MSP buyer's guide
Best free DMARC monitoring tools
Most "free DMARC" offers are one of three things: a genuinely free plan with meters on domains and volume, a free visibility tier that stops short of enforcement, or a time-boxed trial. We compared what each platform's free entry point actually includes, using the vendors' own published pricing, so you can pick a free start that matches how far you need to go.
By Samuel Chenard, CEO & Co-Founder, PalisadePublished 19 Jul 2026
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At a glance
| Platform | MSP program | Pricing | Hosted records | Free access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palisade | MSP-first | Published | Yes | 1st domain free |
 EasyDMARC | Yes + PSA | Mixed | Yes | Free plan |
 PowerDMARC | White-label | Partial | Yes | Free plan |
 Suped | Yes | Mixed | Yes | Free plan |
 Valimail | Via Pax8 | Quote ($5k+) | Yes | Free tier |
 Postmark DMARC Digests | No | Published | No | Free digests |
 dmarcian | Yes | Published | No | Free plan |
 Red Sift OnDMARC | Yes + PSA | Partial ($9+) | Yes | Trial only |
Strong / published Partial / quote No / not published
How we compared
We compared the free entry point of the eight platforms below: what the free plan or tier includes, where the meters sit (domains, email volume, retention), and what only arrives once you pay.
Every fact on this page comes from the vendor's own website (pricing pages and product docs) and was checked on the date shown beside each claim. Where a vendor doesn't publish something, we say so instead of guessing, and each claim links to the source we verified it against.
This is a published-facts comparison, not a paid hands-on lab test of every platform. Palisade appears first because it's our roundup; the competitor entries stay factual, cited, and non-disparaging so the comparison stands on its own.
- Free tier: is there a real free plan, and what does it actually include?
- Pricing transparency: is the upgrade path published, or contact-sales only?
- Hosted records: does the platform host SPF/DKIM/DMARC so you avoid manual DNS edits?
- MSP program: can a free start grow into managing many client domains?
The best DMARC tools for MSPs, ranked
Palisade
Our platform1st domain free; then per-domainBest for: A free start that still reaches enforcementFirst domain free on the full product, with the AI agent and hosted records included from day one.
Palisade's free entry point is the full product, not a stripped tier: your first domain is free, and a 15-day trial (no card) covers more domains. Monitoring feeds an AI agent that moves each domain to p=reject, with hosted SPF, DKIM and DMARC records so there are no manual DNS edits.
Key features
- First domain free on the full product
- AI agent that drives domains to enforcement
- Hosted SPF, DKIM & DMARC records
- Published per-domain pricing when you scale
MSP program
Yes — MSP-first, multi-tenant with native PSA integrations
Pricing
Published — per-domain, pay-as-you-go
Hosted records
Yes — hosted DMARC, SPF & DKIM
Free access
First domain free, plus a 15-day full-product trial (no card)
Choose Palisade if You want free monitoring that leads somewhere: an agent working each domain toward p=reject, and published per-domain pricing when you add more.
EasyDMARC
Free plan; MSP quote-basedBest for: A genuine free plan with an approachable UISelf-service platform with a real free plan and broad hosted records.
EasyDMARC offers a genuine free plan to start, self-serve published tiers above it, and hosted SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI and MTA-STS records. It suits teams that want an approachable dashboard and a no-cost first look at their DMARC data.
Key features
- Genuine free plan to start
- Hosted SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI & MTA-STS
- Self-serve published tiers
- MSP program if you outgrow the free plan
Choose EasyDMARC if You want a free plan with an easy dashboard and a self-serve upgrade path.
PowerDMARC
Free; Basic from $12/moBest for: A metered free plan with multi-protocol coverageFree plan covering 10k compliant emails, with published entry pricing above it.
PowerDMARC publishes a $0 free plan covering 10,000 compliant emails a month, with a Basic tier from $12/mo above it. It hosts the broad record set (DMARC, SPF, DKIM, BIMI, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT), with hosted SPF as an add-on on Basic.
Key features
- Free plan: $0, 10k compliant emails/mo
- Published Basic tier from $12/mo
- Hosts DMARC/SPF/DKIM/BIMI/MTA-STS/TLS-RPT
- White-label MSP program above the free tier
Choose PowerDMARC if You want a metered free plan and published entry pricing with wide protocol coverage.
Suped
Free; Business from $19/moBest for: Free hosted DMARC on a single domainFree plan includes hosted DMARC for one domain, metered at 1,000 emails a month.
Suped's free plan covers one domain with 1,000 emails a month and 14-day retention, and includes hosted DMARC. Self-serve paid plans lift the meters and add hosted SPF and MTA-STS from the Business tier.
Key features
- Free plan: 1 domain, 1,000 emails/mo, 14-day retention
- Hosted DMARC included on Free
- Self-serve tiers meter volume, domains & retention
- Guided remediation flow
MSP program
Yes: MSP plan (unlimited emails, domains & retention); no PSA integrations advertised
Verified 2026-07-16 ↗Choose Suped if You have one low-volume domain and want free hosted DMARC with polished dashboards.
Valimail
Monitor free; Enforce from $5,000/yrBest for: Free visibility, not enforcementThe Monitor tier is genuinely free, but enforcement is a quote-priced upgrade.
Valimail Monitor is a genuinely free visibility product: you see which services send as your domain, without an enforcement workflow. Moving to enforcement means the separate Enforce product, quote-based with a published starting point of $5,000/yr.
Key features
- Free Monitor tier (visibility only)
- Enforcement is a separate quote-priced product
- Automated DNS via delegation on paid products
- MSP route via Pax8
Choose Valimail if You want free sender visibility and accept a quote-based jump when you need enforcement.
Postmark DMARC Digests
Free; $14/mo per domainBest for: Zero-cost weekly email digestsFree weekly DMARC digests by email; $14/mo per domain adds the dashboard and history.
Postmark's DMARC Digests turn aggregate reports into a free weekly email covering your top 10 mail sources with 7 days of history. The paid tier ($14/mo per domain) adds all sources, a web dashboard, and 60-day history.
Key features
- Free weekly digest emails
- Top 10 sources, 7-day history on free
- Paid tier adds dashboard + 60-day history
- You manage your own DNS records
Free access
Free weekly email digests (top 10 sources, 7-day history, no dashboard)
Verified 2026-07-19 ↗Choose Postmark DMARC Digests if You want a no-cost weekly pulse on a domain or two by email, and don't need a dashboard or an enforcement workflow.
dmarcian
Free (personal); paid from $24/moBest for: Free for personal, non-business useFree Personal plan for non-business use; business pricing is fully published from $24/mo.
dmarcian's free Personal plan covers non-business use, with fully published business pricing above it ($24 / $240 / $600 per month). It analyzes and guides your DMARC deployment but does not host records, by design.
Key features
- Free Personal plan (non-business use)
- Fully published business pricing
- Clear DMARC data analysis
- No hosted records, by design
Choose dmarcian if You're monitoring a personal domain, or want published pricing and are happy managing your own DNS.
Red Sift OnDMARC
Express from $9/moBest for: Teams that will pay from day oneNo free plan: a free trial leads into published Express pricing from $9/mo.
OnDMARC has no free tier: evaluation happens on a free trial, and published pricing starts with the Express plan at $9/mo. Its strengths sit in paid-tier DNS automation (Dynamic Services) and end-to-end BIMI/VMC provisioning.
Key features
- Free trial only, no free plan
- Express tier published from $9/mo
- Dynamic Services DNS automation
- End-to-end BIMI/VMC provisioning
Choose Red Sift OnDMARC if A trial is enough to evaluate, and you want deep DNS automation once you subscribe.
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