Bouncer is a well-built, GDPR-friendly verifier, and we share its best policies: credits never expire and 100 are free. Where we focus is the developer experience, with a 16-point real-time API and SDKs in six languages.
Get 100 Free Credits See pricing No credit card required · credits never expire · cancel nothing, there's no subscription.Bouncer is a strong, EU-based verifier with policies a lot like ours (never-expire credits, 100 free). We are not going to invent flaws it does not have. Instead we compete on a developer-first 16-point real-time API, broad SDK coverage and transparent statuses, so verification drops cleanly into your code.
The differences that actually change your bill and your code.
A 16-point real-time API designed to live inside your application code.
Copy-paste SDKs for PHP, Python, Node.js, Go, Ruby and C#.
Credits never expire and 100 are free, policies we are glad to match.
GDPR zero-storage with SHA-512 hashing and 30-day auto-deletion.
Compared on the things buyers and developers ask about most.
| Feature | Email Verifier API | Bouncer |
|---|---|---|
| Credits expire? | Never | Never (a genuine match) |
| Free credits | 100, no card | 100 |
| Real-time API | Yes, 16-point engine | Yes |
| Developer SDKs | PHP, Python, Node.js, Go, Ruby, C# | API available |
| Privacy | GDPR, zero-storage, 30-day delete | EU-based, GDPR-friendly |
| Best for | Developers embedding verification | Marketers wanting EU-based tooling |
Bouncer also offers never-expiring credits and a free starter allotment, and it is genuinely good. We respect that, so we compete where it counts for our audience: the integration experience.
Our 16-point endpoint ships with ready-made examples in six languages and returns a clean passed, failed, unknown or transient status, purpose-built for signup flows, CRMs and list hygiene jobs.
Addresses you check are SHA-512 hashed and auto-deleted within 30 days, keeping procurement and compliance teams comfortable.
Switching from Bouncer, answered.
Yes. Email Verifier API offers real-time, 16-point email verification at 98% accuracy on pay-as-you-go credits that never expire, with no subscription and 100 free credits to start, a simpler, developer-first alternative to Bouncer.
No. Credits never expire. You buy them once and use them whenever you need to, there is no subscription and no monthly reset.
Every new account includes 100 free verification credits with no credit card required, so you can run the same list through both tools and compare results before paying anything.
Yes. The 16-point engine is available as a real-time REST API with copy-paste SDKs for PHP, Python, Node.js, Go, Ruby and C#, returning a clear passed, failed, unknown or transient status.
The engine targets 98% accuracy using a 16-point check, including a live SMTP handshake that confirms mailbox existence without ever sending a message.
Run your own list through our 16-point engine and compare the results yourself. 100 free credits, no credit card, credits never expire.
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