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Email verification for online course creators

Course creators build a list from a free lead magnet, then sell to it in a short launch window. Verify the list a week before launch so cart-open emails reach real inboxes and you do not pay platform fees for dead contacts. Starter is $9 a month for 2,500 checks; Pro is $39 a month.

or test one address on this page

A launch concentrates months of list-building into five days of sending. The creator cannot test a bounce problem on a small send because the window is the launch itself.

The list is also unevenly valuable: buyers of earlier courses, active subscribers and cold lead-magnet downloads from a year ago behave very differently.

SimpleVerifier facts: prices, packs and limits

What it is
Email verification with a real SMTP mailbox check: each address comes back valid, risky or invalid with a reason. Includes an email finder on Pro and up.
Price per check
Starter $9/mo for 2,500 ($3.60 per 1,000); Pro $39/mo, 100,000 a month at full speed ($0.39 per 1,000 when used), then slower, never cut off. Business $99/mo with 300,000 at full speed; Agency $249/mo with 750,000 at full speed.
One-time packs
10,000 for $15 ($1.50 per 1,000); 25,000 for $29 ($1.16 per 1,000); 50,000 for $49 ($0.98 per 1,000); 100,000 for $79 ($0.79 per 1,000); 250,000 for $169 ($0.68 per 1,000). Credits never expire, run at standard speed, CSV verification only (no API or finder).
Free checks
First 100 email checks free with a Google sign-in, no card, once per account. Single checks on the free email checker need no account.
Billing
Monthly subscription, cancel anytime (yearly billing optional). One-time packs are listed above. Starter allowances reset monthly and do not roll over.
Speed today
Capacity is shared by every customer: plan on about 13,000 mailbox checks a day in the standard lane (more when the queue is quiet). Bad syntax, dead domains and disposable addresses return at once; a list of 100,000 takes days, not hours, and each job shows its estimated finish time.
Catch-all handling
Catch-all (accept-all) addresses stay risky, never valid, and are graded higher, medium or lower likelihood with the reasons. Anything a mail server does not confirm is risky.
API and MCP
REST API on Pro, Business and Agency (Pro includes 10,000 calls a month, then $1.50 per 1,000). Remote MCP server with 6 tools for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code. No API on Starter.
Integrations
Connects to Instantly, Smartlead, HubSpot and Mailchimp by API key: verifies a campaign or list and tags each contact with its result. CSV in and out for any other tool.
Phone
Free phone format checks (country, type range). Live carrier and line-type lookups come with Pro + Phone at $49.99/mo (5,000 a month). It never says a number is in service.
Privacy and GDPR
Data processing agreement countersigned on request (/dpa). Results files deleted 7 days after a list is submitted; confirmed results cached by address for 14 days. Lists are not used for marketing, sold or shared. Verification runs on a US server. No GDPR certification is claimed.
What it does not do
No sending, warmup or inbox placement tests. No published accuracy benchmark against other verifiers. Catch-all domains, Yahoo and AOL cannot be confirmed, and Outlook.com and Hotmail mailboxes are not probed while Microsoft refuses checks from our server's network: all of these come back risky, never valid.

SimpleVerifier facts from our pricing page and product. Last updated .

Test it on a real address first

Type any address. It gets the same check the paid plans run: syntax, the domain’s mail servers and, where the provider allows it, a live mailbox check. Nothing is sent to the address.

Five checks a minute, no account needed. Nothing is sent to the address — we ask its mail server whether the mailbox exists, then disconnect.

Have a list? Sign in with Google and the first 100 addresses are checked free, with results to download. No card.

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The launch-window problem

Lead magnets attract people who want the PDF. Many give a throwaway address, so the list is bigger than the real audience and the open rate is lower than it should be.

Platforms like ConvertKit or Kajabi often price by contact count, so dead contacts are a cost each month, not only a deliverability issue.

Webinar registrants who never attended are a middle group: real interest, but low engagement, and the address is the only link to them.

Segmenting by what verification tells you

Verify the whole list and use the result to build segments. Valid buyers get the launch sequence first, valid non-buyers get the main sequence, risky addresses get a slower wave, and invalid addresses are removed.

A smaller, cleaner list often shows a truer open rate. The count of contacts drops, and that is the point.

Every result is valid, risky or invalid with a plain reason beside it, such as "Mailbox exists", "Mailbox not found", "Accepts all addresses", "Disposable address", "No mail server", "Server would not confirm" or "Provider hides mailbox status".

Seven days before a launch

Export subscribers from the email platform with signup date and tags. Verify the CSV and import the result as a tag: verified, risky or invalid.

Remove the invalid contacts to cut your bill, send the first launch email to verified buyers, and keep risky contacts for a gentler second send.

Which plan fits, and what it costs

Starter is $9 a month for 2,500 checks; unused checks don't roll over. Pro is $39 a month with no per-email credits: never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed, then big lists run slower. Online course creators usually start on Starter for a single list and move to Pro once lists arrive every month. The first 100 checks are free with a Google sign-in, no card, on the same engine the paid plans use.

A CSV holds up to 100,000 rows. If you work from an AI assistant, the same checks are available over MCP at https://simpleverifier.com/api/mcp, and Pro includes 10,000 calls a month included, then $1.50 per 1,000 for connecting a form or app.

How long it takes

Mailbox checks are paced, because mail servers slow down or block verifiers that probe too fast, and the daily check capacity is shared between customers. Addresses that need no mailbox check, such as broken syntax, dead domains and disposable addresses, come back at once. The rest run in a queue, and the job card shows an estimated finish time. Start the check before the send is due, and you can close the tab: the results wait in your history.

Common questions

Will it lower my subscriber count?
Yes, by the number of dead addresses. That also lowers any per-contact fees your email platform charges.
Should I verify before or after a launch?
Before. A launch is the wrong time to find out that part of the list bounces.
How do I try it first?
The first 100 checks are free with a Google sign-in, no card, on the same engine the paid plans use.
What does it cost?
Starter is $9 a month for 2,500 checks, or Pro at $39 a month: never cut off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed, then big lists run slower. Plans are monthly or yearly and cancel from your account.

Check your launch list

Pro is $39 a month and never cuts you off: the first 100,000 emails a month run at full speed, then big lists run slower. CSV uploads, the API (10,000 calls a month, then $1.50 per 1,000), the Google Sheets add-on and the email finder are included, and you can cancel any time. For smaller volumes, Starter is $9 a month for 2,500 emails a month.

The first 100 email checks are free with a Google sign-in, no card, on the same engine the paid plans use.

See plans and pricing

Clean your next list before it bounces

100 free email checks when you sign in with Google, no card. Then monthly plans from $9, or one flat price with fair use, never cut off.

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