dmarcian vs EasyDMARC
dmarcian was founded by a co-author of the DMARC specification and stays deliberately reporting-first. EasyDMARC sells the opposite promise: managed hosting and guided setup so you touch DNS as little as possible.
The short answer
dmarcian Basic costs $24/mo ($19.99 billed annually) for 2 active domains and meters only legitimate, DMARC-capable mail — forwarded and fraudulent volume never counts. But it hosts nothing: DNS changes stay manual. It ships a BIMI Inspector and Builder but hosts no BIMI records, and hosted MTA-STS, ARC and DANE don't appear in its tier table. EasyDMARC Plus costs $44.99/mo ($35.99 annually) for 2 domains with managed DMARC and BIMI hosting on every tier and the category's most-praised onboarding (G2 4.8 vs dmarcian's 3.5 from 5 reviews). Choose dmarcian for reporting depth and manual control; choose EasyDMARC for guided, hosted setup.
At a Glance
| Feature | dmarcian | EasyDMARC |
|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $24/mo ($19.99/mo annual) | $44.99/mo ($35.99/mo annual) |
| Free tier | 2 domains, 1,250 DMARC-capable msgs/mo, 1-month history, non-business use only | No |
| G2 rating | 3.5/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Protocols with documented support | 5/9 | 7/9 |
Protocol Coverage
Documented support across the 9 core email authentication protocols. "Not documented" means our research briefs found no public evidence either way.
| Feature | dmarcian | EasyDMARC |
|---|---|---|
| DMARC | ||
| SPF | ||
| DKIM | ||
| BIMI | ||
| MTA-STS | Managed MTA-STS hosting activates with Premium; record checker and generator tools on all tiers | |
| TLS-RPT | Parsed TLS reports in the dashboard from Premium; checker and generator tools on all tiers | |
| ARC (chain analysis) | ||
| DANE/TLSA | ||
| ARF (failure reports) | Forensic (RUF) processing and Forensic Viewer from the Basic tier | Failure (RUF) reports from the Plus tier |
Published Pricing
List prices as published on each vendor's pricing page.
dmarcian
Free tier: 2 domains, 1,250 DMARC-capable msgs/mo, 1-month history, non-business use only
- Basic $24/mo · $19.99/mo annual
- Plus $240/mo · $199/mo annual
- Enterprise $600/mo · $499/mo annual
- Custom Quote-only
EasyDMARC
- Plus $44.99/mo · $35.99/mo annual
- Premium $89.99/mo · $71.99/mo annual
- Deliverability Quote-only
- Enterprise: Email Trust Quote-only
- MSP Quote-only
Strengths and Trade-offs
dmarcian
Where it shines
- Founded by Tim Draegen, co-author of the DMARC specification; reviewers cite the mission-driven credibility
- Meters only DMARC-capable legitimate traffic, so forwarded and fraudulent volume never counts against your plan
- TLS-RPT ingestion included on every tier, including the free Personal plan
- 30-day free trial on all paid tiers with no credit card, and published prices unchanged for at least 18 months
- Reporting depth and sender-source grouping praised as more detailed than other solutions
Trade-offs
- 10x price jump from Basic ($24/mo) to Plus ($240/mo) with no tier between 2 and 8 active domains
- REST API, SAML SSO, and Domain Discovery are Enterprise-only at $600/mo ($499/mo billed annually)
- No hosted BIMI, hosted MTA-STS, ARC, or DANE productization at any tier (a BIMI Inspector and Builder tool is on every tier); SPF flattening explicitly declined
- Reporting-only platform: no hosted records or auto-deploy, so DNS changes stay manual
- Message volumes are default allowances; the pricing page says custom pricing is available for overages
Best for: Practitioners who want deep DMARC aggregate-report visibility from the spec co-author's team and prefer to keep full manual control of their own DNS records.
EasyDMARC
Where it shines
- Consistently praised for ease of use: setup and DNS integration need no deep DMARC expertise (top G2 praise theme, 22 mentions)
- Responsive, helpful support team (20 G2 customer-support mentions)
- Managed DMARC and Managed BIMI record hosting included on every tier
- Dedicated MSP plan with custom pricing by number of managed domains (10-domain minimum)
- Unlimited invited users on every paid tier
Trade-offs
- No free plan on the pricing page, only a free trial with no credit card; third-party reviewers report the free plan was cut in 2024
- The pricing page lists no ARC or DANE feature
- EasySPF flattening, managed MTA-STS, and parsed TLS reports all require Premium at $89.99/mo ($71.99/mo billed annually)
- API, SSO, and audit logs are only on the Enterprise: Email Trust tier
- Reviewers report upsell pressure
Best for: Small-to-mid-market teams and MSPs who want guided setup and managed record hosting without needing in-house DMARC expertise.
Where DMARCguard Fits
DMARCguard is our product — treat this section as our pitch, and check every number above against both vendors' own pricing pages.
dmarcian gives you deep reports and leaves DNS to you; EasyDMARC hosts records but gates TLS-RPT and MTA-STS behind its $89.99/mo Premium. DMARCguard does both jobs at one published price: hosted guidance with per-record remediation steps, all 9 protocols on Pro including ARC and DANE, 2 domains free with 30 days of history, and $14.50/mo including 2 domains for founding members after that.
| Feature | dmarcian | EasyDMARC | DMARCguard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $24/mo ($19.99/mo annual) | $44.99/mo ($35.99/mo annual) | $29/mo incl. 2 domains, excl. VAT & sales tax |
| Free tier | 2 domains, 1,250 DMARC-capable msgs/mo, 1-month history, non-business use only | No | 2 domains, 30 days history |
| Protocols covered | 5/9 | 7/9 | 9/9 |
| G2 rating | 3.5/5 | 4.8/5 | 4.9/5 (11 reviews) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is dmarcian or EasyDMARC better for beginners?
EasyDMARC, by the evidence: guided setup is its top G2 praise theme (22 mentions), and managed DMARC/BIMI records ship on every tier. dmarcian assumes you are comfortable editing DNS yourself — its tools inspect and report, they don't deploy. Reviewers reward dmarcian for depth, not hand-holding.
How does dmarcian's pricing model differ from EasyDMARC's?
dmarcian meters only DMARC-capable legitimate traffic, so spoofed or forwarded mail never pushes you up a tier; plans run $24–$600/mo ($19.99–$499 billed annually). EasyDMARC meters total volume from 100,000 emails/month and prices $44.99–$89.99/mo published, with Deliverability, Enterprise and MSP quote-only. dmarcian's pricing page says custom pricing is available for overages.
Which one has a free plan?
dmarcian's free Personal plan allows 2 domains and 1,250 DMARC-capable messages/month with 1 month of history, restricted to non-business use. EasyDMARC's pricing page lists no free plan, only a free trial with no credit card required; dmarcian also offers a 30-day no-card trial on paid tiers.
Do dmarcian or EasyDMARC support MTA-STS, ARC, or DANE?
dmarcian: no hosted MTA-STS (inspector tool only), no ARC, no DANE, and a BIMI Inspector and Builder on every tier rather than BIMI hosting — TLS-RPT is included on every tier. EasyDMARC: managed MTA-STS and parsed TLS reports from Premium ($89.99/mo), no ARC, no DANE at any tier.
Sources (18)
- dmarcian: Basic tier: $24/mo monthly or $19.99/mo billed annually, 2 active domains, 100K DMARC-capable msgs/mo — source
- dmarcian: Plus tier: $240/mo monthly or $199/mo billed annually, 8 active domains, 1M msgs/mo — source
- dmarcian: Enterprise tier: $600/mo monthly or $499/mo billed annually, 15 active domains, 5M msgs/mo, unlimited retention — source
- dmarcian: Personal free tier: 2 domains, 1,250 msgs/mo, 1-month retention, non-business use only — source
- dmarcian: Pricing meters legitimate DMARC-capable traffic only, not forwarded or fraudulent volume — source
- dmarcian: Pricing page: message volumes are default allowances and custom pricing is available for overages; Terms of Service section 4.1 ties fees to the Order's usage metrics and makes them non-refundable — source
- dmarcian: G2 rating 3.5 from 5 reviews — source
- dmarcian: TLS-RPT and a BIMI Inspector and Builder tool ship on all tiers; hosted MTA-STS, ARC, and DANE do not appear in the tier comparison table — source
- dmarcian: Founder Tim Draegen co-authored the DMARC specification — source
- EasyDMARC: Plus tier: $35.99/mo billed annually, $44.99/mo monthly, 2 domains, 3-month retention — source
- EasyDMARC: Premium tier: $71.99/mo billed annually, $89.99/mo monthly, 4 domains, 1-year retention — source
- EasyDMARC: No free plan is listed; plans are Plus, Premium, Deliverability and Enterprise: Email Trust, with a free trial and no credit card required — source
- EasyDMARC: MSP plan: custom pricing by number of managed domains, 10-domain minimum, 1-year data history — source
- EasyDMARC: G2 rating 4.8 across 161-165 reviews — source
- EasyDMARC: Managed MTA-STS hosting activates with the Premium tier — source
- EasyDMARC: The pricing page lists no ARC feature on any tier — source
- EasyDMARC: The pricing page lists no DANE feature on any tier — source
- EasyDMARC: Third-party reviewer emailwarmup.com says EasyDMARC eliminated its unlimited free plan and doubled its prices in 2024 (reviewer's account, not an EasyDMARC statement) — source
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