DMARC Report vs Valimail
Most people searching this pairing are asking one question: is DMARC Report a more affordable route than Valimail? Largely yes on price — DMARC Report's paid plans start at $25/mo against Valimail's $5,000/year floor — but the two products automate very different amounts of the work.
Comparison last verified July 23, 2026. Pricing sourced directly from DMARC Report and Valimail.
The short answer
DMARC Report publishes every tier: Guard at $25/mo ($22.92/mo billed annually) with 5 domains and 250,000 messages/month, Shield at $75/mo adding hosted MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, and REST API access, and Defender at $200/mo adding SSO/SAML. Valimail's only public price is Enforce Starter at $5,000/year, annual-only — the ~$19/mo Align tier was retired after the DigiCert acquisition — but in return you get automated enforcement, patented hosted Instant SPF, automated DKIM rotation, and the category's only FedRAMP authorization. If budget is the constraint, DMARC Report is the accessible option; if hands-off enterprise automation is the requirement, Valimail is built for it.
At a Glance
| Feature | DMARC Report | Valimail |
|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $25/mo ($22.92/mo annual) | $5,000/yr (annual-only) |
| Free tier | 1 domain (subdomains included), 10,000 messages/mo, 30-day history, aggregate (RUA) reports only, no credit card | 1 primary domain, 5 user seats, unlimited email volume, ~6-month history |
| G2 rating | 4.8/5 | 4.6/5 |
| Protocols with documented support | 7/9 | 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 | DMARC Report | Valimail |
|---|---|---|
| DMARC | ||
| SPF | ||
| DKIM | ||
| 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 from the Shield tier ($75/mo) | Hosted on Enforce via CNAME delegation (NS delegation deferred); shipped early 2026 |
| TLS-RPT | TLS failure-report collection and visualization from the Shield tier ($75/mo) | |
| ARC (chain analysis) | ||
| DANE/TLSA | ||
| ARF (failure reports) | Failure (RUF) reports from Guard ($25/mo); Advanced Failure Reports on Defender ($200/mo) | Privacy-safe RUF+ failure reporting gated to Enforce Enterprise |
Published Pricing
List prices as published on each vendor's pricing page.
DMARC Report
Free tier: 1 domain (subdomains included), 10,000 messages/mo, 30-day history, aggregate (RUA) reports only, no credit card
- Guard $25/mo · $22.92/mo annual
- Shield $75/mo · $62.50/mo annual
- Defender $200/mo · $166.67/mo annual
- Ultimate $3,900/mo
- MSP Partner Program Quote-based ladder
Valimail
Free tier: 1 primary domain, 5 user seats, unlimited email volume, ~6-month history
- Enforce Starter $5,000/yr (annual-only)
- Enforce Premium Quote-only
- Enforce Enterprise Quote-only
- Amplify (BIMI add-on) Quote-only
Strengths and Trade-offs
DMARC Report
Where it shines
- Deepest social proof in the category: 4.8/5 on G2 across 471 reviews as of July 2026, narrowly the most-reviewed DMARC platform on G2
- Low-friction entry: free Core plan, $25/mo Guard tier, 30-day no-credit-card trials, and a customer-facing FAQ promise of a full refund within the first 30 days
- Mature REST API with domain CRUD, branded PDF export, and email/webhook/Slack alerts
- Established MSP program: 50% off list pricing, multi-tenant portal, white-label PDF reports, and bulk CSV/API domain onboarding
- SOC 2 Type II (audited annually since 2022) with EU (Frankfurt) data residency
Trade-offs
- ARC and DANE are covered only in blog and KB content; neither is a product capability
- SPF flattening is not in-platform - it requires the separate paid sister product AutoSPF
- Dated/cluttered UI is the most corroborated complaint: G2's own aggregates show 'Poor Interface Design' (23-24 reviews) and 'Outdated Interface' (14 reviews)
- Domain caps of 5/10/25 until the $3,900/mo Ultimate tier, while the pricing FAQ simultaneously claims 'unlimited domains' and 'no per-domain fees' - a live on-page contradiction
- MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, and API access all gate at Shield ($75/mo), SSO/SAML at Defender ($200/mo), and 3-year retention only on Ultimate
Best for: SMBs and MSPs who want a cheap, heavily reviewed freemium DMARC monitor with hosted MTA-STS and white-label reporting inside the wider DuoCircle email stack, and who do not need ARC, DANE, or in-platform SPF flattening.
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 expanded post-acquisition (Domain Report Card PDF added) as the customer base grew past 92,000
- Hands-on onboarding and customer support praised consistently across G2 review cycles
Trade-offs
- Enforce Starter at $5,000/yr is the only public price; Premium and Enterprise are quote-only, and all paid tiers bill annually only
- The ~$19/mo Align entry tier was retired post-acquisition, leaving no paid option between free Monitor and $5,000/yr
- Overage fees are disclosed only on AWS Marketplace: $1,500 per extra domain, $1,000 per extra 100K emails/mo, $500 per extra 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; NS delegation is deferred to a future release
Best for: Enterprises and regulated organizations (FedRAMP, Microsoft 365 shops) that want fully automated, hands-off DMARC enforcement and can commit to annual contracts starting at $5,000/year.
Where DMARCguard Fits
DMARCguard is our product — treat this section as our pitch, and check every number above against both vendors' own pricing pages.
DMARC Report is cheap but gates MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, and API access behind its $75/mo Shield tier, and neither vendor productizes ARC chain analysis or DANE. DMARCguard covers all 9 protocols on Pro — ARC and DANE included — at a flat published per-domain price ($3.9/domain/mo for founding members), with 2 domains free and 30 days of report history. If you came to this page looking for something more affordable than Valimail, a published per-domain rate with no annual lock-in belongs on the same shortlist.
| Feature | DMARC Report | Valimail | DMARCguard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $25/mo ($22.92/mo annual) | $5,000/yr (annual-only) | $6.9/domain/mo |
| Free tier | 1 domain (subdomains included), 10,000 messages/mo, 30-day history, aggregate (RUA) reports only, no credit card | 1 primary domain, 5 user seats, unlimited email volume, ~6-month history | 2 domains, 30 days history |
| Protocols covered | 7/9 | 7/9 | 9/9 |
| G2 rating | 4.8/5 | 4.6/5 | 4.8/5 (7 reviews) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is DMARC Report cheaper than Valimail?
Yes, by a wide margin at entry level. DMARC Report's Guard plan is $25/mo ($275/yr on annual billing) for 5 domains and 250,000 messages/month. Valimail's only published price is Enforce Starter at $5,000/year for 1 active domain, annual-only, with AWS-disclosed overages of $1,500 per extra domain and $1,000 per extra 100K emails/month. The products differ accordingly: Valimail automates enforcement end-to-end, while DMARC Report is monitoring-first.
What does Valimail offer that DMARC Report doesn't?
Enforcement automation and compliance pedigree: hosted continuous DMARC policy management, patented Instant SPF with no 10-DNS-lookup limit, automated DKIM key generation and rotation, and FedRAMP authorization — the only DMARC provider with it. DMARC Report monitors and reports; SPF flattening isn't even in-platform (it requires the separate AutoSPF product), and DKIM support is monitoring-only with no key hosting.
How do the free tiers compare?
Valimail Monitor covers 1 primary domain with unlimited email volume, 5 user seats, and roughly 6 months of history — the more generous visibility tier. DMARC Report's free Core plan covers 1 domain (subdomains included), 10,000 messages/month, and 30 days of history, aggregate reports only, no credit card. Neither free tier automates enforcement.
What do reviewers say about each?
DMARC Report holds 4.8/5 on G2 across 471 reviews as of July 2026 — narrowly the most-reviewed DMARC platform on G2 — though its most corroborated complaint is a dated interface. Valimail holds 4.6 on G2, with hands-on onboarding and support praised consistently across review cycles. For a third option with published per-domain pricing, see how DMARCguard prices it.
Sources (19)
- DMARC Report: Five tiers: Core free (1 domain, 10,000 msgs/mo, 30-day history), Guard $25/mo / $275/yr (5 domains, 250K), Shield $75/mo / $750/yr (10 domains, 1M), Defender $200/mo / $2,000/yr (25 domains, 3M), Ultimate $3,900/mo (unlimited); vendor FAQ states annual billing saves approximately 17% (holds for Shield/Defender; Guard works out to 8.3%) — source
- DMARC Report: Feature gating: failure (RUF) reports start at Guard; MTA-STS/TLS-RPT and API access start at Shield; SSO/SAML, custom SLAs and DPAs on Defender and Ultimate; retention 30 days / 6 months / 1 year / 1 year / 3 years — source
- DMARC Report: Pricing FAQ claims 'All paid plans support unlimited domains... no per-domain fees' while the comparison table on the same page caps domains at 5/10/25 — source
- DMARC Report: FAQ refund promise: 'If you are not satisfied within the first 30 days, contact support for a full refund. No questions asked' - while DuoCircle's umbrella Cloud Terms (2026-05-06) call annual prepayment non-refundable except under the SLA — source
- DMARC Report: MSP ladder: Secure free, Framework $100/mo (25 domains, 2M reports), Sentinel $250/mo (25 domains, 5M), Armor $400/mo (50 domains, 7M); 50% off list for partners, white-label PDF reports, Done-With-You add-on at $1,950/domain — source
- DMARC Report: Public REST API exposes hosted_dmarc, hosted_mta_sts, tls_rpt_cname, bimi_status, domain CRUD, forensic_reports, and a branded PDF endpoint — source
- DMARC Report: ARC exists only as an educational KB article (modified 2023-05-06); no platform ARC validation is claimed — source
- DMARC Report: SPF is monitoring-only in-platform (flattening is sold as the separate AutoSPF product) and DANE appears only in blog content, not on the features page — source
- DMARC Report: G2 rating 4.8/5 across 471 reviews (94.3% small-business reviewers); top complaint aggregates are 'Poor Interface Design' (23-24 reviews) and 'Outdated Interface' (14 reviews) — source
- DMARC Report: SOC 2 Type II independently confirmed via the CSA STAR registry; the features page (updated April 2026) lists EU (Frankfurt) data residency — source
- Valimail: Enforce Starter starts at $5,000/year, annual billing only — source
- Valimail: Free Monitor tier: 1 primary domain, 5 user seats, unlimited email volume, ~6-month history — source
- Valimail: Overages: $1,500 per additional domain, $1,000 per additional 100K emails/mo, $500 per additional sending service — source
- Valimail: AWS Marketplace lists a $60,000/12-month estimate for Enforce Enterprise — source
- Valimail: DigiCert acquired Valimail on September 16, 2025; Valimail operates independently as of April 2026 — source
- Valimail: Hosted MTA-STS and TLS-RPT shipped early 2026 via CNAME delegation; NS delegation deferred — 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: Align tier (SMB entry, ~$19/mo per third-party comparisons) retired from the public lineup between Sep 2025 and Apr 2026 — source
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