SimpleDMARC vs Palisade in 2026
SimpleDMARC combines DMARC reporting, hosted authentication records, and an automated path to enforcement. Palisade is agentic: its agent investigates every sender, drafts every fix, and proposes each policy step. You approve before anything ships.
Our verdict: Pick SimpleDMARC if you want hosted DMARC and SPF, published storage-based plans, and a partner program with white-labeling and multi-tenant tools. Pick Palisade if you want an AI agent to investigate senders, draft authentication fixes, and propose each move toward p=reject while your team approves every change.
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Provisional · 5/8 dimensions established
Average of established dimensions; may change as remaining dimensions are verified.
Full rubric · 8/8 dimensions established
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Which one is right for you?
Best for Teams that prefer storage-based annual plans
Best for MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains
- You want SimpleDMARC's hosted DMARC workflow, CNAME delegation, and automatic policy progression toward p=reject.
- You prefer published annual plans that include unlimited email volume, with report storage, retention, active domains, and extra-domain fees defining the tier.
- You run an MSP and need white-labeling, multi-tenant tools, partner support, and API access, with pricing handled through a partner conversation.
- You want an AI agent to investigate every sender, draft SPF and DKIM fixes, and propose each policy step toward p=reject.
- You want your team to approve each change before it ships, while the agent carries the investigation and configuration work.
- You need native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations for an MSP service workflow, or portfolio-based pricing without client email metering.
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.
Where the day-to-day work actually differs
| Feature | SimpleDMARC | Palisade |
|---|---|---|
| Enforcement workflow | ||
| Approval-gated agent that investigates senders, drafts fixes, and proposes each policy stepWhether an agent investigates senders, drafts fixes, and proposes policy steps for approval.SimpleDMARC advertises automatic policy progression and also states that customers approve every policy change before it goes live. Its reviewed product pages do not establish an AI agent that investigates senders and drafts SPF or DKIM fixes for approval. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) | —Policy approval advertised; agent scope unclear | Agent drafts and proposes |
| DMARC policy progression from monitoring toward quarantine and rejectWhether DMARC policy can progress from monitoring toward quarantine and reject.SimpleDMARC describes a four-step path from adding a domain and discovering senders to authenticating them and enforcing p=reject. Its engine also advertises automatic policy progression (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) | Automatic policy progression | Agent proposes each step |
| Reporting and analysis | ||
| DMARC aggregate report processing with dashboards and alertsWhether DMARC reports provide sender evidence, dashboards, and alerts.SimpleDMARC lists DMARC aggregate reports, forensic RUF analysis, real-time reporting, dashboards, spoofing detection, and configurable alerts across its product and pricing pages (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) | Aggregate and forensic reports | Agent analyzes reports |
| Hosted records and DNS | ||
| Hosted DMARC records through CNAME delegationWhether DMARC records can be hosted after CNAME delegation.SimpleDMARC says customers delegate the DMARC record with a CNAME, after which its infrastructure manages the record and policy updates (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) | CNAME-managed DMARC | Hosted on managed DNS |
| Hosted SPF flattening with ongoing sender and IP updatesWhether an SPF record can be flattened and kept current as senders change.SimpleDMARC's hosted SPF page describes CNAME delegation, macro-based flattening, automatic IP resolution, a lookup counter, provider detection, and version history (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) | CNAME SPF flattening | Hosted SPF flattening |
| Hosted MTA-STS with TLS-RPT analysisWhether MTA-STS policies and TLS reports can be hosted and reviewed.SimpleDMARC advertises automated MTA-STS policy hosting, guided migration between testing and enforced modes, integrated TLS reporting, and MX validation (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) | Hosted policy with TLS reports | Hosted on managed DNS |
| Domain coverage | ||
| Multi-domain management from one dashboardWhether one workspace can manage multiple email domains.SimpleDMARC's hosted DMARC page says the platform supports multi-domain environments and hundreds of domains from one dashboard. Its published plans range from 1 to 100 active domains, with Enterprise listed as unlimited (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) | Hundreds from one dashboard | Multi-domain management |
| Platform access | ||
| API access for automation and integrationsWhether an API supports automated onboarding and integrations.API access is included in the published Growth plan, and the partner page advertises simple APIs for portfolio onboarding (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) | Growth plan and partner API | API on every plan |
| MSP operations | ||
| Multi-tenant partner management with white-labeled reportingWhether MSPs can manage client domains under their own brand.SimpleDMARC's partner page advertises a fully white-labeled platform, multi-tenant tools, volume discounts, dedicated partner support, and custom MSP pricing (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) | White-label multi-tenant platform | White-label reporting |
| Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrationsWhether the named PSA systems have native integrations.The public SimpleDMARC pages reviewed advertise simple APIs and partner onboarding, but do not advertise ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) | —Not advertised | Native PSA integrations |
| Pricing model | ||
| Email-volume pricing with a separate usage or overage meterWhether pricing changes with email volume through a separate usage meter.SimpleDMARC lists unlimited emails on paid plans and unlimited email authentication reports on Free and says it charges for report storage rather than email volume, so email-volume metering is not advertised (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) | No email-volume meter | IT tiers by volume |
| Brand and authentication coverage | ||
| Hosted DKIM and BIMI support on a paid planWhether paid service includes hosted DKIM and BIMI controls.The published Pro plan lists hosted DKIM and BIMI with VMC or CMC support. The site's navigation labels some hosted services as coming soon, so availability should be confirmed for the account and plan being purchased (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) | Pro plan feature | Hosted on managed DNS |
| AI and automation access | ||
| Published REST or GraphQL API reference for customer integrationsWhether customers can build against publicly documented API endpoints instead of only using the dashboard.SimpleDMARC advertises API access on its Growth plan and simple APIs for partner onboarding, but does not advertise a public REST or GraphQL reference on those pages (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) | Reference not advertised | REST API published |
| MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain dataWhether an AI assistant can reach the product's data directly.SimpleDMARC does not advertise an MCP server or an AI-assistant integration on its homepage, pricing page, or partner page (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27) | —No MCP server listed | MCP server published |
| AI features for sender investigation and fix draftingWhether the vendor advertises AI or machine learning that investigates senders and prepares authentication changes.SimpleDMARC does not advertise AI or machine-learning product features on its homepage or pricing page; those pages describe automation, monitoring, and API access instead (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) | —No AI feature listed | Agent drafts fixes |
| Scheduled reports or downloadable compliance exportsWhether the vendor advertises report output that can be scheduled or exported without manual dashboard analysis.SimpleDMARC's pricing table lists scheduled reports and Compliance PDF export. It does not advertise webhooks or a data feed on that page (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) | Scheduled reports and PDF export | REST API published |
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Palisade vs SimpleDMARC: 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 · 5/8 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.
API access is listed on Growth; MCP availability is unverified in the reviewed pricing capture. 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.
Hosted records, report processing, sender discovery, alerts and policy updates are documented; scheduled reports need a reviewed source. 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.
The software discovers senders and updates hosted records after approval; the extent of sender-specific fix drafting is unverified. 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.
Free is $0 yearly; paid annual prices are $86 Starter, $182 Growth, $374 Pro, and $758 Business; Enterprise is custom. 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.
Hosted DMARC is listed for Starter, SPF and MTA-STS for Growth, and DKIM and BIMI for Pro on the cited pricing page. 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.
The ongoing Free plan covers one active domain, unlimited reports, 256 MB storage, fourteen-day retention, and one user. 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.
Yes: referral, reseller, and MSP options include recurring commissions or margin, deal registration, white-labelling, volume discounts, multi-tenant tools, and a dedicated account manager. Source (2026-08-28)
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.
CNAME delegation, managed records, sender discovery, step-by-step authentication, validated changes, rollback, and an explicit guided path to reject cover the enforcement lifecycle. 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 SimpleDMARC actually differ
Each argument keeps the product screens, sourced comparison points, and supporting analysis together.
Automation vs approval control
Both platforms advertise policy approval; compare investigation and drafting
SimpleDMARC presents a hosted path from monitoring to enforcement. Its product page says the platform identifies services sending on your behalf, guides SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration, and can move a domain from p=none to quarantine to reject. It also says hosted records update automatically after the customer delegates the record through a CNAME. That is genuine parity on the core enforcement problem, not a report viewer waiting for an operator to interpret XML. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)
SimpleDMARC
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade
- Approval-gated agent that investigates senders, drafts fixes, and proposes each policy step: Agent drafts and proposes
- DMARC policy progression from monitoring toward quarantine and reject: Agent proposes each step
SimpleDMARC advertises automatic hosted-record updates and an engine that promotes policy when confidence thresholds are met. The same product page says customers approve every policy change before it goes live. Palisade's agent investigates senders, drafts SPF and DKIM fixes, and proposes policy steps for approval. Both platforms describe policy approval; the reviewed SimpleDMARC pages do not establish an AI agent that drafts each authentication fix. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)
Storage pricing vs volume pricing
SimpleDMARC's storage meter matters more than its unlimited-email headline
SimpleDMARC's public price list is easy to read, but the limits are not only domain counts. Free keeps 256 MB and 14 days of history. Starter moves to 2 GB and 90 days. Growth lists 10 GB and one year, Pro lists 25 GB and two years, and Business lists 100 GB and three years. Paid plans list unlimited email volume; Free lists unlimited email authentication reports, while extra active domains carry a separate charge. The result is a bill shaped by the number of domains, the history you need, and how much report data your portfolio stores rather than by message volume. Source (2026-08-26)
SimpleDMARC
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
- Email-volume pricing with a separate usage or overage meter: No email-volume meterSource
Palisade
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
- Email-volume pricing with a separate usage or overage meter: IT tiers by volume
Palisade's internal IT plans use a different meter: flat monthly tiers sized by email volume. Paid tiers start at $19 per month and cap set-up domains by plan, while adding domains remains free and unlimited. For MSPs, Palisade prices per client domain, with a minimum of 5 client domains, and does not meter client email volume. SimpleDMARC's published model is a reasonable fit when unlimited email volume and visible annual pricing matter. Palisade is the closer fit when an MSP wants portfolio-based domain pricing or an IT team wants the cost to track its sending tier. Source (2026-08-26)
What each side charges
Three points on each published range: the cheapest plan, one in the middle, and the top of what the vendor publishes. Every plan on both sides is in the pricing section further down.
- Free$0/yr
1 active domain, unlimited email authentication reports, 256 MB storage, 14-day retention, spoofing detection, aggregate reports, and PDF export
- Growth$182/yr (normally $228)
Up to 10 domains, unlimited emails, 10 GB storage, 1-year retention, hosted SPF and MTA-STS, threat map and intelligence, API access, and $2.50/month extra domains
- EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited domains, storage, retention, and emails, dedicated support and SLA, custom onboarding, and negotiated add-on rates
- 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
Hosted records vs DNS control
Hosted DMARC, SPF, and MTA-STS are SimpleDMARC parity points
SimpleDMARC's hosted-service pages cover more than aggregate reporting. Hosted DMARC uses CNAME delegation and advertises policy management, report processing, sender discovery, alerts, version history, and rollback. Hosted SPF uses a CNAME, macro-based flattening, automatic IP resolution, provider detection, and a lookup counter. Its MTA-STS page adds automated policy hosting, a guided move from testing to enforcement, TLS reporting, and MX validation. Those surfaces make SimpleDMARC a reasonable candidate for a team that wants several email-authentication records managed from one platform. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)
SimpleDMARC
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
- Hosted DMARC records through CNAME delegation: Hosted on managed DNS
- Hosted SPF flattening with ongoing sender and IP updates: Hosted SPF flattening
- Hosted MTA-STS with TLS-RPT analysis: Hosted on managed DNS
SimpleDMARC lists hosted DKIM and BIMI with VMC or CMC support on Pro. Confirm exact service availability and plan entitlement during procurement. Palisade also provides hosted SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI and MTA-STS, with Smart DNS Deployment as a separate path for approved changes in the customer's own DNS zone. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)
White-labeling vs PSA operations
SimpleDMARC's MSP offer includes white-labeling, but named PSA coverage is not published
SimpleDMARC's partner page describes a clear MSP and reseller motion. It advertises a fully white-labeled platform, multi-tenant tools, volume discounts, dedicated partner support, simple APIs, wholesale pricing for resellers, and custom pricing for MSPs. That is meaningful parity for a service provider that wants to present DMARC management under its own brand and is comfortable taking the commercial details to a partner conversation. Source (2026-08-26)
SimpleDMARC
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
Palisade
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
- Multi-tenant partner management with white-labeled reporting: White-label reporting
- Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrations: Native PSA integrations
The public integration story is less specific. The partner page says APIs and onboarding support make it easier to add email security to a portfolio, but the public pages reviewed do not name ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations. That unknown matters if the service desk is where client-domain onboarding and remediation tickets must live. Palisade publishes native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrations, alongside a free API, so the two products meet the MSP requirement in different ways: SimpleDMARC emphasizes white-label partner infrastructure, while Palisade emphasizes an agent-led operations workflow inside familiar PSA systems. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)
Native PSA integrations
Palisade imports client domains straight from these three. SimpleDMARC's own coverage is stated above, from their site.
- ConnectWise PSA
- Autotask
- HaloPSA
Dashboard access vs programmatic access
SimpleDMARC lists Growth-plan API access and exports, but no public MCP server
SimpleDMARC lists API access as a Growth-plan feature and describes simple APIs for partner onboarding. The pricing table also lists scheduled reports and Compliance PDF export. Its public pricing and partner pages do not advertise a REST or GraphQL reference, and its homepage, pricing page, and partner page do not advertise an MCP server, AI-assistant integration, or AI or machine-learning product feature. The pricing page does not advertise webhooks or a data feed (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27)
SimpleDMARC
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
- Published REST or GraphQL API reference for customer integrations: Reference not advertisedSource 1, Source 2
- MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain data: No MCP server listedSource 1, Source 2, Source 3
- AI features for sender investigation and fix drafting: No AI feature listedSource 1, Source 2
Palisade
A relevant product screenshot was not available in the reviewed evidence.
- Published REST or GraphQL API reference for customer integrations: 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
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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
One-time sign-in supports 64 providers without retaining credentials. Optional account connections support Cloudflare, GoDaddy and Route 53. You approve every change.
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SimpleDMARC pricing explained (and how Palisade compares)
SimpleDMARC's published plans use active-domain ceilings, report storage, data retention, and team-member limits, while paid plans list unlimited email volume and Free lists unlimited email authentication reports. The annual prices and included features below are what the vendor page showed when checked on August 26, 2026:
What you'd actually pay
The same five buyer sizes on every comparison, so a shape carries from one page to the next.
1 domain, up to 1,000 emails a month
Free: 1 active domain, unlimited email authentication reports
2 set-up domains, up to 100K emails a month
Starter: up to 3 domains, unlimited emails; no 2-domain tier published
10 set-up domains, up to 1M emails a month
Growth: up to 10 domains, unlimited emails
20 set-up domains, up to 2.5M emails a month
Pro: 25 active domains, unlimited emails; no 20-domain tier published
Client domains under management, any volume
No MSP or per-client-domain rate is listed on the pricing page
Palisade’s figures are derived from its published tiers. SimpleDMARC pricing or licensing source reference: vendor source citation date 2026-08-28. Plans and prices may have changed since.
How SimpleDMARC prices
- SimpleDMARC says the billing model is based on report storage rather than email volume, and paid plans list unlimited emails while Free lists unlimited email authentication reports (checked 2026-08-26).
- Annual billing is advertised as saving 20 percent. The page also shows the normal monthly equivalent for the Free through Business plans (checked 2026-08-26).
- Paid-plan cards and the pricing FAQ say the trial is 14 days, while a page-header badge says 30-day free trial. The vendor's public pricing page therefore contains a trial-length conflict that should be confirmed before purchase (checked 2026-08-26).
- Active-domain ceilings and extra-domain rates vary by tier. Report storage and retention also increase by plan, while Enterprise leaves the commercial terms custom (checked 2026-08-26).
- The partner page offers MSP volume discounts, multi-tenant tools, white-labeling, and custom pricing, but it does not publish a per-client-domain rate (checked 2026-08-26).
How Palisade prices
- Palisade's IT-team plans are flat monthly prices sized by sending volume, starting at $19 per month with 20 percent off annually, and cap set-up domains at 2, 3, 6, 10, or 20 while adding domains stays free and unlimited.
- Palisade's MSP model is priced per client domain, with a rate that improves as the portfolio grows and a minimum of 5 client domains. Client email volume is not metered, and the provider's own MSP domain is included as a free Not-For-Resale license.
- Palisade offers a 15-day full-product trial. Its agent investigates senders, drafts SPF and DKIM fixes, and proposes policy steps for approval. SimpleDMARC's public pricing page says paid plans include a 14-day trial, but also displays a conflicting 30-day badge.
SimpleDMARC source reference: primary reference citation date 2026-08-26.Palisade source reference: the public pricing page citation date 2026-08-30.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.
SimpleDMARC combines DMARC reporting, hosted authentication records, and an automated path to enforcement. Its public plans pair active-domain ceilings with report storage, data retention, and team-member limits while listing unlimited email volume on paid plans and unlimited email authentication reports on Free. The service is aimed at teams that want reporting, hosted record management, and published annual pricing in one platform.
SimpleDMARC offers hosted DMARC, SPF, and MTA-STS through CNAME delegation, with policy management, report processing, sender discovery, alerts, and automated record updates. Its partner program includes white-labeling, multi-tenant tools, simple APIs, and custom MSP pricing. It is aimed at MSPs and resellers that want to manage client domains under their own brand.
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 automatic policy progression from monitoring toward quarantine and reject
- Processes aggregate and forensic DMARC reports with dashboards and alerts
- Hosts DMARC, SPF, and MTA-STS records through CNAME delegation
- Manages hundreds of domains from one dashboard
- Offers a white-label, multi-tenant platform for MSPs
- 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
- Publishes automatic policy progression and approval before policy changes; an AI fix-drafting enforcement agent is not established
- Does not advertise named ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations
- Does not advertise a separate email-volume usage or overage meter
- Does not advertise a public REST or GraphQL API reference
- Does not advertise an MCP server or AI-assistant integration
- 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
- $0/yr
- Free tier
- 1 active domain
- Free storage
- 256 MB
- Free retention
- 14 days
- Annual discount
- 20%
- 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
What Palisade customers say
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Sources and further reading
Source checks run through 2026-10-14; every entry keeps its individual check date.
- SimpleDMARC homepage and current capability list
Checked 2026-08-27
- SimpleDMARC pricing
Checked 2026-08-28
- SimpleDMARC hosted DMARC
Checked 2026-08-28
- SimpleDMARC Hosted SPF
Checked 2026-08-26
- SimpleDMARC Hosted MTA-STS
Checked 2026-08-26
- SimpleDMARC partner programme
Checked 2026-08-28
- SimpleDMARC support and CNAME setup notes
Checked 2026-08-26
- SimpleDMARC robots.txt
Checked 2026-08-27
- SimpleDMARC public sitemap
Checked 2026-08-27
- SimpleDMARC MSP guide
Checked 2026-08-28
- Source
Checked 2026-08-30
- Source
Checked 2026-08-26
- Source
Checked 2026-10-14
Palisade vs SimpleDMARC: FAQ
What is the main difference between SimpleDMARC and Palisade?
Both products advertise DMARC reporting, hosted authentication records, sender discovery and a path to enforcement. SimpleDMARC describes automatic policy progression and explicitly states that customers approve every policy change before it goes live. Palisade's agent investigates senders, drafts authentication fixes and proposes each policy step for approval. Compare the investigation and drafting workflow, along with the controls for hosted-record updates.
Does SimpleDMARC support DMARC reporting and enforcement?
Yes. SimpleDMARC publishes aggregate and forensic reporting, sender discovery, alerts, hosted DMARC and automated policy progression. Its hosted-DMARC FAQ says customers approve every policy change before it goes live. Confirm the account controls for other hosted-record updates separately.
Does SimpleDMARC offer hosted SPF and MTA-STS?
Yes. SimpleDMARC advertises hosted SPF with CNAME delegation, macro-based flattening, provider detection, and version history. Its Hosted MTA-STS page advertises automated policy hosting, TLS-RPT analysis, and MX validation. The pricing page lists hosted SPF and MTA-STS on Growth and above (checked 2026-08-26).
How much does SimpleDMARC cost?
SimpleDMARC's annual pricing page lists Free at $0, Starter at $86, Growth at $182, Pro at $374, and Business at $758, with Enterprise at custom pricing. Paid plans list unlimited email volume; Free lists unlimited email authentication reports, but active-domain, storage, retention, team-member, and extra-domain limits vary by tier. Annual billing is advertised as 20 percent lower than the normal monthly equivalent (checked 2026-08-26).
Does SimpleDMARC have a free plan and free trial?
Yes, with a published wording conflict. The Free plan is listed at $0 for one active domain, and the plan cards and FAQ say paid plans include a 14-day trial with no credit card required to start Free. A page-header badge says 30-day free trial, so confirm the applicable trial length before purchase (checked 2026-08-26).
Does SimpleDMARC support MSPs and white-labeling?
Yes. The partner page advertises a fully white-labeled platform, multi-tenant tools, volume discounts, dedicated partner support, simple APIs, and custom MSP pricing. It does not publish a per-client-domain rate or name ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations on the pages reviewed, so verify those requirements before choosing it for a PSA-led workflow (checked 2026-08-26).
Can I switch from SimpleDMARC to Palisade without interrupting DMARC reporting?
Yes. DMARC reporting supports multiple recipients, so you can run the two reporting paths in parallel while comparing sender findings. Import the domains, review Palisade's proposed authentication changes, approve the DNS records you want to publish, and retire the SimpleDMARC destination after the new path is validated. Source (2026-10-14)
Switching from SimpleDMARC takes three steps
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Inventory the current SimpleDMARC setup
List each domain, current DMARC reporting destination, hosted-record delegation, and any SimpleDMARC plan limit before changing DNS.
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Run both reporting paths in parallel
Add Palisade's reporting destination alongside SimpleDMARC during the overlap window, then compare sender findings and policy readiness before retiring the old destination.
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Approve the DNS changes one domain at a time
Use Palisade's agent to investigate senders and draft SPF, DKIM, and policy changes. Review each proposal, approve the records you want to publish, and keep SimpleDMARC available until the new workflow is validated.
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