Email verification, compared honestly

How Safilist stacks up against ZeroBounce, NeverBounce and Bouncer — on price, on terms, and on what you get back. The same core SMTP, syntax, MX and disposable-domain checks the big names run, at a fraction of the price, with 100 free verifications every month.

Emails

Safilist

ZeroBounce

NeverBounce

Bouncer

1,000

$6.50

n/a*

10,000

$55

$129

$50

$60

50,000

$200

$499

$250

100,000

$325

$649

$400

Terms at a glance

	Safilist	ZeroBounce	NeverBounce	Bouncer
Free tier	100 / month	100 / month	Small sample	100 one-time
Smallest paid pack	1,000 ($6.50)	2,000 ($39)	1,000 ($8)	1,000 ($8)
Credits expire	Never	Never	12 months	Never
Card to start free	No	No	No	No

Safilist vs ZeroBounce

ZeroBounce is the most established name and carries the widest set of add-ons — but you pay for it: roughly two to three times Safilist at every volume, and its cheapest pack is 2,000 credits. If you want the core deliverability verdict without the enterprise price tag, Safilist delivers the same checks for a fraction of the cost.

Safilist vs NeverBounce

NeverBounce is Safilist's closest rival on price and even edges us slightly at 10,000 emails. The difference is in the terms: NeverBounce credits expire after 12 months and its free allowance is a small one-off sample. Safilist credits never expire and you get 100 free checks every month — plus per-email "why" explanations on Intelligence.

Safilist vs Bouncer

Bouncer shares two things we like — credits that never expire and a no-card free tier. Where Safilist pulls ahead is at scale: we're cheaper from 10,000 emails up, and noticeably so at 50,000 and 100,000. You also get our Intelligence layer — gem recovery and a verification certificate — on top of the verdict.

How can we charge less?

We run our own verification engine and keep operations lean, so we pass the saving straight on to you. Every email still goes through real SMTP, syntax, MX-record and disposable-domain checks and comes back with a clear Safe / Risky / Invalid verdict and a list-health score. No per-seat fees, no long contracts, and credits that are yours until you use them.