Hunter.io Pricing Explained: What Email Verification Really Costs
Hunter.io costs $49, $149 or $299 a month on monthly billing for 2,000, 10,000 or 25,000 credits, and a verification costs half a credit. That makes Starter 4,000 checks a month, Growth 20,000 and Scale 50,000, as long as you spend no credits on finding or anything else.
All figures were read on Hunter's pricing page and Hunter's verifier page on 6 November 2026. Check them before you buy.
The plans
| Plan | Monthly billing | Yearly billing | Credits a month | Verifications if used only for that | Per 1,000 checks (monthly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 50 | 100 | Free |
| Starter | $49 | $408 a year | 2,000 | 4,000 | $12.25 |
| Growth | $149 | $1,248 a year | 10,000 | 20,000 | $7.45 |
| Scale | $299 | $2,508 a year | 25,000 | 50,000 | $5.98 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Yearly billing works out to about $34, $104 and $209 a month.
What gets charged
From Hunter's verifier page:
| Result | Charged? |
|---|---|
| Valid | Yes |
| Invalid | Yes |
| Accept-all | Yes |
| Unknown | No |
| Disposable | No |
| Repeat address in a bulk upload | Yes, bulk uploads are always charged |
Accept-all matters on B2B lists. Those domains accept every address, so the result can't confirm the person exists, and you still pay for it.
The shared pool
Hunter is a suite: finding emails, enrichment, sequences and verification all draw from the same credits. If your team finds 3,000 emails a month on Growth, only 7,000 credits are left for verification. That's the main thing to model before you pick a plan.
Reset, not rollover
On monthly billing, Hunter's page says credits reset monthly and don't roll over. A quiet month means unused credits are gone. Yearly billing gives the year's credits upfront.
Hunter against dedicated verifiers
| Checks a month | Hunter (cheapest plan that covers it) | MillionVerifier pack | Reoon pack | SimpleVerifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,000 | $49 (Starter) | $39 (10,000) | $11.90 (10,000) | $39 (Pro) or $9 for 2,500 (Starter) |
| 20,000 | $149 (Growth) | $59 (25,000) | $29.66 (25,000) | $39 (Pro) |
| 50,000 | $299 (Scale) | $89 | $58.95 | $39 (Pro) |
| 100,000 | Custom | $149 | $116.40 | $39 (Pro) |
Pack prices from MillionVerifier and Reoon, read 6 November 2026. SimpleVerifier Pro is $39 a month: the first 100,000 checks a month at full speed, then slower, never cut off. See pricing.
When Hunter is worth it
- You find most of your leads with Hunter's extension or domain search.
- You send sequences from Hunter.
- Your verification volume fits inside the plan you already pay for.
If most of your leads come from Apollo, Clay, scraped sites or a data vendor, you are paying suite prices for a verifier. A common setup is to find in Hunter, export, and verify elsewhere. The Hunter export to email list tool pulls the email column out of the export, and clean a Hunter export before a sequence covers the full routine.
How SimpleVerifier handles accept-all
SimpleVerifier never calls a catch-all address valid. Those rows come back risky with a higher, medium or lower likelihood grade, so you choose how deep to send. See catch-all email verification.
Related: Hunter vs MillionVerifier, Hunter vs Clearout, Hunter alternatives, Hunter vs ZeroBounce, Hunter pricing page.
Try a dedicated verifier on your Hunter export: the first 100 SimpleVerifier checks are free with a Google sign-in on the verify page.
Common questions
How much does Hunter.io cost?
On 6 November 2026, Hunter's pricing page listed Free ($0, 50 credits a month), Starter ($49 a month or $408 a year, 2,000 credits), Growth ($149 a month or $1,248 a year, 10,000 credits) and Scale ($299 a month or $2,508 a year, 25,000 credits). Enterprise is custom.
How many emails can I verify on Hunter's free plan?
100 a month. The free plan has 50 credits, and a verification costs 0.5 credit.
Do Hunter credits roll over?
Not on monthly billing. The pricing page says credits reset monthly and don't roll over. Yearly plans make the year's credits available upfront; the page does not say whether unused yearly credits carry over.
Does Hunter charge for accept-all results?
Yes. Hunter's verifier page says it charges for valid, invalid and accept-all, and not for unknown or disposable.
Is it cheaper to verify Hunter leads somewhere else?
Often, if you verify a lot. Hunter's Growth plan works out to $7.45 per 1,000 checks if all credits go to verification. Dedicated verifiers publish lower per-check prices, and a flat plan can cost less again at high volume.
Check your list before you send
Real mailbox checks over SMTP, and nothing is sent to the address. Sign in with Google and your first 100 email checks are free, no card. Plans for bigger lists are on the pricing page.