TL;DR
- Price: ZeroBounce costs about 2.4x more at 5K, 2.6x at 10K, 2.2x at 100K and 1.9x at 1M.
- Both refund unknowns and remove duplicates free. MailExchange credits never expire.
- Pick ZeroBounce if you want its all-in-one suite (email finder, inbox tests, warmup). Pick MailExchange if you just need lists verified at a lower price.
Pricing (pay as you go)
| Emails | ZeroBounce | MailExchange | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 | $69 | $29 | $40 (58%) |
| 10,000 | $129 | $49 | $80 (62%) |
| 100,000 | $649 | $299 | $350 (54%) |
| 1,000,000 | $3,199 | $1,699 | $1,500 (47%) |
ZeroBounce prices from ZeroBounce's pricing page, checked 2026-10-17. ZeroBounce also sells a bundled monthly plan (ZeroBounce ONE) from $99 a month for 10,000 validations plus other tools.
Features and terms
| ZeroBounce | MailExchange | |
|---|---|---|
| Free credits | 100 per month (freemium) | 250 at signup |
| Smallest pack | 2,000 for $39 | 5,000 for $29 |
| Unknowns refunded | Yes | Yes |
| Duplicates free | Yes | Yes |
| Catch-all detection | Yes (a "catch-all" status) | Yes |
| Extras (email finder, inbox placement, warmup) | Yes, in bundles | No. Verification only |
| Cold-email workflows | Instantly integration | Instantly, Smartlead, Apollo guides |
Where ZeroBounce is the better fit
If you want verification, email finding, inbox placement testing and warmup from one vendor and one invoice, ZeroBounce's suite is hard to beat, and it has a long list of native integrations.
Where MailExchange is the better fit
If you verify lead lists before cold outreach or before a newsletter send, you're paying for the verification, and the extras are cost you don't use. MailExchange is that one job, done for about half the price.