Valimail vs EasyDMARC
Valimail — a DigiCert company since September 2025 — sells hands-off enterprise enforcement on annual contracts. EasyDMARC sells self-serve, published-price DMARC for the mid-market. The overlap in who they serve is smaller than the search results suggest.
The short answer
EasyDMARC publishes its prices — Plus $44.99/mo and Premium $89.99/mo, about 20% less on annual billing — with self-serve signup and managed record hosting on every tier. Valimail publishes exactly one number: Enforce Starter at $5,000/year, annual-only, with Premium and Enterprise quote-gated; in return you get automated enforcement, patented Instant SPF, automated DKIM rotation, and the category's only FedRAMP authorization. Sub-enterprise teams almost always shortlist EasyDMARC on price alone; regulated and Microsoft-heavy enterprises shortlist Valimail.
At a Glance
| Feature | Valimail | EasyDMARC |
|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $5,000/yr (annual-only) | $44.99/mo ($35.99/mo annual) |
| Free tier | 1 primary domain, 5 user seats, unlimited email volume, ~6-month history | 1 domain, 1,000 emails/mo, 14-day history |
| G2 rating | 4.6/5 | 4.8/5 |
| 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 | Valimail | EasyDMARC |
|---|---|---|
| DMARC | ||
| SPF | ||
| DKIM | ||
| BIMI | Full automation via the sales-gated Amplify add-on; Monitor shows status and BIMI Simulator preview only | |
| MTA-STS | Hosted on Enforce via CNAME delegation (NS delegation deferred); shipped early 2026 | 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) | Privacy-safe RUF+ failure reporting gated to Enforce Enterprise | Failure (RUF) reports from the Plus tier |
Published Pricing
List prices as published on each vendor's pricing page.
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
EasyDMARC
Free tier: 1 domain, 1,000 emails/mo, 14-day history
- Plus $44.99/mo · $35.99/mo annual
- Premium $89.99/mo · $71.99/mo annual
- Enterprise Quote-only
- MSP Quote-only
Strengths and Trade-offs
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.
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, including Free
- Deep MSP stack: white-label reporting plus ConnectWise, HaloPSA, Autotask, Syncro, Acronis, and Gradient integrations
- Direct DNS integrations with 10 providers including Cloudflare, Route 53, and OVHcloud (Enterprise and MSP plans)
Trade-offs
- Free tier was reduced around 2024 from 10,000 emails/mo across unlimited domains to 1,000 emails/mo on 1 domain with 14-day history (per third-party writeups; EasyDMARC published no announcement)
- No ARC or DANE support at any tier
- 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 Enterprise-only
- Exceeding plan email volume locks dashboard access until you upgrade; reviewers also report upsell pressure
Best for: Small-to-mid-market teams and MSPs who want guided setup, managed record hosting, and white-label PSA integrations 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.
If Valimail's $5,000 annual floor is too steep and EasyDMARC's Premium-tier gating (TLS-RPT, MTA-STS, SPF flattening at $89.99/mo) feels like a toll booth, DMARCguard publishes one price ($14.50/mo including 2 domains for founding members, then $15/domain (3–10) and $10/domain (11+)) with all 9 protocols on Pro — ARC and DANE included, which neither vendor ships. Start free with 2 domains and 30 days of report history.
| Feature | Valimail | EasyDMARC | DMARCguard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $5,000/yr (annual-only) | $44.99/mo ($35.99/mo annual) | $29/mo incl. 2 domains, excl. VAT & sales tax |
| Free tier | 1 primary domain, 5 user seats, unlimited email volume, ~6-month history | 1 domain, 1,000 emails/mo, 14-day history | 2 domains, 30 days history |
| Protocols covered | 7/9 | 7/9 | 9/9 |
| G2 rating | 4.6/5 | 4.8/5 | 4.9/5 (10 reviews) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Valimail or EasyDMARC better for a small business?
EasyDMARC, in most cases: published pricing from $44.99/mo, self-serve signup, and guided setup that G2 reviewers cite more than any other trait. Valimail's free Monitor tier is genuinely useful for visibility — 1 domain, unlimited volume — but the next step up is a $5,000/year annual contract, since the ~$19/mo Align tier was retired after the DigiCert acquisition.
How much does Valimail cost compared to EasyDMARC?
Valimail Enforce Starter: $5,000/year, annual-only, 1 active domain — with AWS-disclosed overages of $1,500 per extra domain and $1,000 per extra 100K emails/month; Premium and Enterprise are quote-only. EasyDMARC: Plus $44.99/mo (2 domains) and Premium $89.99/mo (4 domains), about 20% less on annual billing, Enterprise by quote.
What does Valimail offer that EasyDMARC doesn't?
Enforcement automation and compliance pedigree: hosted continuous DMARC policy management, patented Instant SPF with no 10-lookup limit, automated DKIM key rotation, and FedRAMP authorization — the only DMARC provider with it. EasyDMARC counters with published pricing, managed hosting on every tier, and a far lower entry cost, but its API, SSO, and audit logs are Enterprise-only.
Which has the better free tier?
Different shapes. Valimail Monitor: 1 primary domain, unlimited email volume, 5 seats, ~6 months of history — the more generous visibility tier. EasyDMARC Free: 1 domain, 1,000 emails/month, 14 days of history after the mid-2024 reduction. Neither free tier enforces; both are on-ramps.
Sources (18)
- 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 — 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
- 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: Free tier: 1 domain, 1,000 emails/mo, 14-day report history — source
- EasyDMARC: G2 rating 4.8 across 161-165 reviews — source
- EasyDMARC: Managed MTA-STS hosting activates with the Premium tier — source
- EasyDMARC: ARC is not offered at any tier — source
- EasyDMARC: DANE is unsupported; referenced only as failure-code parsing inside TLS-RPT outputs — source
- EasyDMARC: Free-tier cut around 2024 from 10,000 emails/mo across unlimited domains to 1,000 emails/mo on 1 domain (date per secondary writeups) — source
- EasyDMARC: Volume overage forces an upgrade: report/dashboard access is removed until the plan is upgraded — source
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