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Palisade vs Centera DMARC Compliance

Centera DMARC Compliance vs Palisade in 2026

Centera DMARC Compliance is a cloud service for DMARC reporting, configuration monitoring, forensic visibility, and extended SPF. Palisade is agentic: its AI agent investigates senders, drafts SPF and DKIM fixes, and proposes each policy step for your approval.

Our verdict: Pick Centera DMARC Compliance if a focused cloud DMARC service, SPF Protect, forensic view, and phone or email support match a fixed enterprise domain program. Pick Palisade if you want an AI agent to investigate senders, prepare authentication fixes, and carry domains toward p=reject with your team approving every step.

Samuel ChenardSamuel Chenard · CEO & Co-Founder, PalisadeSource checks through 2026-08-26

1 domain free up to 1,000 emails/month

Centera DMARC Compliance
Centera DMARC Compliance dashboard showing DMARC compliance, DKIM or SPF unaligned messages, possible threats, active domains, a sending-source map, and a compliance trend chart
Palisade
Palisade domains dashboard with email activity chart and DMARC compliance report
Centera DMARC Compliance
Cloud DMARC reporting and monitoring
Palisade rubric score
43/100
Palisade rubric: rank #62 of 69 verified providers
Score calculation: 34 ÷ 80 × 100 = 42.5, rounded to 43/100
Palisade’s 8-dimension rubric
Starts at
Not published
Best fit
Teams with a controlled set of domains
In one line
Centera suits fixed enterprise domain programs that want cloud DMARC reporting and SPF Protect on a controlled set of domains.
Palisade
Agentic DMARC platform
Palisade rubric score
96/100
Palisade rubric: rank #1 of 69 verified providers
Score calculation: 77 ÷ 80 × 100 = 96.25, rounded to 96/100
Palisade’s 8-dimension rubric
Starts at
Free, then $19/mo
Best fit
MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains
In one line
The agent investigates every sender, drafts every fix, and proposes each policy step, you approve before anything ships.

Palisade is free for one domain, up to 1,000 emails a month. Paid IT-team plans are sized by email volume. Start a 15-day full-product trial with no credit card.

The decision

Which one is right for you?

Pick Centera DMARC Compliance if…
Pick Palisade if…

Best for Teams with a controlled set of domains

Best for MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains

  • You want a focused cloud service for DMARC reports, configuration monitoring, forensic brand-abuse visibility, and SPF Protect.
  • You prefer a support-led implementation relationship with Danish and English technical support by phone and email.
  • Your team is comfortable requesting commercial terms because Centera's public materials do not publish a standalone rate card.
  • You need Centera's documented 60-day log and report retention and its extended-SPF workflow for a controlled set of domains.
  • You want the agent to investigate every sender, draft every SPF and DKIM fix, and propose each policy step so you approve before anything ships.
  • You want hosted SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI, and MTA-STS records on redundant managed DNS, with your team authorizing the DNS-provider connection.
  • You manage client domains and want native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrations plus portfolio-based MSP pricing.
  • You want published IT-team pricing by sending volume, free unlimited domain adding, and a 15-day full-product trial without a credit card.
Starts at
Not published
Starts at
Free, then $19/mo

Free for one domain, up to 1,000 emails a month. Paid IT-team plans are sized by email volume. Start a 15-day full-product trial with no credit card.

Feature comparison

Where the day-to-day work actually differs

FeatureCentera DMARC CompliancePalisade
Reporting and investigation
DMARC aggregate reporting and alignment analysisWhether aggregate reports show authenticated sources and alignment results.Centera's data sheet describes aggregated DMARC reports for email alignment and a hosted cloud service for DMARC reporting (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Aggregated reportsAgent analyzes reports
DMARC configuration monitoring and maintenance notificationsWhether configuration changes and authentication errors trigger maintenance alerts.The official product page and data sheet describe monitoring for DMARC configuration errors, omitted domains, DNS entries, DKIM, and SPF, with notifications for maintenance (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)Maintenance notificationsAgent flags issues
IP reporting and forensic brand-abuse viewWhether the service identifies sending IPs and brand-abuse signals.Centera's data sheet lists IP reporting for addresses sending company email blocked by DMARC control and a Forensic View covering abuse of the company name, domain identity, and other brand abuse (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)IP and forensic viewAggregate reports only
DNS and authentication
Hosted SPF Protect for extended records over 10 DNS lookupsWhether hosted SPF avoids DNS lookup-limit failures.Centera advertises SPF Protect to create and maintain extended SPF records for domains whose SPF records exceed 10 DNS lookups, and describes it as a hosted cloud service (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Hosted SPF ProtectHosted SPF flattening
Monitoring of DNS, DKIM, and SPF record configurationWhether DNS, DKIM, and SPF configuration is continually checked.Centera's product materials explicitly include DNS record entries, DKIM, and SPF in its DMARC configuration monitoring scope (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)DNS, DKIM, SPF monitoringAgent monitors records
Integrations and operations
API access for third-party system integrationWhether other systems can retrieve DMARC data through an API.Centera's live API documentation says the API is for third-party system integration, uses bearer-token authentication, and exposes a DMARC aggregate-data endpoint (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Bearer-token APIAPI on every plan
Danish and English technical support by phone and emailWhether technical support is available by phone and email in both languages.The official Centera data sheet lists Danish and English technical support via phone and email (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Phone and email supportEnglish email support
Enforcement workflow
AI agent that investigates senders, drafts fixes, and proposes policy steps for approvalWhether an agent can investigate senders, draft fixes, and propose policy steps for approval.Centera's public product materials describe monitoring, notifications, a dashboard, and specialist implementation help, but do not advertise an AI agent with this approval-based remediation workflow (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)Not advertisedAgent drafts and proposes
Hosted managed DNS for customer-approved DMARC and DKIM changesWhether approved DMARC and DKIM changes can be deployed through managed DNS.Centera advertises hosted DMARC reporting and hosted extended SPF, but its public materials do not advertise managed DNS that publishes customer-approved DMARC and DKIM changes (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Not advertisedApproved DNS deployment
Limits and commercial model
Unlimited report retention on paid plansWhether paid accounts retain DMARC reports without a time limit.Centera's official data sheet specifies 60 days of log and report retention and does not advertise unlimited report retention (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)60-day retentionUnlimited on paid plans
Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrationsWhether PSA systems can connect through named native integrations.Centera's API documentation describes third-party system integration but does not name ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask as native integrations, and no public integration catalogue was found (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)No named PSA integrationsNative PSA integrations
Public self-serve price list, free tier, or trialWhether buyers can see pricing or start without sales contact.Centera's public product, portal, API, and CETA contact materials do not publish a standalone price list, free tier, or trial offer (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)Not publishedPublished plan and trial
Public MSP multi-tenant and white-label workflowWhether MSPs can operate multiple clients under one branded workflow.Centera's public DMARC materials describe enterprise domains, reporting, SPF Protect, and support, but do not advertise an MSP multi-tenant or white-label program (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)Not advertisedMulti-tenant MSP workflows
AI and automation access
Documented API for DMARC aggregate dataWhether software can retrieve product data through a published API reference.Centera publishes API documentation for third-party system integration. It requires a bearer token and documents an authenticated GET /api/dmarc/aggre endpoint for domain data; the public reference does not state plan availability (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27)Bearer-token APIREST API published
MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain dataWhether an AI assistant can reach the product's data directly.Centera does not advertise an MCP server or an AI-assistant integration on its public API reference or DMARC product page (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27)No MCP server listedMCP server published
Advertised AI assistance for the DMARC workflowWhether the vendor advertises AI that investigates or prepares authentication work.Centera does not advertise an AI feature for DMARC Compliance on its public API reference or DMARC product page (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27)No AI feature listedAgent drafts work
DMARC report data available outside the dashboardWhether a documented endpoint can deliver report data without using the UI.Centera's public API reference documents an authenticated GET /api/dmarc/aggre endpoint for domain data. It does not advertise a scheduled export or webhook on that reference (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27)Aggregate-data endpointREST API published

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The scorecard

Palisade 96 vs Centera DMARC Compliance 43, and why

Both products are scored on the same eight dimensions the comparison hub uses, so the figures here are the figures there. Four are derived from vendor facts that each carry a source and a checked date. Four are editorial, marked as such below, and each states its reasoning and its source.

Each dimension is out of 10 and the total is the raw sum out of 80, rescaled to 100 — the raw figure is printed beside it so the conversion is checkable rather than a black box. Scored on what each vendor publishes, not on how the product feels in use. Editorial dimensions last reviewed 2026-08-30.

Centera DMARC Compliance
43/100
34 of 80 raw
Palisade
96/100
77 of 80 raw
Dimension
MCP & API connectivityEditorial

How reachable the product is from your own software and AI tools. 10 = a documented API on every plan plus a published MCP server. 6 = an API, gated to a tier or to a sales conversation. 3 = no programmatic access advertised.

Centera DMARC Compliance6/10

Centera documents an authenticated API for domain data and dashboard-generated tokens, but publishes no MCP server (checked 2026-08-28). Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade10/10

Palisade publishes a REST API and a remote MCP server on every plan, making the same domain data and remediation workflows available to connected software. Source (2026-08-30)

Analysis automationEditorial

How much of the report analysis is done for you. 10 = the platform turns raw report data into a prioritised, actionable queue on its own.

Centera DMARC Compliance6/10

The platform aggregates reports, monitors configuration, surfaces IP and forensic events, and sends maintenance notifications. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade9/10

Report data is analysed into a prioritised list of sender, SPF, DKIM and DMARC issues, so nobody reads raw XML. Source (2026-07-29)

Agentic softwareEditorial

How much of the work the vendor's own software does. 10 = it identifies the sending sources, drafts the SPF and DKIM fixes each one needs, and proposes the next policy step. 6 = it applies the records for you, but a person decides what to fix and when to advance. 3 = it reports, and every change is yours to make. A vendor whose team does the work rather than its software scores here on the software alone.

Centera DMARC Compliance3/10

The software aggregates DMARC reports, monitors configuration, and sends notifications; the published workflow leaves record adjustments and policy changes to people. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade9/10

The agent investigates each sender, drafts the SPF and DKIM changes it needs, and proposes the next policy step; a human approves before deployment. Source (2026-08-30)

Pricing transparency

10 = full pricing published. 6 = some tiers published, rest quote-gated. 3 = quote only.

Centera DMARC Compliance3/10

Commercial service with contact-based pricing; no public numeric rate card was located. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade10/10

Published: free plan, then flat monthly plans by email volume from $19/mo Source (2026-08-30)

Hosted SPF/DKIM/DMARC records

10 = hosts the records for you. 6 = partial or add-on. 3 = you manage your own DNS.

Centera DMARC Compliance6/10

Partial: hosted extended SPF is published; other authentication records are monitored and configured with guidance. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade10/10

Yes: hosted DMARC, SPF, DKIM, BIMI & MTA-STS Source (2026-08-30)

Free access

10 = a genuine free plan. 6 = time-limited trial only. 3 = no free access.

Centera DMARC Compliance3/10

No ongoing free product tier or self-service trial is published. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade10/10

Free plan: one domain, up to 1,000 emails/mo, 14-day report history, no credit card, plus a 15-day full-product trial Source (2026-08-30)

MSP & multi-tenant

10 = a real MSP program with multi-tenant management. 6 = partial. 3 = none.

Centera DMARC Compliance0/10

No MSP programme or multi-tenant client console is published in the reviewed product material. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade10/10

Yes: MSP-first, multi-tenant with native PSA integrations Source (2026-08-30)

Path to enforcementEditorial

How much work it takes to get a domain from p=none to p=reject. 10 = the platform (or the vendor's team) gets you there without manual DNS edits.

Centera DMARC Compliance7/10

CETA publishes a service-led progression from monitoring through record adjustment to quarantine or reject, with hosted extended SPF. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade9/10

The DMARC Agent detects when a domain's authentication and alignment are ready for the next policy stage and proposes the move, but a human still approves and applies it, so it is not fully hands-off. Source (2026-07-29)

Report coverage vs remediation help

Centera's report, forensic, and SPF layer has real parity

Centera's public product material covers the evidence layer a DMARC program needs to begin. The data sheet describes aggregated DMARC reports for email alignment, IP reporting for messages blocked by DMARC control, and a Forensic View for abuse of a company name or domain identity. Its configuration-monitoring scope includes DNS record entries, DKIM, and SPF, while the live portal exposes a dashboard for the service. These are substantive areas of overlap with Palisade's reporting and authentication surfaces. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)

Centera DMARC Reporter table filtered by date with per-domain volume, alignment progress, sending IP, policy, authentication results, and reporting organization
Centera DMARC Compliance, from its own site
Fully Hosted SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI & MTA-STS
Palisade

SPF Protect is the most distinct documented part of Centera's feature set. Centera says it creates and maintains extended SPF records for domains with more than 10 DNS lookups and hosts that extended-SPF service. That makes Centera a credible narrow fit when SPF record length is the immediate issue. The parity ends at visibility and record support: Palisade's agent investigates every sender, drafts the authentication fix, and proposes each policy step for review. Source (2026-08-26)

Centera DMARC Compliance
  • Aggregated reports
  • Maintenance notifications
  • IP and forensic view
Palisade
  • Agent analyzes reports
  • Agent flags issues
  • Aggregate reports only
  1. Investigates. Works out what is sending as your domain, and which of it is legitimate.
  2. Drafts the fix. Prepares the SPF and DKIM record changes each sender needs, rather than describing them.
  3. Proposes the policy step. Moves toward p=reject when the evidence supports it. You approve before anything ships.

Evidence window vs policy rollout

Centera's 60-day evidence window shapes the rollout

Centera's official data sheet specifies 60 days of log and report retention for its hosted DMARC reporting and notifications. That is a concrete planning constraint for a team that needs to investigate seasonal senders, compare a long migration, or keep a durable before-and-after record. The data sheet does not publish a longer or unlimited retention option, so the current contract should answer whether retention can be extended and what exports remain available after the stated window. Source (2026-08-26)

The public implementation guidance is staged. CETA describes beginning at p=none, reviewing delivery reports over a period, tuning the DMARC setup, and then changing policies to quarantine or reject. That is a sensible operator-led sequence for a controlled enterprise program. Palisade's difference is the work between those stages: its agent investigates each sender, drafts SPF and DKIM changes, detects policy readiness, and proposes the next policy step, while your team approves before anything ships. Source (2026-08-26)

Centera DMARC Compliance
  • Not advertised
  • Not advertised
Palisade
  • Agent drafts and proposes
  • Approved DNS deployment
  1. Investigates. Works out what is sending as your domain, and which of it is legitimate.
  2. Drafts the fix. Prepares the SPF and DKIM record changes each sender needs, rather than describing them.
  3. Proposes the policy step. Moves toward p=reject when the evidence supports it. You approve before anything ships.

API access vs workflow integration

A support-led path, with API access but no named PSA catalogue

Centera positions the implementation as a supported compliance program. CETA's DMARC page describes an eight-step plan that covers internal stakeholders, active and passive domains, a p=none monitoring phase, report review, setup adjustment, communications, movement to quarantine or reject, and staff orientation on alerts from the monitoring platform. The data sheet adds Danish and English technical support by phone and email. This fits a buyer that wants specialist involvement around a fixed domain program and does not mind a more service-oriented buying motion. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)

'Fix SPF for Microsoft Outlook' guided wizard on step 3 (Fix) with an Update SPF automatically button and manual-setup link — flat full-frame app capture
Palisade

Centera also publishes a live API documentation page. It calls the API a way to integrate with third-party systems, uses a bearer token retrieved from the dashboard, and documents a DMARC aggregate-data endpoint. That is useful parity for an organization prepared to build its own connection. The public materials do not name ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask, and they do not document tenant boundaries, webhooks, ticket creation, or a white-label MSP workflow. Palisade advertises native PSA integrations plus a free API, so an MSP should compare the actual handoff rather than assume that API access means a ready-made service-desk integration. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)

Native PSA integrations

Palisade imports client domains straight from these three. Centera DMARC Compliance's own coverage is stated above, from their site.

  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Autotask
  • HaloPSA
Centera DMARC Compliance
  • Bearer-token API
  • Phone and email support
Palisade
  • API on every plan
  • English email support

Fixed domains vs service scale

Where Centera fits when the domain set is fixed

Centera's public materials make the clearest case for an organization that wants DMARC compliance monitoring wrapped around support. The service covers core report collection, configuration maintenance, forensic brand-abuse review, and SPF Protect. CETA also says its solutions are developed and delivered through a Danish and European partner network. A team with a defined domain inventory, an internal owner for decisions, and a preference for phone or email support can reasonably shortlist Centera for that narrow fit. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)

Palisade domains dashboard with email activity chart and DMARC compliance report
Palisade

The buying questions are more important for a distributed MSP or a fast-changing sender estate. Centera does not publish a standalone price grid, free plan, trial, public MSP packaging, or named PSA integrations in the materials checked today. Those absences do not prove the capabilities are unavailable; they mean the buyer has to get them confirmed during scoping. Palisade makes the operating and commercial path more explicit: published IT-team tiers, portfolio-based MSP pricing, native PSA connections, hosted authentication records, and an agent that prepares the recurring work for approval. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26) Source 4 (2026-08-26)

What each side charges

Three points on each published range: the cheapest plan, one in the middle, and the top of what the vendor publishes. Every plan on both sides is in the pricing section further down.

Centera DMARC Compliance
  • Centera DMARC Compliance
    Not published: contact CETA Cyber Defence

    Cloud DMARC reporting, configuration monitoring and notifications, IP reporting, forensic view, hosted SPF Protect, and Danish or English technical support by phone and email according to the official data sheet

  • API access
    Not published separately

    Bearer-token API for third-party system integration and DMARC aggregate domain data; public commercial packaging is not described

Palisade
  • Free
    $0

    1 domain, your own, capped at 1,000 emails/mo

  • IT teams: up to 500,000 emails/mo
    $59/mo ($47/mo billed annually)

    Same product: 6 set-up domains, pick the tier that matches your sending

  • Enterprise (more than 2.5M / month)
    Custom

    Custom volume, retention, and terms

Centera DMARC Compliance
  • 60-day retention
  • No named PSA integrations
  • Not published
Palisade
  • Unlimited on paid plans
  • Native PSA integrations
  • Published plan and trial
  1. Investigates. Works out what is sending as your domain, and which of it is legitimate.
  2. Drafts the fix. Prepares the SPF and DKIM record changes each sender needs, rather than describing them.
  3. Proposes the policy step. Moves toward p=reject when the evidence supports it. You approve before anything ships.

Dashboard access vs programmatic access

Centera's bearer-token aggregate-data API has no published MCP server

Centera publishes an API reference for third-party system integration. It documents bearer-token authentication and one authenticated GET /api/dmarc/aggre endpoint for domain data, but does not publish which plan includes API access. The public API reference and DMARC product page do not advertise an MCP server, an AI-assistant connection, an AI feature for DMARC Compliance, scheduled exports, or webhooks (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27)

Palisade publishes an MCP server and REST API. Its agent investigates senders, drafts SPF and DKIM fixes, and proposes each policy step. A human approves before anything ships.

Reachable from your own AI tools

Palisade's MCP server exposes 30 tools over OAuth, so the assistant your team already uses can read domains, pull the exact records to publish and work the task queue. These are the clients the connection guide walks through.

Centera DMARC Compliance
  • Bearer-token API
  • No MCP server listed
  • No AI feature listed
Palisade
  • REST API published
  • MCP server published
  • Agent drafts work
Palisade

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The agent does the heavy lifting

Sources identified, SPF and DKIM fixes drafted, each policy step proposed. You approve; nothing ships on its own.

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  • ChatGPT
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  • Windsurf

30 tools over MCP, so your assistant reads your domains and works the queue.

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We evaluated many DMARC providers before choosing Palisade. The quality of their product, the responsiveness and friendliness of their team and their rapid progress on their product roadmap made it a no-brainer for us to move forward.
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Pricing

Centera DMARC Compliance pricing: what the public materials disclose

Centera's public product page, data sheet, live portal, API documentation, and CETA contact page describe the service and its route into support, but do not show a standalone monetary rate card. Treat the commercial model as quote-led and ask Centera to confirm current domain scope, retention, support, and SPF Protect terms.

What you'd actually pay

The same five buyer sizes on every comparison, so a shape carries from one page to the next.

Buyer size
Small

1 domain, up to 1,000 emails a month

Centera DMARC Compliance
Not published at this size
Palisade
Free
Medium

2 set-up domains, up to 100K emails a month

Centera DMARC Compliance
Not published at this size
Palisade
$19/mo ($15/mo annual)
Large

10 set-up domains, up to 1M emails a month

Centera DMARC Compliance
Not published at this size
Palisade
$99/mo ($79/mo annual)
Enterprise

20 set-up domains, up to 2.5M emails a month

Centera DMARC Compliance
Not published at this size
Palisade
$249/mo ($199/mo annual)
MSP

Client domains under management, any volume

Centera DMARC Compliance
Not published at this size
Palisade
Quoted per client domain; no email metering

Palisade’s figures are derived from its published tiers. Centera DMARC Compliance figures read from their pricing page on 2026-08-28. Plans and prices may have changed since.

How Centera DMARC Compliance prices

  • No public Centera DMARC price page or standalone monetary rate card was found in the vendor's current product, portal, API, and CETA pages checked on 2026-08-26.
  • The official data sheet says the hosted cloud service includes 60 days of log and report retention. Confirm whether a current contract offers a different retention term.
  • The public materials do not publish domain-count bands, email-volume bands, overage rules, annual discounts, free-tier terms, or trial terms (checked 2026-08-26).
  • Centera's live API documentation was last updated May 28, 2026 and describes an aggregate-data endpoint, but it does not publish API pricing or a catalogue of packaged connectors (checked 2026-08-26).

How Palisade prices

  • Palisade publishes a Free plan for one domain and up to 1,000 emails per month, plus flat IT-team plans at $19, $29, $59, $99, and $249 per month by sending-volume tier. Annual billing is 20% lower.
  • Paid IT tiers include 2, 3, 6, 10, or 20 set-up domains by plan. Adding domains is free and unlimited; only domains you set up count against the tier.
  • Palisade's MSP pricing is portfolio-based per client domain, with a rate that improves as the portfolio grows. Client email volume is not metered, and the MSP's own domain is a free Not-For-Resale license.
  • Palisade offers a 15-day full-product trial without a credit card. The Free plan keeps 14 days of report history, while paid plans have unlimited retention, and API access is available on every plan.

Centera DMARC Compliance pricing read from their public pricing page on 2026-08-26.Palisade pricing read from the public pricing page on 2026-08-26.Plans and prices may have changed since.

Try Palisade free on one domain, or start a 15-day full-product trial with no credit card.

Standing

What each one covers, and where it stops

Published facts only, read from each vendor's own material. Neither column describes a hands-on trial, because we have not run one.

Centera DMARC Compliance · Overview

Centera DMARC Compliance is a cloud service for DMARC reporting, configuration monitoring, forensic visibility, and extended SPF. It aggregates alignment reports, covers IP reporting and brand-abuse review, monitors DNS, DKIM, and SPF configuration, and provides SPF Protect for records that exceed 10 DNS lookups.

Centera is aimed at teams with a defined domain inventory and an internal owner for policy decisions that prefer phone or email support. Its public materials describe an eight-step implementation path, Danish and English technical support, 60 days of log and report retention, and quote-led commercial terms.

Palisade · Overview

Palisade is built around an agent that does the DMARC work rather than reporting on it. It identifies every sending source, drafts the SPF and DKIM changes each one needs, and proposes the next policy step when the evidence supports it.

The agent investigates every sender, drafts every fix, and proposes each policy step, you approve before anything ships.

Centera DMARC Compliance · What it covers
  • Provides aggregated DMARC reporting and alignment analysis
  • Provides maintenance notifications for DMARC configuration, DNS, DKIM, and SPF
  • Provides IP reporting and a forensic view of brand abuse
  • Provides hosted SPF Protect for extended records over 10 DNS lookups
  • Provides a bearer-token API for third-party system integration
Palisade · What it covers
  • The agent investigates senders and drafts the fix, so the work arrives prepared rather than as a list of findings
  • Hosted SPF, DKIM and DMARC on redundant managed DNS, so an approved change can be carried out rather than handed off
  • Portfolio workflow for MSPs, with ConnectWise, HaloPSA and Autotask integrations and a free NFR domain
  • An MCP server and a REST API, so the same data and workflow are reachable from the AI tools a team already uses
Centera DMARC Compliance · Where it stops
  • Does not advertise an AI agent that investigates senders, drafts fixes, and proposes policy steps for approval
  • Does not advertise managed DNS for customer-approved DMARC and DKIM changes
  • Does not advertise unlimited report retention; the data sheet specifies 60 days
  • Does not advertise named ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations
  • Does not publish a self-serve price list, free tier, or trial
Palisade · Where it stops
  • Every policy change waits for a human approval, by design: nothing ships on the agent's own authority
  • MSP pricing is quoted per client domain rather than published as a rate card
  • Plans are sized by monthly email volume, so a low-domain, high-volume sender lands on a higher tier than domain count alone suggests
Centera DMARC Compliance · At a glance
Starts at
Not published: contact CETA Cyber Defence
Report retention
60 days
Free tier
Not published
Trial
Not published
API pricing
Not published separately
Palisade · At a glance
Starts at
Free, then $19/mo
Free tier
1 domain, up to 1,000 emails/month
Trial
15 days, full product, no credit card
MSP model
Quoted per client domain, portfolio-based

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Max LeRoy

Max LeRoy

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Palisade vs Centera DMARC Compliance: FAQ

What is Centera DMARC Compliance?

Centera DMARC Compliance is Centera's cloud service for DMARC reporting, configuration monitoring, DNS/DKIM/SPF maintenance signals, IP reporting, forensic brand-abuse review, and hosted SPF Protect. The vendor's public data sheet also lists phone and email technical support (checked 2026-08-26).

Does Centera DMARC Compliance monitor DMARC reports?

Yes. Centera's official materials describe aggregated DMARC reports for email alignment, hosted DMARC reporting and notifications, and a dashboard for reviewing events. The data sheet says the hosted service retains logs and reports for 60 days (checked 2026-08-26).

Does Centera support SPF records over the DNS lookup limit?

Centera advertises SPF Protect for creating and maintaining extended SPF records when a domain's SPF record has more than 10 DNS lookups. It describes SPF Protect as a hosted cloud service (checked 2026-08-26).

How much does Centera DMARC Compliance cost?

Centera's public product, portal, API, and CETA contact materials do not publish a standalone monetary price list, domain bands, free tier, or trial. The public buying path is therefore quote-led; ask CETA Cyber Defence to confirm current pricing, retention, support, and SPF Protect terms (checked 2026-08-26).

Does Centera have an MSP or white-label program?

Centera's public DMARC materials do not advertise an MSP multi-tenant or white-label program. The live API documentation does describe third-party system integration, but it does not publish tenant, reseller, or white-label terms. Treat those details as questions for the sales process rather than assume they are included (checked 2026-08-26).

Does Centera integrate with ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask?

Centera publishes API documentation for third-party system integration, but its public DMARC materials do not name ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask as native integrations. Ask for current connector documentation or an API handoff example if PSA ticketing is a requirement (checked 2026-08-26).

What is the main difference between Centera DMARC Compliance and Palisade?

Centera presents a support-led cloud workflow for DMARC reporting, configuration monitoring, forensic review, and SPF Protect. Palisade is agentic: its agent investigates senders, drafts SPF and DKIM fixes, and proposes each policy step toward p=reject while your team approves before anything ships. Compare who owns the recurring investigation and fix-preparation work (checked 2026-08-26).

Switching from Centera DMARC Compliance takes three steps

  1. 1

    Inventory the Centera report path

    List the domains, current rua destination, policy stage, SPF Protect scope, and any retention or export requirement before adding Palisade to the workflow.

  2. 2

    Run both platforms in parallel

    DMARC reporting supports multiple destinations, so send reports to Palisade and Centera during the overlap window while comparing sender findings and policy-readiness work.

  3. 3

    Move the remediation workflow when ready

    Let Palisade's agent investigate senders and draft SPF and DKIM work, then approve each policy step before retiring the previous support-led reporting workflow.

Our onboarding team handles the technical transition with you.

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