FishyMails vs Kickbox
FishyMails vs Kickbox — signup-flow ready, one unified API
Kickbox is a clean email verification API. FishyMails matches it on email verification and adds phone HLR + IP reputation in the same call, at a lower price and with free credits to start.
| Feature | FishyMails | Kickbox |
|---|---|---|
| Email verification | ||
| Phone verification (HLR) | ||
| IP reputation & fraud | ||
| One unified API | ||
| Free credits to start | 100 once | 100 once |
| Starter price / 1k emails | $2.90 | $10.00 |
| At 100k emails | $0.005 | $0.004 |
| Realtime verify latency | <300ms | ~400ms |
| 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 current terms.
Three checks, one call
Email + phone + IP — Kickbox does email only.
3.4× cheaper to start
$2.90 vs $10.00 per 1,000 verifications.
Three checks, one API
Email, phone and IP verification in a single call.
The verdict
Pick FishyMails if you're protecting a signup form or referral campaign end-to-end. Pick Kickbox for pure email hygiene on an existing list.
Try FishyMails free
100 free credits to start — run your real signup form through FishyMails and compare the results yourself.