# ZeroBounce: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 94 judge labels across 4 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/zerobounce

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Email verification](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/email-verification/index.md) | 47% | 1 | 8% | 63 |
| [Email deliverability and testing tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/email-deliverability-and-testing/index.md) | 4% | 5 | 14% | 28 |
| [Data enrichment](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/data-enrichment/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 0% | 2 |
| [Sales intelligence and contact data](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/sales-intelligence-and-contact-data/index.md) | 0% | 52 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose ZeroBounce if you want an all-in-one deliverability suite with top-tier security and spam-trap detection." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Email verification)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, ZeroBounce offers the best balance of accuracy, features, and pricing." (MiniMax M2.5, Email verification)
- "ZeroBounce is widely considered the best email verification service for a mid-market B2B company." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Email verification)
- "ZeroBounce is the clear leader for mid-market B2B companies seeking an email verification service" (Mistral Small, Email verification)

## And against it

- "Address-verification services such as ZeroBounce, Kickbox, or comparable vendors: treat results as risk estimates, not proof of consent" (Perplexity Sonar, Email deliverability)
- "Competing platforms, including ZeroBounce, NeverBounce, Kickbox, and Bouncer, charge $0.008 per verification or higher." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Email verification)
- "More expensive per-credit than the budget leaders; only worthwhile if you need the extra features" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Email verification)
- ""Valid" emails bouncing (both soft and hard bounces); precision issues with certain domains" (Kimi K2, Email deliverability)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named ZeroBounce, from 250 of the 273 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- zerobounce.net: 110 (its own site)
- kickbox.com: 102
- softwareadvice.com: 76
- g2.com: 70
- capterra.com: 53
- prospeo.io: 52
- usebouncer.com: 52
- mailercloud.com: 44
- hunter.io: 43
- gane.ai/index: 40

### Pages cited

- https://softwareadvice.com/email-verification: 73
- https://kickbox.com/resource-center/top-12-bulk-email-verification-validation-services: 59
- https://zerobounce.net/email-verification-tool-reviews: 53
- https://mailercloud.com/blog/best-email-verification-services: 43
- https://zerobounce.net/: 39
- https://hunter.io/email-verification-guide/best-email-verifiers: 33
- https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/email-verification/enterprise: 28
- https://kickbox.com/comparisons: 27

## In its own words

What ZeroBounce's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Email Verification and Deliverability Platform (https://zerobounce.net/)
- For: email senders (https://trust.zerobounce.net)
- Price stated: Flexible pricing: pay-as-you-go or subscription; ZeroBounce ONE™ $99/ mo (https://zerobounce.net/)
- Starting price: 99/ mo (https://zerobounce.net/)
- Free plan or trial: Create a free account; Try our free email verifier; Get 100 free monthly email verifications. (https://zerobounce.net/)
- Integrations claimed: 40 (https://zerobounce.net/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, CPRA, EU AI Act, EU-US DPF
- Hosting: EU, US, Global
- Customers named: SR Pro, Ikon Technologies, Labyrinth Digital, Unilever, Strava, LinkedIn, Coca-Cola, Intel

## What it publishes

Every page zerobounce.net exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1145 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 401 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- case study: 18 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-02-04
- webinar or virtual event: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-15
- conference or event: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-18
- report or ebook: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-11-05
- comparison: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-12-12
- template or tool: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-15
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-03
- news or press: 113 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Confident email communication https://www.zerobounce.net/blog/email-resources/confident-email-communication
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Business case for email validation https://www.zerobounce.net/blog/email-resources/email-verification/business-case-for-email-validation
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: Ai agents ai managed inboxes https://www.zerobounce.net/blog/email-resources/email-marketing/ai-agents-ai-managed-inboxes
- Recent: 2026-09-01 news or press: Ai managed mailbox detection https://www.zerobounce.net/blog/newsroom/press/ai-managed-mailbox-detection
- Recent: 2026-08-21 blog: Catch all invalid emails https://www.zerobounce.net/blog/email-resources/email-verification/catch-all-invalid-emails
- Recent: 2026-08-07 blog: Vibe coding https://www.zerobounce.net/blog/email-resources/email-verification/vibe-coding

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.