# 19 Melissa alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 8, 2026.

Melissa alternatives for email verification APIs. lemlist costs $12.88 per 1,000 emails, Sparkle $12.89 and ZeroBounce $12.90. Melissa's website is melissa.com.

## Email verification API alternatives

On our [Melissa plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/melissa/free-monthly-top-off-get-v4-web-globalemail-doglobalemail), we compare each Melissa plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 emails first.

- [lemlist, $322 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/lemlist/free#322-pack): $12.88 per 1,000 emails
- [Sparkle, $290 yearly, Starter, POST /email-verifier/bulk/clever](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/sparkle/free-post-email-verifier-bulk-clever#290-yearly-starter-post-email-verifier-bulk-clever): $12.89 per 1,000 emails
- [ZeroBounce, top-up from $129, Pay-As-You-Go, 10,000 credits, POST /v2/validatebatch](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/zerobounce/free-freemium-post-v2-validatebatch#top-up-from-129-pay-as-you-go-10000-credits-post-v2-validatebatch): $12.90 per 1,000 emails
- [Anyleads, $117 quarterly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/anyleads/29-monthly#117-quarterly): $13.00 per 1,000 emails
- [Oppora, $7 monthly, Mini Pack Data Credits, POST /email/verify, Verify email (advanced mode)](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/oppora/7-monthly-mini-pack-data-credits-post-email-verify-verify-email-advanced-mode): $14.00 per 1,000 emails
- [Dropcontact, €22,452 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/dropcontact/free#22452-yearly): $14.04 per 1,000 emails
- [emailfinder.dev, €499 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/emailfinder-dev/free#499-monthly): $14.04 per 1,000 emails
- [Clearout, $384 yearly, Pro 10K Credits, POST /email_verify/instant, Instant Verify, full](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/clearout/free-freemium-post-email-verify-instant-instant-verify-full#384-yearly-pro-10k-credits-post-email-verify-instant-instant-verify-full): $16.00 per 1,000 emails
- [Fiber AI, $2,400 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/fiber-ai/free-cardless-api-trial#2400-monthly): $16.00 per 1,000 emails
- [Foxentry, top-up, Pay as you go, POST /email/validate, Validate email (extended)](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/foxentry/free-trial-post-email-validate-validate-email-extended#top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-email-validate-validate-email-extended): $16.20 per 1,000 emails
- [Bouncer, contact us, More than 1,000,000 credits, POST /v1.1/email/verify/batch](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/bouncer/free-100-free-credits-post-v1-1-email-verify-batch#contact-us-more-than-1000000-credits-post-v1-1-email-verify-batch): no price per 1,000 emails
- [Giggal, contact us, Custom, POST /v1/verify-batch](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/giggal/free-trial-post-v1-verify-batch#contact-us-custom-post-v1-verify-batch): no price per 1,000 emails
- [HeroBounce, contact us, Enterprise, POST /validation/single](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/herobounce/top-up-from-5-25-pay-as-you-go-under-10000-credits-post-validation-single#contact-us-enterprise-post-validation-single): no price per 1,000 emails
- [verifications.email, contact us, Enterprise, POST /api/v1/verify/batch](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/verifications-email/12-pack-10000-credits-post-api-v1-verify-batch#contact-us-enterprise-post-api-v1-verify-batch): no price per 1,000 emails

Compare every email verification API plan: [Email verification API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/email-verification-api-pricing)

## Phone validation API alternatives

On our [Melissa plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/melissa/free-monthly-top-off-get-v4-web-globalphone-doglobalphone), we compare each Melissa plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 phones first.

- [IPQualityScore, $139.99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/ipqualityscore/free#139-99-monthly): $28.00 per 1,000 phones
- [Kendo, $17 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/kendo/17-monthly): $28.33 per 1,000 phones
- [Trestle, top-up from $10, Self-Serve, pay as you go, GET /2.0/real_contact, Real Contact API](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/trestle/free-trial-get-2-0-real-contact#top-up-from-10-self-serve-pay-as-you-go-get-2-0-real-contact-real-contact-api): $30.00 per 1,000 phones
- [Textmagic, $20 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/textmagic/free#20-pack): $40.00 per 1,000 phones
- [Foxentry, contact us, Above 100 000 req / month, POST /phone/validate, Validate phone number (basic)](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/foxentry/free-trial-post-phone-validate-validate-phone-number-basic#contact-us-above-100-000-req-month-post-phone-validate-validate-phone-number-basic): no price per 1,000 phones
- [HLR Lookup, contact us, 1,250,000+ lookups, POST /apiv2/validate](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/free-200-free-credits-post-apiv2-validate#contact-us-1250000-lookups-post-apiv2-validate): no price per 1,000 phones

Compare every phone validation API plan: [Phone validation API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/phone-validation-api-pricing)

## See also

- [lemlist alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/lemlist-alternatives)
- [Sparkle alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/sparkle-alternatives)
- [ZeroBounce alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/zerobounce-alternatives)
- [Anyleads alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/anyleads-alternatives)
- [Oppora alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/oppora-alternatives)
- [Dropcontact alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/dropcontact-alternatives)
- [emailfinder.dev alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/emailfinder-dev-alternatives)
- [Clearout alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/clearout-alternatives)