Email verification
LookValid vs Emailable
LookValid covers part of the same ground as Emailable with Email Domain Check, billed in credits from one shared balance. Emailable sells email verification by credit, with one credit per check across bulk, single, API and widget use. Credits can be bought as needed or on a monthly subscription that costs 15% less.
Side by side
| Term | Emailable | LookValid |
|---|---|---|
| What it sells | Email verification. | Email Domain Check |
| How it bills | Credits and subscriptions | Monthly credit plans, one balance for every lookup |
| Entry price | $38 (5,000 credits pay-as-you-go: one-time purchase of 5,000 credits, the smallest pack) Source | 1 credit per address checked |
| Lowest per 1,000 | about $7.60 (5,000 credits pay-as-you-go) Source | $2.00 to $4.95 for 1,000 billed Email Domain Check lookups across the plans |
| Free option | Every new account starts with 250 free credits. Source | Free tools run the same data without an account, up to 25 lookups a day per visitor. |
| Credit expiry | Credits never expire, and unused subscription credits roll over. Source | Unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months. |
| Contract minimum | No long-term contract; subscriptions can be cancelled any time. Source | Monthly plans bought online run from $99 to $799 a month. Enterprise starts at $1,999 a month for 1,000,000 credits and is set up on a call. |
| API access | API checks cost one credit each, same as other channels. Source | One REST API and one MCP server, both on the same key and the same credit balance. |
| Support | Chat and email support are offered, and sales handles custom pricing above one million credits. Source | Starter: email support; Growth: priority email and chat support; Professional: chat support and scheduled calls; Enterprise: named account manager |
What Emailable publishes
| Plan or product | Price | Covers | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 credits pay-as-you-go | $38 | one-time purchase of 5,000 credits, the smallest pack | about $7.60 |
Limits Emailable states
What LookValid offers in the same area
| Product | Credits | Docs |
|---|---|---|
| Email Domain Check | 1 credit per address checked | API docs |
- Email Domain Check: Checks the domain behind an address: whether it can receive mail, how its DNS is set up, and what kind of provider it is. It does not test whether one mailbox exists. About $2.00 to $4.95 for 1,000 billed lookups across the plans.
Pricing explains credits and the plans.
Which to choose
Emailable and LookValid overlap only in part. Email Domain Check: Checks the domain behind an address: whether it can receive mail, how its DNS is set up, and what kind of provider it is. It does not test whether one mailbox exists.
Choose Emailable when the job is email verification as Emailable sells it. Choose LookValid when the checks above are what you need, with one key and one credit balance for phone, email, IP and website lookups.
Questions
What is Emailable?
Emailable sells email verification by credit, with one credit per check across bulk, single, API and widget use. Credits can be bought as needed or on a monthly subscription that costs 15% less.
What does Emailable cost?
5,000 credits pay-as-you-go is listed at $38 (one-time purchase of 5,000 credits, the smallest pack) on the page we read on 2026-10-18. The lowest per-1,000 figure there is about $7.60 for 5,000 credits pay-as-you-go.
How is Emailable different from LookValid?
Emailable sells email verification. LookValid sells Email Domain Check and bills every lookup in credits from one balance.
Can I try Emailable for free?
Every new account starts with 250 free credits.
Sources
- Pricing page on emailable.com https://emailable.com/pricing, read 2026-10-18
- Home page on emailable.com https://emailable.com, read 2026-10-18
Other email verification providers
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