CheckMail vs MyEmailVerifier
email verification compared.
MyEmailVerifier is a budget-focused email verifier with aggressive bulk pricing and credits that don't expire. CheckMail is an API-first alternative built for developers who want the same core checks with cleaner JSON output and straightforward pay-once pricing.
Pricing at common volumes
MyEmailVerifier public rates versus CheckMail credits.
| Volume | MyEmailVerifier | CheckMail |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | ~$3 ($0.0030) | $2 ($0.0020) |
| 5,000 | ~$8 ($0.0016) | $9 ($0.0018) |
| 10,000 | ~$12 ($0.0012) | $14 ($0.0014) |
| 50,000 | ~$45 ($0.00090) | $50 ($0.0010) |
| 100,000 | ~$89 ($0.00089) | $80 ($0.0008) |
MyEmailVerifier prices based on March–April 2026 public rates. MyEmailVerifier credits don't expire. CheckMail wins at the extremes (1K and 100K), while MyEmailVerifier is a little cheaper across the 5K–50K band. We're being upfront about that. 1,000,000 credits drop to roughly $0.000299 per check on MyEmailVerifier.
Feature comparison
| Feature | MyEmailVerifier | CheckMail |
|---|---|---|
| Syntax validation | ✓ | ✓ |
| DNS / MX check | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMTP verification | ✓ | ✓ |
| Disposable detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catch-all detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Role-based detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Typo suggestions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free provider detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spam trap detection | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI scoring | ✗ | ✗ |
| Activity data | ✗ | ✗ |
| Data enrichment | ✗ | ✗ |
| REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Credits expire? | Never | Never |
| Charges for unknowns? | Yes | Yes |
Core check coverage is basically the same. Both do syntax, DNS, SMTP, disposable and catch-all detection. Neither offers AI scoring or spam trap data, that's a ZeroBounce niche.
The real differences
Price
CheckMail wins at 1,000 ($2 vs ~$3) and at 100,000 ($80 vs ~$89). MyEmailVerifier is still a little cheaper across the middle of the ladder: ~$8 vs $9 at 5,000, ~$12 vs $14 at 10,000, and ~$45 vs $50 at 50,000. At 1,000,000 credits MyEmailVerifier beats us outright (~$0.000299 per check). So if you sit squarely in the 5K–50K band and pure per-check cost is your only criterion, MEV will save you a few dollars a month.
Developer experience
Every email verification service, including MyEmailVerifier and CheckMail, works the same way under the hood: syntax check, DNS lookup, SMTP handshake. The technology is commodity. CheckMail is designed API-first with one JSON object per response, flat and easy to parse. MyEmailVerifier's API works fine but the product is clearly built list-first.
Billing model
Both offer credits that never expire, and neither forces a subscription. This is the right model for email verification, and it's good that both do it this way.
What MyEmailVerifier has that we don't
A slightly cheaper mid-ladder (5K–50K) and genuinely aggressive bulk pricing above 1,000,000 credits. If you're running huge bulk jobs and don't care about API ergonomics or response format, MyEmailVerifier is a legitimately cheaper choice at that scale. We're not going to pretend otherwise.
Try it in one line
No SDK. No signup dance. Get an API key and run this.
curl https://api.checkmail.dev/v1/verify \
-G --data-urlencode "email=john@example.com" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CM_KEY"
{
"email": "john@example.com",
"status": "valid",
"checks": {
"syntax": true,
"mx_found": true,
"smtp_valid": true,
"catch_all": false,
"disposable": false,
"role_based": false,
"free_provider": false
},
"suggestion": null,
"mx_host": "aspmx.l.google.com",
"cached": false,
"ms": 1243
}Try CheckMail
Start with 100 free credits. $2 for 1,000 checks after that. Credits never expire.