Comparison Email Intel vs Scrubby
Email Intel vs Scrubby
Scrubby's Deep Verification resolves hard addresses by sending real mail. We resolve them from public signals, and never send anything.
A catch-all specialist with two published modes: Quick Verification (handshake and catch-all probe, minutes) and Deep Verification (real messages observed for 72 hours).
Where the two approaches actually differ
| Dimension | Email Intel | Scrubby |
|---|---|---|
| Method | Public signals only — DNS, MX, certificate transparency, published naming patterns. No message is ever sent to the address. | Deep Verification "sends real emails to every address and observe[s] how mail servers respond over 72 hours," per Scrubby's published Deep Verification page. Quick Verification uses handshake and catch-all probes and does not wait that window. |
| Turnaround | Sub-second on the API, synchronous. | Deep Verification: first results in 24 hours, final in 72 hours. Quick Verification: minutes. Both figures as published by Scrubby on 2026-09-10. |
| Recipient-side footprint | None. The recipient's mail server never sees a connection attempt for the address. | Deep Verification: a real delivery attempt reaches the recipient's infrastructure. Quick Verification: a probe/handshake, not a 72-hour send. |
| Published price | $0.001–0.005 per lookup depending on tier; catch-all resolution is a premium SKU. | Quick Verification costs 1 credit per email; Deep costs 3. Published monthly plans start at $47 for 6,000 credits (0.78¢ per credit). Enterprise list prices run $0.004–$0.008 per credit. |
We are not the right answer for everyone.
Watching a real delivery for 72 hours is direct evidence, including delayed bounces. If your compliance posture permits test sends and that wait fits the workflow, that directness is a genuine advantage over inference.
Where we fit instead: Teams who cannot or will not send unsolicited test messages to prospects — for privacy, deliverability, or legal reasons — and who need an answer during a form submission rather than two days later.
Why there is no accuracy number on this page.
We do not publish a head-to-head accuracy comparison. Our historical benchmark was withdrawn from marketing use because its labels were third-party probabilistic labels rather than observed delivery outcomes. A replacement measured on real customer bounce outcomes is in progress. Until it reports, we compare on method — which you can verify today — and not on accuracy.
If you are evaluating vendors, the useful question is not whose number is bigger — it is whose number you can reproduce. Ask any vendor, us included, what the ground truth was, who labelled it, and whether the labels came from observed delivery outcomes or from another tool's guess.
Where these facts come from
Checked 2026-09-10. Real-send method, 24h first results, 72h final, 3 credits per email.
Checked 2026-09-10. Credit costs, $47 / $97 / $497 monthly plans, and enterprise $0.004–$0.008 per credit.
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What this page does and does not claim
We do not publish a head-to-head accuracy comparison. Our historical benchmark was withdrawn from marketing use because its labels were third-party probabilistic labels rather than observed delivery outcomes. A replacement measured on real customer bounce outcomes is in progress. Until it reports, we compare on method — which you can verify today — and not on accuracy.
Competitor facts were last checked against public sources on 2026-09-10. Scrubby Deep Verification (https://scrubby.io/deep-verification/): Checked 2026-09-10. Real-send method, 24h first results, 72h final, 3 credits per email. Scrubby pricing (https://scrubby.io/pricing/): Checked 2026-09-10. Credit costs, $47 / $97 / $497 monthly plans, and enterprise $0.004–$0.008 per credit.
Teams who cannot or will not send unsolicited test messages to prospects — for privacy, deliverability, or legal reasons — and who need an answer during a form submission rather than two days later.
Bring us your catch-all segment.
Send the addresses your current tool marks “risky” or “accept-all” and see what evidence exists for them. No test messages are sent, to anyone.
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