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VerifyDMARC vs Palisade in 2026

VerifyDMARC combines DMARC and TLS reporting with policy guidance, DNS checks, regression alerts, and bulk domain management for MSPs and IT teams. Palisade is agentic: its AI agent investigates senders, drafts SPF and DKIM fixes, and proposes each policy step for your approval.

Our verdict: VerifyDMARC fits an IT team or MSP that wants published reporting plans, 90-day history, bulk import and API access. Customers publish the generated DMARC TXT record themselves. Managed MTA-STS is available in public preview: after the initial CNAME setup, editing a policy in VerifyDMARC publishes the new policy and updates its ID. Palisade's agent investigates senders, drafts authentication fixes and proposes each enforcement step for your team's approval.

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

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VerifyDMARC
VerifyDMARC Senders dashboard showing sending servers with message counts and compliant, DKIM alignment, and SPF alignment percentages
Palisade
Palisade domains dashboard with email activity chart and DMARC compliance report
VerifyDMARC
DMARC and TLS reporting
Palisade rubric score
62/100

Provisional · 5/8 dimensions established

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

Palisade rubric: rank #44 of 67 current providers
Score calculation: 31 ÷ 50 × 100 = 62/100
Palisade’s 8-dimension rubric
Starts at
$1/mo or $10/yr
Best fit
Teams that want to make their own DNS changes
In one line
VerifyDMARC suits teams that want a clearly priced reporting dashboard and will make DNS changes themselves.
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 VerifyDMARC if…
Pick Palisade if…

Best for Teams that want to make their own DNS changes

Best for MSPs and IT teams responsible for multiple domains

  • You want VerifyDMARC's published $1 Personal through $100 Large plans, 30-day trial, and explicit email-volume and domain limits.
  • You need DMARC and TLS reporting, regression alerts, SPF usage analysis, DKIM selector alerts, or webhook delivery to Slack, Teams, Discord, or a JSON endpoint.
  • Your operators are comfortable generating records in the dashboard and adding them at the DNS provider themselves.
  • You want an AI agent to investigate every sender, draft SPF and DKIM fixes, and propose each policy step while your team approves before anything ships.
  • You run an MSP or internal IT portfolio where repeated remediation work is the bottleneck, not the absence of a DMARC dashboard.
  • You want unlimited report history on IT-team and MSP plans (Enterprise retention follows custom terms), native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask workflows, or hosted authentication records.
Starts at
$1/mo or $10/yr
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

FeatureVerifyDMARCPalisade
Operating model
AI agent investigates senders, drafts authentication fixes, and proposes policy steps for approvalWhether an agent prepares authentication and policy changes for approval.VerifyDMARC's public workflow provides policy suggestions and guidance, while its getting-started documentation tells the operator to add the generated TXT record at the DNS manager; it does not advertise an agent that executes the enforcement steps for you (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)No agent advertisedAgent drafts and proposes
Reporting & investigation
DMARC aggregate report processing and sender analysisWhether DMARC reports are processed into sender activity for review.VerifyDMARC says it ingests, enriches, and stores RUA reports, with sender activity shown in the dashboard (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Enriched sender activityAgent analyzes reports
Source enrichment with SPF and DKIM visibilityWhether sending sources include SPF and DKIM status.The product page advertises sender-domain and hostname enrichment, an SPF checker with observed usage, and DKIM selector failure alerts (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)Enrichment and authentication checksAgent reviews sender status
Enforcement workflow
Guided policy progression from p=none to p=quarantine to p=rejectWhether DMARC policy can move through staged enforcement.VerifyDMARC's guidance describes the three DMARC policy settings and a gradual journey to rejection; the public setup docs leave the DNS record update with the customer (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)Guided policy progressionAgent proposes policy steps
Authentication & DNS
DMARC record generator and record checkingWhether DMARC records can be generated and checked.The dashboard includes a DMARC record generator and the domains documentation describes policy selectors and live-record status checks (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)Generator and status checksAgent drafts DNS changes
TLS-RPT and MTA-STS monitoringWhether TLS-related records and failures are monitored.VerifyDMARC lists TLS report processing, TLS-RPT record checks, DANE TLSA checks, MTA-STS setup validation, and TLS failure alerts on its product and pricing pages (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)TLS checks and alertsHosted MTA-STS; TLS-RPT reporting
MSP & team operations
Central management for multiple domains and organisationsWhether teams can manage domains across separate organisations.The MSP page describes one dashboard for client domains, and the docs support multiple organisations with an organisation selector for users managing multiple customers (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)Dashboard with organisation selectorMulti-tenant MSP workflow
Bulk CSV import, deduplication, and API domain managementWhether domains can be managed in bulk through CSV or API.VerifyDMARC advertises bulk import and export via CSV or API, and its API docs recommend array inputs for managing multiple domains in one call (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)CSV import and APIBulk import and API
Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrationsWhether the named PSA systems have direct product integrations.VerifyDMARC says its API can integrate with existing PSA and RMM tools, but the public product, pricing, MSP, and API pages do not name ConnectWise, HaloPSA, Autotask, or another native PSA integration (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)No native PSA integrationsNative PSA integrations
Limits & metering
Unlimited report historyWhether paid-plan report history has no time limit.VerifyDMARC states that DMARC and TLS report data is stored for 90 days and older reports are purged; its pricing table lists 90-day history on every plan (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)No unlimited retentionUnlimited IT/MSP; Enterprise customSource
Hosted records & DNS
Hosted DMARC, SPF, DKIM, BIMI, and MTA-STS records on managed DNSWhether authentication records are hosted on managed DNS.VerifyDMARC advertises Managed MTA-STS Hosting in preview: add two CNAME records and it hosts the policy and certificate and updates the policy id. A managed hosting bundle for DMARC, SPF, DKIM and BIMI is not established by these sources. Source (2026-10-13) Source 2 (2026-10-13) Source 3 (2026-10-13)—MTA-STS hosting previewHosted on managed DNS
Reporting & privacy
Forensic RUF report collectionWhether forensic DMARC failure reports are collected.VerifyDMARC's privacy policy says it only collects aggregate RUA reports and does not collect forensic RUF reports (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26)No RUF collectionAggregate reports only
Access & alerting
Google and Microsoft SSO, email alerts, and webhooksWhether passwordless sign-in, SSO, and notifications are available.VerifyDMARC documents email one-time codes, Google and Microsoft 365 SSO, alert emails, and webhooks for Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, or a custom JSON endpoint (checked 2026-08-26). Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)Passwordless SSO with webhooksAccess features supported
AI and automation access
Documented OpenAPI access for domain managementWhether customers can build against published programmatic endpoints rather than only the dashboard.VerifyDMARC documents an OpenAPI specification and API-key access for programmatic domain management; its Features page says API access is available on all plans (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27)OpenAPI access all plansREST API published
MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain dataWhether an AI assistant can reach the product's data directly.VerifyDMARC does not advertise an MCP server or an AI-assistant integration in its public documentation, whose navigation lists Dashboard, Domains, Insights, Alerts, API, and Guidance, or on its Features page (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27)—No MCP server listedMCP server published
Advertised AI or machine-learning featuresWhether the vendor advertises AI or machine learning inside the product and states what it does.VerifyDMARC does not advertise an AI or machine-learning product feature on its Features page, which lists reporting, policy suggestions, sender enrichment, record checking, and alerts (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27)—No AI feature listedAgent drafts fixes
Data delivery outside the dashboardWhether product data can leave through a documented API, export, or webhook.VerifyDMARC documents API access, a Sender Detail export, and beta webhooks that post structured JSON alert payloads to an HTTPS endpoint (checked 2026-08-27). Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27)Multiple data pathsREST API published

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The scorecard

Palisade vs VerifyDMARC: 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.

VerifyDMARC
62/100

Provisional · 5/8 dimensions established

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

Palisade rubric: rank #44 of 67 current providers
Score calculation: 31 ÷ 50 × 100 = 62/100
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.

VerifyDMARCNot established

A domain-management API is included from the $1 plan; MCP availability is unverified by the reviewed pricing capture. 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.

VerifyDMARCNot established

Domain import, API changes, regression alerts and webhook tickets are documented; source enrichment, subdomain detection and parked-domain automation need reviewed evidence. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade9/10

Report data is analysed into a prioritised list of sender, SPF, DKIM and DMARC issues, so nobody reads raw XML. Source (2026-08-30)

Agentic softwareEditorial

How much of the work the vendor's own software does. 10 = it identifies the sending sources, drafts the SPF and DKIM fixes each one needs, and proposes the next policy step. 6 = it applies the records for you, but a person decides what to fix and when to advance. 3 = it reports, and every change is yours to make. A vendor whose team does the work rather than its software scores here on the software alone.

VerifyDMARC3/10

VerifyDMARC suggests policy changes and generates DMARC TXT records for customers to publish through their DNS provider. Its managed MTA-STS preview can publish policy updates after the initial CNAME setup; a complete sender-specific SPF/DKIM drafting and per-step approval agent is not established. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade9/10

The agent investigates each sender, drafts the SPF and DKIM changes it needs, and proposes the next policy step; a human approves before deployment. Source (2026-08-30)

Pricing transparency

10 = full pricing published. 6 = some tiers published, rest quote-gated. 3 = quote only.

VerifyDMARC6/10

Personal, Starter, Medium and Large monthly and annual rates are published; larger plans require contact. Source (2026-08-28)

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.

VerifyDMARC6/10

Partial: the service generates and checks DMARC and TLS records for customer DNS publication, while its pricing table also lists managed MTA-STS domains in preview. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade10/10

Yes: hosted DMARC, SPF, DKIM, BIMI & MTA-STS Source (2026-08-30)

Free access

10 = a genuine free plan. 6 = time-limited trial only. 3 = no free access.

VerifyDMARC6/10

No ongoing free plan is published; every plan includes an instant thirty-day trial without a credit card. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade6/10

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

MSP & multi-tenant

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

VerifyDMARC10/10

Yes: the product is designed for MSP workflows with a unified multi-domain dashboard, unlimited administrators on business plans, bulk CSV and API onboarding, multiple organizations, and pricing up to 200 domains. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade10/10

Yes: MSP-first, multi-tenant with native PSA integrations Source (2026-08-30)

Path to enforcementEditorial

How much work it takes to get a domain from p=none to p=reject. 10 = the platform (or the vendor's team) gets you there without manual DNS edits.

VerifyDMARCNot established

Record and policy guidance is listed; customer responsibility for DNS publication needs a reviewed source. Source (2026-08-28)

Palisade9/10

The DMARC Agent detects when a domain's authentication and alignment are ready for the next policy stage and proposes the move, but a human still approves and applies it, so it is not fully hands-off. Source (2026-08-30)

In depth

Where Palisade and VerifyDMARC actually differ

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

Guided policy vs DNS control

VerifyDMARC's guided path to p=reject leaves the DNS click with your team

VerifyDMARC gives an operator a clear route through DMARC work. Its dashboard ingests RUA reports, enriches raw IP addresses into sender-domain and hostname information, and highlights issues. The guidance recommends starting at p=none to discover senders, working through legitimate sources, and eventually reaching p=reject. The product also adds SPF checks, observed-usage signals, DKIM selector alerts, and scheduled digest emails, so a team can keep the investigation in one place. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)

VerifyDMARC

VerifyDMARC sender dashboard listing sending services with volume, compliance, DKIM alignment, and SPF alignment.
VerifyDMARC, from its own site · Vendor source, checked 2026-08-29
  • Guided policy progression from p=none to p=quarantine to p=reject: Guided policy progressionSource 1, Source 2

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
  • Guided policy progression from p=none to p=quarantine to p=reject: Agent proposes policy steps

The boundary is what happens after the recommendation. VerifyDMARC's getting-started docs tell the customer to generate the record, add the TXT record to the DNS manager, wait for propagation, and return to the dashboard. Palisade's agent is designed to carry more of that operational load: it investigates senders, drafts SPF and DKIM fixes, and proposes each policy step, with the customer approving before anything ships. VerifyDMARC is the fit for a team that wants a readable guided workflow and retains the DNS work; Palisade is the fit when turning every finding into a reviewed fix is the constraint. Source (2026-08-26)

Volume pricing vs domain pricing

$1 Personal to $100 Large: VerifyDMARC makes the volume and domain caps visible

VerifyDMARC's pricing is unusually concrete for an MSP-oriented reporting tool. Personal is $1 per month for up to 2,000 emails and 10 domains; Starter is $25 for 500,000 emails and 25 domains; Medium is $50 for 2 million emails and 100 domains; and Large is $100 for 5 million emails and 200 domains. All four list 90-day history, bulk import and API access, scheduled digests, DMARC and TLS report processing, and the same core record checks. Large adds priority support. The page also offers a 30-day trial and says larger plans are available. Source (2026-08-26)

VerifyDMARC

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

VerifyDMARC, from its own site

Palisade

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

Palisade product evidence
  • Unlimited report history: Unlimited IT/MSP; Enterprise customSource

The tradeoff is that the limits are real operating constraints, not just marketing labels. VerifyDMARC's FAQ says it warns at 80% and 100% of the monthly email limit, then temporarily stops processing incoming DMARC reports after capacity is exceeded until the next calendar month or an upgrade. The dashboard remains available, but a gap in report processing can matter during an enforcement rollout. Palisade's IT plans also use email-volume tiers, while paid plans retain reports without a time cap; MSP pricing uses portfolio-based client-domain rates rather than a public numeric schedule. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (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.

VerifyDMARC
  • Personal
    $1/mo or $10/yr

    Up to 2,000 emails/month, 10 domains, 1 admin user, 90-day history, bulk import/API, scheduled digests, DMARC and TLS reporting and checks

  • Medium
    $50/mo or $500/yr

    Up to 2,000,000 emails/month, 100 domains, unlimited admin users, 90-day history, all listed DMARC and TLS features

  • Larger plans
    Custom - contact VerifyDMARC

    The pricing page says larger plans are available; limits and features are not published

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

Portfolio reporting vs native workflows

VerifyDMARC is shaped for MSP portfolios, but its public integration story stops at API

VerifyDMARC clearly addresses MSP operations. Its MSP page describes one dashboard for every client's DMARC, SPF, DKIM, and TLS status, bulk onboarding through CSV or API, alerts when a domain regresses, and no per-user fees. The documentation also supports multiple separate organisations under one login, with an organisation selector for users who manage several customers. That combination is enough to make a central monitoring workflow plausible for a small or mid-sized portfolio. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26)

VerifyDMARC

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

VerifyDMARC, from its own site
  • Central management for multiple domains and organisations: Dashboard with organisation selectorSource 1, Source 2
  • Bulk CSV import, deduplication, and API domain management: CSV import and APISource 1, Source 2
  • Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrations: No native PSA integrationsSource 1, Source 2, Source 3

Palisade

Fully Hosted SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI & MTA-STS
Palisade product evidence · Vendor source, checked 2026-07-17
  • Central management for multiple domains and organisations: Multi-tenant MSP workflow
  • Bulk CSV import, deduplication, and API domain management: Bulk import and API
  • Native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask integrations: Native PSA integrations

The public pages do not name ConnectWise, HaloPSA, Autotask, or a native ticketing integration. They say API access can integrate with existing PSA and RMM tools, and the API documentation describes generating keys and using array inputs, but it does not publish a named connector catalog or API limits. That is an unknown to verify in a sales conversation, not proof that an integration cannot be built. Palisade's native ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask workflows are the clearer fit when client-domain import and remediation handoff need to be part of the product. VerifyDMARC remains a narrow fit for teams that mainly need centralized reporting, alert delivery, and flexible API-based integration. Source (2026-08-26) Source 2 (2026-08-26) Source 3 (2026-08-26)

Native PSA integrations

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

  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Autotask
  • HaloPSA

Dashboard access vs programmatic access

VerifyDMARC's all-plan OpenAPI access and alert webhooks, without a published MCP server

VerifyDMARC publishes an OpenAPI specification and API-key access, with API access on all plans. Its current Features and Alerts pages document webhooks to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord and a custom JSON endpoint, including HMAC-SHA256 signing for live JSON deliveries and email fallback. The public Features page reviewed on October 13, 2026 does not name an MCP server or AI-assistant integration. Confirm any such integration directly before relying on it. Source (2026-08-27) Source 2 (2026-08-27) Source 3 (2026-08-27) Source 4 (2026-08-27) Source 5 (2026-08-27)

VerifyDMARC

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

VerifyDMARC, from its own site
  • Documented OpenAPI access for domain management: OpenAPI access all plansSource 1, Source 2
  • MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain data: No MCP server listedSource 1, Source 2
  • Advertised AI or machine-learning features: No AI feature listedSource

Palisade

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

Palisade product evidence
  • Documented OpenAPI access for domain management: REST API published
  • MCP server for connecting AI assistants to domain data: MCP server published
  • Advertised AI or machine-learning features: 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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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

VerifyDMARC pricing: $1 Personal, $25 Starter, $50 Medium, and $100 Large

VerifyDMARC publishes four paid plans with a 30-day free trial and no free tier. The plans are priced in USD, have different monthly email and domain limits, and include the same core DMARC and TLS feature set. Yearly billing is advertised as two months free, and larger plans are available by contacting the vendor.

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

VerifyDMARC
$1/mo or $10/yr

Personal: 10 domains, 2,000 emails/month; no 1-domain, 1,000-email tier 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

VerifyDMARC
$25/mo or $250/yr

Starter: 25 domains, 500,000 emails/month; no 2-domain, 100K tier published

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

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

VerifyDMARC
$50/mo or $500/yr

Medium: 100 domains, 2,000,000 emails/month; no 10-domain, 1M tier published

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

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

VerifyDMARC
$100/mo or $1,000/yr

Large: 200 domains, 5,000,000 emails/month; no 20-domain, 2.5M tier published

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

Client domains under management, any volume

VerifyDMARC
Not published at this size

Published plans cap monthly emails and domains; larger plans are available by email

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

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

How VerifyDMARC prices

  • VerifyDMARC advertises a 30-day free trial on any plan, with no credit card required during the trial, but no free tier after the trial.
  • The yearly prices shown are $10, $250, $500, and $1,000, each labelled as 17% off on the pricing table; the FAQ describes the annual benefit as two months free.
  • The pricing page states that prices exclude applicable taxes and that larger plans are available by email.
  • The public plans cap monthly reported-email volume and domain count. The site does not publish overage pricing; its FAQ says report processing stops after a plan's capacity is exceeded until the next month or an upgrade (checked 2026-08-26).

How Palisade prices

  • Palisade's IT-team plans are flat monthly prices sized by email volume: $19, $29, $59, $99, and $249 per month for up to 100K, 250K, 500K, 1M, and 2.5M emails, with 20% off annually.
  • Palisade's IT-team and MSP plans keep unlimited report history (Enterprise retention follows custom terms). Adding domains is free and unlimited, while only set-up domains count against the selected paid tier.
  • MSPs pay per client domain at a rate that improves as their portfolio grows, with a minimum of 5 client domains, and their own MSP domain is included as a free Not-For-Resale license. Palisade does not publish a numeric MSP rate card.

VerifyDMARC 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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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.

VerifyDMARC · Overview

VerifyDMARC combines DMARC and TLS reporting with policy guidance, DNS checks, regression alerts, and bulk domain management. It ingests aggregate reports, enriches sender information, tracks SPF and DKIM status, and gives operators a staged path from p=none to p=reject. The dashboard keeps sender analysis, record checks, alerting, and policy suggestions in one operational workflow.

VerifyDMARC is aimed at MSPs and IT teams managing multiple domains and organisations. The product publishes four paid USD plans with monthly email and domain limits and a common core of DMARC and TLS features. Its MSP workflow adds client dashboards, CSV or API onboarding, regression alerts, and access to multiple organisations under one login.

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.

VerifyDMARC · What it covers
  • Provides enriched sender activity with SPF and DKIM authentication checks
  • Guides DMARC policy progression from p=none to p=reject
  • Supports bulk CSV import and API domain management
  • Provides passwordless login plus Google and Microsoft 365 SSO, email alerts, and 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
VerifyDMARC · Where it stops
  • Does not advertise an agent-led workflow for DMARC enforcement
  • Does not advertise named ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integrations
  • Managed MTA-STS hosting is in preview; hosted DMARC, SPF, DKIM and BIMI are not established by the reviewed sources
  • Does not advertise an MCP server or AI-assistant integration
Palisade · Where it stops
  • Every policy change waits for a human approval, by design: nothing ships on the agent's own authority
  • MSP pricing is portfolio-based per client domain, with a minimum of 5 client domains
  • Plans are sized by monthly email volume, so a low-domain, high-volume sender lands on a higher tier than domain count alone suggests
VerifyDMARC · At a glance
Starts at
$1/mo or $10/yr
Free tier
No free tier; 30-day trial
Report history
90 days
Domain cap
10 to 200 domains
Annual range
$10 to $1,000/yr
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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Questions

Palisade vs VerifyDMARC: FAQ

What does VerifyDMARC do?

VerifyDMARC processes DMARC aggregate reports and SMTP TLS reports, maps sending sources, checks DMARC, SPF, DKIM, MTA-STS, DANE, and TLS-RPT configuration, and alerts on regressions. It also provides policy guidance, scheduled digests, bulk domain import, API access, and multi-organisation management for MSPs and IT teams.

Does VerifyDMARC automatically move a domain to p=reject?

VerifyDMARC documents a gradual path from p=none to p=quarantine to p=reject and provides policy suggestions. Its setup documentation tells the customer to add the generated TXT record at the DNS manager, so the public workflow is guided and operator-controlled; it does not advertise an agent that executes the DNS changes for you.

How much does VerifyDMARC cost?

The published plans are Personal at $1 per month, Starter at $25, Medium at $50, and Large at $100. Annual prices are listed as $10, $250, $500, and $1,000 respectively. The plans have different email-volume and domain limits, and larger plans are available by contacting VerifyDMARC.

Does VerifyDMARC have a free plan or trial?

VerifyDMARC advertises a 30-day free trial on any plan and says no credit card is required during the trial. Its pricing page explicitly says there is no free tier after the trial.

Is VerifyDMARC suitable for an MSP?

It is designed for MSPs and IT teams managing many domains, with a unified dashboard, CSV/API bulk import, unlimited admin users on business plans, alerts, and multiple organisations under one login. The public pages reviewed do not name ConnectWise, HaloPSA, Autotask, or a native ticketing connector, so verify those handoffs before buying.

What is the main difference between VerifyDMARC and Palisade?

Both products help teams understand DMARC reports and work toward enforcement. VerifyDMARC emphasizes reporting, checks, alerts, webhooks, and a guided operator workflow. Palisade is agentic: its AI agent investigates senders, drafts SPF and DKIM fixes, and proposes each policy step for approval, reducing the manual work between a finding and a reviewed change.

Switching from VerifyDMARC takes three steps

  1. 1

    Batch-import your domains

    Bring your client domains into Palisade in bulk, or let your ConnectWise, HaloPSA, or Autotask integration sync them automatically.

  2. 2

    Run both platforms in parallel

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

  3. 3

    Cut DNS over on your schedule

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

Our onboarding team handles the technical transition with you.

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