# MailValid Pricing — Email Verification Credits That Never Expire

> Simple, credit-based email verification pricing. Credits never expire and there are no hidden fees. Choose MailValid Plus, one monthly plan with six volume tiers from $29/month (10,000 credits) to $799/month (1,000,000 credits), or buy one-time pay-as-you-go credit packs from $8. Verification starts at $0.0008/email. Start free with 100 credits.
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## Email verification plans for any volume

Pick a monthly volume on MailValid Plus, or buy credits once with no subscription. Unused credits roll over and never expire, and your cost per email goes down as volume goes up.

MailValid Plus is a monthly recurring subscription: it auto-renews every month until you cancel, and you can cancel anytime. Pay-as-you-go packs are charged once and never renew.

## Plans

### Free — $0

100 credits once, on signup, with no credit card required. Includes single and bulk verification. Limits: 10 requests/min, 60 reads/min, up to 100 emails per bulk job. Credits never expire.

### MailValid Plus — monthly subscription

One plan, six volume tiers. The plan's credits are added every month when it renews.

| Monthly credits | Price | Per email | Per 1,000 emails |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $29/month | $0.0029 | $2.90 |
| 50,000 | $79/month | $0.00158 | $1.58 |
| 100,000 (Most Popular) | $129/month | $0.00129 | $1.29 |
| 250,000 | $299/month | $0.0012 | $1.20 |
| 500,000 | $499/month | $0.001 | $1.00 |
| 1,000,000 | $799/month | $0.0008 | $0.80 |

Every MailValid Plus tier includes:

- Unused credits roll over and never expire
- Single and bulk verification (web app, CSV upload, REST API, MCP)
- 200 requests / min · 800 reads / min
- Up to 10,000 emails / bulk job
- Catch-all & disposable detection
- Webhook notifications
- Bulk CSV/JSON export
- Auto-renews monthly · cancel anytime

### Pay-as-you-go — one-time credit packs

No subscription and no auto-renew. Available to everyone, with no earlier purchase needed. Credits never expire.

| Credits | Price | Per 1,000 emails |
|---|---|---|
| 2,000 | $8 | $4.00 |
| 5,000 | $19 | $3.80 |
| 10,000 | $38 | $3.80 |
| 25,000 | $79 | $3.16 |
| 50,000 | $119 | $2.38 |
| 100,000 | $179 | $1.79 |
| 250,000 | $399 | $1.60 |
| 500,000 | $599 | $1.20 |
| 1,000,000 | $899 | $0.90 |

Pay-as-you-go buyers get the same limits and features as MailValid Plus: 200 requests/min, 800 reads/min, 10,000 emails per bulk job, catch-all & disposable detection, webhooks, and bulk CSV/JSON export.

### Top-up — for MailValid Plus subscribers

Running low mid-month? Active MailValid Plus subscribers can add credits without changing plan. Top-ups use the same one-time packs and prices as pay-as-you-go from 5,000 credits for $19 up to 1,000,000 credits for $899 (the 2,000-credit pack is pay-as-you-go only), are charged once, and never expire.

### Enterprise — custom pricing

For teams verifying 250,000+ emails a month who want a custom arrangement: volume pricing, custom rate limits, a dedicated account manager, and an SLA. Contact us: https://mailvalid.io/support

**Trust bar:** Credits never expire · Cancel anytime · No setup fees · 99% accuracy

## How MailValid pricing works

One credit equals one verified email address. Credits never expire. Every account starts free, no credit card required.

MailValid uses simple, credit-based pricing for email verification: you buy credits, and each one covers a single definitive result — valid, invalid, catch-all, or do-not-mail. Unknown results, malformed addresses, and duplicates within the same batch are never billed. Cached repeat checks are billed the same as fresh ones. Some competitors expire purchased credits 12 months after purchase; MailValid credits carry over indefinitely, so a slow month never costs you money you've already spent. Start on Free with 100 credits, then either subscribe to MailValid Plus (from $29/month for 10,000 credits up to $799/month for 1,000,000 credits) or buy a one-time pay-as-you-go pack (from $8 for 2,000 credits). On Plus, the cost per 1,000 emails falls from $2.90 at 10,000 credits to $0.80 at 1,000,000 credits.

| | |
|---|---|
| Starting price | Free — 100 credits, no credit card required |
| Paid plans from | $29/month (MailValid Plus, 10,000 credits) or an $8 one-time pack (2,000 credits) |
| Do credits expire? | Never — not on Free, not on MailValid Plus, not on pay-as-you-go or top-up packs |
| Subscription or one-time? | MailValid Plus renews monthly until you cancel; pay-as-you-go and top-up packs are one-time |
| Lowest rate | From $0.0008/email ($0.80 per 1,000) on MailValid Plus 1,000,000 credits/month |
| Cost per 1,000 emails (Plus) | $2.90 → $1.58 → $1.29 → $1.20 → $1.00 → $0.80 |
| Paid limits | 200 requests/min, 800 reads/min, 10,000 emails per bulk job on every paid plan |

## Why non-expiring credits matter

Email lists naturally decay as people change jobs and abandon addresses — industry deliverability benchmarks commonly put list decay at 20–30% per year. Several competitors reinforce this by expiring unused credits after a fixed window (NeverBounce, for example, expires purchased credits 12 months after purchase), which effectively charges you twice: once for the original check, and again when you have to re-verify because your credits ran out. MailValid credits don't expire, whether they came from a monthly MailValid Plus renewal, a pay-as-you-go pack, or a top-up.

## Cost per 1,000 emails, compared

Email verification pricing is usually quoted per credit, but the number that actually matters when comparing providers is cost per 1,000 emails verified. Below is MailValid's rate against publicly listed pricing for the providers people compare us to most, as of July 2026. MailValid figures are MailValid Plus monthly prices.

| Provider | 10,000 emails | 50,000 emails | 100,000 emails | Free tier | Credits expire? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **MailValid** | $29 | $79 | $129 | 100 credits, one-time | Never |
| ZeroBounce | $64 | $225 | $350 | 100/month | Never (pay-as-you-go) |
| NeverBounce | $80 | $400 | $800 | Free trial (varies) | 12 months after purchase |
| Kickbox | $80 | $400 | $800 | 100 credits, one-time | Not publicly stated |
| Verifalia | ~$79 | ~$395 | ~$790 | 25 credits/day | Purchased: never · daily free: expires nightly |
| Clearout | $58 | $290 | $350 | 100 credits, one-time | Never (roll over) |
| MillionVerifier | $39 | $89 | $149 | Not advertised | Never |
| Emailable | $51 | $208 | $357 | 250 credits, one-time | Never (roll over) |
| Bouncer | $60 | $250 | $400 | 100 credits, one-time | Never |
| Hunter.io | Bundled with lead-finding credits — ~$0.006–0.0075/verification if a plan's credits are spent entirely on verification | | | 50 credits/month | Resets monthly |

*Competitor pricing sourced from each provider's public pricing page (or the current third-party pricing tracker where a vendor's page renders pricing dynamically), as of July 2026.*

## Email verification terms, explained

- **Email verification credit** — One credit is consumed for each address MailValid returns a definitive result for (valid, invalid, catch-all, or do-not-mail). Credits don't expire and carry over month to month.
- **Catch-all domain** — A mail server configured to accept all messages regardless of the mailbox name, making it impossible to confirm a specific address exists. MailValid flags these as a distinct risk category rather than a hard bounce.
- **Disposable email address** — A temporary address from a service like Mailinator or Guerrilla Mail, typically used to bypass a signup form once. These are detected and flagged on every paid plan.
- **Hard bounce vs. soft bounce** — A hard bounce means the address is permanently undeliverable (doesn't exist); a soft bounce is temporary (mailbox full, server down). Verification before sending prevents almost all hard bounces.

## Pricing FAQ

### Do email verification credits expire?

No. MailValid credits never expire, whether they come from a MailValid Plus monthly renewal, a pay-as-you-go pack, or a top-up. Unused credits simply roll over to the next month.

### How much does email verification cost per 1,000 emails?

On MailValid Plus, cost per 1,000 verifications is $2.90 at 10,000 credits/month ($29), $1.58 at 50,000 ($79), $1.29 at 100,000 ($129), $1.20 at 250,000 ($299), $1.00 at 500,000 ($499), and $0.80 at 1,000,000 ($799). One-time pay-as-you-go packs range from $4.00 per 1,000 (2,000 credits for $8) to $0.90 per 1,000 (1,000,000 credits for $899).

### What's the cheapest email verification API?

Price per credit varies by provider and volume. At 100,000 emails, publicly listed rates range from $129 (MailValid Plus) to $800 (NeverBounce) — see the comparison table above for the full breakdown across ten providers. At the top MailValid Plus tier, verification costs $0.0008/email.

### Is MailValid cheaper than ZeroBounce or NeverBounce?

At 50,000 emails, MailValid Plus ($79/month) costs about 2.8x less than ZeroBounce's pay-as-you-go rate ($225) and about 5x less than NeverBounce ($400) for the same volume, based on each provider's published rates as of July 2026. Unlike NeverBounce, whose credits expire 12 months after purchase, MailValid credits never expire.

### Is MailValid a subscription or a one-time purchase?

Both options exist. MailValid Plus is a monthly recurring subscription: your card is charged every month and the plan's credits are added, until you cancel. Pay-as-you-go packs are one-time purchases with no subscription and no auto-renew, and anyone can buy them.

### Is there a free email verification tool?

Yes. MailValid's Free plan includes 100 credits with no credit card required, covering single and bulk verification (up to 100 emails per batch) before you commit to a paid plan.

### What happens if I go over my plan's credits?

You won't be cut off mid-verification. Once you use your monthly allotment, add a one-time top-up pack (from 5,000 credits for $19) without changing plan, or move to a bigger MailValid Plus tier. Unused credits roll over and never expire either way.

### Are all email verifications charged?

No. MailValid only deducts credits when an email verification returns one of these final, actionable results: **valid**, **invalid**, **catch_all**, or **do_not_mail**. If an email verification returns **unknown**, no credits are deducted. Unknown results are automatically skipped during both single email verification and bulk email verification, ensuring you only pay for verifications that produce a usable result. Cached repeat checks are billed the same as fresh ones.

### What API rate limits apply to each plan?

Free allows 10 requests/min, 60 reads/min, and up to 100 emails per bulk job. Every paid plan — MailValid Plus at any tier, pay-as-you-go, and grandfathered legacy plans — gets the same limits: 200 requests/min, 800 reads/min, and up to 10,000 emails per bulk job. If your integration needs more, Enterprise offers custom rate limits.

### What is email verification?

Email verification is the process of checking whether an email address is correctly formatted, exists, and can receive mail, without sending an actual message. It flags invalid, disposable, and risky addresses before they cause bounces.

### What's the difference between email verification and email validation?

The terms are used interchangeably in most of the industry. Both describe confirming an address is deliverable — checking syntax, domain and MX records, and mailbox existence — before you send to it.

### Does verifying my email list actually reduce bounce rates?

Yes. Removing invalid, disposable, and catch-all-risk addresses before sending is the most direct way to lower hard bounces, which protects your sender reputation and inbox placement over time.

### Do unused credits roll over to the next month?

Yes. Because MailValid credits never expire, any credits you don't use in a given month carry forward automatically — you never lose what you've already paid for.

### Can I verify emails in real time via API, not just in bulk?

Yes. The MailValid API returns a verdict on a single address in under 500ms, so you can validate emails at the point of signup or entry, in addition to bulk list uploads.

### Does MailValid detect disposable or fake email addresses?

Yes, on every paid plan. MailValid flags disposable domains and catch-all addresses so you can filter out low-quality or fraudulent signups before they reach your database.

## What customers say

> "MailValid cut our email bounce rate by 90%. We switched from ZeroBounce and saved over $300 a month. The API is dead simple to integrate and the accuracy is spot on."
> — Nikhil, 10ex.ai

> "I use MailValid as a pre-send verification step in a cold email pipeline (single-email API calls, low volume). The API is simple to integrate, and it reliably catches invalid, disposable, and syntax/MX failures. The `status_reason` field (e.g., role-based) is genuinely useful — I allow role addresses by policy, and the granularity makes it a one-line decision rather than guesswork."
> — Oded Vilner, W2M LIMITED

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