Compare email verification APIs

Every figure below comes from the vendor's own public pricing and documentation pages , checked on 2026-09-03. Where a page does not state a value, the table says "not published" rather than guessing. Corrections are welcome at [email protected].

service pricing model free tier price per 1,000 at ~10k unknowns billed
Spaw vs Abstract APIMonthly subscription tiers with a request slider from 5,000 to 150,000 requests a month; Starter from $17, Standard from $37, Professional from $39 a month100 requests a monthnot publishedYes
Spaw vs BouncerPay-as-you-go credits that never expire (minimum 1,000 credits for $8), auto-refill, plus a Deliverability Kit subscription at $25 to $250 a month100 free credits, no card required$6.00 (10,000 credits for $60)No
Spaw vs EmailablePay-as-you-go credits that never expire, or a monthly subscription at a 15% discount; minimum purchase 5,000 credits250 free credits at signup$7.60 (pay-as-you-go at $0.0076 a credit; a 10K monthly subscription costs $32.30)No
Spaw vs HunterMonthly or yearly subscriptions with unified credits shared across search, verification and enrichment; credit packs on paid plans (valid 3 months)Free plan with 50 credits a month; one verification costs 0.5 credit, so 100 verifications$7.45 (Growth: $149 a month for 10,000 credits, 20,000 verifications at 0.5 credit each; $5.20 billed yearly)No
Spaw vs Kickboxnot publishednot publishednot publishednot published
Spaw vs MailboxlayerMonthly or yearly subscription with a request quota per plan and per-request overage100 requests a month$3.00 (Basic: 5,000 requests for $14.99 a month, overage $0.012 a request; Professional Plus: 50,000 for $74.99, $1.50 per 1,000)Yes
Spaw vs NeverBouncenot publishednot publishednot publishednot published
Spaw vs VerifaliaPay-as-you-go credit packs that never expire, or monthly, quarterly and yearly subscriptions; verification depth is priced as quality levels25 free credits a day on the Free plan; unused daily credits expire each daynot publishednot published
Spaw vs ZeroBouncePay-as-you-go credits that never expire, or the ZeroBounce ONE subscription; volume pricing shown through a calculator rather than fixed packs100 validation credits a month on the free accountnot publishedNo

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