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What does Email Hippo do?

Tool: Email Hippo

The Tech: Email Verification

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Their Pitch

Pioneers of email verification.

Our Take

It's email verification that checks if addresses are real before you send campaigns. Catches fake signups, disposable emails, and spam traps so you don't tank your sender reputation.

Deep Dive & Reality Check

Used For

  • +**Your email campaigns bounce like a rubber ball** → Clean lists before sending, catch invalid addresses that would hurt deliverability
  • +**Bots are signing up with fake emails and messing with your metrics** → Block disposable domains and gibberish addresses at signup
  • +**You're manually checking sketchy email addresses one by one** → Bulk verify 500k contacts at once with trust scores
  • +Real-time checks at signup - connects to your forms to reject bad emails instantly
  • +Hippo Trust Score uses 74 data points to flag risky addresses before they cause problems

Best For

  • >Marketing teams tired of 20%+ bounce rates killing their sender reputation
  • >Companies getting flooded with fake signups using throwaway emails
  • >Sales teams feeding bad email addresses into expensive campaigns

Not For

  • -Solo entrepreneurs or tiny teams - starts at $10/month and charges per verification, overkill for small lists
  • -Non-technical teams wanting real-time blocking - you'll need a developer to set up the connections
  • -Companies expecting miracles - it's email verification, not a magic bullet for all deliverability issues

Pairs With

  • *HubSpot (to clean contact lists before launching email campaigns)
  • *Mailchimp (to verify subscribers before they join your mailing list)
  • *Salesforce (to scrub lead imports so your sales team isn't calling fake contacts)
  • *Zapier (to automatically verify emails from form submissions without coding)
  • *Webhooks (for developers building custom signup flows that reject bad emails)

The Catch

  • !Pay-per-verification pricing can add up fast if you're constantly checking emails
  • !Low spam blocking rating from actual users - the real-time protection might not be as bulletproof as advertised
  • !'Risky' emails still need manual review - the tool flags problems but you decide what to do about them

Bottom Line

Stops your email campaigns from face-planting with bounces and spam complaints.