Email Bounce Rate Calculator
Calculate your email bounce rate and compare it against industry benchmarks. Break down hard vs soft bounces and get actionable recommendations to improve deliverability.
Calculate your bounce rate and compare against industry benchmarks
Or enter hard/soft bounces separately below
Permanent failures (invalid addresses)
Temporary failures (full mailbox, server down)
Hard bounces vs soft bounces
- Hard bounces are permanent - invalid addresses, non-existent domains. Remove immediately.
- Soft bounces are temporary - full mailbox, server down, message too large. Retry a few times, then remove.
- Keep total bounce rate under 2% to protect sender reputation
- Keep hard bounce rate under 0.5% to avoid blacklisting
About this tool
Bounce rate is one of the most critical email deliverability metrics. A high bounce rate damages your sender reputation and can get you blacklisted. This calculator helps you understand your bounce performance in context of your industry. Keep your list clean with our email validator and disposable email checker. Monitor your reputation with the blacklist checker and track overall performance with the email marketing calculator.
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