PowerDMARC vs Palisade in 2026
PowerDMARC adds AI assistance to a traditional dashboard. Palisade is agentic: its agent investigates senders, configures authentication, and moves domains toward enforcement. That difference grows with every domain you manage.
Our verdict: Pick Palisade if you want the AI to complete the DMARC work, including sender investigation and approved configuration changes. Pick PowerDMARC if you prefer an assistant inside a dashboard and want your team to operate the enforcement process.
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Which one is right for you?
Best for MSPs needing white-label client management
Best for MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains
- You prefer a more traditional PowerDMARC workflow with people involved in each enforcement step.
- Your buying criteria center on vendor-specific enterprise requirements.
- You want PowerDMARC's built-in DMARC AI Agent to advise your team from inside its dashboard.
- Your MSP requires PowerDMARC's fully white-labeled platform and multi-tenant client management.
- You run an MSP, or an internal IT or security team, responsible for multiple domains.
- You want an AI agent to investigate issues, configure authentication, and move domains toward p=reject.
- Teams already using Claude, OpenAI, or other AI tools can bring the same agent-led operating model to DMARC.
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Where the day-to-day work actually differs
| Feature | PowerDMARC | Palisade |
|---|---|---|
| Enforcement | ||
| Built-in AI assistanceWhether the product helps operators investigate DMARC issues with AI. | In-dashboard assistant | Agent investigates and drafts |
| AI agent that does the enforcement work (you approve each step)Whether the agent investigates, drafts fixes, and proposes policy steps for approval. | Not advertised | Agent drafts and proposes |
| Reporting & analysis | ||
| DMARC report monitoring & analyticsWhether the product turns DMARC reports into usable authentication findings. | Supported | Agent analyzes reports |
| MSP operations | ||
| Native ConnectWise & HaloPSA integrationsWhether the platform connects ConnectWise and HaloPSA with client operations. | Native PSA integrations | Native PSA integrations |
| Native Autotask integrationWhether the platform connects Autotask directly for client operations. | Not listed natively | Native Autotask integration |
| White-label MSP platformWhether MSPs can present the platform and client materials under their own brand. | White-label platform | White-label client reports |
| Multi-tenant client managementWhether one account can manage separate customer-domain portfolios. | Supported | Supported |
| Hosted records & DNS | ||
| Hosted SPF included on the entry paid planWhether entry-level paid pricing includes hosted SPF rather than selling it separately. | Basic plan add-on | Included from IT teams |
| Limits & metering | ||
| MSP client-domain pricing independent of email volumeWhether MSP client-domain pricing changes when a client sends more email. | Volume-based pricing | Per client domain |
| No per-plan domain ceilingsWhether a plan limits the number of domains you can set up. | Five-domain Basic ceiling | Unlimited domain adding |
| AI and automation access | ||
| Documented API accessWhether customers can use documented programmatic endpoints rather than the dashboard.PowerDMARC's public support documentation describes API tokens, permission scopes, Swagger documentation, and an API integration workflow. Its Developer Portal lists End User and MSSP APIs; the public pages do not state plan availability (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) | Token-authenticated API | REST API published |
| MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain dataWhether an AI assistant can reach the product's data directly.PowerDMARC's MCP guide documents connections to AI hosts, including Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and VS Code. It says access is available to specific account types and controlled by API token permissions, without naming a pricing tier (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) | MCP server published | MCP server published |
| In-dashboard AI help for DMARC investigationWhether the product advertises AI that helps investigate email-authentication issues.PowerDMARC advertises its DMARC AI Agent in beta for Basic and Enterprise users. It explains authentication problems, surfaces anomaly scores, and gives policy recommendations; its FAQ says an administrator implements configuration changes (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) | AI agent in beta | Agent drafts for approval |
| Report delivery outside the dashboardWhether reports can be obtained without manually viewing the dashboard.PowerDMARC's support guide documents scheduled PDF reports sent by email and on-demand PDF exports (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) | Scheduled PDF reports | REST API published |
| MSP platform breadth | ||
| White-label branding options for MSPsWhere MSP branding appears across the client experience.PowerDMARC advertises a fully white-labeled platform, custom login URL, analysis tools, and reports. Palisade documents configurable prospecting reports with MSP branding (checked 2026-08-28). Source (2026-08-28) Source 2 (2026-08-28) | Platform, URL, tools & reports | Branded prospecting reports |
| Hosted DMARC, SPF, DKIM, BIMI, MTA-STS, and TLS-RPTWhether the platform hosts client-domain controls for email authentication and transport security.PowerDMARC lists hosted DMARC, SPF, DKIM, BIMI, MTA-STS, and TLS-RPT. Palisade documents the same five hosted controls and manages TLS-RPT through Hosted MTA-STS (checked 2026-08-28). Source (2026-08-28) Source 2 (2026-08-28) Source 3 (2026-08-28) | Five hosted controls + TLS-RPT | Five hosted controls + TLS-RPT |
| Multilingual MSP deliveryWhether MSPs can provide a multilingual dashboard or customer report.PowerDMARC advertises support for 11 languages in its MSP dashboard. Palisade documents English and French output for branded prospecting reports (checked 2026-08-28). Source (2026-08-28) Source 2 (2026-08-28) | Dashboard: 11 languages | Reports: English or French |
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Palisade 96 vs PowerDMARC 80, 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.
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.
PowerDMARC publishes an OEM REST API and a hosted MCP server with read and write tools, but it does not state that API access is included on every plan. Source (2026-08-27)
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.
Broad multi-protocol reporting across six record types; analysis is presented rather than triaged. Source (2026-07-29)
Report data is analysed into a prioritised list of sender, SPF, DKIM and DMARC issues, so nobody reads raw XML. Source (2026-07-29)
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.
Hosted DMARC lets PowerDMARC apply record changes, while a person decides what to fix and when to advance DMARC policy. Source (2026-08-27)
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.
Free is $0. Basic spans $8–$250 month-to-month by compliant-email band; at 100,000 emails it is $15 monthly or $12 per month billed annually. Enterprise is quoted. Source (2026-08-30)
Published: free plan, then flat monthly plans by email volume from $19/mo Source (2026-08-30)
10 = hosts the records for you. 6 = partial or add-on. 3 = you manage your own DNS.
10 = a genuine free plan. 6 = time-limited trial only. 3 = no free access.
Free plan for personal domains with 10,000 compliant emails per month. Source (2026-08-27)
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)
10 = a real MSP program with multi-tenant management. 6 = partial. 3 = none.
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.
Hosted DMARC/SPF/DKIM/BIMI/MTA-STS/TLS-RPT removes the DNS work, though hosted SPF is an add-on on the Basic tier and policy progression is self-driven. Source (2026-07-29)
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)
Where Palisade and PowerDMARC actually differ
Each argument keeps the product screens, sourced comparison points, and supporting analysis together.
Advice vs approved action
AI assistant vs an agent that does the work
PowerDMARC
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade
Palisade's agent operates one level up: it doesn't just explain what to do, it does the work. The agent identifies legitimate senders, writes the SPF and DKIM configuration, and detects when a domain is ready for the next policy stage on the path to p=reject, proposing the move for your team to review and apply. That is the difference between a diagnostic copilot and a worker that closes the ticket, and across an MSP's whole domain portfolio it is the difference that shows up in your team's hours.
Volume pricing vs domain pricing
Email-volume pricing vs MSP client-domain pricing
PowerDMARC's model is fair-minded (you're billed only on compliant mail, not attack traffic) but the bill still climbs a ladder as legitimate volume grows: $8 to $250 a month on Basic between 50k and 2M emails when we checked their selector. For MSPs quoting fixed monthly fees, a growing client quietly compresses your margin.Source 1, Source 2 +1 more
PowerDMARC
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade's MSP pricing makes each client domain the billing unit, with no email metering on client domains. Whatever a client sends, the rate you built into its quote stays the same. IT teams use a separate model: published flat monthly tiers based on total email volume, with 2 to 20 set-up domains by tier (adding domains is free and unlimited).
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.
- Free$0
10,000 compliant emails/mo, 1 domain, 1 user, 10-day history, hosted DMARC + BIMI
- Basic @ 100k emails/mo$15/mo ($12/mo yearly)
Same plan: higher volume tier
- Enterprise / MSP partnerCustom quote
Up to unlimited volume and domains, hosted DKIM, white-label portal
- 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
PSA breadth vs direct coverage
PSA coverage: two native, one missing
PowerDMARC natively integrates HaloPSA (customer mapping, subscription sync, alert-to-ticket) and ConnectWise (certified via ConnectWise Invent), with Gradient MSP for billing sync and broader coverage. What their PSA integrations page doesn't list is Autotask. Autotask shops are routed through Gradient rather than a direct integration (checked July 10, 2026). Palisade integrates ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask natively, plus a free API.Source 1, Source 2 +2 more
PowerDMARC
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade
Native PSA integrations
Palisade imports client domains straight from these three. PowerDMARC's own coverage is stated above, from their site.
- ConnectWise PSA
- Autotask
- HaloPSA
White-label depth vs agent-led operations
Where PowerDMARC fits
Honesty over spin: PowerDMARC's MSP program is mature: a fully white-labeled platform down to the URL, hosted DMARC/SPF/DKIM/BIMI/MTA-STS, 11 languages, and by their count more than 2,000 MSP partners. If your evaluation comes down to white-label depth or breadth of hosted record types, they compete hard. Palisade's case rests on agent-led enforcement, native Autotask, email-volume-independent MSP billing, and everything included on the entry paid plan.Source 1, Source 2 +1 more
PowerDMARC
Palisade
Dashboard access vs programmatic access
PowerDMARC pairs API tokens with an MCP server
PowerDMARC publicly documents a token-authenticated API for SIEM integrations, and its Developer Portal lists End User and MSSP APIs. Its public API pages do not name plan availability. The MCP guide documents token and OAuth connections to AI hosts and says the feature is available to specific account types. Separately, the in-dashboard DMARC AI Agent is in beta for Basic and Enterprise users; it explains authentication issues, scores anomalies, and recommends policy steps, while administrators implement configuration changes. Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27) Source 4 (2026-08-27)
PowerDMARC
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
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.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
- Windsurf
- Any MCP client
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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
30 tools over MCP, so your assistant reads your domains and works the queue.
Connect your DNS manager directly
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.”
PowerDMARC pricing explained (and how Palisade compares)
PowerDMARC prices on outbound DMARC-compliant email volume. Phishing and invalid mail don't count toward the meter. The Basic plan's price steps up a published ladder as volume grows. From their live pricing selector when we checked:
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
1 active domain, 10,000 DMARC-compliant emails/month
2 set-up domains, up to 100K emails a month
Basic: 5 active domains, 100,000 DMARC-compliant emails/month
10 set-up domains, up to 1M emails a month
Basic: 5 active domains, 500,001 to 2,000,000 DMARC-compliant emails/month; no 10-domain tier published
20 set-up domains, up to 2.5M emails a month
Enterprise: up to unlimited domains and DMARC-compliant emails
Client domains under management, any volume
Partner Program: per-domain rate and volume allowance not published
Palisade’s figures are derived from its published tiers. PowerDMARC figures read from their pricing page on 2026-08-28. Plans and prices may have changed since.
How PowerDMARC prices
- Hosted SPF (PowerSPF) is a paid add-on on Basic, their FAQ says to contact them for that pricing.
- Basic caps at 5 active domains; additional domains go through their sales team.
- Their overage policy isn't published; the FAQ suggests using the trial to estimate your volume.
- Both platforms offer a 15-day free trial.
How Palisade prices
- Published pricing: flat monthly plans sized by email volume from $19/month, and portfolio-based per-client-domain pricing for MSPs where a client's send volume never moves the price.
- 2 to 20 set-up domains by tier with free unlimited domain adding, and unlimited report retention on paid plans.
- Hosted SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and BIMI included, not add-ons.
- No commitments, and a 15-day free trial.
PowerDMARC pricing read from their public pricing page on 2026-07-10.Plans and prices may have changed since.
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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.
PowerDMARC combines a traditional dashboard with an in-dashboard DMARC AI Agent that surfaces anomalies, explains authentication failures in plain language, and advises on policy. It is built for teams that want assistance investigating authentication issues while retaining responsibility for operating the enforcement process.
For MSPs, PowerDMARC provides multi-tenant client management, a white-label platform, and native HaloPSA and ConnectWise integrations. Its pricing measures DMARC-compliant outbound email volume, with a Free plan at $0 and a Basic plan whose published price rises across volume tiers as sending volume grows.
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.
- Provides an in-dashboard assistant for DMARC investigation
- Supports DMARC report monitoring and analytics
- Provides native ConnectWise and HaloPSA integrations
- Provides a white-label MSP platform
- Supports multi-tenant client management
- 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
- Does not advertise an AI agent that does the enforcement work with operator approval
- Does not list a native Autotask integration
- Does not include hosted SPF on the Basic plan; it is a paid add-on
- Does not offer MSP client-domain pricing independent of email volume
- Does not offer the Basic plan without a per-plan domain ceiling; it has five active domains
- 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
- Starts at
- $0 for 10,000 compliant emails/mo
- Basic entry
- $8/mo at 50k emails/mo
- Basic domains
- 5 active domains
- Free history
- 10 days
- Trial
- 15 days
- 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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Sources and further reading
Source checks run through 2026-08-30; every entry keeps its individual check date.
- PowerDMARC website
Checked 2026-07-10
- PowerDMARC DMARC AI Agent current feature page
Checked 2026-08-27
- PowerDMARC PSA integrations
Checked 2026-07-10
- PowerDMARC pricing and policy
Checked 2026-07-10
- PowerDMARC API integration guide
Checked 2026-08-27
- PowerDMARC Developer Portal
Checked 2026-08-27
- PowerDMARC MCP getting started
Checked 2026-08-27
- PowerDMARC scheduled PDF reports
Checked 2026-08-27
- PowerDMARC MSP programme
Checked 2026-08-28
- Palisade MSP platform
Checked 2026-08-30
- Palisade product documentation
Checked 2026-08-30
- Palisade pricing
Checked 2026-08-30
- Palisade API guide
Checked 2026-08-30
- Palisade MCP server
Checked 2026-08-30
- Palisade white-label reports
Checked 2026-08-30
Palisade vs PowerDMARC: FAQ
Does PowerDMARC have an AI agent too?
Yes. PowerDMARC ships a built-in DMARC AI Agent, but it works as an in-dashboard assistant: it surfaces anomalies with severity and confidence scores, explains authentication failures, and advises on policy (checked 2026-07-10). Palisade's agent works one level up: it identifies legitimate senders, configures SPF and DKIM, and detects when a domain is ready for the next policy stage, proposing the move for your team to review and apply. The difference is a copilot that advises versus a worker that does the investigation and configuration.
Why does PowerDMARC's price go up as my clients send more email?
PowerDMARC's Basic plan prices on DMARC-compliant email volume. Their live selector ran from $8/mo at 50,000 emails to $250/mo at 2 million when we checked (2026-07-10). Palisade prices MSP client domains per domain with no email metering, so a client's send volume never moves the price. For an MSP quoting fixed monthly fees, that keeps the platform cost a constant as clients grow.
Does PowerDMARC integrate with Autotask?
PowerDMARC's PSA integrations page lists HaloPSA and ConnectWise natively, with Autotask reachable through Gradient MSP rather than a direct integration (checked 2026-07-10). Palisade integrates ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask natively, plus a free API on every plan.
Is hosted SPF included on PowerDMARC's entry plan?
On PowerDMARC's Basic plan, hosted SPF (PowerSPF) is a paid add-on, their pricing FAQ says to contact them for that price (checked 2026-07-10). Palisade includes hosted SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and BIMI on every paid plan, not as add-ons.
Can I manage all my client domains under one white-labeled console?
Both platforms do this. PowerDMARC runs a mature, fully white-labeled MSP platform: their own URL, reports, and analysis tools, with more than 2,000 MSP partners by their count (checked 2026-07-10). Palisade also offers multi-tenant client management and client-ready reporting; where it differs is elsewhere: the agent does the sender investigation and SPF and DKIM work, Autotask is a native integration, and the quoted per-client-domain rate is based on portfolio size rather than a client's email volume. If white-label depth is your deciding factor, evaluate both closely.
Switching from PowerDMARC takes three steps
- 1
Batch-import your domains
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- 2
Run both platforms in parallel
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- 3
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