important for long-term outreach success.

Do you have to use a tool to verify an email?

Yes, for bulk email lists. Otherwise, it would take too long. But there are other ways to verify an email.

Can I verify emails for free?

Yes, several of the tools listed above offer free monthly credits. Additionally, there are completely free tools available like our free email checker. However, for large lists, the only real solution is investing in an email verification tool.