dmarcian vs Red Sift OnDMARC (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Red Sift OnDMARC grades higher than dmarcian: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Red Sift OnDMARC grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
dmarcian
DMARC report processing and policy deployment, by a spec co-author
Red Sift OnDMARC
Cloud DMARC, SPF and DKIM management with a free trial
Which one is for you
Pick dmarcian if
- Fits if you need DMARC on two business domains at $19.99 a month billed yearly
- Works for a personal, non-business domain, which the free plan covers
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you outgrow 2 domains or 1 user, as Plus jumps to $199 a month billed yearly
- Skip it if you want an API, single sign-on or Domain Discovery, which wait for Enterprise at $499 a month
- Not for you if you need list cleaning, warm-up or placement tests
- Watch out: the free plan is for non-business domains only, and an audit that finds a business domain ends the account
- Watch out: prices exclude tax, no integrations are on record, and Basic keeps only 3 months of history
Pick Red Sift OnDMARC if
- Fits if you run up to 4 domains and want guided DMARC setup
- Works for security teams that want events streamed into Slack or a SIEM
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you grow, as Express caps at 4 domains, 1m monthly emails and 30 days of history
- Watch out: only Express shows a price, and the other tiers are quotes
- Watch out: unlimited Dynamic SPF starts at Essentials
- Skip it if you want a free plan, since there is only a trial
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAdmarcianFair | 2.6GPARed Sift OnDMARCGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $19.99 a month billed yearly ($24 monthly) for 2 domains and 100,000 messages. That's the lowest DMARC price among its listed rivals: EasyDMARC charges $35.99 for the same 2 domains and 100,000 emails, and GlockApps' Essential is $59. | BExpress is $9 a month on annual billing, inside the $10 cheaper quarter of deliverability tools. No monthly price showed, and the other plans are by quote. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free Personal plan, but only for non-business domains, and it's audited. Businesses get a 30-day trial with no card instead. | CFree trial on every tier with no card needed. The length is not stated, and there is no free plan. |
| Features | CIt does the DMARC job fully: reports that name each sending service, SPF, DKIM and BIMI tools, and alerts and forensic reports on paid plans. That's a smaller job, though: no list cleaning, warm-up or placement tests. | BDynamic services for DMARC, SPF, DKIM, MTA-STS and BIMI, an Investigate tool, an API and alerts. Express caps domains at 4 and history at 30 days. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. You add a DNS record before reports arrive, and getting a domain to a reject policy takes some reading, though deployment help is on offer. | CNo store rating on record. It takes DNS changes at your domain host and some reading of reports. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations on record; API access and single sign-on come only with Enterprise, at $499 a month billed yearly. | BWeb, with a RESTful API and Slack, SIEM and webhook links listed. No apps. |
| Best for | DMARC reports for one or two domains | DMARC setup for small organizations |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: dmarcian and Red Sift OnDMARC. How we grade
Price against what you get
dmarcian starts at $19.99 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Red Sift OnDMARC starts at $9 a month and scores 2.7.
Red Sift OnDMARC scores higher and starts $10.99 a month lower. Of the other email verification and deliverability tools on the chart, 10 score higher than dmarcian for less, and none scores higher than Red Sift OnDMARC for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Red Sift OnDMARC also covers reports.
At a glance
| dmarcian | Red Sift OnDMARC | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19.99 per month, billed yearly ($24 monthly) | $9 per month and up, billed annually |
| Free plan | Personal plan for non-business domains only: up to 2 active domains sending fewer than 1,250 emails a month, 1 user and a month of data history. | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of paid plans, no credit card required | Free trial on every tier; no credit card required. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | dmarcian, Inc. | Red Sift |
| Price read from | dmarcian.com | redsift.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
dmarcian
- The free Personal plan is for non-business domains only; business domains found in an audit make the account expire.
- API access, single sign-on and Domain Discovery are Enterprise only.
- Basic covers just 2 active domains; more domains or volume need a higher tier or a custom quote.
- Prices exclude tax, and the tool does not verify lists, warm up inboxes or test placement.
Red Sift OnDMARC
- Only Express shows a price; Essentials, Enterprise and Premier are quoted by contact.
- The page shows the annual price; no monthly price was displayed in the default view.
- Express caps volume at 1m monthly emails and 30 days of data history.
- Payment is accepted in USD, EUR, GBP and AUD.
Key features
dmarcian
- DMARC report processing
- Turns aggregate reports into a view of each sending source, enriched with what dmarcian knows about that service, with automatic subdomain detection.
- SPF, DKIM and BIMI tools
- SPF Surveyor, a DKIM inspector and validator, and a BIMI inspector and builder, plus TLS reporting.
- Alerts and forensic reports
- Alert Central and forensic (RUF) report processing with a viewer, on paid plans.
- Domain Discovery
- On Enterprise, finds domains your organization has registered and adds them to the catalogue.
- Deployment services and support
- Deployment services and dedicated support are offered by a company founded by one of the main authors of the DMARC specification.
Red Sift OnDMARC
- Dynamic services
- Manage DMARC, SPF, DKIM, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT and BIMI records from inside the app without editing DNS.
- Investigate
- Verify DNS changes in seconds instead of waiting for the next report, which usually takes 24 hours.
- Dynamic SPF
- Gets past the 10 SPF lookup limit; unlimited on Essentials and above.
- Event Hub
- Streams security and audit events to a SIEM, webhooks or Slack.
- Access controls
- 2FA is in every plan, with a REST API, role-based access and SAML/SSO listed under extending the platform.
Plans
dmarcian
Personal$0
Non-business use only, audited automatically: 2 active domains, 1,250 DMARC-capable messages a month and 1 month of history.
Basic$19.99
per month for 100,000 messages, billed yearly ($24 monthly)
Up to 2 active domains, 1 user, 3 months of history, alerts and forensic report processing.
Plus$199
per month for 1M messages, billed yearly ($240 monthly)
Up to 8 active domains, 3 users, a year of history, IP safelisting and user access controls.
Enterprise$499
per month for 5M messages, billed yearly ($600 monthly)
Up to 15 active domains, unlimited users and history, Domain Discovery, API access and single sign-on.
CustomCustom
Tailored pricing for more domains or volume, service providers and high-volume senders.
Red Sift OnDMARC
Express$9
per month and up, billed annually
Up to 4 domains, up to 1m monthly emails, 30 days of data history and up to 10 SPF lookups.
EssentialsCustom
25 active sender domains, unlimited email volume, 1 year of history and unlimited Dynamic SPF. Contact for pricing.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds 4 Radar Pro seats, 1 VMC and DNS history, with quarterly account reviews. Contact for pricing.
PremierCustom
50 active sender domains, 8 Radar Pro seats and DNS Guardian to stop spam that bypasses DMARC. Contact for pricing.
Ways to pay less
dmarcian
- Annual discount
Lower price with yearly billing
Basic is $19.99 a month billed yearly ($239.88) against $24 billed monthly, which dmarcian shows as a $48.12 saving.
- Nonprofit
Special pricing for nonprofits, government and education
dmarcian's pricing FAQ says it extends special pricing to nonprofits, government and education, and offers multi-year discounts on request.
Red Sift OnDMARC
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, dmarcian or Red Sift OnDMARC?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Red Sift OnDMARC is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $19.99 a month for dmarcian. dmarcian starts at $19.99 per month, billed yearly ($24 monthly), and Red Sift OnDMARC starts at $9 per month and up, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, dmarcian or Red Sift OnDMARC?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only dmarcian has a free plan. Red Sift OnDMARC does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.