PowerDMARC vs Valimail
PowerDMARC sells published, volume-based plans; Valimail — a DigiCert company since September 16, 2025 — sells Enforce through sales, with no published price. Both take a domain to DMARC enforcement; how you buy them could not be more different.
Pricing sourced directly from PowerDMARC and Valimail.
The short answer
PowerDMARC publishes its full price list: Basic scales $8–$250/mo by email volume ($15/mo at the 100,000-email band, $12/mo billed annually) with 5 domains included, plus a free tier for personal domains. Valimail publishes no Enforce price: Starter, Premium and Enterprise are all 'Contact us for custom pricing', and the free Monitor tier covers DMARC visibility, not enforcement. Budget-driven teams usually shortlist PowerDMARC; organizations that want a managed, DNS-delegated enterprise rollout shortlist Valimail.
At a Glance
| Feature | PowerDMARC | Valimail |
|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $15/mo ($12/mo annual) | Quote-only |
| Free tier | 1 domain, 10,000 emails/mo, 10-day history, personal domains only | 5 user seats; DMARC, SPF, DKIM and BIMI status visibility |
| G2 rating | 4.9/5 | 4.6/5 |
| Protocols with documented support | 8/9 | 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 | PowerDMARC | Valimail |
|---|---|---|
| DMARC | ||
| SPF | Hosted PowerSPF flattening is a paid add-on on Basic and included from Enterprise; free toolbox checkers available | |
| DKIM | Hosted DKIM key/selector management is Enterprise-only; validation tools available in the free toolbox | |
| BIMI | Full automation via the sales-gated Amplify add-on; Monitor shows status and BIMI Simulator preview only | |
| MTA-STS | Hosted MTA-STS policy file and certificate from the Basic tier | Hosted on Enforce via CNAME delegation (NS delegation is planned) |
| TLS-RPT | TLS report ingestion and parsing from the Basic tier | |
| ARC (chain analysis) | ||
| DANE/TLSA | Free public DANE record checker; claimed TLSA monitoring lacks a documented product surface, and no DANE/TLSA hosting at any tier | |
| ARF (failure reports) | Privacy-safe RUF+ failure reporting listed on the Enforce comparison grid |
Published Pricing
List prices as published on each vendor's pricing page.
PowerDMARC
Free tier: 1 domain, 10,000 emails/mo, 10-day history, personal domains only
- Basic $15/mo · $12/mo annual
- Enterprise Quote-only
- Partner Program Quote-only
Valimail
Free tier: 5 user seats; DMARC, SPF, DKIM and BIMI status visibility
- Enforce Starter Quote-only
- Enforce Premium Quote-only
- Enforce Enterprise Quote-only
- Amplify (BIMI add-on) Quote-only
Strengths and Trade-offs
PowerDMARC
Where it shines
- Among the lowest published entry prices in the category: Basic starts at $8/mo, and the 100,000-email anchor is $15/mo ($12/mo billed annually)
- Hosted DMARC and Hosted BIMI on every tier including Free, a rare inclusion at $0
- Customer Support is the single most-cited praise theme (55 of 262 G2 reviews)
- White-label multi-tenant partner portal with PSA integrations, well reviewed by MSPs and MSSPs
- Active 2026 ship cadence: AI ChatBot, an MCP server for Enterprise and Partner plans, native SIEM connectors, and a free DANE checker
Trade-offs
- Hosted DKIM, SAML SSO, audit logs, API access, and threat intelligence all require an Enterprise custom quote
- Hosted SPF (PowerSPF), email support, and phone support are paid add-ons on the Basic tier
- All fees are non-refundable per the published terms, with auto-renewal and a 30-day written cancellation notice
- Free tier is restricted to personal domains only
- MSP reviewers report tenant-switching friction: no single-pane client domain management, and every domain in an account shares one plan
Best for: Budget-conscious SMBs and MSP partners who want broad hosted protocol coverage at a low entry price and do not need SSO, API access, or hosted DKIM outside an Enterprise contract.
Valimail
Where it shines
- Co-authored the ARC standard (RFC 8617) and maintains deep email-authentication standards leadership
- Patented Instant SPF delivers hosted, dynamic SPF that bypasses the 10-DNS-lookup limit
- The only FedRAMP-authorized DMARC provider, with SOC 2, PCI, and GDPR coverage
- Free Monitor tier with 5 user seats; the pricing page cites 80,000+ customers
- Hands-on onboarding and customer support praised consistently across G2 review cycles
Trade-offs
- Every Enforce tier (Starter, Premium, Enterprise) is quote-only: the pricing page reads "Contact us for custom pricing"
- The pricing page now lists Monitor, Enforce and Amplify; the Align entry tier no longer appears
- Add-on fees appear only on the AWS Marketplace listing: $1,500 per additional domain, $1,000 per additional 100K emails/month, $500 per additional sending service
- ARC is not productized at any tier despite the RFC 8617 co-authorship, and DANE has no documented support
- Hosted MTA-STS works via CNAME delegation only, for Enforce users; NS delegation is planned for a future release
Best for: Enterprises and regulated organizations (FedRAMP, Microsoft 365 shops) that want fully automated, hands-off DMARC enforcement and are ready to negotiate a custom quote.
Where DMARCguard Fits
DMARCguard is our product — treat this section as our pitch, and check every number above against both vendors' own pricing pages.
DMARCguard publishes one price ($14.50/mo including 2 domains for founding members, then $15/domain (3–10) and $10/domain (11+)), includes 2 domains free with 30 days of report history, and covers all 9 protocols on Pro — including ARC chain analysis and DANE. If PowerDMARC's email-volume bands or Valimail's quote-only pricing don't match how you buy, a flat per-domain price with published limits — no sales call, no annual lock-in — is the third option.
| Feature | PowerDMARC | Valimail | DMARCguard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $15/mo ($12/mo annual) | Quote-only | $29/mo incl. 2 domains, excl. VAT & sales tax |
| Free tier | 1 domain, 10,000 emails/mo, 10-day history, personal domains only | 5 user seats; DMARC, SPF, DKIM and BIMI status visibility | 2 domains, 30 days history |
| Protocols covered | 8/9 | 7/9 | 9/9 |
| G2 rating | 4.9/5 | 4.6/5 | 4.9/5 (11 reviews) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is PowerDMARC better than Valimail?
Neither is categorically better — they price and deploy differently. PowerDMARC publishes volume-based plans from $8/mo with self-serve signup; Valimail sells Enforce through a sales-assisted quote. Both platforms take domains to enforcement; pick by budget, procurement style, and how much hands-on management you want.
How much does Valimail cost compared to PowerDMARC?
Valimail does not publish an Enforce price; Starter, Premium and Enterprise are all quote-only. AWS Marketplace lists Enforce Enterprise at a vendor-disclaimed $60,000 per 12-month estimate, with add-ons of $1,500 per additional domain, $1,000 per additional 100K emails/month and $500 per additional sending service, sold as 12-, 24- or 36-month contracts. PowerDMARC's Basic plan runs $8–$250/mo depending on email volume — $15/mo at the 100,000-email band — and its Enterprise, API, and Partner tiers are quote-only.
Does Valimail or PowerDMARC have a free plan?
Both, with different limits. Valimail Monitor is free with 5 user seats and focuses on DMARC visibility. PowerDMARC's free tier is restricted to personal, non-commercial domains: 1 domain, 10,000 emails per month, and 10 days of history.
Which is cheaper for multiple domains?
PowerDMARC Basic includes 5 domains at every volume band. Valimail publishes no per-domain rate on its own site; AWS Marketplace lists $1,500 per additional domain on Enforce Enterprise. If you want multi-domain pricing you can compute in advance, DMARCguard charges a flat published per-domain rate.
How does EasyDMARC compare to both?
EasyDMARC sits between them on price and philosophy: published self-serve plans — Plus at $44.99/mo ($35.99 billed annually) for 2 domains, Premium at $89.99/mo — with managed record hosting on every tier and the category's most-praised guided setup (G2 4.8). It publishes prices where Valimail quotes, but costs more than PowerDMARC's low-volume bands. See the head-to-heads: EasyDMARC vs PowerDMARC and Valimail vs EasyDMARC.
Sources (18)
- PowerDMARC: Basic tier anchored at $15/mo ($12/mo billed annually) for 100K emails and 5 domains; full range $8-$250/mo by volume band — source
- PowerDMARC: Free tier: 1 domain, 10,000 emails/mo, 10-day history, labeled for personal domains only — source
- PowerDMARC: Terms state all services are non-refundable, auto-renew, and require 30 days written notice to cancel — source
- PowerDMARC: Hosted DKIM is gated to Enterprise and above — source
- PowerDMARC: Hosted MTA-STS policy and certificate available from the Basic tier — source
- PowerDMARC: Hosted PowerSPF is an add-on on Basic, included at Enterprise — source
- PowerDMARC: G2 rating 4.9 across 262 reviews — source
- PowerDMARC: No productized ARC support: no product page, no pricing row, no changelog entry — source
- PowerDMARC: Free DANE record checker; no TLSA hosting at any tier — source
- Valimail: Enforce Starter, Premium and Enterprise all read "Contact us for custom pricing"; no price is published — source
- Valimail: Free Monitor tier includes 5 user seats — source
- Valimail: AWS Marketplace add-ons: $1,500 per additional domain, $1,000 per additional 100K emails/month, $500 per additional sending service — source
- Valimail: AWS Marketplace lists an estimate of $60,000 per 12 months for Valimail Enforce Enterprise (12-, 24- or 36-month contracts) — source
- Valimail: DigiCert acquired Valimail on September 16, 2025 — source
- Valimail: Hosted MTA-STS and TLS-RPT support CNAME delegation only, for Enforce users; NS delegation is planned — source
- Valimail: Valimail co-authored RFC 8617 (ARC) but no tier page advertises ARC as a product feature — source
- Valimail: G2 rating 4.6 — source
- Valimail: The pricing page lists Monitor, Enforce (Starter, Premium, Enterprise) and Amplify; Align no longer appears — source
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