Comparison

FishyMails vs. the usual suspects

One API for email, phone and IP verification — at a fraction of the price, with 100 free credits every month.

FeatureFishyMailsZeroBounceNeverBounceKickboxHunter.io
Email verification
Phone verification (HLR)
IP reputation & fraud
One unified API
Free credits every month100 / mo100 once1,000 once100 once25 / mo
Starter price / 1k emails$2.90$16.00$8.00$10.00$34+
At 100k emails$0.005$0.0035$0.004$0.004custom
Realtime verify latency<300ms~600ms~500ms~400ms~600ms
Bulk & CSV
GDPR / EU processing
No annual contract lock-in

Prices are indicative starter/scale pack rates from each vendor's public pricing page at time of writing. Check each vendor for the latest terms.

One API, three checks

Most competitors only verify email. FishyMails also validates phone numbers (HLR lookup) and IP reputation in the same endpoint.

Actually free every month

Competitors give you a one-time 100–1,000 credit trial. FishyMails refills 100 credits every calendar month, forever. No card required.

Built for signup flows

Sub-300ms realtime API means you can block fake signups at the form, not after they've already polluted your database and mailing list.

Try it before you switch

100 free credits every month — enough to run a real signup form through FishyMails and compare the results yourself.