Compare · Qualisend vs Clearout
Qualisend vs Clearout.
Both verify email addresses down to a real SMTP conversation. Clearout fits teams that want verification bundled with prospecting and finder features and a broad integration list. Qualisend fits teams that want a focused, modern verifier with transparent statuses and evidence on every address. Everything below is sourced and dated - where we haven't verified a Clearout capability, we say so instead of guessing.
Choose Qualisend if
You want verification without the prospecting bundle - per-address evidence, honest catch-all verdicts, and a slightly lower entry price, from an EU-hosted vendor.
Choose Clearout if
You want verification bundled with an email finder and prospecting features, plus a long list of native integrations, from one EU-hosted vendor.
Side by side
Eight criteria buyers actually decide on - not every feature either product has. Clearout facts come from their public pricing and docs, captured 2026-07; recheck before relying on them.
| Criterion | Qualisend | Clearout |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $6 / 1,000 pay-as-you-go, no minimum plan | $21 / 3,000 (~$0.007 per address)source: clearout.io/pricing · 2026-07 |
| Free tier | 100 credits, never expire | 100 free creditssource: pricing page · 2026-07 |
| Catch-all handling | Reported as catch-all, with the SMTP evidence shown - never rounded up to "valid" | Catch-all flaggedsource: API docs · 2026-07 |
| Per-address evidence | MX record, inferred provider, SMTP reason code on every result | 0-100 confidence score plus flagssource: API docs · 2026-07 |
| Bulk cleaning | CSV or paste up to 1M addresses, live progress, duplicates charged once | CSV/XLSX upload, cleaned downloadsource: product pages · 2026-07 |
| Developer API | REST, scoped keys, per-key rate limits | REST API, many native integrationssource: API docs · 2026-07 |
| Adjacent tools | None - verification only, by design | Email finder and prospecting features bundled insource: product pages · 2026-07 |
| EU data processing | All processing on EU infrastructure (Ireland) | EU data (Frankfurt)source: docs · 2026-07 |
Pricing at real volumes
One example bracket each. Both providers get cheaper at volume - the difference is at the entry point and in the subscription model.
Qualisend
$6
per 1,000 verifications, pay-as-you-go
- Credits never expire
- Pro subscription: any volume 1k-1M at 20% below pay-as-you-go
- Duplicates in a list charged once
Clearout
$21
for 3,000 credits (~$0.007 each) · captured 2026-07
- 100 free credits
- Credits don't expire
- Finder + verification bundle
The real difference: what a verdict means
Feature tables hide the philosophical gap. These two are why teams switch to us.
We don't round catch-all up
When a domain accepts every address, no vendor can truly confirm the mailbox - so we say exactly that, show the probe evidence, and let you decide your risk tolerance. Verdicts that quietly upgrade "unverifiable" to "valid" look better in a demo and cost you bounces in production.
Every result shows its work
Each address carries its MX record, inferred provider, and the raw SMTP reason. When a result surprises you, you can see why instead of trusting a black box - which also means you can defend the clean to a client or a deliverability auditor.
Common questions
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Run the same list through both.
100 free credits, no card. Verify a sample in Qualisend, compare the verdicts and the evidence against what Clearout told you, and keep whichever you trust more.