TL;DR
- Pricing: BriteVerify has no public pricing. A sales call is required. MailExchange lists every price, from $29 for 5,000 emails.
- Getting started: MailExchange is self-serve: sign up, get 250 free credits, upload a CSV. No demo, no contract.
- Pick BriteVerify if you're an enterprise already buying from Validity and want one vendor and a procurement process. Pick MailExchange if you want to know the price before you talk to anyone.
Pricing: sales call vs a price list
Validity's BriteVerify and pricing pages offer "Contact Sales" and "Get a Demo" instead of a price list. That's normal for enterprise software, but it means you can't compare the cost, or buy a small pack to test it, without a sales conversation first. We don't quote BriteVerify prices here, because Validity doesn't publish them.
| Emails | BriteVerify | MailExchange (pay as you go) | MailExchange (monthly, 15% off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 | No public pricing. Sales call required | $29 | $24.65 |
| 10,000 | $49 | $41.65 | |
| 100,000 | $299 | $254.15 | |
| 1,000,000 | $1,699 | $1,444.15 |
BriteVerify pricing status from validity.com/briteverify and validity.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-17.
A tip if you do take the call: ask for the price at your actual monthly volume, whether unused credits expire, and whether unknown results are charged. Those three answers decide what you really pay per verified email.
Features and terms
| BriteVerify | MailExchange | |
|---|---|---|
| Public pricing | No | Yes, every tier |
| Self-serve signup | Sales and demo first | Yes |
| Free credits | Not stated publicly | 250 |
| Unknowns refunded | Not stated publicly | Yes |
| Duplicates free | Not stated publicly | Yes |
| Credits expire | Not stated publicly | Never |
| API | Not compared | Early access |
Where BriteVerify is the better fit
Validity says it is trusted by thousands of the world's biggest brands, and BriteVerify is the oldest well-known name in verification. If you're a large company that already works with Validity, wants a negotiated contract, and needs vendor reviews and procurement paperwork, BriteVerify is built for that.
Where MailExchange is the better fit
If you're a cold emailer, an agency or a marketing team that needs a list cleaned this afternoon, a sales cycle is a cost of its own. MailExchange runs six checks on every address (syntax, DNS and MX, risk lists, an SMTP mailbox check, a catch-all test and a verdict) without sending an email. Results come back as deliverable, risky, undeliverable or unknown, with catch-all, role and disposable addresses labelled separately so you can decide what to send to.
You see the price before you upload, you pay only for addresses we could classify, and unused credits never expire. Try a single address with the free email checker, or upload a sample of your list with the 250 free credits.
Common questions
Why doesn't this page show BriteVerify's prices? Because Validity doesn't publish them. Estimates on third-party sites vary and can be out of date, and we only quote prices a vendor publishes itself.
How fast can I start with MailExchange? Sign up, upload a CSV or TXT file or paste a list, and the free 250 credits are applied first. No contract, no minimum term.
Does MailExchange send an email to check an address? No. We talk to the receiving mail server and stop before any message is sent, so the people on your list never hear from us.
What if I verify every month? The monthly plan takes 15% off every tier, and you can still keep any credits you don't use. They never expire.