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DMARC Report vs Palisade in 2026

DMARC Report turns aggregate and forensic email-authentication reports into dashboards, alerts, and API data. Palisade adds an agentic operating model: its agent investigates every sender, drafts every fix, and proposes each policy step—you approve before anything ships.

Our verdict: Pick DMARC Report if you want an established report-monitoring platform with forensic analysis, a REST API, hosted services, and a dedicated MSP program. Pick Palisade if you want an AI agent to carry investigation and authentication setup through each approved step toward p=reject.

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

1 domain free up to 1,000 emails/month

DMARC Report
DMARC Report aggregate-report details screen showing source IP, message count, disposition, DKIM and SPF results, report metadata, published policy, and raw report download
Palisade
Palisade domains dashboard with email activity chart and DMARC compliance report
DMARC Report
DMARC reporting dashboards and alerts
Palisade rubric score
63/100
Palisade rubric: rank #26 of 69 verified providers
Score calculation: 50 ÷ 80 × 100 = 62.5, rounded to 63/100
Palisade’s 8-dimension rubric
Starts at
$0
Best fit
Teams needing a REST API and MSP portal
In one line
DMARC Report suits teams that want report monitoring with a REST API and MSP program.
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 DMARC Report if…
Pick Palisade if…

Best for Teams needing a REST API and MSP portal

Best for MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains

  • You want a dashboard that turns aggregate and forensic reports into sender, alignment, and policy views.
  • You need a REST API for custom dashboards, SIEM workflows, alerts, or client reporting.
  • Your MSP needs a multi-tenant portal, white-label reports, bulk CSV/API onboarding, and a dedicated partner program.
  • Your procurement list includes DMARC Report's advertised SOC 2 Type II, SSO/SAML, RBAC, audit logs, or EU data residency options.
  • You want an AI agent to investigate senders, draft SPF and DKIM fixes, and propose the policy progression rather than handing your team another report queue.
  • You manage internal or client domains and want hosted records on redundant managed DNS plus Smart DNS Deployment through your DNS provider.
  • You want the agent to do the analysis and configuration work while your team approves every change before it ships.
Starts at
$0
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

FeatureDMARC ReportPalisade
Enforcement
AI agent that investigates senders, drafts authentication fixes, and proposes each step toward p=rejectWhether authentication changes are prepared for approval before enforcement.DMARC Report advertises AI analysis, natural-language questions, and recommendations; it does not advertise an AI enforcement agent that drafts and carries each policy step (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)No agent advertisedAgent drafts and proposes
Reporting and analysis
DMARC aggregate report monitoring and sender visibilityWhether aggregate reports show sending sources and authentication status.DMARC Report says it converts aggregate XML into dashboards showing senders, authentication status, and enforcement readiness (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Aggregate sender dashboardsAgent analyzes reports
Forensic or failure reports with message-level authentication detailWhether failure reports expose message-level authentication evidence.DMARC Report advertises forensic reports with per-message failure details, headers, sender IP, alignment mismatch, and the failed mechanism (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Message-level failure detailsAggregate reports only
Email-vendor identification and SPF/DKIM alignment analysisWhether sending services are identified and SPF/DKIM alignment is measured.DMARC Report advertises automatic classification of 200+ sending vendors and alignment statistics in its dashboard and API (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)Vendor classification and metricsAgent investigates senders
Monitoring and automation
Continuous SPF, DKIM, and DMARC record monitoringWhether SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records are watched for changes or failures.DMARC Report says it watches SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records and alerts when records change, break, or need attention (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Record-change alertsContinuous monitoring
Authentication-rate, unauthorized-sender, DNS-change, email, webhook, and Slack alertsWhether alerts flag authentication changes and reach operational channels.DMARC Report advertises alert management for authentication-rate drops, new unauthorized senders, DNS changes, and email, webhook, and Slack delivery (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Email, webhook, SlackNew-ticket alerts
Limits & metering
REST API access on every planWhether every plan includes programmatic access to DMARC data.DMARC Report's pricing page lists API access starting with Shield; Core and Guard do not advertise it as included (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Starts on ShieldIncluded on every plan
MSP operations
Multi-tenant client portal with isolated client viewsWhether one workspace separates each client's domains and access.DMARC Report advertises one multi-tenant portal, per-client views, role-based access, and client access portals for MSP partners (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Per-client portal viewsMulti-tenant management
White-label client reporting and branded interfaceWhether client-facing reports and interfaces can carry a provider's branding.DMARC Report advertises white-label PDF reports and a white-label domain, and its support article describes a branded client interface (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)White-label reports and domainWhite-label client reports
Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrationsWhether named PSA tools connect to client-domain workflows.DMARC Report's AI page advertises Slack, Jira, PagerDuty, spreadsheet export and PDF generation, but neither it nor the product pages advertise ConnectWise, HaloPSA or Autotask connectors (checked 2026-08-27). The older integrations FAQ, last modified 2022, says there are no integrations at all; the live pages supersede it. Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-26)No PSA integrations advertisedNative PSA integrations
Hosted records & DNS
Hosted DMARC and MTA-STS servicesWhether the service hosts DMARC and MTA-STS records.DMARC Report's pricing and API documentation advertise MTA-STS/TLS-RPT plans and hosted DMARC and MTA-STS verification endpoints (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)Hosted verification endpointsHosted on managed DNS
SPF flattening in the DMARC Report productWhether SPF DNS lookups are reduced before publication.DMARC Report advertises SPF lookup monitoring, while its site points to sister product AutoSPF for dedicated SPF flattening; it does not advertise SPF flattening in DMARC Report (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)Not advertised in productHosted SPF flattening
AI and automation access
REST API for AI assistants and custom workflowsWhether software and AI assistants can query DMARC data through documented endpoints.DMARC Report publishes token-authenticated API endpoints for accounts, domains, reports, alerts, and compliance data. Its AI page says Claude Code, ChatGPT, and other AI tools can use the REST API. Its public plan wording conflicts: the AI page says API access is included on all paid plans, while the pricing matrix lists it starting with Shield (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27)Documented REST APIREST API published
MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain dataWhether an AI assistant can reach the product's data directly.DMARC Report labels its MCP server as coming soon and says it is not yet available in its FAQ; it does not advertise a released MCP server (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27)MCP server on roadmapMCP server published
AI analysis of DMARC reports and sender findingsWhether the vendor advertises AI inside the product and states what it does.DMARC Report says its built-in AI analyzes XML reports, identifies sender patterns, surfaces anomalies, and explains what needs attention. It also promotes API use for AI reporting, alerts, and compliance workflows (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27)AI analyzes report dataAgent drafts fixes
Programmatic report export and scheduled deliveryWhether report data can leave the dashboard through a published programmatic route.DMARC Report says its API returns JSON, can feed BI and reporting tools, and can support client summaries delivered on a schedule. Its AI page gives examples of spreadsheet exports and PDF generation; it does not advertise native scheduled exports or webhooks on that page (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27)API feeds external toolsREST API published

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The scorecard

Palisade 96 vs DMARC Report 63, 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.

DMARC Report
63/100
50 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.

DMARC Report6/10

DMARC Report publishes a token-authenticated REST API for account, domain, and aggregate-report data, but no MCP server (checked 2026-08-30). Source (2026-08-30)

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.

DMARC Report8/10

AI analysis identifies sender patterns and actionable issues, and the documented REST API supports automated reports and compliance workflows. Source (2026-08-30)

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.

DMARC Report3/10

The software identifies sending sources and surfaces AI-assisted findings, while every SPF, DKIM, and policy change remains yours to make. 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.

DMARC Report6/10

A public plans page covers SMB, enterprise, and MSP packages; the current rendered text does not expose all numeric amounts. 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.

DMARC Report0/10

The reviewed product pages publish monitoring and management but do not clearly document hosted DMARC, SPF, or DKIM records. 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.

DMARC Report10/10

The platform advertises the first domain free and also offers a no-card trial. 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.

DMARC Report10/10

Yes: a multi-tenant partner programme with white-label management, role-based access, partner levels, deal registration, training, and support. 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.

DMARC Report7/10

The platform publishes monitoring and management workflows with partner onboarding, while hosted authentication records are not clearly documented. 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)

Recommendations vs approved execution

A capable report platform with an operator-led enforcement boundary

DMARC Report is a cloud-based email-authentication monitoring platform. Its product pages describe aggregate dashboards, forensic failure reports, vendor identification, alignment results, policy evaluation, and alerts across domains. The AI layer can analyze reports in natural language, identify unauthorized senders, explain failures, and recommend next steps. That is meaningful parity for teams that want report data organized and queryable. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)

DMARC Report Domains view: purple product header with navigation for Domains, Summary, Timeline, Reports, Tools, Alerts, Teams and Widgets, and the Add Domain action highlighted in the domains workspace.
DMARC Report, from its own site
Fully Hosted SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI & MTA-STS
Palisade

The distinction is what happens after a sender or alignment problem is found. DMARC Report's public AI material describes analysis and recommendations, while its API material says customers build their own automated workflows and integrations. Its pricing page separately advertises Done With You enforcement and a dedicated DMARC engineer on Ultimate. DMARC Report does not advertise an AI agent that drafts SPF/DKIM changes and proposes each policy step for approval (checked 2026-08-26). Palisade's agent owns that investigation and drafting loop; your team remains the release gate. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)

DMARC Report
  • No agent advertised
Palisade
  • Agent drafts and proposes
  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 coverage vs plan access

Strong API and hosted-service coverage, with plan gates

The DMARC Report API is more than a CSV export. Its documentation lists account, domain, aggregate-report, forensic-report, alert, BIMI, MTA-STS, email-source, and member resources. It can return top sources, alignment failures, trends, compliance summaries, and PDF audit reports, while domain endpoints can generate a DMARC record and verify hosted DMARC or MTA-STS setup. That makes DMARC Report a reasonable fit when the central requirement is feeding normalized authentication data into another system. Source (2026-08-26)

DMARC Report aggregate-record detail with source, authentication, reporting, and published-policy fields.
DMARC Report, from its own site
Palisade domains dashboard with email activity chart and DMARC compliance report
Palisade

The catch is packaging. The pricing page puts API access on Shield and higher self-serve tiers, not on Core or Guard. DMARC Report's public integrations FAQ says there are currently no integrations, so a team wanting a PSA or ticketing connection should expect to build and maintain that connection through the API. Palisade includes API access on every plan and offers native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrations for MSP accounts, so the operational question is whether your team wants an API project or a product workflow ready for its service desk. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)

Native PSA integrations

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

  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Autotask
  • HaloPSA
DMARC Report
  • Starts on Shield
Palisade
  • Included on every plan

MSP tooling vs remediation ownership

MSP tooling is real parity; the work model is the decision

DMARC Report takes MSP delivery seriously. Its partner program advertises a multi-tenant dashboard, isolated per-client views, white-label PDF reports, bulk CSV/API onboarding, role-based access, customer portals, white-glove onboarding, and a dedicated partner support channel. The MSP plans also describe widget embeds, white-label domains, aggregate geomaps, advanced alerts, and managed services. An MSP that wants to package monitoring and reporting under its own brand can find the expected building blocks here. Source (2026-08-26)

DMARC Report New Member form with read and edit domain permissions plus add and remove user controls
DMARC Report, from its own site
Multi-tenant solution
Palisade

The concession for DMARC Report is narrow: it fits an MSP that already has the people and process to turn a report finding into a DNS change, or that wants to buy its Done With You service. Palisade is aimed at a different handoff. Its agent investigates each sender, drafts the SPF and DKIM work, detects policy readiness, and proposes the move toward p=reject; the customer approves each step before anything ships. That makes the page-to-page comparison less about whether either product can monitor client domains and more about who carries the remediation queue across the portfolio. Source (2026-08-26)

DMARC Report
  • Per-client portal views
  • White-label reports and domain
  • No PSA integrations advertised
Palisade
  • Multi-tenant management
  • White-label client reports
  • Native PSA integrations
  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.

Volume pricing vs portfolio pricing

Message-volume pricing versus portfolio-based MSP economics

DMARC Report's self-serve pricing is easy to inspect, but the meter deserves attention. Core starts at 10,000 monthly messages, Guard at 250,000, Shield at 1,000,000, and Defender at 3,000,000; the support documentation explains that each individual email record represented inside incoming reports counts toward the plan. Domain ceilings also vary by tier. For an internal team, that can be a sensible way to match the bill to the amount of mail being observed. For an MSP, the relevant budget question is how many client domains and how much client volume sit under one plan. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)

Palisade publishes a separate MSP model: pay per client domain, with a rate that improves as the portfolio grows, no client email metering, and a free NFR domain for the provider. Its internal IT plans remain flat monthly tiers by email volume, while the agentic workflow reduces the manual investigation and configuration work that volume-based monitoring still leaves to an operator. Compare both the line-item price and the labor required to maintain every domain at the enforcement stage you want. Source (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.

DMARC Report
  • Core
    $0

    10,000 monthly messages, 1 domain, subdomains, 30 days of data history, aggregate reports

  • Defender
    $200/mo

    3,000,000 monthly messages, 25 domains, everything in Shield, advanced API and failure reports, advanced support

  • MSP Armor
    $400/mo

    7,000,000 monthly reports, 50 domains, 1 year of history, everything in Sentinel, enhanced API, reputation monitoring, managed services, advanced support

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

DMARC Report
  • Hosted verification endpoints
  • Record-change alerts
  • Aggregate sender dashboards
Palisade
  • Hosted on managed DNS
  • Continuous monitoring
  • Agent analyzes reports

Dashboard access vs programmatic access

DMARC Report connects AI tools over REST while its MCP server remains on the roadmap

DMARC Report publishes a token-authenticated REST API for account, domain, report, alert, and compliance data, and its AI page shows Claude Code, ChatGPT, and other AI tools calling that API. It says API access is included on all paid plans on the AI page, while its pricing matrix lists API access starting with Shield. The same AI page says API output can feed dashboards, scheduled client reporting, spreadsheet exports, and PDF generation. It labels the MCP server as coming soon and says it is not yet available, so REST is the vendor's published AI-assistant route (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27)

Palisade publishes an MCP server at /mcp. 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.

DMARC Report
  • Documented REST API
  • MCP server on roadmap
  • AI analyzes report data
Palisade
  • REST API published
  • MCP server published
  • Agent drafts fixes
Palisade

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1 domain free up to 1,000 emails/month

The agent does the heavy lifting

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

Connect your AI with MCP

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf

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

Connect your DNS manager directly

  • GoDaddy
  • Cloudflare
  • Namecheap
  • Amazon Route 53

Approved records go into your own zone at your own provider, across 64. No credentials reach us.

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

DMARC Report pricing explained (and how Palisade compares)

DMARC Report publishes self-serve plans that meter monthly message records and domain count, plus separate MSP plans. The pricing page showed these options when checked on August 26, 2026:

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

DMARC Report
Free

Core: 1 domain and 10,000 monthly messages; no 1,000-message tier published

Palisade
Free
Medium

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

DMARC Report
$25/mo billed monthly

Guard: 5 domains and 250,000 monthly messages; no 2-domain or 100,000-message tier published

Palisade
$19/mo ($15/mo annual)
Large

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

DMARC Report
$75/mo billed monthly

Shield: 10 domains and 1,000,000 monthly messages

Palisade
$99/mo ($79/mo annual)
Enterprise

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

DMARC Report
$200/mo billed monthly

Defender: 25 domains and 3,000,000 monthly messages; no 20-domain or 2.5-million-message tier published

Palisade
$249/mo ($199/mo annual)
MSP

Client domains under management, any volume

DMARC Report
Not published at this size

MSP plans cap monthly reports; no any-volume MSP price is published

Palisade
Quoted per client domain; no email metering

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

How DMARC Report prices

  • The vendor defines a billable DMARC report as an individual email record inside an aggregate or forensic report, not merely the XML file itself.
  • The pricing page says paid plans include a 30-day free trial with no credit card required. If no payment method is added, the account downgrades to Core after the trial.
  • DMARC Report also advertises an Ultimate tier displayed at $3,900 with unlimited domains, three years of history, a dedicated DMARC engineer, and Done With You enforcement; the page does not label the displayed amount with a billing interval.
  • The MSP page advertises white-glove onboarding, a multi-tenant portal, and a 50% partner discount on list pricing, with additional volume discounts described at 50+ and 200+ domains.

How Palisade prices

  • Palisade's Free plan covers one domain and up to 1,000 emails/month. Paid IT-team plans are flat monthly prices sized by email volume, starting at $19/month, with 20% off on annual billing.
  • Palisade paid IT tiers cap set-up domains at 2, 3, 6, 10, or 20 by volume tier; adding domains is free and unlimited, and only set-up domains count against the tier.
  • Palisade's MSP model is quoted per client domain with a rate that improves as your portfolio grows. Client email volume is not metered, and your own MSP domain is a free NFR license.
  • Palisade's 15-day full-product trial requires no credit card. The agent investigates every sender, drafts every fix, and proposes policy steps for approval instead of making unreviewed DNS or policy changes.

DMARC Report pricing read from their 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.

DMARC Report · Overview

DMARC Report turns aggregate and forensic email-authentication reports into dashboards, alerts, and API data for teams monitoring sending sources, authentication results, and policy readiness. Its cloud platform covers vendor identification, alignment analysis, failure reports, DNS record monitoring, and AI-assisted report analysis, giving operators report data to investigate and use in their own workflows.

DMARC Report also targets MSPs that need multi-tenant client views, white-label reports, bulk onboarding, and customer portals. Its self-serve plans meter monthly message records and domain count, while separate MSP plans add partner access and white-glove onboarding. REST API access and hosted verification endpoints fit teams that need report data and hosted services in a central platform.

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.

DMARC Report · What it covers
  • Provides aggregate sender dashboards for DMARC monitoring and sender visibility
  • Provides message-level failure details in forensic reports
  • Provides vendor classification and metrics for email senders
  • Provides record-change alerts for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records
  • Provides per-client portal views for MSP partners
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
DMARC Report · Where it stops
  • Does not advertise an AI agent that drafts authentication fixes and carries each policy step
  • Does not advertise REST API access on Core or Guard; the pricing page starts API access on Shield
  • Does not advertise named ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations
  • Does not advertise SPF flattening in the DMARC Report product
  • Does not advertise a released MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain data
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
DMARC Report · At a glance
Starts at
$0 (Core)
Free tier
1 domain, 10,000 monthly messages
Data history
30 days to 3 years
Paid trial
30 days, no card required
MSP entry
$100/mo, 25 domains
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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Evidence

Sources and further reading

Source checks run through 2026-08-26; every entry keeps its individual check date.

Questions

Palisade vs DMARC Report: FAQ

What is the main difference between DMARC Report and Palisade?

DMARC Report is centered on aggregate and forensic report monitoring, dashboards, alerts, API access, and MSP reporting. 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.

Does DMARC Report have an AI enforcement agent?

DMARC Report advertises AI report analysis, natural-language questions, sender identification, explanations, and recommendations. It does not advertise an AI enforcement agent that drafts authentication changes and carries each policy step through approval. Its separate Ultimate and MSP materials describe Done With You enforcement with human DMARC engineers.

Does DMARC Report offer an API and integrations?

It publishes a REST API for accounts, domains, reports, alerts, sources, alignment data, and hosted-service verification. Its support FAQ currently says there are no integrations, so ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask are not advertised as native integrations. Palisade includes API access on every plan and native PSA integrations for MSP accounts.

How much does DMARC Report cost?

The published self-serve plans checked August 26, 2026 were Core at $0, Guard at $25/month, Shield at $75/month, and Defender at $200/month. The vendor also lists MSP Framework at $100/month, MSP Sentinel at $250/month, and MSP Armor at $400/month. Plans are tied to message volume and domain counts; confirm current pricing before buying.

Is there a free DMARC Report plan or trial?

Yes. Core is listed as free with 10,000 monthly messages, one domain, 30 days of history, and aggregate reports. The pricing page also advertises a 30-day free trial for paid plans with no credit card required. Palisade offers a separate 15-day full-product trial with no card required.

Can I run DMARC Report and Palisade at the same time?

Yes. DMARC reporting supports multiple recipients, so you can send reports to both platforms during an evaluation window. Keep the DNS policy changes coordinated, compare sender and alignment findings, and move the reporting destination fully when your team is ready.

Switching from DMARC Report takes three steps

  1. 1

    Batch-import your domains

    Bring your client domains into Palisade in bulk, or let your ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integration sync them automatically.

  2. 2

    Run both platforms in parallel

    DMARC reporting supports multiple recipients, so Palisade and DMARC Report receive the same reports during the overlap window. Nothing breaks while you compare.

  3. 3

    Cut DNS over on your schedule

    Point records at Palisade's hosted infrastructure (redundant managed DNS), then retire the old setup when you're satisfied.

Our onboarding team handles the technical transition with you.

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