Email verification
LookValid vs Kickbox
LookValid covers part of the same ground as Kickbox with Email Domain Check, billed in credits from one shared balance. Kickbox sells email verification by prepaid volume tiers, from small packs up to one million verifications, with custom pricing above that.
Side by side
| Term | Kickbox | LookValid |
|---|---|---|
| What it sells | Email verification. | Email Domain Check |
| How it bills | Prepaid credits | Monthly credit plans, one balance for every lookup |
| Entry price | $5 (500 verifications: one-time pack) Source | 1 credit per address checked |
| Lowest per 1,000 | about $3.00 (1,000,000 verifications) Source | $2.00 to $4.95 for 1,000 billed Email Domain Check lookups across the plans |
| Free option | First 100 verifications are free. Source | Free tools run the same data without an account, up to 25 lookups a day per visitor. |
| Support | Support from the vendor's wider team is included with every account. Source | Starter: email support; Growth: priority email and chat support; Professional: chat support and scheduled calls; Enterprise: named account manager |
What Kickbox publishes
| Plan or product | Price | Covers | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 verifications | $5 | one-time pack | about $10 |
| 1,000 verifications | $10 | one-time pack | about $10 |
| 5,000 verifications | $40 | one-time pack | about $8 |
| 10,000 verifications | $70 | one-time pack | about $7 |
| 100,000 verifications | $500 | one-time pack | about $5 |
| 1,000,000 verifications | $2,999 | one-time pack | about $3.00 |
Limits Kickbox 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
Kickbox 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 Kickbox when the job is email verification as Kickbox 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 Kickbox?
Kickbox sells email verification by prepaid volume tiers, from small packs up to one million verifications, with custom pricing above that.
What does Kickbox cost?
500 verifications is listed at $5 (one-time pack) on the page we read on 2026-10-18. The lowest per-1,000 figure there is about $3.00 for 1,000,000 verifications.
How is Kickbox different from LookValid?
Kickbox sells email verification. LookValid sells Email Domain Check and bills every lookup in credits from one balance.
Can I try Kickbox for free?
First 100 verifications are free.
Sources
- Pricing page on kickbox.com https://kickbox.com/pricing/, read 2026-10-18
Other email verification providers
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