Hunter vs Instantly
Choosing between Hunter and Instantly usually comes down to how each one deals with the addresses your list actually struggles with. Hunter is a finder-first platform where verification is bundled into monthly plans. Instantly is a cold email sending platform where verification is one step inside the campaign flow. Below we walk through how they price, what they do with catch-all addresses, and how accurate each claims to be, and we show where Giggal.ai lands on the same list so you have a third number to weigh.
How Hunter, Instantly and Giggal.ai compare
| Hunter | Instantly | Giggal.ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Finder & outreach platform | Finder & outreach platform | Catch-all and SEG verifier |
| Resolves catch-all | No | Yes | Yes |
| Catch-all cost | Flagged as accept-all, not resolved | 0.25 credit per lead, the same as any other verification | 1.5 credits in the same run, 2 credits standalone |
| Secure email gateways | No | No | 15 gateways |
| Price at 10,000 | $149/mo | $197/mo | $9.90 |
| Price at 100,000 | Enterprise | Quote | $76 |
| Price at 1,000,000 | Enterprise | Enterprise | $680 |
| Credit expiry | Plan credits reset each month | Plan credits reset monthly | Credits never expire, with no condition. |
| Free tier | 50 credits a month, free | Not published | 1,000 credits, no card, usable on bulk |
| Charges for unknown results | - | - | No |
| Accuracy figure | - | - | Claims 98.5% |
Every price and policy here comes from the vendor's own pricing. Where a tool does not sell by volume, the cell shows "Quote only", "Per seat" or its monthly plan price instead.
How Hunter and Instantly handle catch-all
Hunter attempts accept-all confirmation on some major providers, otherwise flags it. Instantly returns catch-all addresses as Valid, Invalid or Risky, and does not contact the Risky ones by default. Catch-all domains accept mail for every name, so a normal check cannot tell a real mailbox from a dead one, and this is usually where a list quietly loses good contacts.
How Giggal.ai handles catch-all. Giggal.ai resolves catch-all addresses to a real deliverable or undeliverable result at 1.5 credits in a run, or 2 standalone.
Hunter vs Instantly pricing
Hunter is sold by monthly plan, from $149/mo for 10,000 verifications a month. Instantly is sold by monthly plan, from $197/mo for 10,000 verifications a month. Both numbers come straight from each vendor's own pricing, so put them next to the volume you send each month.
How Giggal.ai prices it. Giggal.ai publishes a flat pay-as-you-go price, $9.90 at 10,000, $76 at 100,000 and $680 at a million, with credits that never expire.
Secure email gateway support
On enterprise domains a gateway like Mimecast, Proofpoint or Barracuda often sits in front of the mailbox and blocks the usual check. Hunter does not cover those gateways, and Instantly does not.
How Giggal.ai handles gateways. Giggal.ai detects 15 named secure email gateways including Mimecast, Proofpoint and Barracuda, and returns a real result on addresses behind them.
Credits, free tiers and expiry
Hunter plan credits reset each month, and offers 50 credits a month, free to start. Instantly plan credits reset monthly, and lists no free tier.
How Giggal.ai treats credits. Giggal.ai credits never expire, it does not charge for unknown results, and every list starts on 1,000 free credits with no card.
Why teams pick Giggal.ai over both
Hunter and Instantly each leave a pile of catch-all and gateway-protected addresses unconfirmed. Giggal.ai returns a real result on those at 1.5 credits, verifies behind 15 secure email gateways, and publishes a flat $9.90 per 10,000 with credits that never expire.
Verify 1,000 emails freeFrequently asked questions
It depends on your list. Hunter suits teams that want to find and verify prospects inside one subscription. Instantly suits teams that want verification to happen automatically as leads enter a campaign. If catch-all resolution and secure email gateway coverage matter most, Giggal.ai handles both at $9.90 per 10,000.
Hunter is sold by monthly plan, from $149/mo for 10,000 verifications a month. Instantly is sold by monthly plan, from $197/mo for 10,000 verifications a month. Giggal.ai is $9.90 at 10,000, $76 at 100,000 and $680 at a million, with credits that never expire.
Hunter flags catch-all without confirming the mailbox. Instantly returns a result on catch-all addresses. Giggal.ai resolves catch-all to a real deliverable or undeliverable result at 1.5 credits in a run and also verifies behind 15 secure email gateways.
Giggal.ai is built for the hard addresses both tend to skip. It resolves catch-all to a real result at 1.5 credits, verifies behind 15 secure email gateways, and publishes a flat price of $9.90 per 10,000 with credits that never expire. You can run a list on 1,000 free credits, no card.
Yes. Giggal.ai gives 1,000 free credits with no card, usable on a bulk upload, so you can run the same list you would test in Hunter or Instantly and compare the catch-all rows.
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