Pricing checked 20 Oct 2026
Hunter.io pricing
Hunter.io charges $149.00 for 10,000 checks a month as of 20 Oct 2026 ($149/mo plan with 20,000 a month). In full: $49 a month for 4,000 verifications, or $408 for a year. SimpleVerifier Pro is $29.99 a month with no monthly cap on email verification, at up to 45 checks a minute.
Source: hunter.io pricing page · as of · by SimpleVerifier Team · full Hunter.io vs SimpleVerifier comparison
$49 a month for 4,000 verifications
$149/mo plan with 20,000 a month
One-time pack: 1 × 10,000 emails ($19), credits never expire
Hunter.io plans and credit packs
Every tier on Hunter.io’s pricing page as we read it on 20 Oct 2026. Per 1,000 is the tier price divided by its allowance.
| Route | Volume | Price | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription | 4,000 a month | $49/mo | $12.25 |
| Subscription | 20,000 a month | $149/mo | $7.45 |
| Subscription | 50,000 a month | $299/mo | $5.98 |
Source: hunter.io/pricing, as of 20 Oct 2026. Prices in USD. Annual billing on the entry plan: $408 a year, or $34.00 a month.
Cost at 1k, 10k, 50k and 100k emails a month
A recurring monthly volume on each side’s lowest-cost published route: for Hunter.io, the smallest subscription tier that covers it or the pay-as-you-go pack bought again each month; for SimpleVerifier, one-time packs or Pro, whichever costs less.
| Emails a month | Hunter.io | SimpleVerifier | Lower cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $49.00$49/mo plan with 4,000 a month | $9.00One-time pack: 1 × 2,500 emails ($9), credits never expire | SimpleVerifier, by $40.00 |
| 10,000 | $149.00$149/mo plan with 20,000 a month | $19.00One-time pack: 1 × 10,000 emails ($19), credits never expire | SimpleVerifier, by $130.00 |
| 50,000 | $299.00$299/mo plan with 50,000 a month | $29.99Pro plan, no monthly cap | SimpleVerifier, by $269.01 |
| 100,000 | Not publishedNo published plan covers this volume | $29.99Pro plan, no monthly cap | Unknown |
- On these published prices SimpleVerifier costs less at every volume Hunter.io's page prices (1,000, 10,000, 50,000 a month).
- SimpleVerifier one-time packs ($9 for 2,500 emails or $19 for 10,000 emails) never expire but cover email verification only, without the API, finder or phone lookups. Pro includes them.
- Pro has no monthly cap, but runs at up to 45 checks a minute per account, so 100,000 addresses take about 37 hours. Larger lists queue rather than fail.
- “Not published” means Hunter.io’s page did not price that volume; we do not extrapolate. Run your own numbers in the cost calculator.
Free allowance and credit expiry
Hunter.io
- Free allowance
- 50 credits a month on the Free plan (a verification costs 0.5 credits) (read 19 Oct 2026)
- Credit expiry
- Hunter's page says credits reset monthly and do not roll over; yearly subscribers receive the year's credits upfront (read 20 Oct 2026).
SimpleVerifier
- Free allowance
- The first 100 email checks free after Google sign-in, once per account, no card.
- Credit expiry
- Pro has no allowance to expire. One-time credit packs never expire. Confirmed results are cached for 14 days, so re-checking them inside that window uses nothing.
How Hunter.io meters usage
In Hunter.io’s own framing: 2,000 credits/mo from $49; a verification costs 0.5 credits. What to watch: verifications draw half a credit each from the same pool you use for finding, and on monthly billing unused credits reset every month.
What it does well: Hunter.io is worth keeping if you use Hunter as an outreach platform — campaigns, sequences, connected mailboxes and the writing assistant. A dedicated verifier replaces one part of Hunter, not all of it.
No published Hunter.io option costs less than $29.99; the smallest is $49 a month for 4,000 verifications.
How to work out what Hunter.io will cost you
- 1
Count how many addresses you verify in a typical month, including re-checks of lists you already cleaned.
- 2
Find the smallest Hunter.io tier whose allowance covers that number in the plans table, and compare it with buying a pay-as-you-go pack of that size, if Hunter.io sells one.
- 3
Check whether unused Hunter.io credits expire before you would use them, and whether the plan meters finding and verifying from the same pool.
- 4
Compare the result with SimpleVerifier: one-time packs at $9 for 2,500 emails or $19 for 10,000 emails, or Pro at $29.99 a month with no monthly cap and a throughput of 45 checks a minute per account.
Common questions
- How much does Hunter.io cost?
- Hunter.io costs $49 a month for 4,000 verifications, or $408 for a year. Metering: 2,000 credits/mo from $49; a verification costs 0.5 credits. Prices read from hunter.io on 20 Oct 2026.
- How much does Hunter.io cost for 1,000 emails a month?
- 1,000 emails a month costs $49.00 on Hunter.io ($49/mo plan with 4,000 a month). On SimpleVerifier the lowest-cost route for 1,000 a month is $9.00 (one-time pack: 1 × 2,500 emails ($9), credits never expire; packs cover email verification only, without the API, finder or phone lookups).
- How much does Hunter.io cost for 10,000 emails a month?
- 10,000 emails a month costs $149.00 on Hunter.io ($149/mo plan with 20,000 a month). On SimpleVerifier the lowest-cost route for 10,000 a month is $19.00 (one-time pack: 1 × 10,000 emails ($19), credits never expire; packs cover email verification only, without the API, finder or phone lookups).
- How much does Hunter.io cost for 50,000 emails a month?
- 50,000 emails a month costs $299.00 on Hunter.io ($299/mo plan with 50,000 a month). On SimpleVerifier the lowest-cost route for 50,000 a month is $29.99 (pro plan, no monthly cap).
- How much does Hunter.io cost for 100,000 emails a month?
- Hunter.io's page does not publish a price for 100,000 emails a month. On SimpleVerifier the lowest-cost route for 100,000 a month is $29.99 (pro plan, no monthly cap).
- Does Hunter.io offer annual billing?
- Yes. Hunter.io's entry plan is $49 a month, or $408 for a year paid annually, which works out to $34.00 a month.
- Do Hunter.io credits expire?
- Hunter's page says credits reset monthly and do not roll over; yearly subscribers receive the year's credits upfront (read 20 Oct 2026). How Hunter.io describes its metering: 2,000 credits/mo from $49; a verification costs 0.5 credits.
- Does Hunter.io have a free plan?
- Hunter.io lists 50 credits a month on the Free plan (a verification costs 0.5 credits) (read 19 Oct 2026). SimpleVerifier gives the first 100 email checks free after Google sign-in, once per account, no card.
- Is SimpleVerifier cheaper than Hunter.io?
- Not always. On these published prices SimpleVerifier costs less at every volume Hunter.io's page prices (1,000, 10,000, 50,000 a month). No published Hunter.io option costs less than $29.99; the smallest is $49 a month for 4,000 verifications.
- Is SimpleVerifier's Pro plan really unlimited?
- There is no monthly cap on email verifications, but there is a throughput limit: up to 45 checks a minute per account. A 100,000-address list therefore takes about 37 hours to finish. Larger lists queue rather than fail.
Check your own list first
The first 100 email checks free after Google sign-in, once per account, no card. Then Pro at $29.99 a month or Email + Phone at $49.99, cancel anytime.