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Boundstone vs 1Lookup
Same shape of product — phone, email and IP validation in one credit system, self-serve. The differences are the terms, the price per credit, and how much each of us asks you to take on faith.
Facts checked July 2026 — spot something stale and we'll fix it in public.Pick 1Lookup if…
- You need HLR liveness, CNAM and DNC checks today — ours arrive in V2, theirs are live now.
- You want 100+ prebuilt integrations immediately.
- You want the established option with years of operating history and public, Stripe-verified revenue.
Pick Boundstone if…
- You want a permanent free tier — they don't offer one.
- You want more credits for less money at every tier, with the per-credit rate printed.
- You want billing promises as Terms clauses: credits never expire, cancel self-serve, 30-day refund.
- You want accuracy proven by a pre-registered public benchmark instead of a marketing percentage.
| 1Lookup | Boundstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry tier | $99 / 20,000 credits | $79 / 20,000 credits |
| Mid tier | $299 / 85,000 credits | $249 / 85,000 credits |
| Top tier | $999 / 250,000 credits | $899 / 320,000 credits |
| Free tier | None | 250 credits/mo, forever, no card |
| Accuracy evidence | Marketing claims | Pre-registered public benchmark (№ 001 announced; results pending) |
| Per-response disclosure | — | checks.performed + checks.not_performed in every response |
| Integrations | 100+ prebuilt | MCP live; Zapier/Make/n8n/Clay at launch |
| Public status page | — | 1-minute probes, honest sample counts |
WHAT THIS PAGE WON'T CLAIM · No accuracy comparison appears here, because our benchmark hasn't published yet. Those numbers arrive with Benchmark № 001 — methodology frozen first, 1Lookup scored alongside us, win or lose.
Is there a 1Lookup alternative with a free tier?
Yes — Boundstone's free tier is 250 credits a month, permanently, no card required. 1Lookup publishes no free tier (checked July 2026).
Does Boundstone cover the same lookup types as 1Lookup?
Not yet, and we say so plainly: email, IP and phone metadata validation are live; HLR liveness and CNAM ship in V2 with published per-credit pricing. If you need those today, 1Lookup is the working option.
Decide with data — one email when the benchmark drops
Pre-launch — benchmark results and early API access. One email. We validate emails for a living — we're not going to spam yours.
You're on the list — one email when the benchmark drops. (We validated your address on the way in. Habit.)