Having used Dmarcian extensively, we find its strength lies in its deep, focused DMARC reporting and analysis. It excels at parsing raw DMARC aggregate (RUA) reports into actionable insights, helping you visualize email traffic, identify legitimate sending sources, and pinpoint unauthorized senders.
The platform provides comprehensive tools for DMARC, SPF, and DKIM configuration, simplifying the often-complex process of achieving DMARC enforcement. We particularly appreciate its automatic subdomain detection feature, which is crucial for uncovering shadow IT and rogue sending. While its core is DMARC, it integrates other security protocols like TLS Reporting.
Everest, on the other hand, approaches DMARC as one component within a much broader email deliverability and marketing ecosystem. Our experience shows that it offers a comprehensive suite covering pre-send testing, inbox placement, reputation monitoring (including blacklists or blocklists), and engagement analytics. This makes it a one-stop-shop for managing overall email program health.
While it provides DMARC insights, its primary focus isn't solely on DMARC enforcement but rather on maximizing inbox placement and ROI for email marketers. Features like competitive intelligence, email validations, and design tests indicate a platform designed for a wider range of email professionals beyond just security specialists. We see it as a holistic tool for email success.
How easy is each product to use
User experience
Our direct interaction with Dmarcian reveals a platform that prioritizes clarity and function for DMARC management. The interface is clean and relatively straightforward, especially for those who are already familiar with DMARC concepts. We found it easy to navigate through reports, identify sending sources, and track authentication trends.
However, while efficient for DMARC, its specialized nature means it's less about flashy dashboards or extensive customization for broader email marketing metrics. If your primary goal is DMARC compliance and analysis, the user experience is quite intuitive, making complex data digestible without unnecessary distractions.
Using Everest, we encountered a powerful platform with a vast array of features, which naturally leads to a more complex user interface. The ability to create customizable dashboards is a major plus, allowing teams to tailor their views. However, some users, including us at times, have noted that navigating through all the different tools and reports can be challenging.
The platform aggregates numerous data sources, which is great for a holistic view, but it can feel overwhelming for beginners or those seeking specific, quick insights. While the interface is visually appealing, the sheer depth of functionality means there's a steeper learning curve to truly leverage all its capabilities effectively.
Which product has the best support
Support
Our experience with Dmarcian's support has been largely positive. We've found their team to be knowledgeable and responsive, which is essential when dealing with the intricacies of DMARC implementation and troubleshooting. They are adept at guiding users through setup, interpreting complex reports, and offering solutions for authentication issues.
Based on reviews and our own interactions, Dmarcian seems to provide solid customer service, focusing on helping users achieve DMARC compliance and security effectively. While lower tiers might have fewer included users, the quality of assistance remains consistent for DMARC-related challenges.
Everest's support elicits mixed feedback. We've encountered instances of highly responsive account managers and helpful teams, particularly for larger enterprise clients. However, some reviews indicate that support can be 'okay' or has historically had issues, especially after significant corporate changes. Onboarding has also been cited as potentially lengthy and challenging.
When questions become highly technical, there can sometimes be a longer wait for clarification. While there are plenty of resources and a dedicated customer success approach for higher tiers, we've observed that the level of hands-on support can vary, and direct, immediate assistance for technical deep-dives might require persistence or an escalated plan.
Who should use each product
Suitability
Dmarcian is an excellent choice for organizations primarily focused on DMARC adoption and enforcement. We recommend it for SMBs that need robust DMARC reporting without the overhead of a full deliverability suite. Enterprises can leverage its advanced analytics for large-scale domain protection.
For MSPs (managed service providers), Dmarcian offers strong core DMARC capabilities for client domains, though specialized multi-tenancy features for managing a very high volume of distinct clients might require contacting them for partner programs. It's ideal for those whose core problem is email authentication and anti-spoofing.
Everest shines for organizations with complex email marketing programs where deliverability, reputation, and engagement are paramount. We find it highly suitable for large enterprises and digital marketing agencies (MSPs) that manage extensive email campaigns and require a comprehensive platform for pre-send testing, inbox placement, and post-send analytics.
For SMBs, Everest's entry-level pricing can be high, making it a significant investment unless they send a substantial volume of emails and require all the additional deliverability features beyond basic DMARC. It's best for teams needing a 360-degree view of their email program's performance and impact.
How does Dmarcian compare with Everest?
DMARC report analysis
Ability to parse and visualize DMARC aggregate and forensic reports.
Specialized and highly detailed DMARC data analysis.
DMARC reporting is integrated within a broader deliverability suite.
Source detection
Identifying legitimate and unauthorized email sending sources.
Core strength, with automatic subdomain discovery.
Provided as part of overall email authentication insights.
Forward detection
Detecting email forwarding that can impact DMARC alignment.
Offers specific features to identify and manage forwarded mail.
Helps identify forwarding issues that affect deliverability.
Spoof detection
Identifying and blocking email spoofing attempts.
Primary function through DMARC enforcement.
Leverages DMARC to help detect and prevent spoofing.
Notifications and alerts
Receiving automated alerts for DMARC issues or threats.
Alert Central feature for DMARC-specific events.
Customizable alerts across various deliverability metrics.
Reporting
Generating comprehensive reports on email performance and security.
Detailed DMARC, SPF, and DKIM reports.
Extensive reports on inbox placement, reputation, and DMARC.
API
Programmatic access to platform data and functionality.
Available only with Enterprise plan.
Available in Professional and Enterprise editions.
Multi-tenancy
Managing multiple domains or client accounts from a single interface.
Supports domain groups and multiple users on higher tiers.
Designed for multiple users and managing various client campaigns.
SPF flattening
Consolidating multiple SPF records to stay within the 10-lookup limit.
Offered as part of their comprehensive DMARC management.
Not explicitly listed as a native feature, often requires manual setup or third-party.
Hosted DMARC
The provider hosts and manages your DMARC record.
Simplifies DMARC record management.
Focuses on reporting, DMARC record managed elsewhere.
BIMI
Brand Indicators for Message Identification (logo in email client).
Often supported as an extension of DMARC implementation.
Not explicitly highlighted as a feature.
MTA-STS/TLS-RPT
Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transport Security / TLS Reporting.
TLS Reporting is included to monitor secure email transport.
Less emphasis on these specific security protocols within their offering.
Blocklists and reputation
Monitoring domain and IP blocklists and sender reputation.
Provides insights into reputation affecting DMARC compliance.
Comprehensive reputation monitoring for IPs and domains.
AI copilot
AI-powered assistance for DMARC or deliverability insights.
Does not feature an AI copilot.
Does not feature an AI copilot.
DNS monitoring
Monitoring DNS records for changes affecting email authentication.
Monitors relevant DNS records for DMARC, SPF, DKIM.
Monitors DNS as part of overall email infrastructure health.
Self hostable
Option to host the software on your own servers.
Not a self-hostable solution.
Not a self-hostable solution.
Free trial/free tier
Availability of a free version or trial period.
Free Personal plan and 30-day trial available.
No explicit free trial, but offers entry-level paid monthly tiers.
Drawbacks and what to watch out for
Dmarcian's drawbacks include a less intuitive API on lower tiers and a narrower focus primarily on DMARC, potentially requiring additional tools for broader deliverability needs. Everest, while comprehensive, faces criticisms regarding its high price, initial setup complexity, and occasionally inconsistent support, with some users also flagging aggressive sales practices and limitations in specific ISP insights like Gmail.
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.
3.5 / 5(5)
4.2 / 5(189)
The security of emails made difficult
0.5 / 5
What do you like best about dmarcian?Its operation, to its responses dmarcian has obstructed my expectations. It has not simplified my experience with email authentication. Made my job hectic. The less user friendly interface makes navigating tough.What do you dislike about dmarcian?There are concerns about its effectiveness in solving email scams and spoofing attempts. The system does not fully. Prevent emails, which leave businesses vulnerable to attacks. It also lacks comprehensive and detailed activity logs making it difficult to monitor and investigate security breaches.What problems is dmarcian solving and how is that benefiting you?dmarcian is a poor tool when it comes to preventing activities that harm businesses. Its worst technology does not simply work for individuals. Improvements need to be made to increase the interface and user experience for navigation and management of security settings.
Shady sales practice shoot down ok software - don't use these guys
0.5 / 5
What do you like best about Everest?
The software is decent and the validation program works for Microsoft (Hotmail etc) based email, but not for Gmail
What do you dislike about Everest?
Terrible sales practice. Call you within 45 days of renewal, when you ask to change you are told you can't as there is a hidden lock-in in the T+Cs, you need to give 60 days' notice.
Legal but shady, we renewed and then immediately gave notice for next year. They used to be good not so now.
Recommendations to others considering Everest:
Find another supplier, these guys are sharks
What problems is Everest solving and how is that benefiting you?
Helped delivery to MS-based email
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
One of the best email security software
3.5 / 5
What do you like best about dmarcian?The best part about using dmarcian is it keeps our domain name safe from all the nonsense out there in terms of phishing, spam, fraud and its plans are competitive in nature which is why we don't need to shell out a big chunk of money to protect our domain.What do you dislike about dmarcian?The downside of using dmarcian is its API Integration, which has many flaws, which is why it gets really difficult to integrate it with our servers and this is where we would like to see an improvement.What problems is dmarcian solving and how is that benefiting you?Today, keeping domain safe is one big challenge and along with it, the activity log of your domain is critical; this is where dmarcian comes in and helps us keep everything secure and uptight.
Nishay S.
Executive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Good for Beginners in Deliverability...Could be Better for Pros
2.0 / 5
What do you like best about Everest?
Setting up Dashboards to monitor all deliverability metrics
What do you dislike about Everest?
Support is okay, but it could be lot better
Navigational aids are not comparable to other industry-rated tools.
Recommendations to others considering Everest:
New to the deliverability landscape, this tool is perfect for you, but if you are an industry pro and understand the ins and outs of deliverability I would look elsewhere.
What problems is Everest solving and how is that benefiting you?
Improving inbox placement
Lowering spam complaints
Bryan P.
Email, SMS Marketing Director Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Prevents business digital work from fraudulents at ease
4.0 / 5
What do you like best about dmarcian?Easy to use integrated software to protect business emails from fraud.Increases deliverability of emails from business domains and ensures smooth outgoing.Uses best-in-class technology and process to configure emails and safeguard them from phishing.What do you dislike about dmarcian?No major dislike about Dmarcian. The only challenge is the lower ability towards threat intelligence.The excellent customer support offered. Highly agile and faster than traditional email security gateways.What problems is dmarcian solving and how is that benefiting you?Helps businesses in protection from viruses, malware and email threat. Just with one single click company can blocklist and allowlist IPs and Domains. Solid technology to protect business data from any fraud and bad behaviour. The technology is ideal for medium, small and large enterprise businesses.
Aswath V.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Review after using more than 2 months
2.5 / 5
What do you like best about Everest?
Able to help in domain and IP blacklisted daily checking.
Quick display the domain reputation status.
After using Inbox placement service and domains/IP pools, feel their interface is nice and clear.
What do you dislike about Everest?
Does not provide the IP or domain score with ISP like Hotmail and Yahoo.
Inbox percentage in accurate due to need send to all seed's ISP just able to get the score.
Inbox percentage for Hotmail does not accurate.
Does not provide whitelisting service for IPs. It is just a simple domain blacklisting status system.
What problems is Everest solving and how is that benefiting you?
None of the problem have been solving through this Everest. It just a inbox placement display system only.
Easily noticed on domain blacklisted only. Other than this are nothing.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Empowering Email Authentication
4.5 / 5
What do you like best about dmarcian?dmarcian's clear mission to promote email security and combat phishing resonates and I appreciate their work beyond pure profit motives. I am satisfied with dmarcian's tools, highlighting their ease of use, helpful support, and effectiveness in improving email security.What do you dislike about dmarcian?While they offer free tools, their paid services can be expensive for smaller organizations or individual users. Their platform may not integrate seamlessly with all email service providers or security solutions, requiring additional configuration or workarounds.What problems is dmarcian solving and how is that benefiting you?Dmarcian helps me to protect our domain from being spoofed by email attackers. This prevents fake emails from appearing to come from their domain, which can be used to steal sensitive information or impersonate individuals. This benefits me indirectly by ensuring the information I access is from reliable sources and not tampered with by malicious actors.
Tytus J.
IT Manager Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
It's been really difficult to switch over to Everest from Return Path due to seedlist testing issues
2.5 / 5
What do you like best about Everest?
I like the accessibility to create dashboards and share across the org.
What do you dislike about Everest?
The only downside was that it was extremely difficult to switch over to everest from return path due to seedlisting issues mainly from our ESP, Braze
What problems is Everest solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mainly using everest for deliverability measurement. havent had the chance to use it for more since we've been spending a lot of time switching platforms.
Verified User in Food & Beverages
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Protected email identity
5.0 / 5
What do you like best about dmarcian?With its operation, it has allowed electronic emails not to be usurped and all the information in each email is not released for improper useOur clients have the security that when an email is sent on our part it is safe because Dmarcian does not allow the domains to be kidnapped causing pirate emails to be receivedWhat do you dislike about dmarcian?I think that nothing dislikes because all its operation has been correct and executing all its processes wellWhat problems is dmarcian solving and how is that benefiting you?It was the problem that emails arrived with the same domain but we were not who sent them and robbed the information or requested payments to other accounts and the client thought that if it was our work team that sent those emails because the domain was the same, with Dmarcian that problem was solved because our emails were never piracy
Sophia G.
supervisor Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
So far not so good
3.0 / 5
What do you like best about Everest?
We've been working on setting up since mid-August, but due to issues on the platform side, have been unable to fully set up. That said, our account manager has been responsive and diligently working on getting the issues resolved, so I would say that the user support is the best part.
What do you dislike about Everest?
We're on our third month trying to get set up due to platform issues, which I think is not great considering the price. Return Path set up went much smoother, and we were able to get started right away without a hitch.
Recommendations to others considering Everest:
Prepare for a longer-than-estimated setup process.
What problems is Everest solving and how is that benefiting you?
Monitoring email deliverability is of utmost importance to our business. Being able to see when things take a turn for the worse and being able to react quickly helps us keep our email reputation positive and keeps our emails in user's inboxes!
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Pricing
Dmarcian offers more accessible pricing for smaller senders and provides clear tiers, whereas Everest starts at a higher price point and escalates significantly for increased email volumes or advanced features.