ZeroBounce vs. MailTester.com
MailTester.com is a relatively popular name in the email verification space. But does it offer superior pricing and features compared to ZeroBounce’s email cleaner?
Using a reliable email validation service is just as important as the cost when it comes to improving email deliverability. That’s why we did the company research for you so that you can choose the best email list cleaning service for your email lists.
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What types of emails can MailTester.com detect?
Since our last comparison, MailTester.com has improved the number of email types it can detect when you use its email verifier.
Their email list cleaningⓘ reports currently break your emails down into the following categories
Types of Emails MailTester Identifies
Deliverable
Invalid
Disposable
Accept all
Spam
traps
Unknown
Their site also makes mention of an ability to detect “known complainers,” but it does not list how it does this or how it appears in your report in their documentation.
MailTester.com’s email verifier offers other benefits, such as removing duplicate emails, anti-greylisting to bypass spam prevention, and domain issue detection.
ZeroBounce offers superior, comprehensive email detection
ZeroBounce can generate more than 30 status types for the email addresses on your list. Most other email verifiers struggle to get close to its precision and accuracy.
In your list cleaning report, you’ll see the validation status (valid, invalid, or unknown) and a descriptive sub-status that gives you more significant insights into your email list. You can easily browse the complete in their user-friendly documentation.
ZeroBounce will also highlight any outstanding issues during email validation, including problems with email domains, SMTP configuration, or mx exchange. They also use anti-greylisting technology to bypass common spam prevention tactics, leaving you with more data and fewer unknown results.
They’ll also remove duplicate emails from your list and automatically correct typos or syntax errors. You’ll never spend a credit unless they can get you a result.
Last, but not least, ZeroBounce is the only email validationⓘ service that has a solution for identifying Yahoo and AOL-disabled emails.
And, it’s free. When you upload your email list for validation, ZeroBounce scans the list for Yahoo and AOL email addresses. If it contains a notable volume of these accounts, you’ll get the option to opt into Verify+ from ZeroBounceⓘ. This additional service sees ZeroBounce sending a message to those accounts to check for bounces.
There’s no risk to your company or reputation, and ZeroBounce handles the verification for you.
MailTester.com can’t provide additional email data
Outside of detecting certain email statuses and technical issues, you get what you pay for with MailTester.com.
On the other hand, ZeroBounce delivers a wide range of appended data to your email list cleaningⓘ report when available. You’ll not only know the status of the email, but also the domain, IP, mx information, and other technical details.
You can also learn social data crucial for segmenting and retargeting your emails. ZeroBounce aims to find the email owner’s name, gender, and location to help you learn more about your subscribers.
Finally, ZeroBounce provides Activity Data in your email verification report. This AI-driven service lets you know whether or not your valid contacts are active based on their past opens, clicks, forwards, and unsubscribes. You can track activity from one month to one full year.
MailTester.com can provide some clean emails. ZeroBounce aims to overhaul your email deliverabilityⓘ and improve your email marketing results.
ZeroBounce is the only mobile email verifier
Recently launched, ZeroBounce is now the only reputable email verification service with a fully-responsive mobile experience.
You can not only clean emails from your desktop device, but you can now upload your email list with your iPhone on the go. Clean emails, score them, track Activity Data, manage your API, set up integrations, and more.
MailTester.com can’t provide the convenience and accessibility of ZeroBounce’s mobile experience.
