Scrubby alternatives
You're likely here because a Scrubby deep check held a campaign for days, or because the deep credits added up faster than the plan suggested. This page shows what the same list returns on ZapBounce and what it costs.
| Service | 100,000 addresses | Credits expire? | Bills unknowns? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZapBounce | $139 | Never | No |
| ZeroBounce | Subscription only | Credits roll over while the subscription is active | Not stated |
| Bouncer | $400, and 1,000,000 for $2,000 | Never | No |
| Emailable | Custom | Never | No |
| Clearout | Not listed | Never | No |
| Kickbox | $500 ($1,100 for 250,000; $2,999 for a million) | Credits expire one year from purchase | No |
| Scrubby | See their pricing page | See their pricing page | Not stated |
Read from each vendor's own pricing page in September 2026. Prices move, so confirm theirs before you buy. Ours are published in full on the pricing page.
Why people look elsewhere
The wait is the usual reason. A Scrubby deep check sends a real message to each catch-all address and reports back once the bounces have had time to arrive, so a list you wanted cleaned this morning is still in progress later in the week.
Scrubby sells monthly plans beside pay-as-you-go credits, and a deep check spends more credits than a quick one. So the rate you pay depends on which rows you send deep. ZapBounce charges one credit per address at every depth: $25 for 10,000 and $139 for 100,000, with catch-all rows billed once.
What ZapBounce changes for a Scrubby user
The differences that show up on the first invoice and the first results file.
The short version
- Published prices on one page: $5 for 1,000, $25 for 10,000 and $139 for 100,000, with no plan required.
- No message reaches your contacts. The SMTP check on port 25 closes before DATA, including on catch-all domains.
- One check depth and one price. A catch-all row costs the same single credit as any other verdict.
- Unknown results and duplicate rows are never charged, and the pricing page says so.
- Credits never expire, and 100 free credits arrive every month with no card.
Before you move off Scrubby
Run the same sample through two vendors and the interesting number is not how many came back valid.
Measure how long deep checks held your sends
Look at your last few campaigns and note the gap between upload and launch. If deep results set the start date, that delay is part of the price.
Separate quick-check and deep-check spend
Deep checks cost more credits than quick ones on Scrubby. Split last quarter's credits by depth, then compare the total with one credit per address at $5 for 1,000.
Decide who tests the catch-all rows
On ZapBounce those rows come back labeled catch_all. You can send to them in a small warm-up campaign of your own, from a domain you're happy to test with.
Check what reached your contacts
A deep check delivers a message before your campaign does. Ask whether your sending domain or your contacts noticed, and whether a check that sends nothing suits you better.
What switching actually involves
Export your contacts from Scrubby or from the tool that fed it, such as an Apollo or Clay list, and upload the CSV to ZapBounce. Your original columns come back with the result, the reason and a billed flag. Any campaign that was waiting on Scrubby's deep results can take the file the same day.
What stays true whichever verifier replaces Scrubby
Questions about moving off Scrubby
What is the closest alternative to a Scrubby deep check?
Run your own small warm-up send to the catch-all rows from a secondary domain. ZapBounce labels those rows catch_all first, billed once, so you know exactly which slice of the list needs that test.
Can I verify an Apollo export without Scrubby?
Yes. Export the list from Apollo as a CSV and upload it to ZapBounce's bulk tool, or send it through the API. Your Apollo columns come back with the result, the reason and a billed flag on every row.
Why do people leave Scrubby?
The wait is the usual reason. A Scrubby deep check sends a real message to each catch-all address and reports back once the bounces have had time to arrive, so a list you wanted cleaned this morning is still in progress later in the week.
How hard is it to switch verifiers?
For bulk cleaning, no harder than uploading the file somewhere else. For real-time checks on a signup form it is an API swap, which is an afternoon.
Count the days your last campaign waited on Scrubby's deep results. That number, beside $139 for 100,000 on ZapBounce, is the whole business case.
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