Reacher alternative: Kavik Self-Hosted vs Reacher's €699/mo license (2026)
Reacher’s core engine, check-if-email-exists, is open source under AGPL-3.0. If you cannot comply with AGPL (which requires publishing your service’s source code), you need Reacher’s Commercial License at €699 per month, €8,388 per year. Kavik Self-Hosted uses the same annual model at roughly 40% less: $4,995 per year for unlimited verifications, with a complete product around the engine. All competitor figures are from Reacher’s published pricing as of August 2026.
Three-year cost
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reacher Commercial License | €8,388 | €16,776 | €25,164 |
| Kavik Deployment License | $4,995 | $9,990 | $14,985 |
Both prices exclude your own server and proxy costs, which are similar for either product. Reacher’s license is a recurring subscription, so the cost continues for as long as you run the software commercially; the Kavik figures are the flat $4,995 annual license with all updates and priority support included.
What the Kavik Deployment License includes
- Unlimited verifications on unlimited servers within one legal entity
- The full 28-check engine with provider oracles for Gmail, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, Proton, Zoho, Mail.ru and European ISPs
- Production Docker images and all updates
- Dashboard, bulk processing, and the same API as the cloud service
- Priority email support
A perpetual OEM Source License with the complete Go source code, for embedding in your own product under a signed agreement, starts at $29,995 one-time.
When Reacher is the better pick
You can comply with AGPL-3.0 and are happy to run and maintain the open-source engine yourself, with no dashboard or support. Or your volume is small and predictable: Reacher’s hosted SaaS starts at $69 per month for 10,000 emails.
When Kavik is the better pick
You want a supported, complete product for less money: unlimited volume, dashboard, updates and priority support at $4,995 a year instead of €8,388 for less product. Or you want source code outright, via the OEM license.