Validate email API benchmark
We called each provider once on the same 16 addresses, on 20 October 2026. Time is each call minus a baseline, so the distance to the provider's servers drops out.
| API | Score | Addresses judged | Time per address | The validation call | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | Data score | Performance score | Real, said valid | Bounced, said invalid | Wrong | Unsure | Median | 10th percentile | 90th percentile | Fastest | Slowest | Baseline | Call | Charged per address |
| Anymail Finder | 81 | 100 | 7 of 10 | 6 of 6 | 0 of 16 | 3 of 16 | 1.39 s | 0.42 s | 4.05 s | 0.01 s | 10.41 s | 0.27 s | POST api.anymailfinder.com/v5.1/verify-email | 0.2 credits |
| LeadMagic | 50 | 31 | 5 of 10 | 3 of 6 | 0 of 16 | 8 of 16 | 4.50 s | 1.91 s | 6.58 s | 1.56 s | 13.18 s | 0.35 s | POST api.leadmagic.io/v1/people/email-validation | 0.25 credits |