Email verification
LookValid vs NeverBounce
LookValid covers part of the same ground as NeverBounce with Email Domain Check, billed in credits from one shared balance. NeverBounce sells email list cleaning and real-time verification, priced as prepaid credits or a monthly Growth plan, with custom quotes for very large senders.
Side by side
| Term | NeverBounce | 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 | $8 (Pay as you go: per 1,000 credits, no commitment) Source | 1 credit per address checked |
| Lowest per 1,000 | about $4.90 (Growth) Source | $2.00 to $4.95 for 1,000 billed Email Domain Check lookups across the plans |
| Free trial | Page offers a free list analysis and free test credits, with no card needed to verify a first list. Source | Starter, Growth and Professional each start with a 7-day trial for $1 with 100 credits. The free tools run the same lookups without an account. |
| Credit expiry | Pay-as-you-go credits lapse 12 months after purchase. Source | Unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months. |
| Contract minimum | Pay as you go has no commitment. 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. |
| Support | Enterprise tier includes a dedicated account manager. Source | Starter: email support; Growth: priority email and chat support; Professional: chat support and scheduled calls; Enterprise: named account manager |
What NeverBounce publishes
| Plan or product | Price | Covers | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | $8 | per 1,000 credits, no commitment | $8 |
| Growth | $49 | per month, verification volume up to 10,000 emails | about $4.90 |
Limits NeverBounce 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
NeverBounce 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 NeverBounce when the job is email verification as NeverBounce 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 NeverBounce?
NeverBounce sells email list cleaning and real-time verification, priced as prepaid credits or a monthly Growth plan, with custom quotes for very large senders.
What does NeverBounce cost?
Pay as you go is listed at $8 (per 1,000 credits, no commitment) on the page we read on 2026-10-18. The lowest per-1,000 figure there is about $4.90 for Growth.
How is NeverBounce different from LookValid?
NeverBounce sells email verification. LookValid sells Email Domain Check and bills every lookup in credits from one balance.
Sources
- Pricing page on neverbounce.com https://www.neverbounce.com/pricing, read 2026-10-18
Other email verification providers
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