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| Feature | BounceZero | ZeroBounce |
|---|---|---|
| Free credits/month | 100, renews monthly | 100, renews monthly¹ |
| Price per 1,000 emails | $3.00 flat | Calculator-priced, 10K-credit min¹ |
| Monthly subscription | None - pay as you go | Optional (ZeroBounce ONE $99/mo)¹ |
| Credits expiry | Never expire | Never expire¹ |
| Verification signals | 65+ signals | Count not published |
| SMTP deep check | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catch-all detection | ✓ Advanced | ✓ |
| Disposable email detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spam trap detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bulk CSV upload | ✓ | ✓ |
| REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Zapier / n8n integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plain-English explanations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Domain intelligence | ✓ | ✗ |
| Advertised accuracy (vendor claims²) | 99.8% | 99%+ |
| Support | Telegram + Email | Email only |
¹ ZeroBounce facts verified 7 Aug 2026 against zerobounce.net/pricing: 100 free monthly credits (the only renewing free allowance among major verifiers - unused free credits accumulate), pay-as-you-go priced via on-page calculator with a 10,000-credit minimum, optional ZeroBounce ONE subscription from $99/mo, credits never expire. Per-1,000 pay-as-you-go rates are not published as a flat list, so we do not quote one. ² Accuracy figures are vendor claims, not independent benchmarks. To their credit, ZeroBounce is SOC 2 Type II certified (their published claim) - often what US enterprise security reviews ask for; BounceZero is CSA STAR registered and UK ICO-registered with EU processing.
ZeroBounce wants to be your data platform: verification plus email appends, activity data, and enrichment from one vendor - a genuine procurement simplifier if you want list cleaning and enrichment on one invoice. Its $99/month ONE subscription rewards teams with a steady monthly volume.
BounceZero makes the opposite bet: verification only, one flat published price, credits that never expire, and every verdict explained. No calculator, no minimums, no subscription - better for teams that verify in bursts and want to know exactly what a clean costs before they start.
Neither structure is wrong. Steady high volume with enrichment needs favours ZeroBounce ONE; bursty verification-only work favours flat pay-as-you-go.
BounceZero costs a flat $3 per 1,000 with no tiers, no subscriptions, and no monthly minimums - the price on the page is the price you pay. ZeroBounce prices pay-as-you-go through a calculator with a 10,000-credit minimum (verified 7 Aug 2026), so run it at your volume and compare like for like. Credits never expire on either platform.
ZeroBounce's base verification checks SMTP status, disposable email, and catch-all detection. BounceZero runs a 5-stage pipeline: DNS record analysis, SMTP deep handshake, Bayesian scoring across 65+ signals, ML models trained on millions of addresses, and a plain-English explanation layer. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are included in every verification - not sold as an add-on.
ZeroBounce is a US company with US data processing. BounceZero runs exclusively on OVH infrastructure in France (EU). For companies under GDPR - or any contract that restricts personal data from leaving Europe - BounceZero eliminates the compliance conversation entirely. No standard contractual clauses, no data transfer impact assessment needed.
api.zerobounce.net with api.bouncezero.io in your integration.Our price is flat; theirs is calculator-quoted
ZeroBounce does not publish flat pay-as-you-go per-1,000 rates (verified 7 Aug 2026 - calculator with 10,000-credit minimum), so we do not quote figures for them. BounceZero figures: bouncezero.io/pricing.
BounceZero charges a flat, published $3 per 1,000 verifications. ZeroBounce prices pay-as-you-go through an on-page calculator with a 10,000-credit minimum, so per-1,000 rates are not published as a flat list (checked 7 August 2026) - run their calculator at your volume to compare. Credits never expire on either platform, and ZeroBounce also offers a $99/month ZeroBounce ONE subscription.
Both figures are vendor claims, not independent benchmarks: each company advertises ~99%+ accuracy. BounceZero uses a 5-stage pipeline with 65+ signals including Bayesian and ML scoring, SMTP deep analysis, social profile detection, and plain-English explanations. ZeroBounce pairs standard verification with a broad data-appends catalog (Activity Data and enrichment are separate products).
BounceZero includes SPF, DKIM, and DMARC analysis per email, social profile detection, plain-English explanations, and breach database checks - all included in the base price. ZeroBounce charges extra for Activity Data and Email Finder features.
BounceZero's REST API provides structured JSON with 65+ signal fields per email; the realtime endpoint answers sub-second for signup-form use, while full-depth verification takes seconds per fresh address by design. ZeroBounce's API is well-documented but returns fewer signal fields at a higher per-call cost. Both support webhooks and Zapier integrations.
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