Dropcontact Pricing Explained: Tiers, Pay on Success and Carryover

Dropcontact's headline prices are for one default tier, so the number you pay depends on how many credits you pick. That is the main thing to understand before you compare it with anything else. This post walks through what the page shows, what it leaves open, and what to ask.

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What the page shows

From the Dropcontact pricing page, read on 9 November 2026 (Email Finder):

	Starter	Growth	Enterprise
Monthly price	79 euros	120 euros	Custom, talk to the team
Credits a month	500 to 150,000	500 to 150,000	From 200,000
Free credits	50	50	Not shown
Credit carryover	Not shown	Credits carry over	Not shown
Email validation	Native, plus advanced catch-all verification	Included	Included

What the page does not say

• The price of each credit tier. Starter and Growth both list ten tiers, but only one price for each plan. We assume 79 and 120 euros match the default 500-credit selection, because the FAQ example uses 500 emails a month, but the page does not state it. The live selector is the source.
• Yearly prices. A yearly toggle shows 20% off and annual credit totals (500 a month becomes 6,000 a year), without yearly euro prices.
• How long the 50 free credits last.
• The exact difference between Starter and Growth beyond carryover. Ask for a feature comparison in writing.

What a credit costs you

The FAQ says that on the 500 emails a month plan you will get 500 emails found, and that emails not found are re-credited. Starter also lists pay on success. In practice:

Event	Credit used?
Email found	Yes
Email not found	Re-credited, per the page
Search for a lead you already searched	Not stated, ask

If 79 euros is for 500 found emails, the headline works out to about 0.16 euros per found email at that tier. That is only arithmetic on an assumption, so verify the tier before you use it.

Reading the plans

• Starter vs Growth. Growth costs 41 euros more at the default selection and adds carryover per the page. If you do not mind losing unused credits at month end, Starter is the cheaper choice.
• Enterprise. From 200,000 credits a month, custom pricing. Relevant to agencies and large teams.
• The CRM suite. A separate native CRM integration suite has no price on the page. If you need it, ask for a quote.

What it means for verification

The plans include native email validation and advanced catch-all verification. That means the finder checks what it returns. It does not say how an uploaded list of addresses is counted. Ask before assuming one credit equals one check on your own file.

If your goal is only to check addresses, a verification plan is the simpler comparison. SimpleVerifier Pro is $39 a month (or $390 a year), and email verification is the first 100,000 checks a month at full speed, then slower, never cut off. One caution about currency: Dropcontact lists euros and we list dollars, so convert on the day you buy.

Questions to ask Dropcontact

1. What is the exact price of the tier I need? Get it in writing.
2. Does a lead I already searched cost a credit again?
3. Does carryover cap at a number?
4. Are uploaded addresses counted as credits?
5. What are the cancellation and refund terms? Read them on its own pages.

Who it suits

• CRM enrichment teams who want a clean, formatted contact from a name and company.
• Teams that want pay-on-success and a visible re-credit rule.
• Small to mid volume users where a mid-tier credit count fits.

Who may want something else

• People who only clean lists. See Dropcontact alternatives.
• Agencies verifying large client files, where a full-speed volume and CSV upload up to 100,000 rows per file matter.
• Anyone who needs an API for signup forms.

What SimpleVerifier Pro includes

Per the pricing page, Pro includes:

• CSV upload, up to 100,000 rows per file
• Real SMTP mailbox checks, not just syntax
• Catch-all, disposable and role-address detection
• Export valid, risky or invalid separately
• An email finder (name and company to a verified address) and website enrichment
• API: 10,000 calls a month included, then $1.50 per 1,000

Only email verification carries the 100,000 full-speed line. The finder and API are not unlimited. The first 100 checks are free with a Google sign-in, no card.

Check before sending

Whatever finder you use, re-verify the export before a campaign. Verify Dropcontact results shows the steps. Treat catch-all rows as their own group, since no tool can confirm one mailbox on a catch-all domain. See what to do with catch-all emails.

How to compare fairly

Pull 300 to 500 random rows with the email list sampler, check them in both tools on the same day, and line them up with compare email lists. We do not publish accuracy figures for other tools or for ours. For how plans count checks, read how email verification credits work.

Quick answers

• Is 79 euros the whole price? Only for the default selection.
• Does it verify? It validates what it finds.
• Is it cheaper than us? For pure verification volume, a flat plan is usually simpler. For enrichment, it is a different job.

Try it on your own list

Upload the file at /verify. The first 100 checks are free with a Google sign-in, no card.

Pro, $39 a month: Unlimited email verification.* Never metered, never cut off. See pricing.

*Fair use: the first 100,000 checks a month at full speed, then slower, never cut off.