Pricing checked 3 Nov 2026
Hunter.io pricing
Hunter.io charges $149.00 for 10,000 checks a month as of 3 Nov 2026 ($149/mo plan with 20,000 a month). In full: $49 a month for 4,000 verifications, or $408 for a year. SimpleVerifier Pro is $39 a month, never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed.
Source: hunter.io pricing page · as of · by SimpleVerifier Team · full Hunter.io vs SimpleVerifier comparison
$49 a month for 4,000 verifications
$149/mo plan with 20,000 a month
Pro plan, never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed
Hunter.io plans and credit packs
Every tier on Hunter.io’s pricing page as we read it on 3 Nov 2026. Per 1,000 is the tier price divided by its allowance.
| Route | Volume | Price | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription | 4,000 a month | $49/mo | $12.25 |
| Subscription | 20,000 a month | $149/mo | $7.45 |
| Subscription | 50,000 a month | $299/mo | $5.98 |
Source: hunter.io/pricing, as of 3 Nov 2026. Prices in USD. Annual billing on the entry plan: $408 a year, or $34.00 a month.
Cost at 1k, 10k, 50k, 100k and 1M emails a month
A recurring monthly volume on each side’s lowest-cost published route: for Hunter.io, the smallest subscription tier that covers it or the pay-as-you-go pack bought again each month; for SimpleVerifier, Starter or Pro, whichever costs less.
| Emails a month | Hunter.io | SimpleVerifier | Lower cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $49.00$49/mo plan with 4,000 a month | $9.00Starter plan, 2,500 emails a month, unused emails don't roll over | SimpleVerifier, by $40.00 |
| 10,000 | $149.00$149/mo plan with 20,000 a month | $39.00Pro plan, never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed | SimpleVerifier, by $110.00 |
| 50,000 | $299.00$299/mo plan with 50,000 a month | $39.00Pro plan, never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed | SimpleVerifier, by $260.00 |
| 100,000 | Not publishedNo published plan covers this volume | $39.00Pro plan, never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed | Unknown |
| 1,000,000 | Not publishedNo published plan covers this volume | $249.00Agency plan, never cut off: the first 750,000 emails a month run at full speed, the rest in a slower lane | Unknown |
- On these published prices SimpleVerifier costs less at every volume Hunter.io's page prices (1,000, 10,000, 50,000 a month).
- SimpleVerifier’s metered plan (Starter at $9 a month for 2,500 emails a month) resets every billing month, with no rollover, and cover email verification only, without the API, finder or phone lookups. Pro includes them.
- Pro is never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed, then lists of 2,000 rows or more run in a slower shared lane. Large lists queue rather than fail, with an ETA on the job card.
- “Not published” means Hunter.io’s page did not price that volume; we do not extrapolate. Run your own numbers in the cost calculator.
Hunter.io cost per 1,000 emails at 10k, 100k and 1M a month
The monthly figures above divided by the volume. A lower number per 1,000 at a bigger volume is the volume discount; “Not published” means Hunter.io’s page did not price it.
| Emails a month | Hunter.io per 1,000 | SimpleVerifier per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $14.90 | $3.90 |
| 100,000 | Not published | $0.39 |
| 1,000,000 | Not published | $0.25 |
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Hunter.io vs SimpleVerifier at your volume
Enter how many emails you verify in a typical month. Both figures use the published prices in the tables above, nothing else. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Hunter.io
$149.00
$14.90 per 1,000
$149/mo plan with 20,000 a month
SimpleVerifier
$39.00
$3.90 per 1,000
Pro plan, never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed
Does Hunter.io charge for unknown or catch-all results?
Read on Hunter.io’s own pages on 30 Oct 2026.
| Result | Hunter.io | SimpleVerifier |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Not charged: "If we fail to verify, no credit is counted; in this case, the verification status returned is Unknown." Disposable addresses are skipped with no credit counted. | Not charged on Starter: addresses we can't check don't count. Pro, Business and Agency have no per-email charge at all. |
| Catch-all | Not stated on the pages we read. A verification costs 0.5 credits. | Counted as one check on Starter, because every catch-all row is graded higher, medium or lower likelihood. No per-email charge on Pro and up. A catch-all row is never marked valid. |
| Duplicates | Counted once: the same verification is counted once per billing period. | Not charged: each unique address in a file counts once. |
Sources: Hunter pricing and FAQ. How SimpleVerifier grades catch-alls: catch-all scoring.
Not verified: Prices of extra credit packs, which the page offers as add-ons without a price.
Free allowance and credit expiry
Hunter.io
- Free allowance
- 50 credits a month on the Free plan (a verification costs 0.5 credits) (read 23 Oct 2026)
- Credit expiry
- Hunter's page says credits reset monthly and do not roll over; yearly subscribers receive the year's credits upfront (read 30 Oct 2026).
SimpleVerifier
- Free allowance
- The first 100 email checks free after Google sign-in, once per account, no card.
- Credit expiry
- Pro has no allowance to expire. Starter allowances reset each billing month; unused emails don’t roll over. Confirmed results are cached for 14 days, so re-checking them inside that window uses nothing.
How Hunter.io meters usage
In Hunter.io’s own framing: 2,000 credits/mo from $49; a verification costs 0.5 credits. What to watch: verifications draw half a credit each from the same pool you use for finding, and on monthly billing unused credits reset every month.
What it does well: Hunter.io is worth keeping if you use Hunter as an outreach platform — campaigns, sequences, connected mailboxes and the writing assistant. A dedicated verifier replaces one part of Hunter, not all of it.
No published Hunter.io option costs less than $39; the smallest is $49 a month for 4,000 verifications.
When to pick Hunter.io instead
- Pick Hunter.io if you want one tool for finding, verifying and sending: Hunter bundles sequences, connected mailboxes and a writing assistant.
- Pick Hunter.io if you want its B2B Discover database and email finder on the same credits.
- Pick Hunter.io if you want a recurring free plan: 50 credits a month, which covers 100 verifications.
How to work out what Hunter.io will cost you
- 1
Count how many addresses you verify in a typical month, including re-checks of lists you already cleaned.
- 2
Find the smallest Hunter.io tier whose allowance covers that number in the plans table, and compare it with buying a pay-as-you-go pack of that size, if Hunter.io sells one.
- 3
Check whether unused Hunter.io credits expire before you would use them, and whether the plan meters finding and verifying from the same pool.
- 4
Compare the result with SimpleVerifier: Starter at $9 a month for 2,500 emails a month, or Pro at $39 a month, never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed, then big lists run slower.
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Common questions
- How much does Hunter.io cost?
- Hunter.io costs $49 a month for 4,000 verifications, or $408 for a year. Metering: 2,000 credits/mo from $49; a verification costs 0.5 credits. Prices read from hunter.io on 3 Nov 2026.
- How much does Hunter.io cost for 1,000 emails a month?
- 1,000 emails a month costs $49.00 on Hunter.io ($49/mo plan with 4,000 a month). On SimpleVerifier the lowest-cost route for 1,000 a month is $9.00 (starter plan, 2,500 emails a month, unused emails don't roll over; Starter covers email verification only, without the API, finder or phone lookups).
- How much does Hunter.io cost for 10,000 emails a month?
- 10,000 emails a month costs $149.00 on Hunter.io ($149/mo plan with 20,000 a month). On SimpleVerifier the lowest-cost route for 10,000 a month is $39.00 (pro plan, never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed).
- How much does Hunter.io cost for 50,000 emails a month?
- 50,000 emails a month costs $299.00 on Hunter.io ($299/mo plan with 50,000 a month). On SimpleVerifier the lowest-cost route for 50,000 a month is $39.00 (pro plan, never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed).
- How much does Hunter.io cost for 100,000 emails a month?
- Hunter.io's page does not publish a price for 100,000 emails a month. On SimpleVerifier the lowest-cost route for 100,000 a month is $39.00 (pro plan, never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed).
- How much does Hunter.io cost for 1,000,000 emails a month?
- Hunter.io's page does not publish a price for 1,000,000 emails a month. On SimpleVerifier the lowest-cost route for 1,000,000 a month is $249.00 (agency plan, never cut off: the first 750,000 emails a month run at full speed, the rest in a slower lane).
- Does Hunter.io offer annual billing?
- Yes. Hunter.io's entry plan is $49 a month, or $408 for a year paid annually, which works out to $34.00 a month.
- Do Hunter.io credits expire?
- Hunter's page says credits reset monthly and do not roll over; yearly subscribers receive the year's credits upfront (read 30 Oct 2026). How Hunter.io describes its metering: 2,000 credits/mo from $49; a verification costs 0.5 credits.
- Does Hunter.io have a free plan?
- Hunter.io lists 50 credits a month on the Free plan (a verification costs 0.5 credits) (read 23 Oct 2026). SimpleVerifier gives the first 100 email checks free after Google sign-in, once per account, no card.
- Does Hunter.io charge for unknown or catch-all results?
- Unknown results: Not charged: "If we fail to verify, no credit is counted; in this case, the verification status returned is Unknown." Disposable addresses are skipped with no credit counted. Catch-all results: Not stated on the pages we read. A verification costs 0.5 credits. Read on 30 Oct 2026. On SimpleVerifier: Not charged on Starter: addresses we can't check don't count. Pro, Business and Agency have no per-email charge at all.
- What does Hunter.io cost per 1,000 emails?
- At 10,000 a month, Hunter.io works out to $14.90 per 1,000 and SimpleVerifier to $3.90 per 1,000. At 100,000 a month, Hunter.io's page does not publish a price and SimpleVerifier to $0.39 per 1,000. At 1,000,000 a month, Hunter.io's page does not publish a price and SimpleVerifier to $0.25 per 1,000.
- Is SimpleVerifier cheaper than Hunter.io?
- Not always. On these published prices SimpleVerifier costs less at every volume Hunter.io's page prices (1,000, 10,000, 50,000 a month). No published Hunter.io option costs less than $39; the smallest is $49 a month for 4,000 verifications.
- Is SimpleVerifier's Pro plan really never cut off?
- It is never cut off, and its speed limit is published. The first 100,000 emails each month run at full speed; past that, lists of 2,000 rows or more run in a slower shared lane rather than being refused or billed extra. Checks are paced so mail servers keep answering, and every job card shows an ETA. Business and Agency run 300,000 and 750,000 a month at full speed.
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