ZeroBounce vs Kickbox
On published pay-as-you-go packs Kickbox costs less at every list size both price: 10,000 addresses are $70 at Kickbox and $129 at ZeroBounce, and 100,000 are $500 against $649. ZeroBounce is worth the premium only if you will use its wider deliverability suite, such as inbox placement tests and blacklist monitoring.
Prices read from zerobounce.net and kickbox.com. We sell a competing product, and it is not in the verdict above — where we fit is at the bottom.
| ZeroBounce | Kickbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest route | $99/mo or $2.70–$19.50/1k | $3.00–$10.00/1k |
| Per year, if subscribed | $948 | — |
| Metering | Credits; ZeroBounce ONE subscription from 10,000 a month | Per-email fees, bought as credit packs |
| Credits expire | Not stated | Yes |
| Product type | Verifier | Verifier |
| Price checked | 2026-10-30 | 2026-11-03 |
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 | ZeroBounce | Kickbox | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $39.00 | $10.00 | Kickbox |
| 10,000 | $99.00 | $70.00 | Kickbox |
| 50,000 | $379.00 | $275.00 | Kickbox |
| 100,000 | $449.00 | $500.00 | ZeroBounce |
| 1,000,000 | $2499.00 | $2999.00 | ZeroBounce |
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 | ZeroBounce | Kickbox |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $99.00$99/mo plan with 10,000 a month | $70.00Pay as you go: 10,000-credit pack at $7.00 per 1,000 |
| 50,000 | $379.00$379/mo plan with 50,000 a month | $275.00Pay as you go: 50,000-credit pack at $5.50 per 1,000 |
| 100,000 | $449.00$449/mo plan with 100,000 a month | $500.00Pay as you go: 100,000-credit pack at $5.00 per 1,000 |
| 1,000,000 | $2499.00$2,499/mo plan with 1,000,000 a month | $2999.00Pay as you go: 1,000,000-credit pack at $3.00 per 1,000 |
How each one bills you
ZeroBounce charges $99 a month for 10,000 credits, or pay as you go from $19.50 per 1,000 on a 2,000 pack, falling to $2.70 at 10,000,000, metered as credits; zerobounce one subscription from 10,000 a month. Kickbox charges $10.00 per 1,000 on a 500 pack, falling to $3.00 at 1,000,000, pay as you go with no subscription, metered as per-email fees, bought as credit packs.
ZeroBounce's allowance is tied to the subscription period. Kickbox's purchased credits carry a limited validity. 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 ZeroBounce: credits are the unit, so the bill scales with list size and a re-verification of the same list costs full price again. With Kickbox: verification is billed per email, so cleaning a large list is a variable cost you cannot forecast from the plan price.
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 ZeroBounce if
you want verification plus inbox placement testing, blacklist monitoring and email server testing from one vendor.
Choose Kickbox if
you mainly need verification at a lower per-address price, or you value Kickbox's deliverability consulting.
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, ZeroBounce and Kickbox included.
Run the same test on any verifier
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.
Five checks a minute, no account needed. Nothing is sent to the address — we ask its mail server whether the mailbox exists, then disconnect.
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Common questions
- ZeroBounce or Kickbox — which is better?
- On published pay-as-you-go packs Kickbox costs less at every list size both price: 10,000 addresses are $70 at Kickbox and $129 at ZeroBounce, and 100,000 are $500 against $649. ZeroBounce is worth the premium only if you will use its wider deliverability suite, such as inbox placement tests and blacklist monitoring.
- How much do ZeroBounce and Kickbox cost?
- ZeroBounce costs $99 a month for 10,000 credits, or pay as you go from $19.50 per 1,000 on a 2,000 pack, falling to $2.70 at 10,000,000. Kickbox costs $10.00 per 1,000 on a 500 pack, falling to $3.00 at 1,000,000, pay as you go with no subscription. Both read from their own pricing pages — ZeroBounce on 2026-10-30, Kickbox on 2026-11-03.
- Should I choose ZeroBounce?
- Choose ZeroBounce if you want verification plus inbox placement testing, blacklist monitoring and email server testing from one vendor.
- Should I choose Kickbox?
- Choose Kickbox if you mainly need verification at a lower per-address price, or you value Kickbox's deliverability consulting.
- Is there an alternative to both ZeroBounce and Kickbox?
- 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 ZeroBounce or Kickbox can cost less.