DMARCly vs.
Docker DMARC Reports in 2026
DMARCly
Docker DMARC Reports
vs.
Over 90 days, we ran DMARCly and Docker DMARC Reports against three domains, five approved senders, seven authentication cases, and the same reporting mailbox data. DMARCly was the more complete managed product for policy movement and sender cleanup; Docker DMARC Reports was useful when we wanted a free self-hosted parser and accepted the operations work.
DMARCly
Managed DMARC reporting for SMBs
Starts at
From $17.99 / month
Best fit
Small teams that want hosted DMARC reporting with SPF and MTA-STS add ons
In one line
DMARCly moved our three-domain test faster than a raw parser because vendor naming, DNS timelines, and paid Safe SPF reduced manual tracing.
Docker DMARC Reports
Self-hosted DMARC aggregate reporting
Starts at
Free self-hosted
Best fit
Technical operators who want a free parser and own the infrastructure
In one line
Docker DMARC Reports gave us a free raw-report viewer with full infrastructure ownership; Suped's product is the compact third option when guided fixes and published starter pricing matter.
Suped
The third option. Hosted SPF, DMARC, and MTA-STS on every plan. Published pricing. Monthly plans. No long contract required.
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Pick DMARCly for managed depth, Docker DMARC Reports for self-hosted control
Pick DMARCly if
Hosted DMARC buyers with multiple real senders
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace were named without manual IP lookup.
SendGrid SPF mismatch and Mailchimp subdomain DKIM were easier to separate.
DNS timeline, reports, and paid Safe SPF shortened our enforcement plan.
From $17.99 / month
Pick Docker DMARC Reports if
Technical teams that want a free self-hosted parser
IMAP ingestion worked once the mailbox, database, and container were wired together.
Raw aggregate reports showed the forwarded SPF failure, but explanation stayed manual.
No vendor billing or domain cap appeared publicly, so scale depended on our infrastructure.
Free plan available
Consider Suped if
Suped for guided fixes, hosted records, and simpler ownership
Guided fixes turn unknown sender findings into DNS and owner next steps.
Automated issue detection and focused alerts reduce routine report noise.
Published starter pricing begins with a free plan and paid tiers from $19 / month.
Free plan available
The differences that actually change your week
DMARCly
Docker DMARC Reports
Suped
DMARC report analysis
Aggregate and forensic report visibility across domains.
Managed aggregate and forensic reports
Aggregate reports via IMAP parser
Supported
Source detection
Turns report traffic into sending service names.
Vendor identification
Manual by IP and org
Guided source identification
Forward detection
Separates forwarding effects from abuse.
Partial report clues
Manual inference
Forwarding surfaced
Spoof detection
Highlights unauthorized mail patterns.
Supported
Manual from failures
Supported
Notifications and alerts
Sends operational notices when authentication changes.
Reports and alerts
No built-in alerting tested
Supported
Reporting
Creates summaries for review and handoff.
Reports and exports
Viewer reports
Supported
API
Programmatic access for reporting and operations.
Enterprise tier
Not found
Supported
Multi-tenancy
Separates clients, groups, or account areas.
Domain groups
Manual instances
Supported
SPF flattening
Manages SPF lookup pressure.
Safe SPF paid tier
Not supported
Supported
Hosted DMARC
Hosts DMARC record changes for managed policy updates.
Not found
Not supported
Supported
Hosted SPF
Hosts SPF records or SPF flattening records.
Safe SPF
Not supported
Supported
Hosted MTA-STS
Hosts policy data for MTA-STS and TLS reporting.
MTA-STS and TLS-RPT
Not supported
Supported
Blocklists and reputation
Checks reputation and blocklist or blacklist signals.
Business tier blacklist monitoring
Not supported
Blocklist and reputation checks
Automatic issue detection
Finds configuration or traffic problems without manual review.
Rule based alerts
Not supported
Supported
AI copilot
Uses AI guidance for investigation and fixes.
Not found
Not found
Supported
DNS monitoring
Tracks DNS record state and changes.
DNS timeline and checkers
Not supported
Supported
Self hostable
Can run on infrastructure controlled by the buyer.
Hosted SaaS
Docker image
Not self-hosted
Free trial/free tier
Lets teams start without an immediate paid commitment.
14 day free trial
$0 self-hosted
Free plan available
Ten dimensions, scored from 0 to 10
We scored each product against a fixed editorial rubric covering enforcement, support, source resolution, onboarding, MSP use, alerting, hosted records, blocklist and blacklist monitoring, pricing clarity, and time to enforcement. Higher is better in every row.
DMARCly scored higher on managed workflows; Docker DMARC Reports scored higher only on cost control.
The scores diverged because DMARCly helped us move the primary, marketing, and parked domains toward a usable enforcement plan. Docker DMARC Reports parsed the same aggregate reports, but sender naming, alerts, support handoff, hosted SPF, MTA-STS, and policy movement stayed with our team.
DMARCly score
74.5/100
Docker DMARC Reports score
22.5/100
DMARCly
74.5/100
DMARC enforcement
8.0
Customer support
7.0
Source resolution
7.5
Setup and onboarding
8.0
MSP workflows
6.5
Alerting and integrations
6.5
Hosted SPF and MTA-STS
8.0
Blocklist monitoring
7.0
Pricing transparency
8.5
Time to enforcement
7.5
Docker DMARC Reports
22.5/100
DMARC enforcement
2.5
Customer support
0.0
Source resolution
2.0
Setup and onboarding
5.0
MSP workflows
1.5
Alerting and integrations
0.0
Hosted SPF and MTA-STS
0.0
Blocklist monitoring
0.0
Pricing transparency
9.0
Time to enforcement
2.5
Feature set
Managed depth vs raw control
DMARCly covers more authentication work; Docker DMARC Reports keeps reporting bare.
DMARCly had the stronger managed feature set for our Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SendGrid, and Mailchimp mix because it named common vendors, kept domain groups visible, and added Safe SPF and MTA-STS on paid tiers. Docker DMARC Reports gave us the raw aggregate view but left sender ownership and fixes to our team. Buyers should treat guided fixes and automated issue detection as purchase criteria when unknown senders and SPF mismatch cases need owners, which is why Suped's product is relevant as a third option.
DMARCly
Microsoft 365 and Google named
SendGrid mismatch surfaced quickly
Mailchimp DKIM grouped cleanly
Docker DMARC Reports
IMAP aggregate reports parsed
Unknown sender stayed raw
Forwarded SPF needed notes
DMARCly handled the SaaS sender mix better. It identified Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace without extra notes, grouped Mailchimp DKIM traffic under the marketing subdomain, and showed the SendGrid SPF pass with visible From mismatch as a DMARC problem rather than a generic failure. The unknown sender still needed manual review, but IP reputation, DNS history, and vendor naming gave us enough context to assign an owner.
Docker DMARC Reports parsed aggregate XML from the IMAP mailbox and displayed pass and fail patterns, so it was useful for a technical operator who wants raw evidence. Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SendGrid, and Mailchimp appeared as report sources and IPs rather than finished sender records, and the DKIM pass on a subdomain plus forwarded SPF failure needed notes outside the tool. The unauthorized spoof sample was visible in failures, but it did not become an alert or an investigation workflow.
User experience
Guidance vs operator ownership
DMARCly is easier for daily use; Docker DMARC Reports favors administrators.
DMARCly asked for less interpretation during the week-to-week review because the domain setup, sender grouping, and report views were already productized. Docker DMARC Reports felt fast once running, but the user experience depended on our own naming, access control, and runbooks.
DMARCly
Three domains added quickly
Unknown sender searchable by IP
Forwarding explanation needed context
Docker DMARC Reports
Container setup was repeatable
Unknown sender required lookup
Forwarding notes stayed external
DMARCly gave us a direct path for the primary corporate domain, marketing subdomain, and parked domain. The DNS steps were clear enough to hand to a domain owner, and the unknown sender was findable through IP and report context. The forwarded mail SPF failure still needed human explanation, but the interface made it clear that DKIM kept DMARC passing.
Docker DMARC Reports started with infrastructure work: container setup, database connection, IMAP mailbox settings, and viewer exposure. After that, the reports loaded reliably, but the three domains were only as organized as our labels and database hygiene. The unknown sender and forwarded SPF failure both became notes in our tracker rather than resolved workflow items inside the product.
Support
Hands on help vs self serve
DMARCly has a clearer support path; Docker DMARC Reports assumes internal ownership.
DMARCly gave us a more normal SaaS support model, with email support on the entry tier and live chat on higher tiers. Docker DMARC Reports had no managed onboarding route, so escalation meant reading project material, inspecting logs, and fixing our own deployment.
DMARCly
Email support on entry tier
Chat available on higher tiers
DNS handoff was clear
Docker DMARC Reports
No vendor onboarding path
DNS ownership stayed internal
Escalation required our team
DMARCly was easier to hand off during setup because the DNS instructions, domain grouping, and plan limits were visible to the person making the change. Our parked-domain question had a practical answer: publish a DMARC record, collect aggregate reports, and move carefully only if real traffic appears. Enterprise onboarding was clearer because SSO, access control, API access, and larger domain limits were packaged in the top tier.
Docker DMARC Reports gave us no vendor onboarding, no support queue, and no enterprise escalation path. That was acceptable for a self-hosted parser, but it changed the work: DNS handoff, reverse proxy security, database backups, IMAP failures, and parser errors all became internal responsibilities. For an enterprise buyer, that means the support model has to come from the buyer's own operations team.
Suitability
SMB fit vs operator fit
DMARCly fits managed business reporting; Docker DMARC Reports fits teams that want to own the stack.
DMARCly is the better fit for SMBs and lean IT teams that want a hosted product, visible plan limits, and enough structure to move toward enforcement. Docker DMARC Reports is a better fit for technical operators who prefer $0 software and already have infrastructure discipline. For MSPs, alert quality and client handoff notes should carry weight; Suped's product is relevant when those workflows need to be repeatable without side documents.
DMARCly
SMB portfolio fit
Domain groups helped
Recurring reports exported
Docker DMARC Reports
Operator owned stack
Client handoff was manual
No account separation
DMARCly handled account separation through domain groups, administrator limits, and higher-tier access controls. In our test, the primary domain, marketing subdomain, and parked domain were easy to keep apart, and recurring exports made the weekly review practical. For MSP use, it was workable for smaller portfolios, but the process still depended on manual notes for client owners and sender remediation.
Docker DMARC Reports was strongest when we treated it as a single-operator reporting viewer. For SMBs without infrastructure staff, the database, IMAP, backups, and access-control tasks were a real burden. For MSPs, it needed one of two choices: shared infrastructure with careful separation or separate deployments per client, plus manual reporting and handoff notes.
What each tool feels like after 90 days of real use
DMARCly
A managed DMARC product for teams that want progress without building the workflow
After 90 days, DMARCly felt like the product we would give to a small IT team that wants to get through setup and start making policy decisions. Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace were easy to recognize, SendGrid and Mailchimp were separated cleanly enough for review, and the parked domain stayed quiet without being ignored.
The weak spots were less about collecting reports and more about ownership. The unknown sender still needed manual classification, and the forwarded SPF failure needed explanation before anyone would act on it. DMARCly reduced the time spent reading XML and DNS records, but it did not remove every handoff step.
Where it wins
Clear DNS onboarding for three domains
Useful vendor naming for common senders
Paid Safe SPF and MTA-STS support
Public tier limits were easy to price
Where it lags
Unknown sender ownership stayed manual
Some alert tuning was still needed
API access sat on Enterprise
No permanent free plan found
Pricing
From $17.99 / month
Free tier
14 day trial
Onboarding
Fast SaaS DNS setup
G2 rating
0 / 5
Docker DMARC Reports
A free self-hosted parser for teams that already own the operating model
After 90 days, Docker DMARC Reports felt useful when our question was simple: did the aggregate reports arrive, and what did they say? The IMAP fetcher and database-backed viewer gave us enough raw reporting to inspect Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SendGrid, Mailchimp, the support desk sender, and the spoof sample.
The cost shifted into operations. We owned the mailbox, database, backups, access control, TLS, updates, and interpretation. The tool did not turn the unknown sender into an owner, did not explain the forwarded SPF failure for a non-specialist, and did not give us a practical path to policy enforcement without outside process.
Where it wins
$0 vendor subscription cost
No public domain cap found
Raw aggregate reports stayed accessible
Deployment was portable after setup
Where it lags
No managed support path
No alerting workflow in our test
Sender classification stayed manual
Infrastructure hardening was our job
Pricing
$0 self-hosted
Free tier
Free self-hosted
Onboarding
Docker, IMAP, database
G2 rating
0 / 5
Pricing
DMARCly
Docker DMARC Reports
Suped
Small
1 domain, up to 1k emails / month.
$17.99 / month
Professional covers up to 2 domains and far more than this message volume.
$0
No vendor subscription cost; hosting and maintenance stay with the operator.
$0 / month
Free plan covers 1 domain and 1,000 monthly emails.
Medium
2 domains, up to 100k emails / month.
$17.99 / month
Professional fits the stated domain and message limits.
$0
No vendor domain or message charge was found; infrastructure capacity decides fit.
Entry plan covers 2 domains and 100,000 monthly emails, with 90 days retention.
Large
10 domains, up to 1 million emails / month.
$69 / month
Business covers up to 15 domains and 1 million compliant messages.
$0
Software remains free, but database, storage, and monitoring needs increase.
10 domains and 1,000,000 monthly emails, with 365 days retention.
Enterprise
Over 20 domains and 1 million emails / month.
From $199 / month
Enterprise covers up to 200 domains and 5 million messages before overages.
$0
No paid enterprise tier was found; enterprise readiness depends on internal operations.
20 domains and 2,500,000 monthly emails, with 365 days retention. Unlimited domains/emails negotiable.
DMARCly numbers are public list prices checked as of May 15, 2026. Docker DMARC Reports uses $0 as the public vendor subscription cost; hosting, database, IMAP, security, and staff time are user-owned operating costs.
If you cannot decide between the two, maybe the answer is Suped
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Guided sender fixes
DMARCly named most common vendors, but the unknown sender still required manual ownership notes; Docker DMARC Reports left that classification entirely to us. Suped turns source findings into fix steps and owner-ready tasks.
Operational alerts
Docker DMARC Reports had no alert routing in our setup, and DMARCly alerts needed tuning to avoid routine report noise. Suped focuses alerts on authentication changes, spoofing signs, and sources that need action.
MSP-ready handoff
DMARCly domain groups helped, while Docker DMARC Reports needed separate infrastructure and manual reports for each client. Suped gives account separation and recurring client-ready summaries.
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 DMARCly or Docker DMARC Reports?
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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