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DMARC Director vs Postmastery

Choose DMARC Director for extensive DMARC reporting, or Postmastery for broader email deliverability insights.
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Compare product functionality

Feature set

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DMARC Director provides a comprehensive DMARC reporting and monitoring experience. It excels in parsing DMARC RUA and RUE reports, offering granular insights into email authentication results, including SPF, DKIM, and DMARC alignment. The platform's visualizations effectively highlight authentication failures and potential spoofing attempts, guiding users through the process of achieving DMARC enforcement with clear data.
Its focus is squarely on DMARC, providing in-depth forensic data for troubleshooting delivery issues stemming from authentication problems. We found its ability to trace email paths and identify unauthorized senders particularly robust, making it a powerful tool for organizations that prioritize email security and brand protection through DMARC.
Postmastery's DMARC reporting is part of its broader Postmastery Console, which is designed for holistic email deliverability management. While it delivers all essential DMARC reporting functionalities, including aggregate reports and anomaly detection, it frames these within the larger context of email health. This means DMARC data is presented alongside other critical deliverability metrics.
This integrated approach allows us to correlate DMARC performance with factors like IP reputation, blocklist (or blacklist) status, and inbox placement. For organizations looking for a unified platform to manage all aspects of their email deliverability, the DMARC module within Postmastery's comprehensive console offers a more interconnected view of their sending infrastructure.
How easy is each product to use

User experience

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Navigating DMARC Director's interface is straightforward for anyone familiar with DMARC. The dashboard provides a clear overview of DMARC compliance across domains, with intuitive drill-down capabilities into specific reports and sources. We appreciate the logical flow from high-level summaries to detailed forensic data, making it efficient to identify and address issues.
The user interface emphasizes clarity and actionable insights, designed for quick analysis of DMARC data. While functional, it might not offer the same level of aesthetic polish as some newer platforms, but its strength lies in its directness and efficacy in presenting the specific DMARC information users need.
Postmastery offers a modern and responsive user interface, reflecting its comprehensive nature. While the overall console is powerful, this breadth can lead to a slightly steeper initial learning curve as users acclimate to the various modules beyond just DMARC. However, once familiar, the interconnectedness of tools becomes a significant advantage.
We found that its integrated design, while initially requiring a bit more exploration, ultimately streamlines workflows for users managing diverse deliverability aspects. The DMARC reporting within the console is robust, but accessing it requires navigating through the broader platform, which might be less direct for users solely focused on DMARC.
Which product has the best support

Support

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DMARC Director provides direct support via phone and email. Our experience indicates their support team is highly knowledgeable specifically in DMARC protocols and implementation. They are adept at guiding users through complex policy changes and troubleshooting authentication issues, offering a focused, expert-level assistance.
The support is geared towards ensuring successful DMARC deployment and maintenance. For organizations seeking specialized DMARC expertise, their support channel offers reliable and informed guidance, ensuring issues are addressed promptly and effectively within the DMARC framework.
Postmastery's support is backed by its consulting heritage, meaning users often get access to broader deliverability expertise. While response times are good, the nature of support might be more consultative, providing recommendations that extend beyond pure DMARC configuration to encompass overall email strategy.
This can be a double-edged sword, excellent for those who need comprehensive guidance, but potentially more verbose for users who only have specific DMARC questions. They offer a more personalized approach, which aligns with their bespoke solutions model, but may not feel as 'instant' as purely product-focused support.
Who should use each product

Suitability

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DMARC Director is exceptionally well-suited for organizations whose primary concern is robust DMARC implementation and monitoring. Its deep dive into DMARC reports makes it ideal for securing email domains against spoofing and phishing.
It serves SMBs by offering a focused, manageable solution without unnecessary complexities. For enterprises, its forensic capabilities and extensive reporting scale effectively. While not multi-tenant out-of-the-box, it's a solid choice for MSPs managing DMARC for individual clients if they have their own management wrapper around it.
Postmastery shines for organizations that require a comprehensive email deliverability suite, with DMARC as one component among many. It's built for those who view DMARC not just as security, but as a key input to overall inbox placement and sender reputation.
For enterprises with complex email ecosystems, it provides a powerful, integrated platform. MSPs will find its console highly valuable for managing multiple client domains and their diverse deliverability needs from a single interface, making it a strong contender for service providers. For SMBs, it might be more than they need if DMARC is their only concern, potentially leading to higher costs for unused features.

How does DMARC Director compare with Postmastery?

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DMARC report analysis
Source detection
Forward detection
Spoof detection
Notifications and alerts
Reporting
API
Multi-tenancy
SPF flattening
Hosted DMARC
BIMI
MTA-STS/TLS-RPT
Blocklists and reputation
AI copilot
DNS monitoring
Self hostable
Free trial/free tier

Drawbacks and what to watch out for

DMARC Director is highly focused on DMARC, which means it might lack broader deliverability features. Its G2 reviews are non-existent, making external validation challenging. Postmastery, while comprehensive, might present a steeper learning curve due to its extensive feature set and also lacks G2 reviews.
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.
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Pricing

DMARC Director and Postmastery both follow a "contact for pricing" model, with DMARC Director offering a 30-day trial and Postmastery a 14-day trial.
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