What Tablif read on Verdict's site
Verdict describes itself as: “GitHub - omm9846/verdict: Open-source Apollo alternative: cold-outreach engine that verifies every mailbox before sending. Email discovery, SMTP verification, bounce-proof delivery. Self-hosted or hosted. Free Hunter.io / Instantly / Clay alternative. · GitHub”
- Price model: free tier
- Free tier: Free forever
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
- Alternative to: Apollo
- How it differs: “Verdict discovers emails from public-web evidence at send time, then verifies each one over SMTP before your domain ever sends.”
What it is
Calls itself “cold-outreach engine”.
- Calls itself: cold-outreach engine
“…cold-outreach engine”
Where it puts itself
Positions itself as an alternative to Apollo. Rules out “contact database” and “credits”.
- Alternative to: Apollo
- Says it will not: contact database · credits
“Verdict discovers emails from public-web evidence at send time, then verifies each one over SMTP before your domain ever sends.”
“Open-source Apollo alternative: cold-outreach engine that verifies every mailbox before sending.”
What it costs
A free tier, free forever.
- Free plan: free forever
“Verdict's discovery engine infers email patterns from public-web evidence for free”
“Verdict's discovery engine infers email patterns from public-web evidence for free (MIT licensed, self-hostable)”
Who it sells to
Sells to businesses. Built for teams. Made for founders, growth teams and lead-gen agencies.
- Sells to: businesses
- Company size: teams
- Made for: founders · growth teams · lead-gen agencies
“Built as a free, privacy-first alternative to Apollo.io, Hunter.io, Instantly.ai, Clay, Smartlead, and Lemlist for founders, growth teams, and lead-gen agencies who care about email deliverability.”
How it runs
Runs locally and works offline. Can be self-hosted. Hosted in the cloud. Offers an API. Open source. AI is a side feature. You can bring your own API key.
- Runs where: cloud / hosted · on the device, offline · self-hosted
- API: yes
- Open source: yes
- AI role: a side feature
- Bring your own key: yes
“Self-hosted or hosted.”
“…run the entire pipeline locally”
What it works with
Integrates with Claude and Resend. Replaces Apollo, Clay, Hunter.io and 3 more.
- Integrates with: Claude · Resend
- Replaces: Apollo · Clay · Hunter.io · +3
“Open-source Apollo alternative: cold-outreach engine that verifies every mailbox before sending.”
“Verdict ships an MCP server, so Claude and other agents can verify mail as a tool.”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Claims “240 million”. Publishes a case study. Compliance: GDPR. Instant signup. Publishes docs.
- Number claimed: 240 million
- Case study: yes
- Compliance: GDPR
- Instant signup: yes
“Live Demo · Product Interface”
“Apollo sells you 240 million contacts.”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 4 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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