DMARC Report vs Fraudmarc (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, DMARC Report grades higher than Fraudmarc: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
DMARC Report grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
DMARC Report
DMARC report parsing and monitoring with a free tier
Fraudmarc
SPF flattening and DMARC reporting for email authentication
Which one is for you
Pick DMARC Report if
- Fits if you have a single domain and want free DMARC reports
- Works for small agencies that want an API and managed compliance
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have more than 1 domain, as free stops there
- Pricey if you want failure reports, which start at Guard at $25 a month
- Pricey if you want MTA-STS or the API, both from Shield at $75 a month
- Watch out: the FAQ says paid plans have unlimited domains, but the plan cards cap them at 5, 10 and 25
- Watch out: Ultimate is a one-time $3,900
Pick Fraudmarc if
- Fits if your SPF record breaks the 10-lookup limit
- Works for people with a handful of domains who want flattening and reports
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run many domains, since SPF and DMARC are priced per domain
- Skip it if you want one plan for everything, as SPF and DMARC are two subscriptions
- Tight if you need the 30-day DMARC history stretched, as 90 days needs DMARC Advanced
- Watch out: Universal SPF Pro is $105 per domain a month
- Watch out: Outbox Protection has no published price
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADMARC ReportFair | 2.0GPAFraudmarcFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BCore is free for 1 domain. The first paid step, Guard, is $25 a month for 5 domains, above the $17.99 middle for the category, and Defender is $200. | C$21 per domain a month billed annually, which is in the middle of the category. Each extra domain is another $21. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree covers 1 domain, 10,000 monthly messages and 30 days of history, with no card. Paid plans have a 30-day trial with no card. | C7-day trial on Universal SPF, cancel anytime, and the page does not mention a card. No free plan. |
| Features | CReport parsing plus, on higher plans, failure reports, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, an API and MCP access. Failure reports need Guard and the API needs Shield. | CSPF flattening, SPF Compression, DMARC report analysis and SenderTrace. Each is priced on its own. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You publish DMARC records and read reports, which takes some DNS work. | CNo rating on record. You edit DNS records and wait for reports to build up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with an API on Shield and above. No integrations or apps are listed. | CWeb only, with no integrations listed. Free checkers and an open-source analyzer are on the site. |
| Best for | free DMARC report parsing for one domain | SPF flattening for domains that hit the lookup limit |
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: DMARC Report and Fraudmarc. How we grade
Price against what you get
DMARC Report starts at $25 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Fraudmarc starts at $21 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Fraudmarc starts $4 a month lower. Of the other email verification and deliverability tools on the chart, 14 score higher than DMARC Report for less, and 13 score higher than Fraudmarc 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
- Fraudmarc is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
At a glance
| DMARC Report | Fraudmarc | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $25 per month (Guard), billed monthly | $21 per domain / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Core plan, free: 1 domain, 10,000 monthly DMARC messages, 30 days of data history and aggregate reports. | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of paid plans, no credit card required | 7-day free trial on Universal SPF, cancel anytime |
| Web | ||
| Made by | DuoCircle LLC | Fraudmarc, Inc. |
| Price read from | dmarcreport.com | fraudmarc.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
DMARC Report
- Failure reports and email vendor ID need Guard or higher; MTA-STS, TLS-RPT and the API need Shield.
- Ultimate is listed at $3,900 as a one-time price.
- The pricing FAQ says all paid plans have unlimited domains, but the plan cards and comparison table cap Guard at 5, Shield at 10 and Defender at 25.
- SSO/SAML, custom SLAs and PO billing are only on Defender and Ultimate.
Fraudmarc
- Each product is priced separately, so SPF flattening and DMARC reporting are two subscriptions.
- Universal SPF and DMARC Standard are priced per domain, so costs grow with the domain count.
- DMARC Advanced and SenderTrace are priced per user, which the page does not define further.
- Outbox Protection has no published price.
Key features
DMARC Report
- Report parsing
- Aggregate reports on every plan, plus failure reports from Guard up, rendered as readable reports instead of raw XML.
- MTA-STS and TLS-RPT
- Available from the Shield plan.
- API and MCP access
- Shield and Defender list an API and MCP access, and the site announces AI-powered DMARC analysis.
- Parked-domain protection
- Shield and above include parked domains, and the site has a Parked DMARC feature for non-sending domains.
- Managed compliance
- The Ultimate plan adds enforcement work done by a dedicated DMARC engineer, with a stated guarantee of p=quarantine at 100% within 90 days.
- Free checkers and generators
- DMARC, SPF, DKIM and BIMI checkers and record generators, plus an email header analyzer, are free with no signup.
Fraudmarc
- SPF flattening
- Universal SPF is pasted in front of your other SPF terms and flattens vendor records to stay under the 10 DNS lookup limit.
- SPF Compression
- A management panel imports existing policies, shows lookups used out of 10 and flags vendors that stopped sending.
- DMARC report analysis
- Aggregate and forensic reports are analyzed, with history of 30 days, 90 days or a year depending on the tier.
- SenderTrace identity data
- The top DMARC tier names the people and departments behind each mail source to speed the move to p=reject.
- Free checkers and open-source analyzer
- SPF and DMARC check tools are free, and a Community Edition of the DMARC analyzer can be self-hosted from GitHub.
Plans
DMARC Report
Core$0
1 domain, 10,000 monthly messages, 30 days of history, subdomains and aggregate reports.
Guard$25
per month for up to 5 domains, billed monthly ($275 billed annually)
250,000 monthly messages, 6 months of history, aggregate and failure reports, email vendor ID, group and permission management.
Shield$75
per month for up to 10 domains, billed monthly ($750 billed annually)
1,000,000 monthly messages, 1 year of history, parked domains, MTA-STS and TLS-RPT, API and MCP access, email support and alerts.
Defender$200
per month for up to 25 domains, billed monthly ($2,000 annually)
3,000,000 monthly messages, advanced API access and failure reports, advanced support. SSO/SAML and PO billing are offered on this tier and above.
Ultimate$3,900
one-time, with managed compliance
Unlimited domains, 3 years of history, managed compliance enforcement, a dedicated DMARC engineer and a 90-day p=quarantine pct=100 guarantee.
Fraudmarc
Universal SPF Basic$21
per domain / month, billed annually
Dynamic SPF flattening that fixes too-many-lookups errors, with unlimited email volume and automatic updates.
Universal SPF Pro$105
per domain / month, billed annually
Adds instant updates, autocorrect for record errors, redundancy, priority compute and support.
DMARC Standard$21
per domain / month, billed annually
Aggregate and forensic report analysis with 30 days of history.
DMARC Advanced$4
per user / month, billed annually
Adds 90-day history, automated data analysis and basic support; SenderTrace tier is $12 per user.
SPF Compression Solo$150
per month
Enterprise SPF management with unlimited domains and volume; Team is $4 per mailbox, Enterprise $2.
Outbox ProtectionCustom
Full-service guidance to strict DMARC enforcement; no price is published, contact the vendor.
Ways to pay less
DMARC Report
- Annual discount
About 17% off with annual billing
The pricing page shows annual rates ($275, $750, $2,000 a year for Guard, Shield and Defender) and says annual billing saves about 17%.
Fraudmarc
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, DMARC Report or Fraudmarc?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Fraudmarc is cheaper to start with: $21 a month, against $25 a month for DMARC Report. DMARC Report starts at $25 per month (Guard), billed monthly, and Fraudmarc starts at $21 per domain / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, DMARC Report or Fraudmarc?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only DMARC Report has a free plan. Fraudmarc 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.