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Bouncer vs VerifyHQ

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Bouncer

$8/1,000 credits Free trial

Bouncer is an email verification service priced by the credit rather than by the month, starting at $8 for 1,000 verifications, with credits that never expire and no charge for duplicates or unknown results. It covers bulk list cleaning, a real-time API, form-level blocking through Bouncer Shield, toxicity scoring and a separate Deliverability Kit. It is EU hosted and GDPR focused, which matters if data residency is on your checklist. It is not a contact finder, so it cleans lists you already have rather than building them.

Where Bouncer fits

  • Recruiters and lead generation teams cleaning cold outreach lists before a send
  • Teams with uneven volume that do not want a monthly seat or credit subscription
  • Developers who need a documented real-time API on signup forms and sequencers
  • Anyone who wants verification inside Claude or ChatGPT through an official MCP connector

VerifyHQ

$9.99/mo Free trial

Low-cost email verification for cold email senders: each address gets a Safe, Risky or Bad verdict and a deliverability score, catch-all domains are resolved rather than just flagged, and blacklist monitoring is included. One plan at $9.99/mo for 10,000 checks a month, with free credits to test first.

Where VerifyHQ fits

  • Recruiters cleaning candidate email lists before outreach
  • Cold email senders on Instantly, Smartlead or Lemlist
  • Teams losing good leads to catch-all flags
  • Budget buyers who verify under about 10,000 emails a month

At a glance

DetailBouncerVerifyHQ
Starting price$8/1,000 credits$9.99/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesYes
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underDeliverability, VerificationVerification, Deliverability
Capterra4.9 from 279 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Bouncer

Stands out: Bouncer runs a free MCP server at https://api.usebouncer.com/mcp that connects to Claude or ChatGPT over OAuth 2.1, so a recruiter can paste a CSV into a chat and get a cleaned list back without opening the app. It exposes the same engine as the API, including single checks, batch jobs, domain checks, toxicity lists and a credit balance check, and it costs nothing beyond the credits used.

Watch out: Entry pricing is mid-market rather than cheapest: $8 per 1,000 credits against $6.99 at EmailListVerify, with a 1,000 credit minimum purchase. The pieces people assume are included are separate lines: the Deliverability Kit is a subscription from $25/month and Bouncer Shield is priced by monthly form checks. Verification data is processed in the EU only, which is a plus for GDPR and a question to ask if your policy requires US processing.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need an email finder or contact database, since Bouncer only verifies addresses you supply
  • Buyers who need the lowest possible cost per 1,000 at small volumes

VerifyHQ

Stands out: Price and catch-all handling: $9.99/mo for 10,000 verifications plus daily AutoClean credits undercuts most verifiers, and it tries to resolve catch-all addresses to real mailbox validity, which matters for recruiters emailing candidates at company domains. Blacklist monitoring and abuse detection come on the base plan.

Watch out: It is a new vendor, and the testimonials and accuracy figures on its site are its own and unverified, with no outside reviews yet. There is a single published plan, so heavy users depend on add-on credit packs or a custom quote. No MCP server.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who need an established vendor with review history
  • Teams that want to verify from an AI assistant over MCP
  • Very high volume users wanting tiered published pricing

Pros and cons

Bouncer

  • Credits never expire and there is no monthly minimum, so occasional list cleaning is not penalised
  • Official MCP server with OAuth 2.1, at no extra cost beyond credits
  • No charge for duplicate addresses or unknown results
  • GDPR focused with EU only hosting and anonymised processing
  • Not the cheapest per 1,000 at entry volumes
  • Deliverability Kit and Bouncer Shield are separate subscriptions on top of credits
  • No contact finding or sourcing, so it needs a data source in front of it

VerifyHQ

  • $9.99/mo for 10,000 verifications a month
  • Catch-all resolution and a deliverability score
  • Blacklist monitoring included
  • New vendor with no outside reviews
  • Only one published plan
  • No MCP server

What each one costs

Bouncer

$8/1,000 credits

Pay as you go, with no monthly minimum. Verification credits start at $8 for 1,000 ($0.008 each), then $35 for 5,000, $60 for 10,000, $250 for 50,000, $400 for 100,000, $1,250 for 500,000 and $2,000 for 1,000,000 ($0.002 each). The minimum purchase is 1,000 credits and credits never expire. New accounts get 100 free credits and no card is required to start. Duplicates and unknown results are not charged. The Deliverability Kit is a separate subscription from $25/month, and Bouncer Shield form protection is priced by monthly checks from about $2 for 1,000. Volumes above 1,000,000 are quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Sep 2026

VerifyHQ

$9.99/mo

The Lite plan is $9.99/mo and includes 10,000 verification credits a month plus 4,000 AutoClean credits a day for ongoing list hygiene, with the full verification pipeline, catch-all resolution, deliverability scoring, blacklist monitoring, API, webhooks, Zapier, native integrations and CSV exports. Extra credit packs can be added at any time and never expire; custom volume is quoted. New accounts get free verification credits to test with no card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Oct 2026

Common questions

Is Bouncer cheaper than VerifyHQ?
Bouncer starts lower, at $8/1,000 credits against $9.99/mo for VerifyHQ. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Bouncer or VerifyHQ for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Bouncer offers a free trial. VerifyHQ offers a free trial.
Does Bouncer or VerifyHQ have an MCP server?
Bouncer ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 20 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?