Hunter.io vs Voila Norbert
Hunter's $49 entry plan bundles finding and verification credits. Voila Norbert sells verification separately on a pay-per-email basis at $0.003 an address up to 500,000, so 10,000 addresses cost $30. For verification alone Voila Norbert's per-email price is easier to predict. For an all-in-one outreach platform, choose Hunter.
Prices read from hunter.io and voilanorbert.com. We sell a competing product, and it is not in the verdict above — where we fit is at the bottom.
| Hunter.io | Voila Norbert | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest route | $49/mo | $3.00/1k |
| Per year, if subscribed | $408 | — |
| Metering | 2,000 credits/mo from $49; a verification costs 0.5 credits | Verification billed per email, $2 minimum |
| Credits expire | Allowance resets monthly | Not stated |
| Product type | Outreach suite | Finder + verifier |
| Price checked | 2026-11-03 | 2026-10-12 |
Cost for one pass over a list
Each vendor’s cheapest available route. An empty cell means that vendor does not publish an allowance we can calculate from, not that it is free.
| List size | Hunter.io | Voila Norbert | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $49.00 | $3.00 | Voila Norbert |
| 10,000 | $147.00 | $30.00 | Voila Norbert |
| 50,000 | $299.00 | $150.00 | Voila Norbert |
| 100,000 | $598.00 | $300.00 | Voila Norbert |
| 1,000,000 | $5980.00 | $3000.00 | Voila Norbert |
Cost at a steady monthly volume
What the same volume costs every month, on each vendor’s cheapest route that covers it in one month: a subscription tier whose allowance fits, or buying the covering pack again.
| Per month | Hunter.io | Voila Norbert |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $149.00$149/mo plan with 20,000 a month | $30.00Pay as you go: $3.00 per 1,000, billed per email |
| 50,000 | $299.00$299/mo plan with 50,000 a month | $150.00Pay as you go: $3.00 per 1,000, billed per email |
| 100,000 | —No published plan covers this volume | $300.00Pay as you go: $3.00 per 1,000, billed per email |
| 1,000,000 | —No published plan covers this volume | $3000.00Pay as you go: $3.00 per 1,000, billed per email |
How each one bills you
Hunter.io charges $49 a month for 4,000 verifications, or $408 for a year, metered as 2,000 credits/mo from $49; a verification costs 0.5 credits. Voila Norbert charges $3.00 per 1,000, billed per email, pay as you go with no subscription, metered as verification billed per email, $2 minimum.
Hunter.io's allowance is tied to the subscription period. Voila Norbert bills each verification as it runs, so there is no balance to expire. For uneven volume, expiry often matters more than the headline price, because credits that lapse raise the real cost of every address you did verify.
What to watch with Hunter.io: verifications draw half a credit each from the same pool you use for finding, and on monthly billing unused credits reset every month. With Voila Norbert: verification is billed per email at $0.003 up to 500,000, so a 100,000-address list is a $300 job each time you run it.
Both meter verifications, so checking the same list again costs again. Before committing to either, verify an address you invented at a real domain and an address at a catch-all domain on both. The first should come back invalid and the second as risky or accept-all, not valid.
Choose Hunter.io if
you want finding, verification and outreach campaigns in one subscription.
Choose Voila Norbert if
you want to pay only for the verifications you run, with no monthly plan.
Disclosure — our product
Where SimpleVerifier fits, and where it does not
We publish this comparison and we sell a third option, so treat the rest of this section as the pitch it is. SimpleVerifier is a monthly price with no per-email fees: verification is never cut off (each plan sets how many a month run at full speed) and API calls are included each month, so there are no credits to buy or expire:
Pro $39/mo
Email verification with the first 100,000 checks a month at full speed, then slower, never cut off, plus the finder and the API.
Pro + Phone $49.99/mo
Pro with the phone add-on: live carrier lookups for your phone lists.
Business $99/mo
For senders with big lists: the first 300,000 checks a month at full speed, then slower, never cut off.
Agency $249/mo
For agencies running lists for clients: the first 750,000 checks a month at full speed, then slower, never cut off.
That is worth it in two cases: large lists, because volume does not change the price, and lists you verify repeatedly, because a confirmed result is cached for 14 days so the second pass costs nothing. Outside those two cases, a metered vendor is usually cheaper and you should use one, Hunter.io and Voila Norbert included.
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Type any address. It gets the same check the paid plans run: syntax, the domain’s mail servers and, where the provider allows it, a live mailbox check. Nothing is sent to the address.
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Common questions
- Hunter.io or Voila Norbert — which is better?
- Hunter's $49 entry plan bundles finding and verification credits. Voila Norbert sells verification separately on a pay-per-email basis at $0.003 an address up to 500,000, so 10,000 addresses cost $30. For verification alone Voila Norbert's per-email price is easier to predict. For an all-in-one outreach platform, choose Hunter.
- How much do Hunter.io and Voila Norbert cost?
- Hunter.io costs $49 a month for 4,000 verifications, or $408 for a year. Voila Norbert costs $3.00 per 1,000, billed per email, pay as you go with no subscription. Both read from their own pricing pages — Hunter.io on 2026-11-03, Voila Norbert on 2026-10-12.
- Should I choose Hunter.io?
- Choose Hunter.io if you want finding, verification and outreach campaigns in one subscription.
- Should I choose Voila Norbert?
- Choose Voila Norbert if you want to pay only for the verifications you run, with no monthly plan.
- Is there an alternative to both Hunter.io and Voila Norbert?
- SimpleVerifier is a monthly plan rather than credits: Pro at $39, Business at $99 or Agency at $249 a month. Email verification is never cut off (on Pro the first 100,000 a month run at full speed, more on Business and Agency), and API calls are included each month. It suits large lists and lists you re-check often. For a small one-off clean, a metered vendor such as Hunter.io or Voila Norbert can cost less.