u/Conscious-Deer52

We're hitting API limits with our current email verifier and the accuracy has been pretty mediocre lately. Getting maybe 85% deliverability which is causing some sender reputation issues.

Been evaluating different verification services and testing Prospeo because they claim near-zero bounces and their API docs look solid. Plus they do real-time verification instead of just checking against static lists. Apollo's verification is another option we're looking at but their API pricing seems steep for our volume (we send around 50k cold emails per month).

curious what others are using for email validation in production. especially interested in accuracy rates and how you handle catch-all domains. also does anyone know if Prospeo's bulk verification handles role-based emails properly? their docs mention it but want to hear real world experience.

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tired of everyone recomm͏ending mailchimp when i say cold email. they don't understand the difference between marketing emails and actual outbound.
i need something that can handle email sequence͏s at scale. we're doing about 5k emails a week to prospects we find through various sources. need proper email warmup, deliverability tracking, and ideally something that plays nice with finding verified emails in the first place.
we were using Zoom͏Info for contact data but the contract is up and honestly the ROI wasn't there for a team our size. also looked at Apo͏llo but their b2b contact data quality has been questionable lately based on what i'm reading here.
anyone using Pro͏speo for finding emails and then pushing to a dedicated cold email tool? or is there something better for this whole workflow? we need to set up proper dr͏ip email sequences, not just blast and pray. my boss is breathing down my neck about bounce rates killing our sender reputation so i need to figure this out pretty quick.