Clearout vs DeBounce

Both of these vendors do extra work on accept-all domains, and they charge for it in different ways. Clearout folds its resolution attempt into a quoted plan and backs the company with ISO and SOC 2 Type II. DeBounce starts from a very low per-check rate and sells catch-all validation as extra credits on each address.

	Clearout	DeBounce
Base price	Tier figures not on the page we read; ask for a quote	From $0.00045 a check
Tier range	Quoted by volume	5,000 to 5,000,000 checks
Catch-all work	An attempt to resolve accept-all domains	Catch-all validation for extra credits per address
Free credits	100, no card	100
Credit expiry	Never, and they roll over	Never
Accuracy claim	99.73%	A 97.5% deliverability guarantee

Figures read from each vendor's own page in September 2026.

Where each one is stronger

What each vendor does that the other does not, stated as capability rather than advice.

Clearout strengths

Clearout aims its effort at the hardest rows on a B2B file. It attempts to resolve accept-all domains instead of stopping at a label, and Clearout holds ISO and SOC 2 Type II for the security review. Form Guard checks addresses on your signup form as people type. You start with 100 free credits and no card, and paid credits never expire and roll over.

DeBounce strengths

DeBounce leads on the base rate, from $0.00045 a check on tiers that run from 5,000 to 5,000,000, read on their page in September 2026. Catch-all validation and enrichment are à la carte, charged as extra credits per address, so you pay for them only on the rows that need them. It connects to a long list of email platforms, credits never expire, and 100 free credits get you started. Their terms carry a 97.5% deliverability guarantee.

What separates Clearout from DeBounce

The catch-all work is the heart of this pairing, and so is the way each vendor bills it. DeBounce shows the base check at a tiny rate and adds credits per address when you ask for catch-all validation. Clearout wraps its resolution attempt into the plan you're quoted. So the base rate alone won't compare them: price the same list with catch-all work switched on at both, then set the totals side by side. Our catch-all answer explains what that work can reach.

How much that work matters depends on your list. Roughly 28% of a 10,000-address B2B sample sat on accept-all domains, while a file of Gmail and Outlook signups has very few. If your list is mostly consumer domains, you'll barely touch DeBounce's add-on, and its base rate carries the job. If it's company domains, the add-on runs on a quarter of your rows and Clearout's bundled attempt deserves a quote.

Speed and paperwork break the tie for some buyers. DeBounce clears 100,000 addresses in under 2 hours, from the market range read on 24 September 2026. Clearout holds ISO and SOC 2 Type II, which settles a security questionnaire quickly. Each accuracy figure measures something different: Clearout's 99.73% counts returned verdicts, and DeBounce's 97.5% is a delivery guarantee.

What Clearout and DeBounce both run into

Vendor accuracy percentages in this category count how often a returned verdict was right. They are calculated after the catch-alls and the servers that refuse to answer have left the denominator. Hunter tested 15 verifiers on 3,000 real business addresses (3 November 2025) and measured 31.2% to 70.0% overall. Both kinds of figure are real and they are not measuring the same thing.

Questions about Clearout and DeBounce

Is DeBounce cheaper than Clearout?

On the base check, DeBounce publishes from $0.00045 an address, read in September 2026, and Clearout's tier figures weren't on the page we read. Catch-all validation costs extra credits at DeBounce, so price your list with that switched on. Then ask Clearout for a quote on the same list.

Which one handles catch-all emails better?

Both do extra work there, billed differently. Clearout attempts to resolve accept-all domains within its plan, and DeBounce sells catch-all validation as extra credits per address. No verifier gets a mailbox answer from such a server, so test both on the company-domain part of your list.

Do credits expire at Clearout or DeBounce?

No. Both state that credits never expire, and Clearout's also roll over. That lets you buy a larger pack for the price break without racing a deadline.

How fast is DeBounce on a big list?

Under 2 hours per 100,000 addresses, from the market speed range read on 24 September 2026. Clearout's speed wasn't on the pages we read, so run a timed sample on both before a deadline depends on it.

Count the company-domain rows on your list first, since that number decides what the catch-all work is worth at either vendor. Then read the Clearout pricing breakdown and DeBounce vs MillionVerifier, or browse the comparison hub. How verification works shows what each result means.