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Palisade vs Valimail

Valimail vs Palisade in 2026

Valimail follows a conventional enterprise platform model. Palisade is agentic: its AI agent investigates issues, configures authentication, and proposes each step toward enforcement for your approval. Palisade is designed for IT teams and MSPs, from one domain to thousands.

Our verdict: Pick Palisade if you want agent-led DMARC operations, published self-serve IT pricing, and portfolio-based MSP pricing. Pick Valimail if federal certification and a traditional enterprise buying process lead your requirements.

Samuel ChenardSamuel Chenard · CEO & Co-Founder, PalisadeSource checks through 2026-10-14

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Valimail
Valimail Enforce geographic mail map of sending sources
Palisade
Palisade domains dashboard with email activity chart and DMARC compliance report
Valimail
Conventional enterprise DMARC platform
Palisade rubric score
90/100

Provisional · 4/8 dimensions established

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

Palisade rubric: tied rank #3 of 67 current providers
Score calculation: 36 ÷ 40 × 100 = 90/100
Palisade’s 8-dimension rubric
Starts at
$0
Best fit
Federal and enterprise buyers
In one line
Valimail suits federal and enterprise buyers who need certification and a traditional buying process.
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 Valimail if…
Pick Palisade if…

Best for Federal and enterprise buyers

Best for MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains

  • The documented Valimail workflow and commercial terms match your operating requirements.
  • Your buying criteria center on vendor-specific enterprise requirements.
  • Federal certification and a traditional enterprise buying process lead your requirements.
  • You want Valimail's published Enforce authorization workflow, Instant SPF, or FedRAMP option for an enterprise program.
  • 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.
Starts at
$0
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

FeatureValimailPalisade
Enforcement
AI agent that does the enforcement work (you approve each step)Whether an agent investigates senders, drafts fixes, and proposes policy steps for approval.—Not advertisedAgent drafts and proposes
Reporting and analysis
DMARC report monitoring & analyticsWhether DMARC reports are monitored and presented for review.Report monitoringAgent analyzes reports
MSP operations
Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA & Autotask integrationsWhether the platform connects directly to the named PSA tools.—Not advertisedNative PSA integrations
White-label client reportingWhether client reports can use the MSP's own branding.—Not advertisedWhite-label prospecting reports
Multi-tenant client managementWhether one account can manage separate client portfolios.Multi-tenant managementMulti-tenant management
MSP partner programWhether the provider offers a program designed for MSP partners.Multi-tenant MSP programMSP pricing model
Hosted records & DNS
Hosted DMARC, SPF & DKIM managementWhether the platform hosts the named email-authentication records.DNS-delegated record hostingCNAME-delegated hosted records
BIMI managementWhether the platform manages BIMI records and related certificate work.BIMI through AmplifyHosted BIMI record
Limits & metering
Free trial of the full product (15 days)Whether the full enforcement product can be evaluated at no cost.Source (2026-10-13)—Enforce trial not established15-day full trial
Published self-serve entry priceWhether a buyer can see the price of the first paid plan without a sales conversation.Current Enforce tiers use custom pricing; a specific annual entry amount is not published. Source (2026-10-13)—Entry price not establishedFrom $19/month
AI and automation access
Documented API for domain, policy, and reporting dataWhether software can configure product data and retrieve reporting data without using only the dashboard.Valimail documents Account Management, DMARC Configuration, and Reporting Data APIs. Its API overview directs customers to an account manager or product support for onboarding. API access is an add-on on Enforce Starter and Premium and included with Enterprise; account enablement still applies. Palisade publishes a REST API. Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-10-13)Account-enabled APIsREST API published
MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain dataWhether an AI assistant can reach the product's data directly.Valimail does not advertise an MCP server or an AI-assistant integration on its public partner page, which names Microsoft, Sublime, Cloudflare, and Abnormal as technology partners (checked 2026-08-27). Palisade publishes an MCP server. Source (2026-08-27)—No MCP server listedMCP server published
AI-assisted sender investigation and fix draftingWhether the vendor advertises AI that investigates senders and prepares authentication changes.Valimail does not advertise an AI or machine-learning product feature on its AI Info page, which describes Monitor, Enforce, Amplify, automation, and open APIs (checked 2026-08-27). Palisade's agent investigates senders, drafts SPF and DKIM fixes, and proposes each policy step for human approval. Source (2026-08-27)—No AI feature listedAgent drafts fixes
Event data available outside the dashboardWhether product events can reach another system without an operator exporting from the dashboard.Valimail documents Enforce webhooks that send signed HTTP POST requests to a customer-selected endpoint for events including domain additions, DMARC-policy changes, and suspicious sending activity (checked 2026-08-27). Palisade publishes a REST API. Source (2026-08-27)Signed HTTP webhooksREST API published

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The scorecard

Palisade vs Valimail: 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.

Valimail
90/100

Provisional · 4/8 dimensions established

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

Palisade rubric: tied rank #3 of 67 current providers
Score calculation: 36 ÷ 40 × 100 = 90/100
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.

ValimailNot established

Valimail's API overview documents domains, senders, policies and reporting data. Its pricing page lists API access as an add-on on Starter and Premium and includes it on Enterprise; the Enforce tiers are priced by quote. The overview asks readers to request the full API onboarding guide. The reviewed pricing and API-overview pages do not list an MCP server, so the documented gated API path earns 6 under the published rubric (checked 2026-10-14). Source (2026-10-14) Source (2026-10-14)

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.

ValimailNot established

Monitor provides sender visibility, and the pricing matrix lists limited automated DMARC. The reviewed material does not establish automated report triage. Source (2026-08-30)

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.

ValimailNot established

The reviewed documentation does not establish which sender, record-change and policy tasks the software performs itself. Confirm the execution and approval boundaries. Source (2026-08-30)

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.

Valimail6/10

Monitor is published at $0; every paid Enforce tier, Starter included, is priced by quote. 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.

Valimail10/10

Valimail describes hosted DMARC through DNS delegation and automated DMARC in Enforce; MTA-STS and TLS-RPT hosting are available to Enforce users under the documented setup requirements. Source (2026-08-30) Source (2026-10-14) Source (2026-10-14)

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.

Valimail10/10

Free Monitor tier for sender visibility. Source (2026-10-13)

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.

Valimail10/10

Yes: Valimail sells DMARC Core and DMARC Pro to MSPs on per-domain pricing, including through the Pax8 marketplace; no per-domain rate is published. Source (2026-10-13)

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.

ValimailNot established

The reviewed documentation does not establish the complete DNS-change and policy-enforcement workflow. Confirm which changes the product performs and which steps require customer action. Source (2026-08-30)

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 Valimail actually differ

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

Quote-only enforcement vs published pricing

The price question: what each platform publishes, and who each is for

Valimail no longer publishes a price for enforcement. Its pricing page listed Enforce Starter from $5,000 a year until at least September 2026; every Enforce tier now requires custom pricing. Request the billing term, included domains, API entitlement, and support scope in writing before comparing costs.Source

Valimail

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

Valimail, from its own site
  • Free trial of the full product (15 days): Enforce trial not establishedSource
  • Published self-serve entry price: Entry price not establishedSource

Palisade

Palisade Create Support Request form with subject, description, optional domain reference, file attachments, and link attachment fields
Palisade product evidence · Vendor source, checked 2026-08-31
  • Free trial of the full product (15 days): 15-day full trial
  • Published self-serve entry price: From $19/month

Palisade separates the two buying motions. IT teams choose a published flat monthly tier based on email volume, with 2 to 20 set-up domains by tier (adding domains is free and unlimited). MSPs pay per client domain, with rates based on portfolio size, a minimum of 5 client domains, and no email metering on client domains, so a growing client's send volume does not change the unit economics.

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.

Valimail
  • Monitor
    $0

    Visibility dashboards, notifications, RBAC and up to 5 users; the matrix lists limited automated DMARC

  • Enforce Premium
    Contact sales

    Adds subdomain view, configuration and reports, smart alerts, custom metadata, forced MFA; API access is an add-on

  • DMARC Core / DMARC Pro (MSPs)
    Per domain; rate not published

    Core: multi-tenant console, role-based access, team alerting, automated DMARC, SPF and DKIM. Pro adds BIMI, MTA-STS, continuous protection reporting, advanced alerting and API access

Palisade
  • 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

Full-product trial vs monitoring

Try before you buy, or monitor before you buy

Valimail offers free Monitor for visibility and a demo or custom-pricing route for Enforce. The homepage and pricing pages reviewed here do not advertise a free Enforce trial. Palisade's fifteen-day trial includes the agent, hosted records and proposed policy steps, with your approval before changes ship.

Valimail

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

Valimail, from its own site
  • AI agent that does the enforcement work (you approve each step): Not advertised
  • DMARC report monitoring & analytics: Report monitoring

Palisade

Fully Hosted SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI & MTA-STS
Palisade product evidence · Vendor source, checked 2026-07-17
  • AI agent that does the enforcement work (you approve each step): Agent drafts and proposes
  • DMARC report monitoring & analytics: Agent analyzes reports

An MSP can use Palisade's trial to evaluate a real client domain and discuss any results it observes with the client.

Enterprise DNA vs MSP workflow

MSP operations: DNA matters

Valimail serves MSPs through DMARC Core and Pro, tenant separation, role-based permissions, team alerts and Pax8 availability. Its enterprise products separately offer FedRAMP and SAML/SSO options. The current MSP page does not name the three PSA connectors or white-label reports; confirm those requirements rather than treating Valimail as enterprise-only. Source (2026-10-13)

Valimail

Valimail webhook detail page showing three configured events and delivered Domain Added/Deleted requests in its six-month history
Valimail, from its own site · Vendor source, checked 2026-08-28
  • Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA & Autotask integrations: Not advertised
  • White-label client reporting: Not advertised
  • Multi-tenant client management: Multi-tenant management

Palisade

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

Palisade product evidence
  • Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA & Autotask integrations: Native PSA integrations
  • White-label client reporting: White-label prospecting reports
  • Multi-tenant client management: Multi-tenant management

Palisade was built MSP-first: domains sync from ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask; alerts flow into your ticketing; white-label prospecting reports help you open new business; and multi-tenant management assumes you're running many small-to-mid clients, not one Fortune 500.

Native PSA integrations

Palisade imports client domains straight from these three. Valimail's own coverage is stated above, from their site.

  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Autotask
  • HaloPSA

Dynamic resolution vs hosted SPF

SPF: two ways past the 10-lookup limit

Both platforms address SPF lookup pressure through managed SPF. Valimail describes Instant SPF as patented dynamic response handling; Palisade hosts SPF with managed flattening. Compare how each handles authorized sender changes, record maintenance and alignment in your environment. Neither mechanism alone guarantees that SPF or DMARC never fails.

Valimail

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

Valimail, from its own site
  • Hosted DMARC, SPF & DKIM management: DNS-delegated record hosting
  • BIMI management: BIMI through Amplify

Palisade

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

Palisade product evidence
  • Hosted DMARC, SPF & DKIM management: CNAME-delegated hosted records
  • BIMI management: Hosted BIMI record

Federal scale vs MSP economics

Where Valimail fits

If you're selling into US federal or compliance-heavy enterprise, Valimail's FedRAMP position (by their claim, the only FedRAMP-certified DMARC provider) is a real moat, and their one-click authorization across a huge catalog of pre-configured senders is slick at enterprise scale. Their Amplify product is also a serious BIMI/VMC operation. Palisade doesn't compete for that buyer: it competes for the MSP managing dozens or hundreds of ordinary business domains, where per-domain economics and PSA-native workflow win.

Valimail

Valimail Amplify BIMI logo library screen
Valimail, from its own site · Vendor source, checked 2026-07-17

Palisade

Palisade integrations catalog with Autotask, HaloPSA, and ConnectWise connection cards
Palisade product evidence · Vendor source, checked 2026-08-31

Dashboard access vs programmatic access

Valimail's account-enabled APIs and signed webhooks, with no listed MCP server

Valimail advertises API access as an add-on on Enforce Starter and Premium and included on Enterprise; free Monitor does not include API access in the current matrix. Account API enablement and permissions still apply. Its Enforce documentation describes signed HTTP webhooks for alerts including domain additions, policy changes and suspicious sending. Confirm any required API endpoints, MSP entitlement or MCP integration with current documentation or support before relying on them. Source (2026-10-13) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27) Source 4 (2026-08-27) Source 5 (2026-08-27) Source 6 (2026-08-27)

Valimail

Valimail Enforce geographic mail sources map
Valimail, from its own site · Vendor source, checked 2026-07-17
  • Documented API for domain, policy, and reporting data: Account-enabled APIsSource 1, Source 2, Source 3
  • MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain data: No MCP server listedSource
  • AI-assisted sender investigation and fix drafting: No AI feature listedSource

Palisade

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

Palisade product evidence
  • Documented API for domain, policy, and reporting data: REST API published
  • MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain data: MCP server published
  • AI-assisted 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.

Palisade

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

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

Valimail pricing explained (and how Palisade compares)

Valimail offers free Monitor visibility and directs buyers to custom pricing for Enforce Starter, Premium and Enterprise, Amplify and MSP terms. It does not publish a paid Enforce starting price or per-domain rate. Request the current product scope, add-ons and contract term in writing.

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

Valimail
Not published at this size

Monitor is free; domain and email allowances are not 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

Valimail
Not published at this size

Enforce Starter requires a custom quote; domain and email allowances are not published

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

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

Valimail
Not published at this size

Enforce Starter requires a custom quote; domain and email allowances are not published

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

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

Valimail
Not published at this size

Enterprise is contact sales; domain and email allowances are not published

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

Client domains under management, any volume

Valimail
Not published at this size

MSP pricing is not listed on the pricing page

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

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

How Valimail prices

  • Valimail documents per-domain pricing for its MSP resale model through Pax8. The reviewed Enforce pricing page does not establish its billing unit or overage policy; request those terms in your quote.
  • The reviewed pricing page advertises free Monitor and sales-led Enforce. Availability of an Enforce trial is not established; confirm evaluation terms.
  • DMARC Pro for MSPs has a multi-tenant offering. Confirm current numeric partner rates and commercial terms.
  • Valimail's pricing page listed Enforce Starter at "Starting at $5,000/year" until at least 14 September 2026. By 9 October 2026 every Enforce tier read "Contact us for custom pricing" (Internet Archive snapshots).

How Palisade prices

  • Flat monthly IT-team plans from $19/month, published on the pricing page, with portfolio-based per-client-domain pricing for MSPs and a minimum of 5 client domains.
  • MSP client domains carry no email metering, and IT-team and MSP plans include unlimited report history (Enterprise retention follows custom terms).
  • 15-day trial of the full product: enforcement included, not just monitoring.
  • White-label prospecting reports and native PSA integrations included for MSPs.

Valimail source reference: primary reference citation date 2026-10-13.Valimail source reference: additional source reference citation date 2026-10-14.Valimail source reference: additional source reference citation date 2026-10-14.Valimail 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.

Valimail · Overview

Valimail is a conventional enterprise DMARC platform for federal and large-enterprise buyers. Its no-cost Monitor tier provides sender visibility; the pricing matrix also lists limited automated DMARC. Confirm that limited scope rather than treating Monitor as full Enforce. The platform also offers one-click authorization for pre-configured senders, Instant SPF, and Amplify for BIMI.

Valimail offers free Monitor for sender visibility. Enforce Starter, Premium and Enterprise, plus Amplify, direct buyers to custom pricing. Valimail also publishes account-enabled APIs and signed HTTP webhooks; API access is an add-on on Starter and Premium and included with Enterprise.

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.

Valimail · What it covers
  • Provides DMARC report monitoring and analytics
  • Provides multi-tenant client management and an MSP partner program
  • Provides DNS-delegated DMARC, SPF, and DKIM record hosting
  • Provides BIMI through Amplify
  • Provides account-enabled APIs and signed HTTP webhooks
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
Valimail · Where it stops
  • Does not advertise an AI agent that does the enforcement work
  • Does not advertise native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations
  • Does not advertise white-label client reporting
  • Does not publish a free trial of Enforce
  • Does not list an MCP server for AI assistants
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
Valimail · At a glance
Starts at
$0
Free tier
$0 Monitor: sender visibility and limited automated DMARC
Enforce entry
Custom pricing - contact Valimail
MSP pricing
Contact sales
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

Sources and further reading

Source checks run through 2026-10-14; every entry keeps its individual check date.

Questions

Palisade vs Valimail: FAQ

What is the main difference between Valimail 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 Valimail, 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 Valimail?

Choose Valimail 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.

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  1. 1

    Batch-import your domains

    Bring your client domains into Palisade in bulk, or use the documented automatic client-domain import from ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask.

  2. 2

    Run both platforms in parallel

    DMARC reporting supports multiple recipients. During an overlap, configure and authorize both report destinations and verify that Palisade and Valimail are receiving reports before relying on parallel visibility.

  3. 3

    Approve the DNS cutover

    Move to Palisade’s hosted authentication records using the browser app’s approved DNS deployment workflow. One-time provider sign-in supports 64 providers; optional account connections cover Cloudflare, GoDaddy and Route 53. API keys and MCP cannot publish through those account connections.

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