Choose Agari Brand Protection for advanced threat detection and brand protection, or DMARC Expert for comprehensive DMARC deployment and tailored expert services.
Agari Brand Protection offers robust DMARC enforcement capabilities focused on preventing phishing and spoofing attacks. It provides detailed reporting and analytics to help organizations understand their email ecosystem.
The platform integrates DMARC data with threat intelligence, allowing for proactive identification and takedown of malicious domains impersonating a brand. This goes beyond basic DMARC monitoring to actively protect the brand's reputation and customer trust.
DMARC Expert focuses on comprehensive DMARC deployment and maintenance, including SaaS DMARC report analysis, SPF and DKIM monitoring, and Hosted SPF and BIMI services. Its approach is very hands-on.
Beyond DMARC, it provides a technical takedown service for fraudulent domains and AI-driven anomaly detection. This blend of automated tools and expert intervention is designed to address a wide range of email security challenges.
How easy is each product to use
User experience
From our experience, Agari Brand Protection's interface is feature-rich but can be complex for new users. Its strength lies in its extensive reporting and forensic capabilities, which require a good understanding of DMARC and email authentication.
The initial setup and policy curation can be a bit challenging, especially for individuals without a strong technical background in email security. Once configured, its automated threat detection and remediation features are powerful.
DMARC Expert's SaaS platform is straightforward for DMARC report analysis. However, a significant part of its user experience involves direct interaction with their experts for deployment and ongoing support.
For those seeking a managed approach, this is a distinct advantage, as much of the heavy lifting for DMARC enforcement and fraudulent domain takedowns is handled by their team. It balances self-service with expert-led guidance.
Which product has the best support
Support
Agari Brand Protection offers support that, in our experience, can sometimes be slow. While the team is knowledgeable, response times can vary. This might impact organizations needing quick resolutions for critical issues.
Their documentation is comprehensive, which helps with self-service for common queries. However, for complex configurations or troubleshooting, direct support can take a bit longer than ideal.
DMARC Expert emphasizes its expert consulting services, with dedicated Webex sessions and project management for DMARC deployment. This offers a highly personalized support experience, which is a major draw.
Their model seems designed for clients who prefer a direct, expert-guided approach. For instance, the DMARC Project Accelerator provides a senior DMARC expert for on-demand intervention, which is great for complex scenarios.
Who should use each product
Suitability
Agari Brand Protection is best suited for enterprise-level organizations with complex email infrastructures and a strong need for advanced brand protection against sophisticated phishing attacks. It's less ideal for SMBs due to its complexity and likely higher cost.
For managed service providers (MSPs), its powerful detection and remediation features could be valuable for managing a portfolio of high-value clients, though the initial learning curve and operational overhead might require significant investment.
DMARC Expert is highly suitable for organizations, from SMB to enterprise, that desire a more guided approach to DMARC implementation and ongoing management, particularly those needing hands-on expert support for complex deployments.
It is an excellent choice for MSPs looking for a DMARC solution that offers multi-user management and integrated expert services. Businesses seeking comprehensive cybersecurity services beyond DMARC, like technical takedowns, will also find value here.
How does Agari Brand Protection compare with DMARC Expert?
DMARC report analysis
Provides in-depth insights from DMARC aggregate and forensic reports.
SaaS DMARC reports analyzer
Source detection
Ability to identify all legitimate and illegitimate sending sources.
Behavior-based anomaly detection (AI-alerts)
Forward detection
Detects email forwarding scenarios accurately.
Spoof detection
Identifies and flags attempts at email spoofing and impersonation.
Advanced threat intelligence
Spoofed email address detection
Notifications and alerts
Provides alerts for DMARC issues or suspicious activity.
Monitoring changes of SPF, DKIM, DMARC records with alerts
Reporting
Comprehensive reporting capabilities for DMARC compliance and email security.
Detailed yearly action plans
API
Offers an API for integration with other security tools.
Multi-tenancy
Supports managing multiple client domains from a single interface (for MSPs).
Multi-user management dashboard (MSSP plan)
SPF flattening
Helps manage SPF records to avoid the 10-lookup limit.
Hosted SPF
Hosted DMARC
Provides a hosted solution for DMARC record management.
BIMI
Supports Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI).
Hosted BIMI
MTA-STS/TLS-RPT
Support for MTA-STS and TLS-RPT for secure email transport.
Blocklists and reputation
Monitors IP reputation and checks against blocklists (or blacklists).
IP blacklist check
AI copilot
Leverages AI for automated insights or assistance.
AI-alerts for anomalies
DNS monitoring
Continuously monitors DNS records relevant to email authentication.
Monitoring changes of SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records
Self hostable
Option to self-host the solution on private infrastructure.
Free trial/free tier
Availability of a free trial or a permanently free service tier.
Drawbacks and what to watch out for
Agari Brand Protection's primary drawback appears to be its complexity and potentially slow support response times, making it less accessible for organizations without dedicated email security expertise. DMARC Expert, while strong on managed services, might be cost-prohibitive for some and less appealing to those who prefer a fully self-service platform.
We have pulled the average ratings from G2 for each product, and also included the most recent negative reviews for each product in full. Positive reviews tend to have less detail and have a higher chance of being fraudulent, so negative reviews are a better signal for your decision.
4 / 5(1)
0 / 5(0)
Descent Email Security
4.0 / 5
What do you like best about Fortra DMARC Protection?
I am a new user of cloud email protection and I am extremely fond of the added security layer it offers to the users of office 365. Most amazing feature is the added notification whenever a suspicious mail is there. I have observed that the other folder segregation doesn't always work in the office 365 but here it works like magic.
What do you dislike about Fortra DMARC Protection?
The policies are a bit off to curate for an individual from a non tech background. And the support provided by the team are a little slow. Rest everything is up to the mark and I'll still continue to use it further.
What problems is Fortra DMARC Protection solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is enabling an added security layer to the emails with confidential content to make it a little better and secure for all the individuals within an organization.
G2 is the most popular review platform for DMARC products, so this is a strong signal that this product is not popular.
Pricing
Agari Brand Protection's pricing is not publicly disclosed, requiring direct contact, while DMARC Expert offers tiered annual subscriptions and credit-based services, with clear starting points for different organizational needs.
Small
Up to 10k emails / month
Contact for pricing
From
€1,260 annually
Medium
Up to 100k emails / month
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From
€1,260 annually
Large
Up to 1 million emails / month
Contact for pricing
From
€1,260 annually
Enterprise
Over 1 million emails / month
Contact for pricing
From
€5,500 annually
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