Hunter.io vs Tomba
Both are email finders with verification included. Hunter's entry plan is $49 a month for 2,000 credits. Tomba's Growth plan is $89 a month with 5,000 search credits and 5,000 verification credits. For verification volume Tomba gives more per month. Hunter adds outreach campaigns.
Prices read from hunter.io and tomba.io. We sell a competing product, and it is not in the verdict above — where we fit is at the bottom.
| Hunter.io | Tomba | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest route | $49/mo | $89/mo |
| Per year, if subscribed | $588 | $1,068 |
| Metering | Usage limits | 5,000 verification credits/mo on Growth |
| Credits expire | Allowance resets monthly | Allowance resets monthly |
| Product type | Outreach suite | Finder + verifier |
| Price checked | 2026-09-01 | 2026-10-12 |
Cost for one pass over a list
Each vendor’s cheapest available route. An empty cell means that vendor does not publish an allowance we can calculate from, not that it is free.
| List size | Hunter.io | Tomba | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $49.00 | $89.00 | Hunter.io |
| 10,000 | $245.00 | — | Not comparable |
| 50,000 | $1225.00 | — | Not comparable |
| 100,000 | $2450.00 | — | Not comparable |
How each one bills you
Hunter.io charges $49 a month for 2,000 verifications, or $588 for a year, metered as usage limits. Tomba charges $89 a month for 5,000 verifications, metered as 5,000 verification credits/mo on growth.
Hunter.io's allowance is tied to the subscription period. Tomba's allowance is tied to the subscription period. For uneven volume, expiry often matters more than the headline price, because credits that lapse raise the real cost of every address you did verify.
What to watch with Hunter.io: credits are allocated per year rather than per month, so a heavy quarter draws down the annual allowance early. With Tomba: the verification allowance is tied to the plan, so a list bigger than 5,000 means a larger plan priced outside the one we read.
Both meter verifications, so checking the same list again costs again. Before committing to either, verify an address you invented at a real domain and an address at a catch-all domain on both. The first should come back invalid and the second as risky or accept-all, not valid.
Choose Hunter.io if
you want to find addresses and run outreach campaigns from one platform.
Choose Tomba if
you want a separate allowance of 5,000 verifications a month on top of your searches.
Disclosure — our product
Where SimpleVerifier fits, and where it does not
We publish this comparison and we sell a third option, so treat the rest of this section as the pitch it is. SimpleVerifier is a flat monthly price with unlimited email verifications and API access included, so there are no credits to buy or expire:
Pro $29.99/mo
Unlimited email verification, finder and phone format checks.
Email + Phone $49.99/mo
Everything in Pro, plus live carrier lookups for your phone lists.
That is worth it in two cases: large lists, because volume does not change the price, and lists you verify repeatedly, because a confirmed result is cached for 14 days so the second pass costs nothing. Outside those two cases, a metered vendor is usually cheaper and you should use one, Hunter.io and Tomba included.
Common questions
- Hunter.io or Tomba — which is better?
- Both are email finders with verification included. Hunter's entry plan is $49 a month for 2,000 credits. Tomba's Growth plan is $89 a month with 5,000 search credits and 5,000 verification credits. For verification volume Tomba gives more per month. Hunter adds outreach campaigns.
- How much do Hunter.io and Tomba cost?
- Hunter.io costs $49 a month for 2,000 verifications, or $588 for a year. Tomba costs $89 a month for 5,000 verifications. Both read from their own pricing pages — Hunter.io on 2026-09-01, Tomba on 2026-10-12.
- Should I choose Hunter.io?
- Choose Hunter.io if you want to find addresses and run outreach campaigns from one platform.
- Should I choose Tomba?
- Choose Tomba if you want a separate allowance of 5,000 verifications a month on top of your searches.
- Is there an alternative to both Hunter.io and Tomba?
- SimpleVerifier is a flat monthly plan rather than credits: Pro at $29.99 a month or Email + Phone at $49.99 a month, with unlimited email verifications and API access included. It suits large lists and lists you re-check often. For a small one-off clean, a metered vendor such as Hunter.io or Tomba can cost less.