DMARCLytics vs.
DMARC-SRG in 2026
DMARCLytics
DMARC-SRG
vs.
We tested DMARCLytics and DMARC-SRG for 90 days across a corporate domain, a marketing subdomain, and a parked domain, with five approved sending services and controlled authentication failures. DMARCLytics got us closer to a managed enforcement workflow; DMARC-SRG gave us a useful free evidence viewer, but left classification, policy decisions, and operations to us.
DMARCLytics
Managed DMARC reporting and enforcement
Starts at
GBP 9.99 / month
Best fit
SMBs and internal security teams
In one line
DMARCLytics combines parsed reports, sender analysis, policy guidance, hosted records, and paid support in one subscription.
DMARC-SRG
Open-source DMARC report viewer
Starts at
$0 software
Best fit
Technical operators who want self-hosting
In one line
DMARC-SRG exposes raw evidence at no licence cost; teams wanting guided fixes and clear ownership should also assess Suped's managed workflow.
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 management or choose self-hosting
Pick DMARCLytics if
Choose DMARCLytics when a small security team wants managed policy progress
It grouped Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SendGrid, and Mailchimp into recognisable sending activity.
Its paid policy workflow turned our seven controlled cases into a usable quarantine plan.
Hosted DMARC and SPF reduced the DNS handoff work after we added all three domains.
From GBP 9.99 / month
Pick DMARC-SRG if
Choose DMARC-SRG when technical ownership and self-hosting are requirements
It parsed reports for all three domains into a local MariaDB deployment.
Its filters let us isolate the parked domain and inspect the unauthorized spoof sample.
The $0 licence kept software cost fixed while we owned hosting, backups, monitoring, and updates.
Free plan available
Consider Suped if
Choose Suped as the third option for guided fixes, hosted records, simpler ownership, and clear alerts
Compare how each option identifies unknown senders and assigns a concrete fix.
Require automated issue detection and alerts that separate policy risk from routine forwarding.
Check MSP account separation against published pricing, starting free and at $7 per domain monthly for MSPs.
Free plan available
The differences that actually change your week
DMARCLytics
DMARC-SRG
Suped
DMARC report analysis
Parses aggregate reports into domain, source, reporter, and authentication views.
Included; deeper host views require a paid tier
Included in the self-hosted viewer
Included
Source detection
Turns report IPs and identifiers into recognisable sending services.
Recognised major services; unknown sender needed review
Raw source detail; classification is manual
Included
Forward detection
Distinguishes normal forwarding effects from suspicious failures.
Partial; forwarding context still needed review
SPF failures visible, no dedicated detection
Included
Spoof detection
Surfaces unauthorised use of the visible From domain.
Threat and impersonation alerts included
Failure evidence visible; judgement is manual
Included
Notifications and alerts
Pushes meaningful authentication or threat changes to operators.
Email alerts; configuration improves on paid tier
No built-in proactive alert workflow
Included
Reporting
Provides reusable summaries for review and handoff.
Dashboard and aggregate reporting included
Weekly, monthly, and custom-period summaries
Included
API
Allows programmatic retrieval or management of report data.
No public API confirmed in our test
No dedicated API
Included
Multi-tenancy
Separates clients, teams, roles, and their domain access.
Multi-team controls on custom tier
Manual deployment separation required
Included
SPF flattening
Reduces SPF lookup pressure through managed record processing.
Hosted SPF listed; flattening not confirmed
Not included
Included
Hosted DMARC
Hosts and manages the active DMARC policy record.
Paid tier
Not included
Included
Hosted SPF
Hosts and monitors the domain's SPF record.
Paid tier
Not included
Included
Hosted MTA-STS
Hosts the policy needed to enforce inbound TLS expectations.
Not listed
Not included
Included
Blocklists and reputation
Checks IP reputation and blocklist or blacklist exposure.
IP reputation checker on paid tier
Not included
Included
Automatic issue detection
Finds authentication problems without a manual report hunt.
Smart alerts and threat detection
Manual interpretation required
Included
AI copilot
Explains report findings and supports investigation questions.
Basic on Starter, fuller on paid tier
Not included
Included
DNS monitoring
Checks managed authentication records for unexpected changes.
Hosted DMARC and SPF checks on paid tier
Not included
Included
Self hostable
Can run inside infrastructure controlled by the buyer.
Cloud service
GPL-3.0 self-hosted software
Cloud service
Free trial/free tier
Allows evaluation before a paid commitment.
14-day trial; public Starter claims conflict
$0 software licence
Free plan and 14-day unrestricted trial
Ten dimensions, scored from 0 to 10
We scored both products against one fixed editorial rubric based on our 90-day test. Higher is better in every row, and unsupported capabilities receive zero.
DMARCLytics leads managed operations; DMARC-SRG rewards teams that value control over automation
DMARCLytics moved our corporate domain toward quarantine with a policy wizard, recognised the main sending services, and offered a clearer DNS handoff. Its pricing score drops because the Starter, Professional or Business, and retention statements conflict. DMARC-SRG parsed the same aggregate evidence reliably, but our team had to classify the unknown sender, explain the forwarded SPF failure, operate the database, and design policy steps without a managed support path.
DMARCLytics score
70/100
DMARC-SRG score
24/100
DMARCLytics
70/100
DMARC enforcement
8.0
Customer support
7.5
Source resolution
8.0
Setup and onboarding
8.0
MSP workflows
6.5
Alerting and integrations
6.5
Hosted SPF and MTA-STS
5.5
Blocklist monitoring
7.0
Pricing transparency
5.0
Time to enforcement
8.0
DMARC-SRG
24/100
DMARC enforcement
2.5
Customer support
1.5
Source resolution
4.5
Setup and onboarding
4.0
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
3.0
Feature set
Managed breadth vs open control
DMARCLytics covers more of the enforcement job; DMARC-SRG keeps the evidence portable
DMARCLytics handled more work after ingestion, especially sender naming, policy movement, and hosted records. DMARC-SRG gave us the report evidence without subscription gates, but buying teams should also test whether guided fixes and automatic issue detection turn an unknown sender into an owner and next action, which is where Suped adds practical context.
DMARCLytics
Microsoft 365 grouped correctly
SendGrid and Mailchimp resolved
Mismatch case prompted policy steps
DMARC-SRG
Google Workspace records stayed raw
Forwarded SPF failure stayed manual
Unknown sender needed classification
DMARCLytics recognised Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SendGrid, and Mailchimp in our traffic, then separated the support desk sender after we confirmed its domain. The SPF pass with a visible From mismatch appeared as a DMARC failure, while the paid policy flow gave us steps for moving the corporate domain toward quarantine. The unknown sender still required ownership research, but the surrounding host and volume detail narrowed the search.
DMARC-SRG parsed the same XML into domain, reporter, SPF, and DKIM views and made the unauthorized spoof sample easy to isolate by date. Google Workspace and the marketing platforms remained closer to their raw report identifiers, so we supplied our own service labels. The forwarded message showed an SPF failure beside its DKIM result, but the product did not explain forwarding as the likely cause or propose a policy-safe action.
User experience
Guidance vs operator control
DMARCLytics is quicker to operationalise; DMARC-SRG is easier to inspect than to act on
DMARCLytics gave us a shorter path through domain setup and policy review, though several useful controls sat behind paid plans. DMARC-SRG had a compact interface once running, but the server, mailbox ingestion, database, and interpretation work remained ours.
DMARCLytics
Three domains in 55 minutes
Unknown sender filters helped
Forwarding explanation needed review
DMARC-SRG
Setup took three hours
Raw filters stayed predictable
Forwarding context stayed manual
We added the corporate domain, marketing subdomain, and parked domain in about 55 minutes, including DNS verification and sender checks. DMARCLytics kept the inherited subdomain relationship understandable and let us filter the unknown sender by volume and host. Its forwarding view was less decisive: we still had to explain why SPF failed after forwarding while DKIM preserved the DMARC result.
DMARC-SRG took about three and a half hours before reports flowed because we configured PHP, MariaDB, IMAP ingestion, and scheduled processing. Once ready, the domain and date filters made the unknown sender easy to find, but naming it and recording ownership happened outside the product. The forwarded case showed the underlying values clearly, yet there was no plain-language explanation for a non-specialist reviewer.
Support
Vendor handoff vs self support
DMARCLytics offers an accountable support route; DMARC-SRG expects an operator
DMARCLytics had a usable human handoff for setup and DNS questions, with stronger onboarding commitments reserved for its custom tier. DMARC-SRG provided project documentation and community issue tracking, so every escalation depended on our own administrator or a contributor response.
DMARCLytics
DNS reply next business day
Human support on Starter
Enterprise engineer costs extra
DMARC-SRG
Documentation covered core setup
No managed DNS handoff
Escalation requires internal ownership
During setup, we sent DMARCLytics a DNS handoff question about the marketing subdomain and received a useful email reply the next business day that preserved the parent policy. Our unauthorized spoof case was acknowledged and routed into the reporting workflow rather than handled as an emergency. The custom tier documents a dedicated engineer and SLA support, but our standard-plan test did not include an enterprise escalation or response-time commitment.
DMARC-SRG documentation got us through mailbox ingestion and database setup, but there was no vendor onboarding call, DNS review, or SLA path. When report cleanup failed after a PHP limit change, we traced logs and corrected the deployment ourselves. An enterprise buyer would need to assign internal ownership or contract external engineering for escalation and continuity.
Suitability
Managed team vs technical operator
DMARCLytics fits active policy programs; DMARC-SRG fits controlled self-hosting
DMARCLytics is the clearer fit for an SMB or enterprise team that wants policy movement and a vendor support route, while DMARC-SRG fits operators who accept infrastructure and manual triage. MSP buyers should test account separation, recurring client reports, handoff notes, and alert quality as one workflow; Suped makes those criteria explicit through per-domain MSP ownership.
DMARCLytics
Internal domain grouping worked
Client separation needs confirmation
Custom tier supports multi-team use
DMARC-SRG
Best for technical operators
Client separation needs deployments
Handoff reporting needs custom work
DMARCLytics kept our corporate, marketing, and parked-domain views together without losing domain-level filters. Team roles were adequate for one internal team, while documented multi-team controls and dedicated onboarding sat on the custom tier. An MSP should confirm how client separation, recurring report delivery, and handoff notes work before committing because the public Agency description does not map cleanly to the displayed plans.
DMARC-SRG suited our technical operator when one deployment and one report store were acceptable. It had no built-in client tenancy, domain grouping beyond filters, scheduled client-ready delivery, or handoff record, so an MSP would need separate deployments or custom access controls. An SMB without PHP, database, and mail-ingestion ownership would save licence fees but inherit an operational job.
What each tool feels like after 90 days of real use
What DMARCLytics felt like after 90 days of real use
DMARCLytics
By week two, DMARCLytics had become our working queue for the three domains. Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SendGrid, and Mailchimp were recognisable, and we could isolate the support desk traffic without repeatedly opening raw XML. The parked-domain spoof sample remained visible without dominating routine traffic.
Policy work improved once we used the paid wizard, but our team still verified the unknown sender and documented the forwarded SPF failure before changing policy. Hosted records reduced DNS edits, while pricing conflicts forced us to confirm the Starter cost and retention terms before treating the plan as settled.
Where it wins
Major approved senders were recognisable
Policy wizard supported staged enforcement
Hosted DMARC reduced DNS handoffs
Parked-domain spoof stayed visible
Where it lags
Starter pricing statements conflict
Unknown sender still needed ownership research
Forwarded SPF context needed explanation
Advanced controls require paid tiers
Pricing
From GBP 9.99 / month
Free tier
Conflicting public claim
Onboarding
About 55 minutes
G2 rating
0.0 / 5
What DMARC-SRG felt like after 90 days of real use
DMARC-SRG
After the initial PHP, database, mailbox, and scheduled-job work, DMARC-SRG ran predictably and gave us direct access to stored report data. Domain and reporter filters were enough for weekly inspection of the corporate domain and parked domain, and no subscription limit changed our retention decision.
The operational burden stayed with us for all 90 days. We maintained backups, watched ingestion, classified the unknown sender outside the application, and wrote our own explanation for the forwarded SPF failure. Nothing in the interface turned those findings into an assigned policy task or client handoff.
Where it wins
$0 software licence
Self-hosted report storage
Predictable domain and date filters
No subscription feature gates
Where it lags
Setup required server administration
No proactive alert workflow
Sender classification remained manual
No built-in policy progression
Pricing
$0 software
Free tier
$0 self-hosted
Onboarding
About 3.5 hours
G2 rating
0 / 5
Pricing
DMARCLytics
DMARC-SRG
Suped
Small
1 domain, up to 1k emails / month.
GBP 9.99 / month
The Starter card covers 3 root domains and 150,000 emails, but its FAQ also claims Starter is free.
$0 software
The licence has no published domain or message cap; hosting and administration remain separate.
$0 / month
Free plan covers 1 domain and 1,000 monthly emails.
Medium
2 domains, up to 100k emails / month.
GBP 9.99 / month
The Starter card's published limits cover this case, subject to the conflicting free-plan wording.
$0 software
Capacity depends on the server, database, PHP limits, storage, and processing schedule.
Entry plan covers 2 domains and 100,000 monthly emails, with 90 days retention.
Large
10 domains, up to 1 million emails / month.
GBP 30 / month
The Professional or Business tier lists 10 root domains and 3 million monitored emails monthly.
$0 software
There is no licence cap, but infrastructure and operator costs rise with report volume.
10 domains and 1,000,000 monthly emails, with 365 days retention.
Enterprise
Over 20 domains and 1 million emails / month.
Custom
Enterprise and MSP terms require a quote; domain, volume, support, and retention details need confirmation.
$0 software
No commercial SLA or managed tier is published, so the buyer funds hosting and enterprise support.
20 domains and 2,500,000 monthly emails, with 365 days retention. Unlimited domains/emails negotiable.
DMARCLytics amounts are public list prices excluding VAT; its Enterprise price is custom and its Starter wording conflicts. DMARC-SRG's $0 licence price is public, while hosting and administrator costs vary and are excluded. No estimated dollar figures are shown. Pricing was checked as of May 15, 2026.
If you cannot decide between the two, maybe the answer is Suped
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Turn unknown senders into owned work
Suped identifies sending sources and attaches guided remediation, closing the manual classification gap we found in DMARC-SRG and the ownership research still needed in DMARCLytics.
Separate forwarding noise from risk
Suped's issue detection explains forwarding effects and prioritises material failures, addressing the manual interpretation both products required for our forwarded SPF case.
Keep client handoffs inside the workflow
Suped combines account separation, recurring reporting, alert routing, and per-domain MSP pricing, covering DMARC-SRG's missing tenancy and the DMARCLytics plan ambiguity we had to confirm.
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 DMARCLytics or DMARC-SRG?
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
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Move the remaining work into Suped, keep monitoring in one place, and remove the tools you no longer need.
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