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Fraudmarc vs Palisade in 2026

How Fraudmarc and Palisade compare on report analysis, SPF management, hosted policies, pricing, and the work required to reach enforcement.

Our verdict: Pick Fraudmarc if you want a focused DMARC reporting and SPF-management product, a full-service option, or the ability to run its Community Edition yourself. Pick Palisade if you want an AI agent to investigate senders, draft the fixes, and propose each policy step for your approval.

Samuel ChenardSamuel Chenard · CEO & Co-Founder, PalisadeSource checks through 2026-10-13

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Palisade
Palisade domains dashboard with email activity chart and DMARC compliance report
Fraudmarc
DMARC reporting and SPF management
Palisade rubric score
73/100

Provisional · 7/8 dimensions established

Average of established dimensions; may change as remaining dimensions are verified.

Palisade rubric: tied rank #20 of 67 current providers
Score calculation: 51 ÷ 70 × 100 = 72.86, rounded to 73/100
Palisade’s 8-dimension rubric
Starts at
$21 per domain/month billed annually
Best fit
Teams that prefer to do the hands-on work
In one line
Fraudmarc leaves the routine investigation and configuration work with your team, while Palisade's agent prepares it for approval.
Palisade
Agentic DMARC platform
Palisade rubric score
86/100

Full rubric · 8/8 dimensions established

Palisade rubric: tied rank #7 of 67 current providers
Score calculation: 69 ÷ 80 × 100 = 86.25, rounded to 86/100
Palisade’s 8-dimension rubric
Starts at
IT plans from $19/mo by email volume; 15-day trial
Best fit
MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains
In one line
Palisade is agentic DMARC software for IT teams and MSPs. Find every sender, fix SPF and DKIM, and reach p=reject with human-approved changes.

Palisade's IT-team plans start at $19 a month, sized by email volume. Start with a 15-day full-product trial; nothing is charged until it ends.

The decision

Which one is right for you?

Pick Fraudmarc if…
Pick Palisade if…

Best for Teams that prefer to do the hands-on work

Best for MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains

  • You want Fraudmarc's report-analysis plans, SPF Compression, or SenderTrace identity intelligence.
  • You prefer a hosted dashboard and editor, or you have the technical capacity to operate the open-source Fraudmarc CE stack yourself.
  • You want a full-service engagement where Fraudmarc's experts guide the email-authentication journey.
  • You want an AI agent to investigate every sender, draft every fix, and propose each policy step while you approve before anything ships.
  • You manage a portfolio and want the same agentic operating model across internal domains or client domains.
  • You want Smart DNS Deployment and a workflow built around moving domains toward p=reject with human approval at every step.
Starts at
$21 per domain/month billed annually
Starts at
IT plans from $19/mo by email volume; 15-day trial

IT-team plans start at $19 a month, sized by email volume. Start with a 15-day full-product trial; nothing is charged until it ends.

Feature comparison

Where the day-to-day work actually differs

FeatureFraudmarcPalisade
DMARC analysis
DMARC aggregate report analysisWhether a product collects and analyzes aggregate DMARC reports.Fraudmarc's Standard plan lists DMARC aggregate report analysis (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Standard plan analysisAgent analyzes reports
DMARC forensic report analysisWhether a product analyzes forensic DMARC reports.Fraudmarc's Standard plan lists DMARC forensic report analysis (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Standard plan analysisAggregate reports only
Sender identity and source analysisWhether a product identifies the people or teams behind sending sources.Fraudmarc advertises SenderTrace Intelligence for identifying the people and departments behind email sources (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Sender identity analysisAgent investigates senders
Policy management
Hosted DMARC, SPF, and DKIM policy managementWhether a product hosts and manages DMARC, SPF, and DKIM policies.The public hosted-plan article establishes SPF and DMARC hosting and names a DKIM manager. It does not define vendor-hosted DKIM selector scope. Source (2026-08-26)Hosted SPF/DMARC editors; DKIM managerHosted email records
SPF flattening and DNS-lookup limit handlingWhether SPF records can stay within the 10-DNS-lookup limit.Fraudmarc advertises SPF Compression and Universal SPF for dynamic flattening and overcoming SPF's 10-DNS-lookup limit (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Dynamic SPF handlingHosted SPF flattening
Self-hosted open-source DMARC report analyzerWhether a product offers a self-hosted, open-source DMARC report analyzer.Fraudmarc publishes Fraudmarc Community Edition as open-source DMARC report analysis software, with the repository linked from its site (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)Self-hosted source codeHosted managed platform
Services
Full-service email-authentication guidanceWhether a provider gives hands-on guidance through email-authentication work.Fraudmarc's Outbox Protection page says its experts guide the full email-authentication journey and work with the customer's team (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Expert-guided serviceAgent drafts and proposes
Enforcement workflow
AI agent that investigates every sender and drafts each fix for approvalWhether an agent investigates senders, drafts fixes, and proposes policy steps for approval.Fraudmarc advertises automated DMARC data analysis and SenderTrace identity intelligence, but its public product page does not advertise an AI agent that investigates every sender, drafts each fix, and proposes policy steps for approval (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)No AI agent advertisedAgent drafts and proposes
MSP operations
Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrationsWhether a product connects directly to the named PSA tools.Fraudmarc's public home, product, pricing, and contact pages do not advertise ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)—Not advertisedNative PSA integrations
Limits and pricing
Unlimited report historyHow long a product keeps DMARC report history.Fraudmarc's published DMARC plans list 30-day history for Standard, 90-day history for Advanced, and one-year history for SenderTrace; unlimited retention is not published (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Up to one yearUnlimited IT/MSP; Enterprise customSource
AI and automation access
Published API reference for programmatic accessWhether customers can build against a documented public API.Fraudmarc's public sitemap lists product, tool, company, and article pages, but does not advertise a developer portal or public API reference (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27)—No API reference listedREST API published
MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain dataWhether an AI assistant can reach the product's data directly.Fraudmarc does not advertise an MCP server or an AI-assistant integration in its public sitemap or on its site navigation (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27)—No MCP server listedMCP server published
Advertised AI or machine-learning product featuresWhether the vendor advertises AI or machine learning inside the product.Fraudmarc's DMARC reporting page advertises automated data analysis and SenderTrace identity intelligence, but does not advertise AI or machine-learning product features (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27)No AI feature advertisedAgent drafts work
Scheduled exports, webhooks, or data feedsWhether documented data can leave the product without using the dashboard.Fraudmarc's DMARC reporting page lists report analysis, history, automated data analysis, and SenderTrace identity intelligence, but does not advertise scheduled exports, webhooks, or a data feed (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27)—No feed or webhook listedREST API published
Deployment ownership
Deployment location and infrastructure controlWhere the product runs and whether the buyer controls the cloud region.Fraudmarc offers hosted DMARC plans and a self-hosted CE deployment that lets customers choose the AWS region. Palisade publishes a hosted managed platform (checked 2026-08-28). Source (2026-08-28) Source 2 (2026-08-28) Source 3 (2026-08-28)Hosted or customer-run AWSHosted managed platform
Implementation and maintenance ownerWho sets up and maintains the product's operating environment.Fraudmarc says CE requires technical knowledge to implement and maintain and is intended for users who can manage it independently. Palisade documents a hosted product rather than a customer-maintained deployment (checked 2026-08-28). Source (2026-08-28) Source 2 (2026-08-28)Customer maintains CEPalisade hosts the platform
Published support route for the operating modelWhere operators go when they need product or deployment help.Fraudmarc directs CE support to its community forum, while Palisade directs customers to support email or the Help button in the app (checked 2026-08-28). Source (2026-08-28) Source 2 (2026-08-28)Community forum for CEEmail and in-app support

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The scorecard

Palisade vs Fraudmarc: 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.

Fraudmarc
73/100

Provisional · 7/8 dimensions established

Average of established dimensions; may change as remaining dimensions are verified.

Palisade rubric: tied rank #20 of 67 current providers
Score calculation: 51 ÷ 70 × 100 = 72.86, rounded to 73/100
Palisade’s 8-dimension rubric
Palisade
86/100

Full rubric · 8/8 dimensions established

Palisade rubric: tied rank #7 of 67 current providers
Score calculation: 69 ÷ 80 × 100 = 86.25, rounded to 86/100
Palisade’s 8-dimension rubric
Dimension
MCP & API connectivityEditorial

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.

Fraudmarc3/10

Fraudmarc's current product and pricing page publishes no API or 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.

Fraudmarc8/10

Aggregate and forensic processing plus SenderTrace identity analysis turn report sources into categorized operational evidence. 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 (2026-08-30)

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.

Fraudmarc6/10

Fraudmarc hosts DMARC and SPF records, but its published workflow has the customer edit the policies and move the domain toward reject. 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.

Fraudmarc10/10

Standard DMARC is $21 per domain per month, Advanced is $4 per user per month, and SenderTrace is $12 per user per month; all three are billed annually (checked 2026-10-13). Source (2026-10-13)

Palisade6/10

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)

Hosted SPF/DKIM/DMARC records

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

Fraudmarc10/10

Fraudmarc hosts DMARC and SPF records through its editors; its public materials also mention a DKIM manager. 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.

Fraudmarc6/10

The current product page points to the open-source Community Edition, but does not publish an ongoing free hosted plan. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade6/10

No free plan: a 15-day full-product trial; nothing is charged until the trial ends Source (2026-09-25)

MSP & multi-tenant

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

FraudmarcNot established

Fraudmarc publishes hands-on assistance and free DMARC tools; an MSP or multi-tenant programme is not established by this citation. 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.

Fraudmarc8/10

Hosted DMARC and SPF controls, policy editors, instant setup at three DNS providers, and service assistance support enforcement work. 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 (2026-08-30)

In depth

Where Palisade and Fraudmarc actually differ

Each argument keeps the product screens, sourced comparison points, and supporting analysis together.

Reports and controls vs agent action

Fraudmarc's workflow: reports, editors, and a path to reject

Fraudmarc's public product pages describe a conventional but broad email-authentication workflow. The Standard plan receives aggregate and forensic DMARC reports, while Advanced adds automated data analysis and SenderTrace adds identity intelligence intended to identify the people and departments behind each mail source. Fraudmarc also presents its hosted plans as a place to view reports and edit policy in one place, with an SPF editor, a DKIM manager, a DMARC editor, and SPF history. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)

Fraudmarc

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

Fraudmarc, from its own site
  • AI agent that investigates every sender and drafts each fix for approval: No AI agent advertisedSource

Palisade

Palisade domains dashboard with email activity chart and DMARC compliance report
Palisade product evidence · Vendor source, checked 2026-07-17
  • AI agent that investigates every sender and drafts each fix for approval: Agent drafts and proposes

That gives an operator useful evidence and controls, but the public product page does not advertise an AI agent that carries the investigation from sender discovery through drafted fixes and proposed policy steps. Palisade's agent investigates every sender, drafts every fix, and proposes each policy step; your team approves before anything ships. The difference is the work left after the report is understood: Fraudmarc gives the team tools and, through Outbox Protection, expert guidance, while Palisade is designed to take on the routine investigation and configuration work under review. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)

Hosted policies vs DNS control

SPF is a first-class part of Fraudmarc

Fraudmarc is not only a DMARC dashboard. Its SPF Compression page focuses on the 10-DNS-lookup limit, importing and compressing an existing policy, keeping the flattened policy current as vendors change, and showing inactive vendors that may be safe to remove. The Universal SPF page packages a simpler version of that model: the customer places Universal SPF in front of existing SPF terms, and Fraudmarc advertises automatic updates, dynamic flattening, unlimited email volume and mailboxes, and lookup-limit handling. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)

Fraudmarc

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

Fraudmarc, from its own site
  • Hosted DMARC, SPF, and DKIM policy management: Hosted SPF/DMARC editors; DKIM managerSource
  • SPF flattening and DNS-lookup limit handling: Dynamic SPF handlingSource
  • Self-hosted open-source DMARC report analyzer: Self-hosted source codeSource 1, Source 2

Palisade

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

Palisade product evidence
  • Hosted DMARC, SPF, and DKIM policy management: Hosted email records
  • SPF flattening and DNS-lookup limit handling: Hosted SPF flattening
  • Self-hosted open-source DMARC report analyzer: Hosted managed platform

The hosted-record detail matters when planning a migration. Fraudmarc says SPF Compression works when it hosts the SPF record, and its setup guidance asks customers to replace the current SPF and DMARC records with the records Fraudmarc provides. If a customer keeps a TXT DMARC record instead of switching to the hosted CNAME arrangement, Fraudmarc says reports still work but its editors do not. Teams should therefore decide whether they want the convenience of a hosted policy before changing DNS, and keep the current records documented for rollback. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)

Hosted service vs self-hosting

Hosted service or Fraudmarc CE: two different operating models

Fraudmarc also publishes Community Edition, an open-source DMARC report analyzer for advanced users. Fraudmarc's own article says CE is intended for people who can independently manage and maintain DMARC, and points readers to the public GitHub repository for the code. The repository describes aggregate-report processing, a multi-user web application, AWS and AWS GovCloud deployment, and a self-hosted architecture that uses services such as SES, Lambda, RDS, Cognito, and API Gateway. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-10-13)

Fraudmarc

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

Fraudmarc, from its own site
  • Deployment location and infrastructure control: Hosted or customer-run AWSSource 1, Source 2
  • Implementation and maintenance owner: Customer maintains CESource
  • Published support route for the operating model: Community forum for CESource

Palisade

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

Palisade product evidence
  • Deployment location and infrastructure control: Hosted managed platformSource
  • Implementation and maintenance owner: Palisade hosts the platformSource
  • Published support route for the operating model: Email and in-app supportSource

CE is a real parity point for a technical team that wants control over deployment and data location, but it changes the buyer's job. A self-hosted edition means the customer owns installation, cloud resources, updates, access, and operational maintenance; the public article points to community-forum support rather than a managed SaaS workflow. Palisade is a hosted product with a different promise: its agent performs the analysis, drafts the authentication work, and proposes the next policy step while the customer remains the approver. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-10-13)

Domain pricing vs portfolio fit

Pricing, support, and MSP fit

Fraudmarc's current DMARC analysis page exposes three commercial tracks with different billing units. Standard is priced per domain, while Advanced and SenderTrace are priced per user. The page also makes history a visible tier boundary: 30 days on Standard, 90 days on Advanced, and one year on SenderTrace. That structure can fit a team that wants to buy a defined reporting surface, but it makes a portfolio comparison different from a flat platform fee because the unit changes between plans. Source (2026-08-26)

Fraudmarc

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

Fraudmarc, from its own site

Palisade

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

Palisade product evidence
  • Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrations: Native PSA integrations

Fraudmarc does publish a full-service route: Outbox Protection says its experts guide the full email-authentication journey and work with the customer's team. The public site does not advertise a ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integration, nor does it publish a dedicated MSP rate card or multi-tenant operating model. That does not establish that a private arrangement is impossible; it means an MSP should ask directly how client inventory, delegation, reporting, branding, ticketing, and per-client economics would work. Palisade makes those MSP concerns part of its product model, with PSA integrations, portfolio-based per-client-domain pricing, and an agent that can carry routine work across the fleet after approval. 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. Fraudmarc's own coverage is stated above, from their site.

  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Autotask
  • HaloPSA

Dashboard access vs programmatic access

Fraudmarc's public catalog has no published API reference or MCP server

Fraudmarc's public sitemap lists company, product, tool, and article pages. Its site navigation lists SPF Record Check and DMARC Check under Tools, plus Universal SPF, SPF Compression, DMARC reporting, and Outbox Protection under Products & Pricing. Those public materials do not advertise a developer portal, public API reference, MCP server, AI-assistant integration, scheduled export, webhook, or data feed. On the DMARC reporting page, Fraudmarc instead advertises automated data analysis and SenderTrace identity intelligence, not an AI or machine-learning feature (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27)

Fraudmarc

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

Fraudmarc, from its own site
  • Published API reference for programmatic access: No API reference listedSource
  • MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain data: No MCP server listedSource 1, Source 2
  • Advertised AI or machine-learning product features: No AI feature advertisedSource

Palisade

Palisade integrations catalog with Autotask, HaloPSA, and ConnectWise connection cards
Palisade product evidence · Vendor source, checked 2026-08-31
  • Published API reference for programmatic access: REST API published
  • MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain data: MCP server published
  • Advertised AI or machine-learning product features: Agent drafts work

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 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.

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.

Connect your AI with MCP

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf

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

Connect your DNS manager directly

  • GoDaddy
  • Cloudflare
  • Namecheap
  • Amazon Route 53

One-time sign-in supports 64 providers without retaining credentials. Optional account connections support Cloudflare, GoDaddy and Route 53. You approve every change.

“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

Fraudmarc pricing explained (and how Palisade compares)

Fraudmarc publishes several ways to buy DMARC analysis, plus separate SPF products and an open-source edition. The prices below are the figures shown on Fraudmarc's public pages when checked:

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

Fraudmarc
$21 per domain per month (billed annually)

Standard: no email-volume limit is published

Palisade
$19/mo ($15/mo annual), entry tier covers up to 100K emails
Medium

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

Fraudmarc
$21 per domain per month (billed annually)

Standard: no 2-domain package total or email-volume limit is published

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

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

Fraudmarc
$21 per domain per month (billed annually)

Standard: no 10-domain package total or email-volume limit is published

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

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

Fraudmarc
$21 per domain per month (billed annually)

Standard: no 20-domain package total or email-volume limit is published

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

Client domains under management, any volume

Fraudmarc
Not published at this size

No MSP portfolio or per-client-domain rate card is published

Palisade
Portfolio-based per client domain; minimum of 5 client domains; no email metering

Palisade’s figures are derived from its published tiers. Fraudmarc pricing or licensing source reference: vendor source citation date 2026-08-28. Plans and prices may have changed since.

How Fraudmarc prices

  • The displayed DMARC amounts are monthly rate figures billed annually. The checked page does not publish month-to-month billing rates.
  • The DMARC page does not publish a free-trial duration. Universal SPF's separate page advertises a 7-day free trial for its Pro comparison, which should not be assumed to apply to every Fraudmarc product.
  • Fraudmarc CE is a self-hosted software option rather than a hosted SaaS plan. Its official repository discusses typical AWS resource costs, but those are infrastructure costs and not a Fraudmarc subscription price.
  • The public pages do not publish an MSP portfolio or per-client-domain rate card.

How Palisade prices

  • Palisade publishes flat monthly IT-team plans priced by email volume from $19/month with 20% annual-billing savings. Paid tiers cap set-up domains at 2, 3, 6, 10, or 20; adding domains is free and unlimited.
  • Palisade MSP pricing is per client domain, with a rate that improves as the portfolio grows and a minimum of 5 client domains. The MSP's own domain is included as a free Not-For-Resale license, and client email volume does not meter the platform price.
  • Palisade's 15-day full-product trial lets teams evaluate the agentic workflow before a paid plan starts.
  • The product choice is therefore not only a dashboard-price comparison: Fraudmarc offers domain- or user-priced analysis and a self-hosted route, while Palisade prices the operating model around an agent that does the investigation and drafting work with customer approval.

Fraudmarc source reference: primary reference citation date 2026-10-13.Fraudmarc source reference: additional source reference citation date 2026-10-13.Fraudmarc source reference: additional source reference citation date 2026-10-13.Palisade source reference: the public pricing page citation date 2026-08-30.Plans and prices may have changed since.

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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.

Fraudmarc · Overview

Fraudmarc combines DMARC report analysis with hosted SPF and DMARC policy management plus a DKIM manager. Its commercial plans add automated data analysis and SenderTrace identity intelligence, while its SPF products focus on dynamic flattening and the 10-DNS-lookup limit. It is aimed at teams that want a dashboard, policy editors, and specialized SPF controls.

Fraudmarc offers hosted DMARC analysis alongside Community Edition, an open-source option for advanced users who independently manage and maintain DMARC. Standard is priced per domain, while Advanced and SenderTrace are priced per user; Universal SPF is sold separately. Its three commercial tracks list 30 days, 90 days, and one year of report history.

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.

Fraudmarc · What it covers
  • Provides Standard-plan analysis of aggregate DMARC reports
  • Provides Standard-plan analysis of forensic DMARC reports
  • Provides SenderTrace identity analysis for email sources
  • Provides hosted DMARC and SPF editors plus a DKIM manager
  • Provides SPF Compression and Universal SPF for dynamic flattening and lookup-limit handling
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 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
Fraudmarc · Where it stops
  • Does not advertise an AI agent that investigates every sender, drafts each fix, and proposes policy steps for approval
  • Does not advertise named ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations
  • Does not publish unlimited DMARC report retention
  • Does not advertise a public API reference
  • Does not advertise an MCP server or AI-assistant integration
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 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
Fraudmarc · At a glance
Starts at
$21 per domain/month billed annually
Report history
30 days to one year
CE license
No license price published
Trial duration
Not published
MSP model
Not published
Palisade · At a glance
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

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Evidence

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Source checks run through 2026-10-13; every entry keeps its individual check date.

Questions

Palisade vs Fraudmarc: FAQ

What is the main difference between Fraudmarc and Palisade?

Palisade is agentic DMARC software. Its agent investigates sending sources, works through SPF and DKIM alignment, and moves domains toward p=reject while your team stays in control. When evaluating Fraudmarc, compare that operating model with the workflow in its current product documentation and decide how much work you want your team to carry.

Who should choose Palisade?

Choose Palisade if you want an AI agent to investigate senders, draft fixes, and propose policy steps for human approval, whether you manage one domain or thousands. It is also a natural fit for teams already using Claude, OpenAI, or other AI tools to get operational work done.

Who should choose Fraudmarc?

Choose Fraudmarc if its current integrations, procurement model, or operating workflow better match your requirements. A more operator-led platform can also fit a team that prefers to review reports and make each change itself.

Does Palisade guarantee a specific time to p=reject?

No responsible DMARC platform should promise the same enforcement timeline for every domain. Timing depends on the number of sending sources, access to DNS and third-party systems, and how quickly each legitimate stream can be aligned. Palisade's agent reduces routine investigation and configuration work while operators retain control over policy decisions.

Is Fraudmarc Community Edition free?

Fraudmarc Community Edition is open-source, so there is no license fee. You run it in your own AWS account and pay AWS directly; the Fraudmarc CE README estimates under $5 per month in raw cloud resources for most deployments. That estimate excludes your team's installation, updates and maintenance. The README describes one rua address for unlimited domains and deployment in an AWS region you choose; support is through the community forum. Source (2026-10-13)

Switching from Fraudmarc 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

    Keep both reporting destinations configured during the overlap, verify external-report authorization where required, and confirm reports arrive in both platforms before retiring Fraudmarc. Review hosted-record dependencies before changing DNS.

  3. 3

    Cut DNS over on your schedule

    Point records at Palisade's hosted infrastructure, then retire the old setup when you're satisfied.

Our onboarding team handles the technical transition with you.

15-day full-product trial. Nothing is charged until it ends.

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