Clearout alternative
Clearout Pricing, and the Alternative That Costs Up To 79% Less
Clearout sells verification and email finding mostly on subscriptions, and charges 5 credits to resolve a catch-all. OrbiSearch resolves catch-alls at the standard price, sells one-time packs that never expire, and costs up to 79% less than Clearout's monthly plans.
Reviewed by Alex Loughlin, founder of OrbiSearch, on
Clearout pricing and features checked against Clearout's own website and docs.
How much does Clearout cost?
Clearout's monthly plans start at $23 for 3,000 credits, and Pro plans run from $58 a month for 10,000 credits to $4,950 a month for 5 million. A standard verification costs 1 credit, an email found 4 and a catch-all resolved by Deep Verify 5. New accounts get 100 free credits. Prices checked on clearout.io on October 28, 2026.
Monthly subscription$23 to $4,950/month
Starter is $23 for 3,000 credits a month. Pro runs from $58 for 10,000 credits a month to $1,260 for 1 million and $4,950 for 5 million. Unused subscription credits roll over to the next month.
Annual subscription$192 to $48,000/year
The same monthly credit allowances billed yearly, from $16 a month for 3,000 credits to $800 a month for 1 million ($9,600 a year), or $0.0008 per credit at the top tiers.
One-time credits$0.008 to $0.001/credit
$40 for 5,000 credits, $65 for 10,000, $400 for 100,000, $1,400 for 1 million, $10,000 for 10 million. Purchased credits never expire. The pricing page offers these as pay-as-you-go credits with no subscription, and Clearout's help docs list pay-as-you-go as a buying option, but one answer in its pricing guide still says pay-as-you-go is no longer available to new users. The same rate applies to subscribers' top-ups and auto-replenishment.
Free credits$0
100 free credits on signup, usable on any Clearout service.
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Custom plans on request.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly subscription | $23 to $4,950/month | Starter is $23 for 3,000 credits a month. Pro runs from $58 for 10,000 credits a month to $1,260 for 1 million and $4,950 for 5 million. Unused subscription credits roll over to the next month. |
| Annual subscription | $192 to $48,000/year | The same monthly credit allowances billed yearly, from $16 a month for 3,000 credits to $800 a month for 1 million ($9,600 a year), or $0.0008 per credit at the top tiers. |
| One-time credits | $0.008 to $0.001/credit | $40 for 5,000 credits, $65 for 10,000, $400 for 100,000, $1,400 for 1 million, $10,000 for 10 million. Purchased credits never expire. The pricing page offers these as pay-as-you-go credits with no subscription, and Clearout's help docs list pay-as-you-go as a buying option, but one answer in its pricing guide still says pay-as-you-go is no longer available to new users. The same rate applies to subscribers' top-ups and auto-replenishment. |
| Free credits | $0 | 100 free credits on signup, usable on any Clearout service. |
| Enterprise | Contact us | Custom plans on request. |
For comparison, OrbiSearch sells one-time credit packs from $30 (10,000 validations) to $2,023 (10 million validations). 1 credit covers 5 validations, 1 email finder search or 1 company enrichment, credits never expire, and every pack includes the API. New accounts get 100 free credits (500 validations or 100 searches).
Why do teams switch from Clearout to OrbiSearch?
Lower prices at every volume
Clearout's monthly plan for 100,000 credits is $360 and for 1 million it is $1,260. OrbiSearch charges $103 and $311 for the same number of validations, 71% and 75% less.
Cheaper with no subscription
Clearout's one-time credits cost $400 for 100,000 and $1,400 for 1 million. OrbiSearch's one-time packs cost $103 and $311 for the same volumes, 74% and 78% less, and the credits never expire.
No catch-all surcharge
Clearout's Deep Verify charges 5 credits for each catch-all it resolves to a Yes or No. OrbiSearch charges the same for a catch-all as for any other address, from $0.0002 per validation.
How does each handle catch-all emails?
A catch-all domain accepts mail for every address, so a basic check cannot tell a real mailbox from a made-up one. Both services resolve them without sending email. The difference is what it costs and how you turn it on.
OrbiSearch
Every check, one price
Catch-all, SEG-protected and greylisted addresses are resolved at the mailbox level wherever the mailbox can be checked, in the same API call or CSV upload as every other address. No email is sent, there is no separate mode to switch on, and a catch-all costs the same as any other validation.
Clearout
Catch All status, or Deep Verify at 5 credits
Standard verification returns Valid, Invalid, Catch All or Unknown, and charges 1 credit for a Catch All result. Deep Verify mode tries to resolve catch-all and SEG-protected addresses to Valid or Invalid, which Clearout says it does without a test email. It charges 5 credits when the safe-to-send verdict is Yes or No, and 1 credit when it stays Risky.
Verification pricing
Is OrbiSearch cheaper than Clearout for email verification?
OrbiSearch costs 48% to 79% less than Clearout's monthly plans for the same number of standard verifications.
| Emails | Clearout one-time | Clearout monthly plan | OrbiSearch | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $65 | $58 | $30 | 48% |
| 25,000 | $162.50 | $146 | $39 | 73% |
| 50,000 | $325 | $292 | $62 | 79% |
| 100,000 | $400 | $360 | $103 | 71% |
| 250,000 | $750 | $675 | $207 | 69% |
| 500,000 | $1,000 | $900 | $207 | 77% |
| 1,000,000 | $1,400 | $1,260 | $311 | 75% |
| 5,000,000 | $5,500 | $4,950 | $1,151 | 77% |
Clearout prices are 1 credit per standard verification. "Monthly plan" is the cheapest Clearout monthly plan that covers the volume in one month; "one-time" is its pay-as-you-go rate from the pricing page, which offers it with no subscription, though Clearout's pricing guide also says pay-as-you-go is no longer open to new users. Savings are against the monthly plan. Clearout's annual plans cost less per credit (down to $0.0008) but bill a year up front. Catch-alls resolved with Deep Verify cost 5 credits each on Clearout and nothing extra on OrbiSearch. OrbiSearch prices are the cheapest pack covering each volume. Prices checked October 28, 2026.
Cost per email found
What does each email found cost on Clearout and OrbiSearch?
Clearout charges 4 credits per email found and nothing when it finds none. OrbiSearch charges 1 credit per search and found an email for 79.2% of contacts in our August 2026 email finder benchmark.
| Emails found | Clearout monthly plan | OrbiSearch | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,500 | $58 | $39 | 33% |
| 25,000 | $360 | $207 | 43% |
| 125,000 | $900 | $311 | 65% |
| 1,250,000 | $4,950 | $2,023 | 59% |
Clearout cost is the cheapest monthly plan with 4 credits for each email found (non-role addresses; role-based addresses are 2 credits). OrbiSearch cost is the cheapest pack expected to return that many emails at our benchmark find rate of 79.2%; your rate will vary with your list. We have not tested Clearout's find rate. Searching every day? OrbiSearch's unlimited email finder plans start at $249 a month for up to 10,000 bulk searches a day. Prices checked October 28, 2026.
How do Clearout and OrbiSearch features compare?
Clearout offers more integrations and add-on tools. OrbiSearch focuses on verification, email finding and company enrichment, at a lower price.
| Feature | OrbiSearch | Clearout |
|---|---|---|
| Standard email verification | ||
| Catch-all email resolution | Deep Verify mode | |
| Catch-all resolution at the standard price | 5 credits per Yes/No | |
| SEG-protected email verification | ||
| Bulk CSV verification | ||
| API access | ||
| Email finder (name + company domain) | ||
| Email finder from a LinkedIn profile URL | Reverse Lookup, no bulk upload | |
| Company data from a domain | ||
| Unlimited email finder plans | ||
| Native CRM integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho) | ||
| Real-time form validation | ||
| Phone number validation | ||
| Deliverability guarantee on safe-to-send results | ||
| One-time packs for new customers (no subscription) | Listed; its pricing guide says closed to new users | |
| Purchased credits never expire | ||
| Free credits on signup | 100 (500 validations or 100 searches) | 100 (100 validations) |
| Private dedicated infrastructure | Not advertised |
Should you choose Clearout or OrbiSearch?
Choose OrbiSearch if you need:
- Email verification at 48% to 79% below Clearout's monthly plans
- Catch-all resolution at the standard price, with no separate mode
- One-time packs with no subscription, and credits that never expire
- An email finder that found 79.2% in our benchmark, plus unlimited finder plans from $249 a month
- Private infrastructure for large-scale validation
Choose Clearout if you need:
- Native CRM integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho and more)
- Real-time form validation and phone number validation
- A written deliverability guarantee on safe-to-send results
- An email finder that charges only when it finds an email
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does Clearout offer features OrbiSearch doesn't?
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Two ways customers run OrbiSearch: as the validation layer in a B2B data product, or alongside Clay for real-time list cleanup.