DMARCLY vs Palisade in 2026
DMARCLY publishes a report-led platform with plan-specific domain, message, and history limits. Palisade publishes an AI-agent workflow that turns aggregate-report evidence into prioritized tickets. Compare workflow ownership and current terms before choosing.
Samuel Chenard · CEO & Co-Founder, PalisadeSource checks through 2026-10-13
ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
Perplexity
Grok
DMARCLY
Palisade
Provisional · 6/8 dimensions established
Average of established dimensions; may change as remaining dimensions are verified.
Full rubric · 8/8 dimensions established
Which one is right for you?
Best for Teams whose portfolios fit published limits
Best for MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains
- Its published domain, message, data-history, and Safe SPF limits fit your current portfolio.
- You want its report-processing, alerting, and staged DMARC policy workflow.
- You have confirmed any required API, integration, retention, or support detail with DMARCLY.
- You want the DMARC Agent to turn aggregate-report evidence into prioritized detection and remediation tickets.
- You have confirmed that Palisade's current plan and operational model fit your domain portfolio.
- You want to review the evidence and approve the DNS or policy changes that remain under your control.
Our verdict: Choose DMARCLY when its published limits and report-led workflow fit your portfolio. Choose Palisade when its AI-agent workflow and current commercial terms fit the work your team wants to keep in-house. Verify the operational handoff and final price with both vendors.
Where the day-to-day work actually differs
| Feature | DMARCLY | Palisade |
|---|---|---|
| Enforcement | ||
| Documented staged path from p=none to p=rejectWhether the product documents a staged path from monitoring to DMARC enforcement.Both vendors publish a staged-enforcement statement; confirm the operational handoff for your account. Source (2026-07-28) Source 2 (2026-07-28) | Published staged path | Agent drafts and proposes |
| Published DMARC report processingWhether the product processes DMARC reports for authentication review.DMARCLY lists aggregate and forensic reports; Palisade lists DMARC report parsing and sender classification. Source (2026-07-28) Source 2 (2026-07-28) | Both report formats | Agent analyzes reports |
| Limits & metering | ||
| Published email-volume plan inputHow the provider measures email volume for its published plans.The vendors publish different volume descriptions, so buyers should confirm what each platform measures. Source (2026-07-28) Source 2 (2026-07-28) | Supported | Monthly email volume |
| Published report-history termHow long plans retain DMARC report data for review.DMARCLY lists 2 months to 1 year by plan; Palisade IT-team and MSP plans include unlimited report history, while Enterprise retention follows custom terms. Source (2026-07-28) Source 2 (2026-07-28) | Two months to one year | Unlimited IT/MSP; Enterprise customSource |
| MSP operations | ||
| Published user-access policyHow many users each published plan permits.DMARCLY lists user allowances by plan; Palisade states unlimited users on every plan. Source (2026-07-28) Source 2 (2026-07-28) | Plan-based user allowances | Unlimited users every plan |
| Published API accessWhether programmatic access is available across plans.DMARCLY lists API access on Enterprise; Palisade states API access is available on every plan. Source (2026-07-28) Source 2 (2026-07-28) | Enterprise plan only | API on every plan |
| Hosted records & DNS | ||
| Published SPF-flattening service and domain allowancesWhether the product flattens SPF to reduce DNS lookup chains.DMARCLY lists Safe SPF on Growth, Business, and Enterprise, with 1, 2, and 4 Safe SPF domains respectively (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) | Growth tier and above | Hosted SPF flattening |
| Published BIMI supportWhether the product supports BIMI for its published plans.DMARCLY lists BIMI on its Professional, Growth, Business, and Enterprise plans (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) | Professional plan and above | Hosted BIMI record |
| Published MTA-STS/TLS-RPT coverageWhether the product covers MTA-STS and TLS-RPT for its published plans.DMARCLY lists MTA-STS/TLS-RPT on its Professional, Growth, Business, and Enterprise plans (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) | Professional plan and above | Hosted MTA-STS record |
| AI and automation access | ||
| Documented REST API accessWhether customers can use published programmatic endpoints rather than only the dashboard.DMARCLY documents a REST API for programmatically retrieving email-authentication data in JSON. Its authentication guide says API access is available to the Enterprise plan only (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) | Enterprise REST API | REST API published |
| MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain dataWhether an AI assistant can reach the product's data directly.DMARCLY does not advertise an MCP server or an AI-assistant integration in its public API documentation, which lists Introduction, Authentication, Endpoints, and Errors, or on its Features page (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) | —No MCP server listed | MCP server published |
| AI features for sender investigation and fix draftingWhether the vendor advertises AI that investigates senders and prepares authentication changes.DMARCLY does not advertise AI or machine-learning product features on its Features, Pricing, or REST API pages; the public feature list instead describes reporting, XML parsing, charts, periodic reports, alerts, and automated sender actions (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27) | —No AI feature listed | Agent drafts fixes |
| Programmatic report data outside the dashboardWhether a documented data feed returns email-authentication data without using the dashboard.DMARCLY's API overview says its standard REST API returns results in JSON and can retrieve email-authentication data; its endpoint documentation covers DMARC aggregate and forensic data (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) | JSON REST responses | REST API published |
Palisade vs DMARCLY: score evidence and limitations
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. Unknown scoring dimensions are shown as Not established; provisional scores average only established dimensions and show coverage. They may change as remaining dimensions are verified. Current ranks include full and provisional scores; equal displayed scores share a rank. Historical assessments are separate. Editorial dimensions last reviewed 2026-10-15.
Provisional · 6/8 dimensions established
Average of established dimensions; may change as remaining dimensions are verified.
Full rubric · 8/8 dimensions established
How reachable the vendor's DMARC data is from your own software and AI tools. Two paths count, an API and an MCP server, and each only if it reaches DMARC data (domains, records, reports or sending sources). A path is open when it is documented and included from the cheapest paid plan; gated when it needs a higher tier, an add-on, a sales call or a request, or the vendor does not say which plans include it. 10 = both open. 9 = one open, one gated. 8 = both gated. 7 = one open, the other absent. 6 = one gated, the other absent. 5 = access claimed in marketing only, with no docs or plan listing. 4 = reachable only through a self-hosted tool's own interface or a host platform's API, such as parsedmarc's library or Splunk's REST API; a dashboard over a database you run yourself does not count. 3 = no API or MCP server reaches DMARC data.
The REST API and Safe SPF endpoint are documented; the cited overview leaves tier coverage and MCP availability unclear. Source (2026-08-28)
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)
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.
The platform processes aggregate and forensic data, identifies vendors, monitors reputation, and emits reports and alerts across its plans. Source (2026-08-28)
Report data is analysed into a prioritised list of sender, SPF, DKIM and DMARC issues, so nobody reads raw XML. Source (2026-08-30)
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.
Growth includes Safe SPF and setup requires customer DNS work; the later policy and DNS workflow is not fully documented here. Source (2026-08-28)
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)
10 = full pricing published. 6 = some tiers published, rest quote-gated. 3 = quote only.
Published monthly tiers from $17.99 to $199, with domain, message, and history allowances. Source (2026-08-28)
Self-service IT-team prices are published by email volume from $19/month; MSP pricing is portfolio-based per client domain, and Enterprise pricing is custom. Source (2026-08-30)
10 = hosts the records for you. 6 = partial or add-on. 3 = you manage your own DNS.
Partial: Safe SPF is available on paid tiers; the product also checks BIMI and MTA-STS/TLS-RPT. Source (2026-08-28)
Yes: hosted DMARC, SPF, DKIM, BIMI & MTA-STS Source (2026-08-30)
10 = a genuine free plan. 6 = time-limited trial only. 3 = no free access.
A 14-day free trial is published; no ongoing free plan is listed. Source (2026-08-28)
No free plan: a 15-day full-product trial; nothing is charged until the trial ends Source (2026-09-25)
10 = a real MSP program with multi-tenant management. 6 = partial. 3 = none.
Partial: the features page lists an MSP dashboard for managing several clients and switching between them; no partner programme, MSP price, or client data isolation is published. Source (2026-10-13)
Yes: MSP-first, multi-tenant with native PSA integrations Source (2026-08-30)
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.
DMARCly documents a staged path from monitoring through quarantine to reject, while customers analyze sources and modify their mail streams. Source (2026-08-28)
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 (2026-08-30)
Where Palisade and DMARCLY actually differ
Each argument keeps the product screens, sourced comparison points, and supporting analysis together.
Report analysis vs managed remediation
How enforcement actually happens
DMARCLY describes aggregate and forensic report processing, charts, email-vendor identification, and authentication checks in its public materials. Its pricing page also lists reports and alerts on every published plan. Those capabilities make it a report-led option for teams that want a published set of plan limits to evaluate. Source (2026-07-28) Source 2 (2026-07-28)
DMARCLY
DMARCLY documents a three-phase progression: monitor at p=none, move to p=quarantine, then to p=reject. Its public workflow says users analyze the data and modify mail streams as appropriate. Palisade's documented DMARC Agent analyzes aggregate-report data and creates prioritized detection and remediation tickets. In both cases, ask who reviews the evidence and who authorizes DNS or policy changes. Source (2026-07-28) Source 2 (2026-07-28)
Domain pricing vs volume pricing
What DMARCLY meters (and how Palisade prices)
DMARCLY's public plans combine a domain allowance, a monthly DMARC-compliant-message allowance, and a data-history window. The listed ranges are 2 to 200 domains, 100,000 to 5,000,000 messages per month, and 2 months to 1 year of history. Its FAQ also describes how domain, Safe SPF, and high-volume message charges apply. Source (2026-07-28)
DMARCLY
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade publishes paid plans sized by email volume. The sensible comparison is a current portfolio: count domains, estimate the mail volume that the relevant platform measures, identify how much history you need, and then obtain written terms for anything not on a public pricing page. Source (2026-07-28)
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.
- Professional$17.99/mo
2 domains, 100,000 DMARC-compliant messages/mo, 2 months data history, 1 user, aggregate + forensic reports, BIMI, MTA-STS/TLS-RPT checks
- Growth$39.99/mo
8 domains, 1 Safe SPF domain, 250,000 messages/mo, 4 months data history, 3 users, live chat support
- Enterprise$199/mo
200 domains, 4 Safe SPF domains, 5,000,000 messages/mo, 12 months data history, unlimited users, user access control, API, SSO/SAML
- IT teams: up to 100,000 emails/mo$19/mo ($15/mo billed annually)
2 set-up domains (adding is unlimited), unlimited retention, every core feature
- IT teams: up to 1,000,000 emails/mo$99/mo ($79/mo billed annually)
Same product: 10 set-up domains, pick the tier that matches your sending
- Enterprise (more than 2.5M / month)Custom
Custom volume, retention, and terms
Small portfolios vs MSP operations
Who DMARCLY fits, and where it stops
DMARCLY is worth shortlisting when its public plan limits match a small, predictable domain portfolio and the team wants report processing, authentication checks, and a staged policy workflow in the same product. Safe SPF appears on its Growth tier and above, which may matter where SPF lookups are already a constraint. Its features page also lists an MSP dashboard for switching between clients, without a published MSP price or the plan that includes it. Source (2026-07-28) Source 2 (2026-10-13)
DMARCLY
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade is worth shortlisting when the buyer wants a ticket-driven DMARC workflow and its public pricing and product boundaries fit the portfolio. For an MSP or larger IT team, compare the evidence-review workflow, domain and volume limits, retention, integrations, and commercial terms in writing. Missing public information is a question for the sales process, not a feature gap. Source (2026-07-28) Source 2 (2026-07-28)
Dashboard access vs programmatic access
DMARCLY's Enterprise REST API, without a published MCP server or AI feature
DMARCLY publishes an Enterprise-plan REST API that returns email-authentication data in JSON and documents aggregate, forensic, Safe SPF, and domain endpoints. Its public API documentation lists Introduction, Authentication, Endpoints, and Errors; the Features and Pricing pages do not advertise an MCP server, AI-assistant integration, or AI or machine-learning product feature (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27) Source 4 (2026-08-27) Source 5 (2026-08-27)
DMARCLY
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
- Documented REST API access: REST API published
- MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain data: MCP server published
- AI features for sender investigation and fix drafting: Agent drafts fixes
Palisade publishes an MCP server and a 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 42 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.
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Codex
- Cursor
- Windsurf
- Any MCP client
DMARCLY pricing explained (and how Palisade compares)
DMARCLY publishes four monthly tiers from $17.99 to $199. Each tier has a domain allowance, a monthly DMARC-compliant-message allowance, and a data-history window. Compare those published limits with your current volume and portfolio before treating either price as a like-for-like total.
What you'd actually pay
The same five buyer sizes on every comparison, so a shape carries from one page to the next.
1 domain, up to 1,000 emails a month
Professional: up to 2 domains and 100,000 DMARC compliant messages per month; no smaller tier is published
2 set-up domains, up to 100K emails a month
Professional: up to 2 domains and 100,000 DMARC compliant messages per month
10 set-up domains, up to 1M emails a month
Business: up to 15 domains and 1,000,000 DMARC compliant messages per month; no 10-domain tier is published
20 set-up domains, up to 2.5M emails a month
Enterprise: up to 200 domains and 5,000,000 DMARC compliant messages per month; no 20-domain or 2.5-million-message tier is published
Client domains under management, any volume
The features page lists an MSP dashboard, but no MSP or client-domain plan is listed on the pricing page
Palisade’s figures are derived from its published tiers. DMARCLY pricing or licensing source reference: vendor source citation date 2026-10-13. Plans and prices may have changed since.
How DMARCLY prices
- DMARCLY says all plans include a 14-day free trial (checked 2026-07-28).
- Plans meter monthly "DMARC compliant messages": 100K, 250K, 1M, or 5M by tier.
- DMARCLY's pricing FAQ lists $1 per additional DMARC domain, $10 per additional Safe SPF domain, and $10 per million messages above the 5M Enterprise allowance (checked 2026-07-28).
- Data history is capped by tier at 2, 4, 6, or 12 months.
- API access and SSO/SAML are listed only on the Enterprise plan.
- DMARCLY's features page lists an MSP dashboard for managing several clients, but the pricing page lists no MSP plan or price and does not say which tier includes the dashboard (checked 2026-10-13).
- The reviewed public plan list does not establish enterprise, partner, or annual terms. Confirm any terms material to your purchase with DMARCLY.
How Palisade prices
- Palisade's public pricing page lists paid plans sized by monthly email volume and a 15-day full-product trial. Confirm the plan and volume that apply to your organization before comparing an invoice.
- Palisade says the agent runs on every plan and names every problem it finds, with unlimited users on every plan; it offers a 15-day full-product trial, while report history is unlimited on IT-team and MSP plans and follows custom terms on Enterprise. Confirm any integration, retention, or support requirement with Palisade before selecting a tier.
- DMARCLY publishes domain, message, data-history, Safe SPF, and user limits for its plans. That makes those allowances useful comparison criteria when your portfolio has predictable limits.
DMARCLY source reference: primary reference citation date 2026-07-28.Palisade source reference: the public pricing page citation date 2026-07-28.Plans and prices may have changed since.
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.
DMARCLY is a report-led DMARC monitoring platform that processes aggregate and forensic reports, presents charts, identifies email vendors, and checks authentication. Its four monthly plans pair reports and alerts with published domain, DMARC-compliant-message, and data-history allowances, making it aimed at teams that want to assess a defined portfolio against stated plan limits.
DMARCLY documents a three-phase DMARC progression from p=none through p=quarantine to p=reject. Its public workflow directs users to analyze report data and modify mail streams as appropriate. Safe SPF appears on its Growth tier and above. It is suited to teams that want a staged policy workflow and plan-specific domain limits in one product.
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.
- Publishes a staged path from p=none to p=reject
- Processes both aggregate and forensic DMARC reports
- Provides a published report-history term from two months to one year
- Provides plan-based user allowances
- Provides Safe SPF on the Growth tier and above
- Lists an MSP dashboard for switching between managed clients
- 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 records, 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
- Does not advertise an MCP server or AI-assistant integration
- Does not advertise AI or machine-learning product features
- Every policy change waits for a human approval, by design: nothing ships on the agent's own authority
- MSP pricing is portfolio-based per client domain, with a minimum of 5 client domains
- Plans are sized by monthly email volume, so a low-domain, high-volume sender lands on a higher tier than domain count alone suggests
- Starts at
- $17.99/mo
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Domain range
- 2 to 200 domains
- Message range
- 100,000 to 5,000,000/mo
- Data history
- 2 months to 1 year
- Starts at
- IT plans from $19/mo by email volume; 15-day trial
- Trial
- 15 days, full product
- MSP model
- Portfolio-based per client domain; minimum of 5 client domains
Sources and further reading
Source checks run through 2026-10-13; every entry keeps its individual check date.
- DMARCly product overview
Checked 2026-08-28
- DMARCLY pricing and plan limits
Checked 2026-10-13
- DMARCLY features and advertised automation
Checked 2026-10-13
- DMARCLY REST API documentation index
Checked 2026-08-27
- DMARCly API overview
Checked 2026-08-28
- DMARCLY REST API authentication and plan access
Checked 2026-08-27
- DMARCLY REST API endpoint index
Checked 2026-08-27
- DMARCLY public sitemap
Checked 2026-08-27
- Palisade pricing and plan details
Checked 2026-10-13
- Palisade DMARC Agent
Checked 2026-07-28
- DMARCly data processing agreement
Checked 2026-08-28
Palisade vs DMARCLY: FAQ
Is DMARCLY a DMARC monitoring platform?
Yes. DMARCLY describes itself as an SPF, DKIM, and DMARC monitoring solution. Its public site also describes aggregate and forensic report processing, authentication checks, alerts, and a staged DMARC workflow.
Does DMARCLY publish its pricing?
Yes. Its public pricing page lists Professional, Growth, Business, and Enterprise plans at $17.99, $39.99, $69, and $199 per month, along with the listed allowances. Check the page again before purchase because prices and limits can change.
Does DMARCLY include Safe SPF?
Only on the public Growth, Business, and Enterprise plans. The pricing page lists one Safe SPF domain on Growth, two on Business, and four on Enterprise. Confirm whether additional Safe SPF domains and their fees fit your portfolio.
Can a DMARC platform guarantee inbox placement?
No. DMARC authentication and policy help a receiver evaluate whether a message is authorized, but mailbox providers still apply their own filtering and delivery decisions. Treat any platform comparison as one part of a broader sending and deliverability review.
What should an MSP verify before choosing DMARCLY or Palisade?
DMARCLY's features page lists an MSP dashboard for switching between clients, but not which plan includes it. Verify that, along with the domain and volume model, report retention, user access, integration requirements, implementation responsibilities, and support terms, against your client portfolio. Get any capability or commercial condition that is not on a public plan page in writing before committing.
Check the evidence behind your shortlist
A public-record check cannot show the full provider workflow, prove message-level alignment, or replace a review of delivered-mail evidence.
Source citations on this page run through 2026-10-13; individual claims retain their dates and evidence limitations. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.