Hunter - Overview
- Rather than an email verification service, Hunter is an email finder that identifies and validates only professional email accounts.
- The Hunter now verifies other domains in bulk, including Gmail and Yahoo, in addition to professional emails.
Pros
- Fast Email Verification
Hunter takes almost half of the average industry standard turnaround time, i.e. 582 minutes for 10K email addresses. When we at LCA performed its audit, it took 200 minutes for 10K email verification. Hunter is one of the fastest email verifiers in the industry. While Hunter doesn't appear among the top 5 fastest vendors, it certainly makes it among the top 10 fastest vendors.
Cons
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Extravagant
Hunter's email verification service is considered one of the most expensive in the industry, with a cost of $198 for 10K email address verification. Additionally, the minimum order value is high, requiring a purchase of at least 1000 credits at $49 per month, or $34 for 1000 credits on a yearly plan. This pricing structure makes Hunter an unaffordable option for many small-scale business owners and startups. In LCA's list of cost-effective vendors, Hunter ranks at the 27th position.
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Less accurate
During our latest audit on Hunter, we found it to be 90% accurate compared to 96% for the standard accuracy level. Hunter ranked 12th for its accuracy among 35+ other vendors audited by LCA.
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Inadequate integration facility
There are only five applications you can integrate your account with this email verifier: Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho, and Zapier. Hunter lacks in providing an integration facility compared to DeBounce (integration with 100+ apps) and Emailable (integration with 70+ apps).
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Few free credits
Our audit of 35+ email verifiers revealed that the majority provide a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 1000 credits free of charge. Hunter offers only 50 credits for free. Hunter, therefore, falls behind in terms of offering a total number of free trials and credits.
