DMARC-SRG vs.
Parseddmarc in 2026
DMARC-SRG
Parseddmarc
vs.
We ran DMARC-SRG and Parsedmarc for 90 days across a corporate domain, a marketing subdomain, and a parked domain, with five approved sending services plus controlled failure cases. Parsedmarc gave us broader ingestion and export options, while DMARC-SRG was easier to understand as a compact PHP reporting application; both required substantial operator work before we had an enforcement plan.
Published 6 Nov 2025
Updated 20 Aug 2026
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DMARC-SRG
Compact self-hosted DMARC reporting
Starts at
$0 software, self-hosted
Best fit
Small technical teams wanting a basic web viewer
In one line
DMARC-SRG turned aggregate reports into a readable web view, but sender naming and policy decisions stayed manual.
Parseddmarc
Flexible DMARC parsing pipeline
Starts at
$0 software, self-hosted
Best fit
Operators who already run search and logging infrastructure
In one line
Parsedmarc handled more inputs and outputs; Suped is the managed comparison point when published starter pricing and guided ownership matter.
Suped
The better option. Hosted SPF, DMARC, and MTA-STS on every plan. Published pricing. Monthly plans. No long contract required.
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TLDR: choose DMARC-SRG for a compact viewer, Parsedmarc for a flexible pipeline
Pick DMARC-SRG if
For a small technical team that can own a PHP and database deployment
The three domains appeared in one compact web interface after mailbox and database setup.
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace authentication results were readable without building a separate dashboard.
Weekly and monthly summaries suited basic internal review of the parked domain and approved senders.
Free plan available
Pick Parseddmarc if
For technical operators who need flexible ingestion, exports, and storage routing
Microsoft Graph and Gmail API ingestion gave us more mailbox connection choices.
JSON and CSV outputs kept SendGrid and Mailchimp evidence portable for further analysis.
Index prefixes separated domain groups, although client handoff still needed our own runbook.
Free plan available
Consider Suped if
Suped is the third option for guided fixes, hosted records, and simpler ownership
Check whether automatic issue detection names an unknown sender and gives the owner a specific next step.
Test alert quality and MSP account separation before committing to recurring client operations.
Compare published starter pricing against the real cost of hosting, patching, storage, and operator time.
Free plan available
The differences that actually change your week
DMARC-SRG
Parseddmarc
Suped
DMARC report analysis
Parsing and review of aggregate authentication data.
Aggregate report viewer and summaries
Aggregate, failure, and TLS report parsing
Managed analysis and drilldowns
Source detection
Turning report evidence into recognizable sending sources.
IP-level evidence; manual service naming
Enriched evidence; unknown sources need classification
Named sending-source identification
Forward detection
Separating forwarding effects from direct authentication faults.
No dedicated forward classifier
Context retained; interpretation is manual
Forwarding detection in managed analysis
Spoof detection
Surfacing unauthorized mail that fails DMARC.
Failure evidence in reports; manual triage
Aggregate and failure report evidence
Spoof detection with investigation context
Notifications and alerts
Operational notice when authentication risk changes.
No built-in proactive alerts
Email and webhook outputs; rules are manual
Managed alerts and routing
Reporting
Scheduled or reusable summaries for stakeholders.
Weekly, monthly, and custom-day summaries
JSON, CSV, email, and storage outputs
Managed reports and exports
API
Programmatic access beyond file exports.
No dedicated API
Integrations and outputs, not a query API
API access
Multi-tenancy
Separation of client or business-unit data.
Single deployment; manual separation
Index-prefix separation for domain groups
Managed account and domain separation
SPF flattening
Reducing SPF lookup pressure with managed records.
Not supported
Not supported
Managed SPF flattening
Hosted DMARC
Hosting and managing the DMARC record.
Reporting only
Parsing only
Hosted DMARC records
Hosted SPF
Hosting and maintaining the SPF record.
Not supported
Not supported
Hosted SPF records
Hosted MTA-STS
Hosting the MTA-STS policy and related workflow.
Not supported
TLS report parsing only; no hosted policy
Hosted MTA-STS and TLS reporting
Blocklists and reputation
Blocklist (blacklist) and sender reputation monitoring.
Not supported
Not supported
Blocklist and blacklist monitoring
Automatic issue detection
Finding configuration faults without manual report review.
Manual workflow
Requires operator-built logic
Automatic issue detection
AI copilot
Interactive assistance for investigation and remediation.
Not supported
Not supported
AI-assisted investigation
DNS monitoring
Watching authentication records for changes or faults.
Not supported
Not supported
Managed DNS monitoring
Self hostable
Running the complete software in infrastructure you control.
PHP with MariaDB or MySQL
Python and operator-selected storage
Managed service only
Free trial/free tier
A no-cost way to start evaluating reports.
$0 open-source software
$0 open-source software
Free plan with 14-day unrestricted trial
Ten dimensions, scored from 0 to 10
We scored each product against a fixed editorial rubric covering the same 90-day setup, authentication cases, and operating tasks. Higher is better in every row, and unsupported capabilities receive zero.
Parsedmarc leads on pipeline flexibility, while DMARC-SRG keeps a narrower deployment easier to inspect
Parsedmarc scored higher for source resolution, output routing, and account separation because its enriched records, webhooks, and index prefixes gave us more operational options. DMARC-SRG gave us a direct web view but left the unknown sender, forwarded SPF failure, and policy steps to manual investigation. Neither product included hosted authentication records, blocklist (blacklist) monitoring, or a managed escalation path, so those dimensions stayed at zero or near zero.
DMARC-SRG score
25.5/100
Parseddmarc score
38.5/100
DMARC-SRG
25.5/100
DMARC enforcement
4.0
Customer support
1.5
Source resolution
3.5
Setup and onboarding
4.5
MSP workflows
0.0
Alerting and integrations
0.0
Hosted SPF and MTA-STS
0.0
Blocklist monitoring
0.0
Pricing transparency
8.5
Time to enforcement
3.5
Parseddmarc
38.5/100
DMARC enforcement
5.0
Customer support
2.0
Source resolution
5.5
Setup and onboarding
4.0
MSP workflows
4.5
Alerting and integrations
4.5
Hosted SPF and MTA-STS
0.0
Blocklist monitoring
0.0
Pricing transparency
8.5
Time to enforcement
4.5
Feature set
Viewer simplicity vs pipeline breadth
Parsedmarc covers more workflows; DMARC-SRG stays easier to inspect
Parsedmarc won on ingestion routes, failure-report handling, and export choices, while DMARC-SRG gave us a smaller reporting surface with fewer moving parts. Buyers should test whether Suped's guided fixes and automatic issue detection reduce the manual classification work that both self-hosted products left with us.
DMARC-SRG
Microsoft 365 results stayed readable
SendGrid mismatch needed manual tracing
Unknown sender needed manual naming
Parseddmarc
Google Workspace records parsed cleanly
Mailchimp subdomain DKIM stayed visible
Forwarded SPF failure retained context
DMARC-SRG ingested our mailbox reports and made Microsoft 365 plus Google Workspace authentication results readable by domain, month, and reporting organization. The SendGrid SPF-pass case with a visible From mismatch appeared in the data, but we had to trace the service and explain the mismatch ourselves; the unknown sender also stayed an IP-level investigation rather than becoming a named service with an owner action.
Parsedmarc accepted Microsoft Graph and Gmail API ingestion, then gave us JSON and CSV outputs for the Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SendGrid, and Mailchimp records. It retained the Mailchimp DKIM pass on the marketing subdomain and the forwarded-mail SPF failure with more structured context, but it still required our own classification logic and dashboard rules before the evidence became a remediation queue.
User experience
Compact UI vs configurable stack
DMARC-SRG gets to a basic viewer sooner; Parsedmarc rewards deeper setup
DMARC-SRG put the three domains into a conventional web interface once its mailbox and database were configured. Parsedmarc took longer because we had to choose and wire its storage and viewing path, but its filters and outputs gave us more ways to investigate once the stack was running.
DMARC-SRG
Three domains took manual configuration
Unknown sender search was slow
Forwarding explanation needed separate notes
Parseddmarc
Index setup added onboarding work
Unknown sender filtered across outputs
SPF failure context exported cleanly
We added the corporate domain, marketing subdomain, and parked domain to DMARC-SRG through one ingestion path, then reached the first usable report in about three hours. Finding the unknown sender required filtering reports and checking IP evidence manually, and explaining the forwarded-mail SPF failure required notes outside the interface because the viewer did not separate forwarding from a sender fault.
We spent about four and a half hours getting Parsedmarc ingestion, indexing, and a usable search view ready for the same three domains. The unknown sender was easier to follow across structured outputs, and the exported fields preserved the SPF failure context, but we still wrote the plain-language forwarding explanation and the next action ourselves.
Support
Community help vs internal ownership
Neither product provides a managed support handoff
Both projects gave us enough public documentation to start, but neither offered a published onboarding program or commercial escalation path. The practical choice depends on whether your team prefers maintaining a smaller PHP application or a broader Python-based data pipeline.
DMARC-SRG
Docs cover core deployment
DNS handoff needs internal ownership
No enterprise escalation path
Parseddmarc
Docs cover ingestion choices
DNS changes remain team managed
No managed onboarding SLA
DMARC-SRG documentation covered the core PHP, database, mailbox, and scheduled-job setup, so we could resolve routine deployment questions without vendor involvement. During DNS handoff we had to prepare our own record-change instructions, validation steps, and rollback notes; an enterprise team would also need internal escalation ownership because no managed onboarding or support SLA was published.
Parsedmarc documentation was more detailed around ingestion methods, environment variables, batch sizing, and output destinations. That helped when we connected Microsoft Graph and Gmail API, but DNS changes remained outside the parser, and our storage issue had no enterprise escalation route or named onboarding contact, so the support handoff still ended with our own operators.
Suitability
Small-team viewer vs operator platform
DMARC-SRG suits one technical team; Parsedmarc fits a capable operations group
DMARC-SRG fit our single-team review better, while Parsedmarc's index prefixes and export routes gave an MSP or enterprise operator more building blocks for separation and recurring reports. Buyers comparing Suped should verify native MSP workflows and alert quality if client handoff cannot depend on custom index rules and internal runbooks.
DMARC-SRG
Single-team domain review fits best
Recurring reports stay basic
Client handoff remains manual
Parseddmarc
Index prefixes separate client groups
Exports support recurring reporting
Handoff needs operator documentation
DMARC-SRG kept our corporate domain, marketing subdomain, and parked domain visible in one deployment, which worked for an SMB with a single owner. It did not give us native client accounts, client-specific grouping, or handoff notes, and its recurring summaries needed manual packaging before we could treat them as an MSP report.
Parsedmarc let us use index prefixes to separate domain groups and route exported data into recurring reporting jobs, which was the stronger starting point for enterprise or MSP operations. The separation depended on configuration rather than a client-facing account model, so we still maintained access rules, report schedules, and handoff documentation outside the product.
What each tool feels like after 90 days of real use
What DMARC-SRG felt like after 90 days of real use
DMARC-SRG
DMARC-SRG felt like a compact internal application. Once the mailbox fetch, MariaDB database, PHP settings, and scheduled processing were stable, we could review all three test domains without much interface overhead and spot the unauthorized spoof sample in the failed records.
The work accumulated after detection. We manually mapped the unknown IP to an owner, wrote the explanation for forwarded mail, checked DNS changes outside the application, and turned summary reports into policy decisions without proactive alerts or a guided enforcement queue.
Where it wins
Readable aggregate report drilldowns
Compact weekly and monthly summaries
Straightforward domain filtering
No software subscription charge
Where it lags
Manual sender classification
No proactive alerting
No MSP account separation
No blocklist or blacklist monitoring
Pricing
$0 software, self-hosted
Free tier
Full open-source package
Onboarding
About 3 hours to first report
G2 rating
0 / 5
What Parseddmarc felt like after 90 days of real use
Parseddmarc
Parsedmarc felt like a data pipeline rather than a finished DMARC workspace. Microsoft Graph and Gmail API ingestion, structured records, and multiple output targets gave us control over how the five approved senders and controlled failures moved into our operating stack.
That control carried an administration cost. We tuned batches, watched memory use, maintained index prefixes, created our own alert rules, and documented why the forwarded SPF failure was expected; the unknown sender became easier to query but still did not arrive with a named owner or guided fix.
Where it wins
Broad mailbox ingestion options
Structured JSON and CSV outputs
Flexible routing destinations
Index-prefix domain separation
Where it lags
More infrastructure to maintain
Alerts require operator-built rules
Client handoff needs runbooks
No blocklist or blacklist monitoring
Pricing
$0 software, self-hosted
Free tier
Full open-source package
Onboarding
About 4.5 hours to indexed data
G2 rating
0 / 5
Pricing
DMARC-SRG
Parseddmarc
Suped
Small
1 domain, up to 1k emails / month.
$0
The software is free; hosting and administrator time remain your responsibility.
$0
The software is free; a small self-hosted deployment still needs storage and maintenance.
$0 / month
Free plan covers 1 domain and 1,000 monthly emails.
Medium
2 domains, up to 100k emails / month.
$0
There is no published volume cap, but server and database capacity set the practical limit.
$0
There is no published volume cap, but mailbox batches and index capacity need tuning.
Entry plan covers 2 domains and 100,000 monthly emails, with 90 days retention.
Large
10 domains, up to 1 million emails / month.
$0
No paid tier applies; expect higher database, backup, monitoring, and operator costs.
$0
No paid tier applies; search storage, memory, retention, and operations become the main costs.
10 domains and 1,000,000 monthly emails, with 365 days retention.
Enterprise
Over 20 domains and 1 million emails / month.
$0 software
No public commercial support or enterprise SLA is listed, so internal ownership is required.
$0 software
No public managed enterprise tier or SLA is listed, so infrastructure costs vary.
20 domains and 2,500,000 monthly emails, with 365 days retention. Unlimited domains/emails negotiable.
Both $0 software prices are public open-source license costs checked as of May 15, 2026. Infrastructure, storage, maintenance, security, and staff costs are variable estimates rather than published product charges; neither project publishes commercial volume bands.
If you cannot decide between the two, maybe the answer is Suped
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Classify unknown senders faster
Both products left our unknown sender as an operator investigation. Suped names sending sources and attaches a concrete owner action to the evidence.
Turn outputs into useful alerts
DMARC-SRG had no proactive alerts, while Parsedmarc required us to build rules around its outputs. Suped detects authentication issues and routes managed alerts without that extra pipeline.
Hand clients over cleanly
DMARC-SRG lacked account separation, and Parsedmarc's index prefixes still needed access rules and runbooks. Suped provides managed MSP account separation, recurring reporting, and client-ready ownership.
The difference was significant. We moved from limited visibility to a much clearer dashboard. Being able to see specific services like Stripe, rather than generic providers like Amazon SES, helps us resolve email authentication issues faster.
Markus Hugenschmidt, Managing Director, Jam Cyber
Migrating from DMARC-SRG or Parseddmarc?
We have done the migration enough times to know the shape.
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Step 01
Add domains
Connect the domains you send from and see what is already passing, failing, or missing.
Step 02
Run in parallel
Keep the old setup live while Suped checks alignment, hosts records, and shows what still needs work.
Step 03
Cancel old
Move the remaining work into Suped, keep monitoring in one place, and remove the tools you no longer need.
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