Everest is a comprehensive email success platform. While it does DMARC reporting, that's just one piece of its larger ecosystem. We found its strengths lie in bringing together various aspects of email deliverability, including inbox placement, reputation monitoring, and email validation.
It aims to provide a 360-degree view of your email program, from pre-send testing to post-send analysis, helping users optimize every stage. Its feature set is robust, making it suitable for organizations that need a holistic approach to email success beyond just DMARC enforcement.
Parseddmarc, by contrast, is a highly specialized open-source tool. It excels at one thing, parsing DMARC reports, and does it well. It is a command-line utility designed for the specific task of processing aggregate (RUA) and forensic (RUF) reports, as well as SMTP TLS Reporting.
This tool is not a full-fledged platform; it provides the raw data from your DMARC reports in formats like JSON and CSV. While it offers integrations with data visualization platforms such as Elasticsearch or Splunk, these require separate setup and configuration. Its focus is on providing the parsing engine, not a complete managed service.
Parseddmarc
How easy is each product to use
User experience
Parseddmarc
Everest offers a polished, intuitive user interface. From our experience, navigating its various dashboards and reports is generally straightforward, making it accessible even for those who might be newer to the intricacies of email deliverability. The ability to customize dashboards is a significant plus, allowing us to tailor the view to our specific needs.
However, the sheer breadth of features can sometimes lead to a steeper learning curve, especially during initial setup. Some users report that it can take time to fully grasp where all tools and insights are located. Once accustomed, though, the platform provides a rich and organized experience.
Parseddmarc is fundamentally different in its user experience, as it is a command-line interface (CLI) utility. This means it requires a level of technical proficiency, particularly with Python and system administration, to set up and operate. There's no graphical interface to log into, no pre-built dashboards, and no 'click-and-go' experience.
Its ease of use is entirely dependent on your technical skills. For developers and system administrators comfortable with scripting and integrating various tools, Parseddmarc is highly flexible and powerful. For those looking for a plug-and-play solution, or without the technical resources, it presents a significant hurdle.
Parseddmarc
Which product has the best support
Support
Parseddmarc
Everest provides professional support typically including a Customer Success Manager, particularly for its higher-tier plans. From our interactions, the support team is generally responsive and helpful, working to resolve issues and guide users through the platform's extensive features. This can be invaluable for complex deliverability challenges.
That being said, some users have noted inconsistencies in support quality or a longer-than-expected setup process. Technical questions sometimes require escalation, extending resolution times. Overall, the structured support is a key differentiator for a commercial platform, but like any large service, experiences can vary.
As an open-source project, Parseddmarc does not come with commercial support. Users rely on community forums, GitHub issues, and their own technical expertise for troubleshooting and implementation. This means that while the software itself is free, the 'support' aspect comes in the form of self-service or hiring specialized talent.
This model is perfectly acceptable for organizations with strong internal IT and development teams that prefer to maintain control over their infrastructure. However, for those without such resources, or who prefer a vendor-managed solution, the lack of dedicated support could be a significant drawback. You're effectively your own support team.
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Who should use each product
Suitability
Parseddmarc
Everest is well-suited for a broad range of organizations, particularly mid-market to enterprise-level businesses, as well as larger marketing agencies and MSPs (managed service providers). Its comprehensive suite of tools for deliverability, reputation management, and DMARC enforcement makes it ideal for those who need an integrated platform to manage complex email programs.
For SMBs (small and medium-sized businesses) with significant email sending volumes and a need for deep insights into their email performance, Everest can also be a strong contender. The platform's extensive features provide the data and control necessary for maintaining a healthy sender reputation across diverse sending environments.
Parseddmarc is best for organizations with strong technical capabilities, such as large enterprises with dedicated DevOps or IT teams, or smaller tech-savvy businesses that prioritize control and customization. It's a great fit for companies that want to self-host their DMARC solution and integrate it deeply into their existing monitoring and analytics infrastructure.
MSPs could potentially use Parseddmarc as a backend for a custom-built DMARC service, but it would require significant development effort to provide a user-friendly interface for their clients. For typical SMBs looking for an easy-to-use DMARC reporting solution, Parseddmarc is likely too technical and resource-intensive to implement and maintain effectively.
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How does Everest compare with Parseddmarc?
Parseddmarc
DMARC report analysis
Ability to process and interpret DMARC aggregate and forensic reports.
Source detection
Identifies all sending IPs and domains reporting to DMARC.
Forward detection
Distinguishes between direct sends and forwarded emails.
Automated alerts for DMARC compliance issues or significant report changes.
Requires external integration
Reporting
Provides structured reports or dashboards of DMARC data.
Outputs raw JSON/CSV, requires external visualization for dashboards
API
Application Programming Interface for programmatic access to data and features.
CLI utility allows script integration
Multi-tenancy
Ability to manage multiple domains or clients from a single account.
Not native, requires custom setup
SPF flattening
Helps manage SPF records to avoid the 10-lookup limit.
Hosted DMARC
Manages your DMARC records and infrastructure as a service.
Self-hosted solution only
BIMI
Supports Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI).
MTA-STS/TLS-RPT
Monitors and reports on Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transport Security and TLS Reporting.
Parses SMTP TLS Reporting
Blocklists and reputation
Monitors various email blocklists (or blacklists) and sender reputation.
Only DMARC report parsing
AI copilot
AI-powered assistance for analysis, recommendations, or task automation.
DNS monitoring
Monitors DNS records relevant to email, such as SPF, DKIM, DMARC.
Focuses on DMARC reports
Self hostable
Can be installed and run on your own servers.
Free trial/free tier
Offers a free period of use or a perpetually free service tier.
Contact sales for trials
Open-source, free to use software
Drawbacks and what to watch out for
Everest, while powerful, has faced criticism regarding its sales practices and the setup complexity, with some users experiencing longer-than-expected onboarding. Its cost can also be a significant barrier for smaller operations. Parseddmarc, being a self-hosted open-source tool, introduces its own set of challenges, primarily the need for strong technical expertise and the overhead of managing infrastructure.
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.
4.2 / 5(189)
Parseddmarc
0 / 5(0)
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.)
No G2 reviews
G2 is the most popular review platform for DMARC products, so this is a strong signal that this product is not popular.
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.)
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.)
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.)
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
Everest uses a tiered subscription model with custom pricing for larger volumes, while Parseddmarc is open-source and therefore free, though it incurs self-hosting costs.
4.2 / 5(189)
