Free-tier 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 2026Updated 30 Aug 2026

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Best fit

Why it leads

Palisade

Top-ranked option

Palisade rubric score

96/100

Palisade rubric: rank #1 of 69 verified providers

Score calculation: 77 ÷ 80 × 100 = 96.25, rounded to 96/100

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Compared

8 vendors

Best fit

A free start that names every problem

Why it leads

The Free plan covers one domain and up to 1,000 emails per month, with the agent naming every problem it finds and 14 days of report history.

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.

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Feature comparison

The shortlist at a glance

DMARC platforms compared on what the free entry point includes, plus pricing transparency, hosted records and MSP program. Every column except free access is a platform-level fact.

DMARC platforms compared on what the free entry point includes, plus pricing transparency, hosted records and MSP program. Every column except free access is a platform-level fact.
Platform	Free access	Pricing	Hosted records	MSP program
Palisade	Yes: Free plan	Yes: Published	Yes: Yes	Yes: MSP-first
EasyDMARC	Yes: Free plan	Partial: Mixed	Yes: Yes	Yes: Yes + PSA
PowerDMARC	Yes: Free plan	Partial: Partial	Yes: Yes	Yes: White-label
Suped	Yes: Free plan	Partial: Mixed	Yes: Yes	Yes: Yes
Valimail	Yes: Free tier	Partial: Quote ($5k+)	Yes: Yes	Yes: Via Pax8
Postmark DMARC Digests	Yes: Free digests	Yes: Published	No: No	No: No
dmarcian	Yes: Free plan	Yes: Published	No: No	Yes: Yes
Red Sift OnDMARC	Partial: Trial only	Partial: Partial ($9+)	Yes: Yes	Yes: Yes + PSA

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Methodology

How we compared the field

One method, applied to every vendor

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.

Evaluation criteria

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?

Head to head

Palisade and EasyDMARC, visually compared

The first two options in this roundup are shown in the same screenshot-led format used throughout our comparisons. Product images provide interface context; the linked facts establish plan access and product scope.

First two options

How Palisade and EasyDMARC differ in this roundup.

DMARC platforms compared on what the free entry point includes, plus pricing transparency, hosted records and MSP program. Every column except free access is a platform-level fact.

Palisade

Multi-tenant solution — Palisade product screenshot · Vendor source, checked 2026-07-17

Free access: One domain and up to 1,000 emails/month with 14 days of report history and no credit card; the agent names every problem it finds, and applying its fixes starts on the IT teams plan. A 15-day trial opens the full product
Pricing: Published: free plan, then flat monthly plans by email volume from $19/moSource
Hosted records: Yes: hosted DMARC, SPF, DKIM, BIMI & MTA-STS (IT teams and up)Source

EasyDMARC

A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.

EasyDMARC product screenshot

Free access: Free self-service plan publishedSource
Pricing: Self-serve tiers published; MSP is quote-basedSource
Hosted records: Yes: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI, MTA-STSSource

The field

The best free DMARC monitoring tools, ranked

Palisade

Our platformFree for 1 domain / 1K emails; IT from $19/mo

The Free plan covers one domain and up to 1,000 emails per month, with the agent naming every problem it finds and 14 days of report history.

Palisade's Free plan covers one domain and up to 1,000 emails per month with 14 days of history. The agent reads the reports, classifies your senders and names every authentication problem it finds, so the free tier tells you what is wrong rather than leaving you to read XML. Applying the fixes it drafts, hosted SPF, DKIM and DMARC records, and the path to p=reject start on the IT teams plan; a 15-day trial opens all of it.

Best for

A free start that names every problem

Key features

Free plan for one domain and up to 1,000 emails/month
The agent names every problem it finds, free
Its drafted fixes and hosted records unlock on paid plans
Published pricing by email volume when you scale

Free access

One domain and up to 1,000 emails/month with 14 days of report history and no credit card; the agent names every problem it finds, and applying its fixes starts on the IT teams plan. A 15-day trial opens the full product

Pricing

Published: free plan, then flat monthly plans by email volume from $19/mo

Verified 2026-08-30 ↗

Hosted records

Yes: hosted DMARC, SPF, DKIM, BIMI & MTA-STS (IT teams and up)

Verified 2026-08-30 ↗

MSP program

Yes: MSP-first, multi-tenant with native PSA integrations

Verified 2026-08-30 ↗

Choose Palisade if You want a free tier that tells you exactly what is broken and why, and you are ready to pay once you want the fixes applied for you rather than by hand.

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EasyDMARC

Free plan; MSP quote-based

Self-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.

Best for

A genuine free plan with an approachable UI

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

Free access

Free self-service plan published

Verified 2026-08-30 ↗

Pricing

Self-serve tiers published; MSP is quote-based

Best free DMARC monitoring tools

The shortlist at a glance

How we compared the field

One method, applied to every vendor

Evaluation criteria

Palisade and EasyDMARC, visually compared

How Palisade and EasyDMARC differ in this roundup.

Palisade

EasyDMARC

The best free DMARC monitoring tools, ranked

Palisade

EasyDMARC

PowerDMARC

Suped

Valimail

Postmark DMARC Digests

dmarcian

Red Sift OnDMARC

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