# 20 Routee alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 9, 2026.

The best alternatives to Routee for phone validation APIs: Trestle, Data247 and Abstract API, by our benchmark. Routee's website is routee.net.

## Phone validation API alternatives

[Trestle](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/trestle/free#top-up-from-10-self-serve-pay-as-you-go-get-3-0-phone-intel-phone-validation-api), [Data247](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/data247/12-pack-membership-get-v3-0-verify247-phone) and [Abstract API](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/abstract-api/free#19-monthly-starter-5000-requests-month) are the best [phone validation API providers](https://datacircle.dev/best-phone-validation-api) in the Datacircle benchmark.

On our [Routee plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/routee/free-try-for-free-post-lookup), we compare each Routee plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 phones first.

- [Abstract API, free](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/abstract-api/free): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [Foxentry, free trial, POST /phone/validate, Validate phone number (extended)](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/foxentry/free-trial-post-phone-validate-validate-phone-number-extended): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [HLR Lookup, free, 200 free credits, POST /batches/{id}/sourcejson, Bulk uploads via API](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/free-200-free-credits-post-batches-id-sourcejson): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [HLR Lookups, free, 100 free lookups, POST /hlr-lookups](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookups/free-100-free-lookups-post-hlr-lookups): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [QubitOn, free](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/qubiton/free): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [Trestle, free trial, GET /3.0/phone_intel](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/trestle/free): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [seven.io, free test credit, GET /api/lookup/hlr](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/seven-io/free-test-credit-get-api-lookup-hlr): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [Addressfinder, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/addressfinder/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 phones
- [CallerAPI, contact us, Enterprise transparency $40,000+, GET /api/network-lookup/{phone}](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/callerapi/free-trial-get-api-network-lookup-phone#contact-us-enterprise-transparency-40000-get-api-network-lookup-phone): no price per 1,000 phones
- [Data247, $12 pack, Membership, GET /v3.0, Carrier247 (International)](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/data247/12-pack-membership-get-v3-0-carrier247-international): 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)

## Email verification API alternatives

[pingutil](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/pingutil/free-api-key-post-v1-verify), [looot](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/looot/top-up) and [MailTester Ninja](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/mailtester-ninja/free-no-token#23-99-monthly) are the best [email verification API providers](https://datacircle.dev/best-email-verification-api) in the Datacircle benchmark.

On our [Routee plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/routee/free), we compare each Routee plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 emails first.

- [Enrich.so, free, POST /email-validation](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/enrich-so/free): $0.00 per 1,000 emails
- [Giggal, free trial, POST /v1/verify-batch](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/giggal/free-trial-post-v1-verify-batch): $0.00 per 1,000 emails
- [KaijuVerifier, free, POST /api/v1/jobs, Submit an async bulk job with the SMTP probe](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/kaijuverifier/free-free-post-api-v1-jobs): $0.00 per 1,000 emails
- [MailInput, free](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/mailinput/free): $0.00 per 1,000 emails
- [MailTester Ninja, free, No token](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/mailtester-ninja/free-no-token): $0.00 per 1,000 emails
- [ExactVerify, contact us, GET /v1/single](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/exactverify/free-get-v1-single#contact-us-get-v1-single): no price per 1,000 emails
- [Kleber, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/kleber/free#top-up): no price per 1,000 emails
- [Listclean, contact us, Custom volume, GET /verify/email/{email}](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/listclean/free-trial-get-verify-email-email#contact-us-custom-volume-get-verify-email-email): no price per 1,000 emails
- [MailVeri, contact us, Enterprise, POST /verify-mails/](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/mailveri/free-1000-free-credits-post-verify-mails#contact-us-enterprise-post-verify-mails): no price per 1,000 emails
- [Mailnjoy, €4 pack, 1,000 credits, POST /v2/unitary, Unitary validation (deep)](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/mailnjoy/free-200-free-credits-post-v2-unitary-unitary-validation-deep#4-pack-1000-credits-post-v2-unitary-unitary-validation-deep): 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)

## See also

- [Abstract API alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/abstract-api-alternatives)
- [Foxentry alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/foxentry-alternatives)
- [HLR Lookup alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/hlr-lookup-alternatives)
- [HLR Lookups alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/hlr-lookups-alternatives)
- [QubitOn alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/qubiton-alternatives)
- [Trestle alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/trestle-alternatives)
- [seven.io alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/seven-io-alternatives)
- [Addressfinder alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/addressfinder-alternatives)