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Should I use Clearout?

Validate & Enrich New Salesforce contacts automatically with Data Pulse. - clearout.io

Worth it. Buy if you need affordable email verification and basic enrichment wired into Salesforce or HubSpot — ratings and ROI reports back it. Skip it if you need deep contact enrichment beyond email or dislike credit-metered pricing.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 15 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so detailed complaints could not be verified.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo direct evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Paid credit packsFrom $21

Best for

  • Email marketers cleaning lists before campaigns
  • Salesforce teams auto-validating new contacts
  • B2B prospectors finding emails on a budget
  • Small teams wanting pay-per-credit verification

Not for

  • Teams needing deep firmographic enrichment — rivals cover more fields
  • Buyers unwilling to forecast credit usage and manage billing surprises
  • WordPress-heavy teams that won't patch plugin updates promptly
  • Enterprises wanting a full data-quality suite, not point verification

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Credit pricing means forecasting list volume before committing; big lists need bigger packs.

medium

WordPress users must run the validator plugin 3.2.1+ to avoid a patched XSS flaw.

medium

Verify enrichment field coverage for your use case; competitors claim it stops at email.

low

Free tier is only 100 credits — a test, not ongoing use.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Strong ratings: 4.6/5 on G2, 4.73/5 on AppSumo.
  • Free 100-credit tier to test before buying.
  • Validates, finds, and enriches contacts in one tool.
  • Real-time Salesforce contact validation via Data Pulse.
  • Users report positive ROI versus alternatives.

Cons

  • XSS vulnerability in its WordPress validator plugin (CVE-2025-30789).
  • Rivals claim enrichment stops at email; less depth.
  • Credit-based pricing scales cost with list size.

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/04/2026 - 15 sources - ISO and SOC 2 certifications claimed; one CVE affects its WordPress plugin, patched in 3.2.1.

official x4review x9security x2
  • CVE-2025-30789 — XSS in Clearout Email Validator WordPress plugin, Improper neutralization of input during web page generation (XSS), CVSS 5.9; affects versions below 3.2.1.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 15

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Reviewers call pricing competitive; positive ROI reported
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Users praise quick verification workflows
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Verify, find, enrich; rivals question enrichment depth
  • Support quality. No direct evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. SOC 2 and ISO claims, but plugin XSS CVE
  • 4.6/5 G2 rating ~582 reviews
  • $21 Starting price Credit packs, pay-as-you-go
  • Yes Free tier 100 credits
  • 4.73/5 AppSumo rating Verified buyer reviews

Pricing

Free

$0

  • 100 credits
  • Quick verification tests

Paid credit packs

From $21

  • Pay-as-you-go verification
  • Enrichment and finder credits

Security

ISO and SOC 2 certifications claimed; one CVE affects its WordPress plugin, patched in 3.2.1.

  • CVE-2025-30789 — XSS in Clearout Email Validator WordPress pluginImproper neutralization of input during web page generation (XSS), CVSS 5.9; affects versions below 3.2.1.⁷

What users say

Users across G2, Capterra, and AppSumo rate Clearout around 4.6 or higher, citing speed, accuracy, and value for money.

Full analysis

Based on 15 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so detailed complaints could not be verified.

Well-rated, budget email verifier with free credits and Salesforce sync; solid for list cleaning, thin on deeper enrichment.

Methodology

Based on 15 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so detailed complaints could not be verified.

Sources

  1. Clearout.io Reviews — G2g2.com
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  2. Clearout Review — SalesHive (G2 4.6/5)saleshive.com
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  3. Clearout Reviews — AppSumo (4.73)appsumo.com
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  4. Clearout Reviews — Capterracapterra.com
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  5. Clearout Software Reviews — SoftwareAdvicesoftwareadvice.com
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  6. Clearout vs MailUp — TrustRadius (positive ROI)trustradius.com
    review
  7. CVE-2025-30789 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  8. Clearout Email Validator < 3.2.1 — WPScanwpscan.com
    security
  9. Clearout Security & Complianceclearout.io
    official
  10. Clearout Pricingclearout.io
    official
  11. Clearout vs BriteVerify (pricing from $21)clearout.io
    official
  12. Clearout vs NeverBounce — Modern Inboundmoderninbound.com
    review
  13. mailfloss as Clearout alternativemailfloss.com
    review
  14. Cleanlist vs Clearout (enrichment depth)cleanlist.ai
    review
  15. Clearout homepageclearout.io
    official

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