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DMARC monitoring tools compared (2026): prices, retention, limits

Updated

This is a dataset, not a ranking. Every figure below was read from the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-09-09 and is quoted as published; where a vendor does not publish a number, the cell says so rather than guessing. Prices are list prices in USD, monthly billing unless the vendor only shows annual. If you find a figure that has moved, the page's updated date tells you how old the read is.

DNS Doctor is one of the seven. Its row is held to the same rule as the others: what the pricing page says, nothing more.

The table

Price and free tier
ToolEntry paid priceFree tier
dmarcianBasic $24/mo ($239.88/yr)Personal: free for non-business use, 2 domains, 1,250 messages/mo, 1 month history
EasyDMARCPlus $44.99/mo ($35.99/mo annual)1 domain, 14 days history, 1,000 emails/mo
PowerDMARCBasic $8/mo ($6.42/mo annual)1 domain, 10,000 compliant emails/mo, 10 days history
ValimailEnforce Starter from $5,000/yrMonitor: free, up to 5 users, limited automated DMARC
URIportsPebble $6/mo ($72/yr)free first month, no card required
DMARCguardPro $29/mo ($290/yr) incl. 2 domains, then $15/domain/mo (domains 3 to 10) and $10/domain/mo (11+)Hobbyist: 2 domains, 30 days history
DNS DoctorMonitor $12/mo ($120/yr), flatfree scanner for any domain, no account; free Monitor trial
Entry-plan limits
ToolDomains on entry planReport retention on entry planVolume cap on entry plan
dmarcian23 months100,000 messages/mo
EasyDMARC23 monthsfrom 100,000 emails/mo
PowerDMARC51 year100,000 compliant emails/mo
Valimailnot publishednot publishednot published
URIports530 days100,000 reports/mo
DMARCguard2 included1 yearnot published
DNS Doctor1012 monthsnone
Access and enforcement
ToolAPIAgent access (MCP)Enforcement guidance
dmarcianlisted on Enterprise ($600/mo)not publishedmanual, from report data
EasyDMARCEnterprise (custom)not publishedguided, in-app
PowerDMARCnot published on the pricing pagenot publishedguided, in-app
Valimailadd-on on Starter and Premium, included on Enterprisenot publishedautomated (their "automated DMARC")
URIportsfrom Stone ($30/mo)not publishedmanual, from report data
DMARCguardyes, rate-limited per plan (100/hr free, 5,000/hr Pro)not publishedcompliance scoring
DNS Doctoryes, token-authed REST v1yes, 16 MCP tools, hosted and localevidence gate: the next policy step is offered only when the 30-day report window supports it, and p=reject never from a scan
  • dmarcian

    Entry paid price
    Basic $24/mo ($239.88/yr)
    Free tier
    Personal: free for non-business use, 2 domains, 1,250 messages/mo, 1 month history
    Domains on entry plan
    2
    Report retention on entry plan
    3 months
    Volume cap on entry plan
    100,000 messages/mo
    API
    listed on Enterprise ($600/mo)
    Agent access (MCP)
    not published
    Enforcement guidance
    manual, from report data
  • EasyDMARC

    Entry paid price
    Plus $44.99/mo ($35.99/mo annual)
    Free tier
    1 domain, 14 days history, 1,000 emails/mo
    Domains on entry plan
    2
    Report retention on entry plan
    3 months
    Volume cap on entry plan
    from 100,000 emails/mo
    API
    Enterprise (custom)
    Agent access (MCP)
    not published
    Enforcement guidance
    guided, in-app
  • PowerDMARC

    Entry paid price
    Basic $8/mo ($6.42/mo annual)
    Free tier
    1 domain, 10,000 compliant emails/mo, 10 days history
    Domains on entry plan
    5
    Report retention on entry plan
    1 year
    Volume cap on entry plan
    100,000 compliant emails/mo
    API
    not published on the pricing page
    Agent access (MCP)
    not published
    Enforcement guidance
    guided, in-app
  • Valimail

    Entry paid price
    Enforce Starter from $5,000/yr
    Free tier
    Monitor: free, up to 5 users, limited automated DMARC
    Domains on entry plan
    not published
    Report retention on entry plan
    not published
    Volume cap on entry plan
    not published
    API
    add-on on Starter and Premium, included on Enterprise
    Agent access (MCP)
    not published
    Enforcement guidance
    automated (their "automated DMARC")
  • URIports

    Entry paid price
    Pebble $6/mo ($72/yr)
    Free tier
    free first month, no card required
    Domains on entry plan
    5
    Report retention on entry plan
    30 days
    Volume cap on entry plan
    100,000 reports/mo
    API
    from Stone ($30/mo)
    Agent access (MCP)
    not published
    Enforcement guidance
    manual, from report data
  • DMARCguard

    Entry paid price
    Pro $29/mo ($290/yr) incl. 2 domains, then $15/domain/mo (domains 3 to 10) and $10/domain/mo (11+)
    Free tier
    Hobbyist: 2 domains, 30 days history
    Domains on entry plan
    2 included
    Report retention on entry plan
    1 year
    Volume cap on entry plan
    not published
    API
    yes, rate-limited per plan (100/hr free, 5,000/hr Pro)
    Agent access (MCP)
    not published
    Enforcement guidance
    compliance scoring
  • DNS Doctor

    Entry paid price
    Monitor $12/mo ($120/yr), flat
    Free tier
    free scanner for any domain, no account; free Monitor trial
    Domains on entry plan
    10
    Report retention on entry plan
    12 months
    Volume cap on entry plan
    none
    API
    yes, token-authed REST v1
    Agent access (MCP)
    yes, 16 MCP tools, hosted and local
    Enforcement guidance
    evidence gate: the next policy step is offered only when the 30-day report window supports it, and p=reject never from a scan

How to read it

  • Entry paid price is the cheapest plan that is not a free or personal tier. Annual figures are shown where the vendor shows them.
  • Domains and retention are for that entry plan. Most vendors sell more domains and longer history on higher tiers; the vendor pages linked below have the full ladder.
  • Volume cap is the vendor's own unit: dmarcian and EasyDMARC count messages, PowerDMARC counts "compliant emails", URIports counts reports. They are not directly comparable, which is why the column quotes the unit.
  • API and agent access are listed only when the vendor documents them. "Not published" means the page did not say, not that the feature is absent.
  • Enforcement guidance describes how the product moves a domain from p=none to quarantine and reject: manual (you read the reports and decide), guided (the app proposes steps), automated (the vendor manages the records), or evidence-gated.

Sources

Read on 2026-09-09: dmarcian (dmarcian.com/pricing), EasyDMARC (easydmarc.com/pricing), PowerDMARC (powerdmarc.com, pricing policy and free-monitoring pages), Valimail (valimail.com/pricing), URIports (uriports.com/pricing), DMARCguard (dmarcguard.io/pricing), DNS Doctor (dnsdoctor.dev/pricing).

Where DNS Doctor sits

Cheapest per domain among the paid tiers here at ten domains for a flat price, the longest entry-plan retention alongside PowerDMARC and DMARCguard, no volume cap, and the only one in the table that publishes an agent interface. It does not offer hosted DNS records, BIMI, or multi-year retention; if you need those, Valimail, PowerDMARC and DMARCguard list them on higher tiers.

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