Sendmarc vs Palisade in 2026
Sendmarc offers quote-based DMARC plans with guided implementation and enterprise contract features. Palisade combines published IT-team pricing with an agent that drafts fixes for your approval.
Our verdict: Choose Sendmarc when you need a negotiated rollout with enterprise change controls. Choose Palisade when you want the agent to investigate senders and prepare each fix, while your team approves changes before they ship.
Samuel Chenard · CEO & Co-Founder, PalisadeSource checks through 2026-09-221 domain free up to 1,000 emails/month
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Sendmarc
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Which one is right for you?
Best for Teams needing contract features and guided rollout
Best for MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains
- You need project management, CAB approval or supply-chain analysis under Sendmarc's Enterprise & Government agreement.
- You want a guided implementation and can obtain a quote before comparing paid-plan costs.
- You want the agent to investigate senders, draft SPF and DKIM fixes and propose the next policy step for approval.
- You need published IT-team pricing or an MSP workflow with portfolio-based, quoted per-client-domain pricing.
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Where the day-to-day work actually differs
| Feature | Sendmarc | Palisade |
|---|---|---|
| Enforcement | ||
| Agent does the enforcement work and evaluates policy readiness; you approve each stepWhether the product carries enforcement work to policy readiness for review.Sendmarc's managed-services page says clients 'can be fully protected with DMARC within 90 days' on the Premium plan, subject to domain count; your team works the structured task flow (checked 2026-07-19). | No agent-led enforcement | Agent drafts; you approve |
| DMARC report monitoringWhether the product collects DMARC reports and flags threats.Aggregate and forensic reports plus threat reporting are listed on Sendmarc's paid plans. | Aggregate and forensic reports | Agent analyzes reports |
| Limits & metering | ||
| Unlimited report retention on every paid planHow long report history remains available to your team.Sendmarc's paid plans list unlimited data history; trial history is 21 days. | Unlimited paid history | Unlimited on paid plans |
| API access on every planWhether programmatic access is available at every subscription level.Sendmarc's pricing page lists API access on its paid plans (Premium, Compliance, and Enterprise & Government) but not on the free trial (checked 2026-07-19). | Paid plans only | Every plan, including Free |
| MSP operations | ||
| ConnectWise, HaloPSA & Autotask integrationsWhether the listed PSA platforms can sync client accounts and billing.All three are documented for account mapping and automated billing; Sendmarc's Autotask service-desk ticketing is 'planned for a future release' (checked 2026-07-19). | Account mapping and billing | Native PSA integrations |
| Multi-tenant client managementWhether one account can manage domains across multiple clients.Sendmarc's partner program covers multi-tenant management of thousands of domains from a single partner account. | Single partner account | Multi-tenant management |
| Whitelabel prospecting reportWhether branded reports can help find prospects and support outreach.Sendmarc's partner program lists co-branding and a lead-generation vulnerability checker. | Co-branded vulnerability checker | Before-and-after white-label reports |
| Portfolio-based MSP pricingWhether MSP pricing is based on the number of client domains.Every Sendmarc paid tier, including the MSP partner platform, is quote-based with no published rates (checked 2026-07-19). | No published rates | Per client domain |
| Hosted records & DNS | ||
| Hosted DMARC, SPF & MTA-STS recordsWhether the provider hosts the listed email-authentication records.Sendmarc's help docs describe a hosted, Sendmarc-compiled SPF record that the SPF record in your DNS points to; DMARC/BIMI management and MTA-STS & TLS reporting are listed on paid plans, though Sendmarc does not document hosted DMARC or MTA-STS records specifically (checked 2026-07-19). | Hosted SPF; others undocumented | CNAME-delegated hosted records |
| SPF flatteningWhether SPF lookups can be reduced to stay within DNS limits.Sendmarc's SPF page says it automatically monitors the record and resolves lookups in real time; per its help docs, flattening is off by default and, when enabled, reduces nested includes to stay under the 10-DNS-lookup limit. | Optional SPF flattening | One-lookup hosted SPF |
| Hosted records on redundant managed DNSWhether hosted records are served through redundant managed DNS.Sendmarc does not advertise a DNS uptime SLA on its pricing, product, or SPF pages (checked 2026-07-19). | No DNS SLA published | Redundant managed DNS |
| AI and automation access | ||
| Documented REST API for domain and sender dataWhether software can read and manage product data through a published API reference.Sendmarc publishes an OpenAPI 3.1 reference for its Portal API, with endpoints for accounts, domains, DNS settings, IP statistics, and senders. Its pricing table lists API access on Premium and higher plans, but not the Free Trial (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) | Paid plans only | REST API published |
| MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain dataWhether an AI assistant can reach the product's data directly.Sendmarc does not advertise an MCP server or an AI-assistant integration on its public integrations page (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) | No MCP server listed | MCP server published |
| Advertised AI assistance for the DMARC workflowWhether the product advertises AI that helps investigate or prepare authentication work.Sendmarc does not advertise an AI feature inside its DMARC platform on its current product page (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) | No AI feature listed | Agent drafts work |
| Report data available outside the dashboardWhether a documented endpoint can deliver report data without using the UI.Sendmarc's Portal API reference documents a GET endpoint that returns a domain exposure report as PDF binary data that can be saved to a file (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) | PDF report endpoint | REST API published |
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Palisade 96 vs Sendmarc 68, 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 2026-09-02.
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.
Sendmarc publishes bearer-token OpenAPI documentation, while its API access is listed only on quoted paid plans and no MCP server is advertised. Source (2026-08-30)
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.
Analysis is performed by the vendor as part of the managed service rather than surfaced as self-serve triage tooling. 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.
Sendmarc's team deploys and enforces DMARC through its managed service; the software is not described as identifying senders, drafting SPF or DKIM fixes, or proposing policy steps on its own. 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: 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.
Yes: managed DMARC, SPF, DKIM, BIMI, MTA-STS, and TLS-RPT configuration. Source (2026-08-28)
10 = a genuine free plan. 6 = time-limited trial only. 3 = no free access.
Free Basic Reporting trial: one domain, up to 5,000 emails, and 21 days of history. 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.
Yes: white-label, multi-tenant managed-service platform for partners. Source (2026-08-28)
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.
A fully managed service: Sendmarc's team deploys and enforces DMARC across the client base, including SPF flattening and managed records. Nothing to drive yourself. 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 Sendmarc actually differ
Each argument keeps the product screens, sourced comparison points, and supporting analysis together.
Guided execution vs agent-led approvals
How enforcement actually gets done
Sendmarc's deployment model is guided. The platform surfaces a structured task flow and your team works through it: review senders, adjust SPF and DKIM, and step the policy toward reject. Sendmarc's managed-services page states that clients 'can be fully protected with DMARC within 90 days', a claim footnoted as applying to the Premium plan and subject to the number of domains. Confirm which configuration work Sendmarc or your MSP performs under the selected service agreement.
Sendmarc
- Agent does the enforcement work and evaluates policy readiness; you approve each step: No agent-led enforcement
- DMARC report monitoring: Aggregate and forensic reports
Palisade
- Agent does the enforcement work and evaluates policy readiness; you approve each step: Agent drafts; you approve
- DMARC report monitoring: Agent analyzes reports
Palisade turns the task queue into an approval queue. Its AI agent identifies legitimate senders from report data, configures SPF and DKIM for each source, and progressively tightens the DMARC policy to p=reject, with each step approved by your team. For an MSP running dozens or hundreds of client domains, that difference compounds: the agent's work progresses in parallel across every tenant instead of waiting on a technician to clear the next guided step for each one.
Quote-based pricing vs self-serve clarity
Quote-gated tiers vs published pricing
Sendmarc publishes plan names, not prices. Premium, the Microsoft, Google & Yahoo Compliance tier, Enterprise & Government, and the MSP partner platform are all quote-based (checked 2026-07-19). Paid plans list unlimited emails, domains, data history, and users, so the meter is the contract itself. The free trial is the only self-serve entry point, and it is capped at one domain, 5,000 emails per month, 21 days of data history, and one portal user.
Sendmarc
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
- Unlimited report retention on every paid plan: Unlimited paid history
- API access on every plan: Paid plans only
Palisade
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
- Unlimited report retention on every paid plan: Unlimited on paid plans
- API access on every plan: Every plan, including Free
Palisade publishes its self-serve IT-team pricing: a Free plan for one domain and up to 1,000 emails/month, flat monthly plans sized by email volume from $19/month (20% off on annual billing) with 2 to 20 set-up domains by tier (adding domains is free and unlimited), unlimited report retention on paid plans and API access on every plan, and a 15-day full-product trial. MSPs receive a free NFR domain and quoted, portfolio-based per-client-domain pricing with no client email metering.
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 TrialFree
1 domain, up to 5,000 emails/month, 21 days of data history, 1 portal user, email & DNS analysis tools and aggregate reports
- Microsoft, Google & Yahoo ComplianceCustom - contact sales
Same unlimited usage and feature set as Premium, positioned for bulk-sender compliance requirements
- MSP partner platformCustom - contact sales
Multi-tenant, co-branded partner platform (presented as an MSPs & MSSPs section on the pricing page, not a tier in the plan table) with mass domain imports, sales enablement and engineer training; Sendmarc's partner pages additionally list on-demand billing and PSA integration
- 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
Contract services vs hands-on operations
Where each platform fits
Sendmarc serves organizations that buy security through procurement. The Enterprise & Government tier adds specialized service agreements, project management, a CAB approval process, and supply-chain analysis. Its MSP program includes multi-tenant management of thousands of domains from a single partner account, co-branding, sales enablement tools such as a lead-generation vulnerability checker, and documented ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrations for account mapping and automated billing, with Autotask ticketing listed as planned for a future release.
Sendmarc
- ConnectWise, HaloPSA & Autotask integrations: Account mapping and billing
- Multi-tenant client management: Single partner account
- Whitelabel prospecting report: Co-branded vulnerability checker
Palisade
- ConnectWise, HaloPSA & Autotask integrations: Native PSA integrations
- Multi-tenant client management: Multi-tenant management
- Whitelabel prospecting report: Before-and-after white-label reports
For an MSP, the friction is the sales cycle and the labor model. Quote-based pricing means you cannot put a per-domain cost in a client proposal without talking to Sendmarc first, and the service agreement determines who carries out the work on the path to reject. Sendmarc fits a team that wants a negotiated contract and a hands-on, guided rollout across a small set of complex domains.
Native PSA integrations
Palisade imports client domains straight from these three. Sendmarc's own coverage is stated above, from their site.
- ConnectWise PSA
- Autotask
- HaloPSA
Dashboard access vs programmatic access
Sendmarc's Portal API includes report downloads, with no listed MCP server
Sendmarc publishes a public OpenAPI 3.1 reference for its Portal API. The reference documents endpoints for accounts, domains, DNS settings, IP statistics, sender data, and a domain exposure report that returns PDF data for saving to a file. It requires an API key created in the Portal. The current pricing table lists API access on Premium and higher plans, but not the Free Trial. Sendmarc's integrations page lists API, Abnormal, ConnectWise, Acronis, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrations. It does not advertise an MCP server or an AI-assistant integration there. Its current DMARC product page also does not advertise an AI feature for the DMARC workflow (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)
Sendmarc
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade
- Documented REST API for domain and sender data: REST API published
- MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain data: MCP server published
- Advertised AI assistance for the DMARC workflow: Agent drafts work
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.
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- 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
42 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.”
Sendmarc pricing explained (and how Palisade compares)
Sendmarc publishes plan names but no prices: Premium, a Microsoft, Google & Yahoo Compliance tier, Enterprise & Government, and an MSP partner platform are all quote-based. The free trial is limited to one domain, 5,000 emails per month, and 21 days of data history.
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
Free Trial: 1 domain, up to 5k emails
2 set-up domains, up to 100K emails a month
Premium: unlimited emails and domains; Get a quote
10 set-up domains, up to 1M emails a month
Premium: unlimited emails and domains; Get a quote
20 set-up domains, up to 2.5M emails a month
Enterprise & Government: unlimited emails; Get a quote
Client domains under management, any volume
MSPs & MSSPs: Contact us; per-domain rate not published
Palisade’s figures are derived from its published tiers. Sendmarc figures read from their pricing page on 2026-09-22. Plans and prices may have changed since.
How Sendmarc prices
- Sendmarc's pricing page publishes no dollar amounts; every paid tier requires a sales quote (checked 2026-09-22).
- Sendmarc's managed-services page states clients 'can be fully protected with DMARC within 90 days*', footnoted '*For clients on Sendmarc's Premium Plan. Subject to the number of domains.' (https://sendmarc.com/dmarc-managed-services/, checked 2026-07-19).
- The free trial is the only self-serve entry point and is capped at 1 domain, 5,000 emails/month, 21 days of data history, and 1 portal user.
- Sendmarc's partner pages describe MSP billing through PSA integrations (ConnectWise, HaloPSA, Autotask) against quoted packages rather than a published rate card.
How Palisade prices
- Palisade publishes its self-serve IT-team pricing: a Free plan for one domain and up to 1,000 emails/month, flat monthly plans sized by email volume from $19/month (20% off on annual billing) with 2 to 20 set-up domains by tier (adding domains is free and unlimited), and portfolio-based per-client-domain pricing for MSPs. Sendmarc requires a sales quote for every paid plan (checked 2026-07-19).
- Palisade's AI agent does the enforcement work: it identifies legitimate senders, configures SPF/DKIM, and progressively tightens policy to p=reject with your approval. Sendmarc offers guided implementation; confirm the division of work in its service agreement.
- Palisade's 15-day trial is the full product. Sendmarc's trial caps you at 1 domain, 5,000 emails/month, and 21 days of data history.
- Palisade includes API access on every plan, including Free. Sendmarc lists API access on its paid tiers only; the free trial does not include it (checked 2026-07-19).
Sendmarc pricing read from their public pricing page on 2026-09-22.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.
Sendmarc provides DMARC management and reporting through a guided task flow. Its paid plans include aggregate and forensic reports and threat reporting, while the free trial covers one domain, 5,000 emails per month, and 21 days of data history. The platform is intended for teams that want to move a domain toward DMARC enforcement with structured guidance from the software.
Sendmarc is aimed at organizations that buy email security through procurement and MSPs managing customer domains. Its Enterprise & Government tier adds specialized service agreements, project management, CAB approval and supply-chain analysis, while the partner platform brings multi-tenant domain management, co-branding, and PSA-linked account mapping and billing.
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.
- Collects aggregate and forensic reports, with threat reporting on paid plans
- Provides unlimited data history on paid plans
- Maps accounts and automates billing through ConnectWise, HaloPSA and Autotask integrations
- Supports multi-tenant management from a single partner account
- Offers a co-branded vulnerability checker to support lead generation
- 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 agent-led enforcement
- Does not advertise API access for the free trial
- Does not publish paid-plan rates
- Does not publish a DNS uptime SLA
- Does not advertise an MCP server or an AI feature for the DMARC workflow
- 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
- Free trial
- 1 domain, 5,000 emails/month
- Data history
- 21 days
- Portal users
- 1
- Paid pricing
- Quote required
- MSP model
- Quote-based partner platform
- Starts at
- Free for 1 domain; IT plans from $19/mo by email volume
- 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
What Palisade customers say
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Sources and further reading
Source checks run through 2026-09-22; every entry keeps its individual check date.
- Sendmarc pricing: plans and trial limits
Checked 2026-09-22
- Sendmarc managed services: Premium-plan DMARC rollout
Checked 2026-07-19
- Sendmarc Portal API: OpenAPI reference and report endpoint
Checked 2026-08-27
- Sendmarc Help Center: API token instructions
Checked 2026-08-27
- Sendmarc Help Center: integrations index
Checked 2026-08-27
- Sendmarc DMARC platform: current product description
Checked 2026-08-27
- Sendmarc: AI email threats panel
Checked 2026-08-27
- Sendmarc: email security gateway and ICES explainer
Checked 2026-08-27
- Sendmarc Help Center: portal and integrations overview
Checked 2026-08-27
- Sendmarc pricing: current API plan availability
Checked 2026-08-27
Palisade vs Sendmarc: FAQ
What is the main difference between Sendmarc and Palisade?
Sendmarc offers guided DMARC implementation on quote-based paid plans. Palisade's agent investigates sending sources, drafts fixes and proposes policy changes for a human to approve. Compare the work included in Sendmarc's service agreement with the approval workflow your team would run in Palisade. Source (2026-09-22)
Is Sendmarc free, or does it offer a free trial?
Sendmarc labels its free entry point Free Trial: one domain, up to 5,000 emails per month, one portal user and 21 days of report history. The 21 days describe data history, not the trial duration. Its paid plans require a quote. Source (2026-09-22)
Who should choose Sendmarc?
Sendmarc fits buyers who need guided implementation or enterprise contract features such as project management, CAB approval and supply-chain analysis. Its MSP offering includes a multi-tenant, co-branded platform. Ask which services and limits are included in your quote before comparing costs. Source (2026-09-22)
Does Palisade's Free plan include enforcement fixes?
Palisade's Free plan monitors one domain up to 1,000 emails per month and keeps 14 days of report history. The agent identifies problems on Free; applying its fixes and using hosted records require a paid plan. Every change requires human approval. Source (2026-09-22)
Can I compare Sendmarc and Palisade without changing enforcement?
DMARC aggregate reporting can send copies to more than one reporting destination. Add Palisade's reporting destination while retaining Sendmarc's, and compare the reports before changing policy or retiring either service. Authorize external reporting destinations where required and check that reports arrive at both. Source (2026-09-22)
Switching from Sendmarc takes three steps
- 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
Run both platforms in parallel
DMARC reporting supports multiple recipients, so Palisade and Sendmarc receive the same reports during the overlap window. Nothing breaks while you compare.
- 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.
1 domain free up to 1,000 emails/month
Competitor information on this page was last reviewed against public sources on 2026-09-22. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.