Clearout Phone Alternative

A Faster, Cheaper Alternative to Clearout Phone

Clearout Phone validates numbers — but with markedly higher latency, a higher per-lookup cost, and carrier data limited to a number's original assignment. Veriphone delivers sub-20ms Standard responses, transparent pricing from $0.0002, a simple GET-based API, and Current lookups that resolve the carrier serving a number today.

$0.0002 per Standard lookup
< 20ms p95 latency
243 countries

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Why Switch

Why teams switch from Clearout Phone

Clearout Phone gets the job done for small lists, but production workloads expose the gaps in speed, cost, and API design.

Far slower response times

Clearout Phone's own docs describe validation in around half a second. Veriphone responds in under 20ms at the 95th percentile, making it fast enough for form validation as users type and high-throughput data pipelines.

Lower cost, a bigger free tier

Veriphone's pricing is fully public and starts from $0.0002 per lookup — and comes in lower than Clearout Phone's published rates at every volume we've compared. You also get 1,000 free lookups every month, versus Clearout Phone's one-time 100-credit grant.

No answer for ported numbers

Clearout Phone classifies carrier by a number's original allocation, so by its own FAQ recently ported numbers may still show the previous operator. Veriphone returns the original assignment on Standard lookups and, with mode=current, resolves the carrier currently serving the number in 200+ countries.

A heavier API for simple validation

Clearout Phone's API uses POST requests with Bearer token auth and a JSON body. Veriphone uses a single GET request with one query parameter — plus built-in bulk CSV validation for large lists.

Comparison

Veriphone vs Clearout Phone — Side by Side

Feature Veriphone Clearout Phone
Price per validation From $0.0002 Higher per-lookup rate
API latency < 20ms (p95) Sub-second (their docs)
Free tier 1,000 / month (recurring) 100 one-time credits
Line type detection Included Included
Country coverage 243 248
Uptime SLA 99.95% 99.9% (published)
API method GET with query param POST with JSON body
No-code integrations Zapier, Make + 2,000 apps Zapier, Integrately
Carrier data Original + Current serving carrier (mode=current) Original assigning carrier only
Pricing

Transparent pricing at every scale

Every Veriphone plan is listed publicly, starting at $12.99/month with 1,000 free lookups included. At the volumes below, Veriphone comes in below Clearout Phone’s published rates.

Monthly volume Veriphone plan
1,000 Free
10,000 $12.99 (Starter)
50,000 $39 (Professional)
250,000 $99 (Business)
1,000,000 $249 (Enterprise)

Every tier is listed publicly — no sign-up needed to see it. Clearout Phone publishes its own per-credit pricing too; at the volumes above, Veriphone’s plans come in lower. See plans & PAYG packages →

Architecture

Built for speed and reliability

GCP Cloud Run

Serverless containers that scale horizontally to handle any request volume. No cold starts, no capacity planning — pay only for what you use.

Sub-20ms p95 latency

In-memory caching and optimized datasets deliver responses in under 20 milliseconds at the 95th percentile — dramatically faster than Clearout Phone's documented response time.

99.95% uptime SLA

Enterprise-grade availability backed by a contractual SLA. Multi-region infrastructure with automatic failover ensures your validation pipeline never goes down.

Simple REST API

One endpoint, one GET request, one API key. No Bearer tokens, no JSON body, no POST requests. Works from any language or platform that can make an HTTP call.

Migration

Switch in under 5 minutes

Replace Clearout Phone's POST-based API with a single GET request. No Bearer tokens, no JSON body.

Clearout Phone

const res = await fetch(
  'https://api.clearoutphone.io/v1' +
  '/phonenumber/validate',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': 'Bearer:YOUR_TOKEN'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      number: '+14155552671',
      country_code: 'US'
    })
  }
);

const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.line_type);

Veriphone

// No SDK, no Bearer token — plain GET
const res = await fetch(
  'https://api.veriphone.io/v2/verify' +
  '?phone=%2B14155552671' +
  '&key=YOUR_API_KEY'
);




const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.phone_type);
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

For most phone validation use cases, yes. Veriphone responds far faster (sub-20ms p95 vs Clearout Phone's documented half-second), costs less per lookup at comparable volumes, offers 10× the free monthly allowance (1,000 recurring vs 100 one-time credits), and has a simpler GET-based API. Both publish an uptime SLA — Veriphone's is 99.95%.

Veriphone Standard starts from $0.0002 per lookup on the Scale plan, with every tier listed publicly. Clearout Phone publishes its own pricing too — but at comparable volumes, Veriphone's plans come in lower. At 250,000 validations per month, Veriphone's Business plan is $99.

Yes — and it gets simpler. Replace Clearout Phone's POST request with a GET request to https://api.veriphone.io/v2/verify?phone=NUMBER&key=YOUR_KEY. No Bearer token, no JSON body, no Content-Type header. The response includes phone type, carrier, country, and E.164 formatting.

Clearout Phone classifies carrier data by a number's original allocation, and its own FAQ notes that recent porting may not be reflected immediately. Veriphone's Standard lookups also return the original assignment — at a fraction of the cost and latency — but adding mode=current resolves the carrier currently serving the number from national portability registries in 200+ countries, returning current_carrier, current_line_type, and a ported flag alongside the original data. Current lookups do not indicate whether the device is switched on or reachable.

Yes. Veriphone supports both single-number validation via the API and bulk validation via CSV file upload — upload a spreadsheet, validate, and download the results with no coding required.

Yes. Veriphone is fully GDPR compliant with a dedicated compliance page detailing data processing practices. Phone data is processed in-memory and never persisted. Both Veriphone and Clearout Phone claim GDPR compliance — Clearout Phone additionally holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications.

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