Free DMARC Weekly Digests by Postmark is primarily an email-based reporting service. It gives us weekly summaries of DMARC data, showing the top 10 mail sources and their 5 associated IPs.
This provides a snapshot, good for initial visibility, but lacks an interactive dashboard for deeper analysis. The report history is limited to 7 days, meaning we can't conduct long-term trend analysis or granular investigations.
DMARC Expert offers a dedicated SaaS DMARC reports analyzer. We get comprehensive visibility into all mail sources and IPs, along with a web dashboard for interactive data exploration and management.
It provides more extensive DMARC report history, monitoring for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC record changes, and includes expert analysis integrated into the platform, which is a significant value add for understanding complex DMARC issues.
How easy is each product to use
User experience
The user experience for Free DMARC Weekly Digests is very straightforward because it's primarily a weekly email digest. There's no dashboard to navigate, which simplifies things immensely for users who just want a quick overview sent to their inbox.
Setup involves configuring a DMARC record to point to Postmark's reporting address, a process we found to be well-documented and easy to follow even for those new to DMARC.
We found DMARC Expert offers a more involved but ultimately more powerful user experience. It features a full web dashboard that allows for detailed drill-downs into DMARC reports and configurations.
While this requires a bit more learning than an email digest, the ability to interact with data, filter, apply expert recommendations, and configure hosted SPF and BIMI within the interface significantly enhances our ability to manage DMARC policies effectively.
Which product has the best support
Support
As a free service, direct support for Free DMARC Weekly Digests is minimal. Actionable recommendations are primarily provided within the email digests we receive.
For more in-depth issues or custom configurations, users would typically need to refer to Postmark's general documentation or community forums, as dedicated one-on-one support isn't part of this complimentary offering. It's a 'self-serve' model.
DMARC Expert provides robust support, starting with two 1-hour Webex sessions for premium users. This allows us to directly consult with experts for deployment and ongoing management strategies.
Enterprise and MSSP tiers offer even more extensive support, including continuous surveillance and dedicated multidisciplinary consultants, ensuring we have expert guidance every step of the way, making it ideal for complex environments.
Who should use each product
Suitability
This service is exceptionally well-suited for small businesses (SMBs) or individuals who need basic DMARC visibility without any cost. It's ideal for those with a single domain or low email volume who are just starting their DMARC journey and require simple, weekly insights.
It is not designed for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) or large enterprises needing comprehensive DMARC management, advanced features, multi-tenancy, or dedicated support. Its simplicity is both its strength and its limitation.
DMARC Expert targets a broader audience, including SMBs, but shines for larger organizations and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) due to its comprehensive feature set and extensive support. The DMARC Premium tier is suitable for SMBs needing active DMARC management, IP blocklist checks, and hosted SPF/BIMI.
The Enterprise and MSSP tiers are tailor-made for larger enterprises and MSPs requiring multi-user dashboards, extensive expert support, continuous surveillance, and advanced threat detection capabilities, including takedown services for fraudulent domains.
How does Free DMARC Weekly Digests by Postmark compare with DMARC Expert?
DMARC report analysis
Ability to analyze aggregated DMARC reports.
Basic weekly email reports, top 10 sources.
Comprehensive SaaS dashboard with detailed analysis.
Source detection
Identification of legitimate and illegitimate email sending sources.
Identifies top 10 mail sources with 5 IPs each.
Identifies all mail sources and their IPs.
Forward detection
Detection of email forwarding that can impact DMARC alignment.
Included in standard DMARC report data.
Granular insights available in the dashboard.
Spoof detection
Tools to identify and analyze email spoofing attempts.
Implicitly provided through DMARC reporting.
Explicit spoofed email address and behavior-based anomaly detection.
Notifications and alerts
System to notify users of DMARC issues or changes.
Email-only weekly digests with recommendations.
Email, web dashboard alerts, Google Postmaster spam alerts, DNS change monitoring.
Reporting
Availability and depth of DMARC reporting features.
Weekly email digests, 7-day report history.
Interactive web dashboard, 60+ days history, advanced reporting for Enterprise.
API
Availability of an API for programmatic access to DMARC data.
Not offered for DMARC reporting.
Not publicly offered for DMARC reporting.
Multi-tenancy
Ability to manage multiple domains or clients from a single account.
Not available for the free service.
Available through the DMARC MSSP tier.
SPF flattening
Solution to overcome the 10-DNS-lookup limit for SPF records.
Not offered.
Offered as Hosted SPF.
Hosted DMARC
A managed service for DMARC record hosting and management.
Not offered.
Implicitly part of their DMARC management and deployment services.
BIMI
Support for Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI).
Not offered.
Offered as Hosted BIMI.
MTA-STS/TLS-RPT
Support for Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transport Security and TLS Reporting.
Not explicitly offered.
Not explicitly offered as a DMARC feature.
Blocklists and reputation
Monitoring of IP and domain blocklists (blacklists) and sender reputation.
Not offered with the free service.
Includes IP blocklist (blacklist) checks and Google Postmaster spam alerts.
AI copilot
AI-powered assistance for DMARC analysis and recommendations.
No AI features with the free service.
Includes behavior-based anomaly detection and AI-alerts.
DNS monitoring
Monitoring of critical DNS records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) for changes.
Not offered with the free service.
Monitors changes of SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records with alerts.
Self hostable
Option to host the DMARC reporting solution on your own infrastructure.
Not self-hostable.
Not self-hostable.
Free trial/free tier
Availability of a free version or trial period.
Free DMARC Weekly Digests is a free service.
No free trial or tier for DMARC monitoring; offers a paid project accelerator.
Drawbacks and what to watch out for
While Free DMARC Weekly Digests by Postmark provides a convenient entry point into DMARC, its limited features and lack of an interactive dashboard can quickly become a hindrance for those needing deeper analysis. DMARC Expert, on the other hand, offers a powerful suite, but comes with a significantly higher price point and a steeper learning curve due to its extensive functionality.
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.
4.6 / 5(28)
0 / 5(0)
Not the best
2.5 / 5
What do you like best about ActiveCampaign Postmark?
It works. Their API is easy-to-use and we never experienced any downtime.
What do you dislike about ActiveCampaign Postmark?
The price is too high for what we get. Also their administration panel and Analytics graphs are not user friendly.
Recommendations to others considering ActiveCampaign Postmark:
Check Mandrill as alternative.
What problems is ActiveCampaign Postmark solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Postmark as secondary provider to send emails. We send ~100M emails per week.
Verified User in Online Media
Mid-Market (51-1000 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.
A clean simple api
3.5 / 5
What do you like best about ActiveCampaign Postmark?
Postmark has been simple and reliable in the 2+ years I've used them. Their API has a fast response time and their batch send calls has been helpful in maintaining a quick response time on our service. They've also been generous in giving us free credits from time to time. They provide webhooks for events you are interested in e.g. bounced emails, spam reports. Their documentation is extensive and comprehensive and also includes libraries for several languages (we use them with python and php).
What do you dislike about ActiveCampaign Postmark?
Some of the new features Postmark has added aren't as simple as their first product, especially the email templates. Their admin interface also is weird in that it only lets you look at 30 day periods for statistics (we track our own analytics so it's less of an issue for us).
Recommendations to others considering ActiveCampaign Postmark:
Postmark quickly and effectively help us getting transactional email up for our service. We've evaluated switching to Mailgun (since we get it for free) however right now postmark seems to have the simpler API.
What problems is ActiveCampaign Postmark solving and how is that benefiting you?
Postmark helped us quickly and effectively add an outside transactional email provider instead of sending SMTP emails. It's also helped ensure that our app stays quick when we were originally directly calling it from the application thread. We've had no problem with getting marked as spam or deliverability and their open tracking by email client has been helpful. We've sent 200,000+ emails with postmark so far.
John P.
Software Engineer II Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
The Most Seamless & User-friendly Transactional Email delivery system for TruckX
4.0 / 5
What do you like best about ActiveCampaign Postmark?
Email delivery and trust with our customers is our first priority at www.TruckX.com, so Postmark is our go-to for Email APIs because automated emails can be created and managed smoothly.
What do you dislike about ActiveCampaign Postmark?
Their analytics could be even more detailed in examining how the data performs.
What problems is ActiveCampaign Postmark solving and how is that benefiting you?
By ensuring that we deliver all www.TruckX.com ’s customer-facing transactional emails without delay, Postmark helps us ensure that our customers are happy and our operations are running smoothly. It has helped us become one of the best ELD brands for owner-operators and mid-sized fleets
What do you like best about ActiveCampaign Postmark?
I really appreciate the speed with which I receive emails. It's very important to me that customers receive emails on time because otherwise we can miss out on some business.
What do you dislike about ActiveCampaign Postmark?
I don't like the fact that sometimes Mustachio, which is the language used to write emails, is a bit old-fashioned and I have to find other ways to do things that could be done in a more simple way.
What problems is ActiveCampaign Postmark solving and how is that benefiting you?
Postmark helps me send emails to my customers and retrieve data on email opens. This allows me to have complete control and visibility over the email communications sent.
Ange B.
software engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Definitely worth trying for your company - better than other options!
4.0 / 5
What do you like best about ActiveCampaign Postmark?
Postmark is a really great service and gets the job done when delivering emails to our recipients. There are almost never any hiccups (i.e. emails getting blocked like some other delivery services). We're better able to provide website maintenance and hosting PLUS email delivery services, which is a great one-stop shop feature for clients.
Some advice I would give to those on the fence is trying the free trial of Postmark to see if it's a good fit for your company.
What do you dislike about ActiveCampaign Postmark?
The price isn't as competitive as other options, which can sometimes be an issue dealing with clients. The training opportunities are also minimal if you don't know where to start, which can sometimes be an issue.
The biggest dislike from a technical standpoint is there isn't an archiving option. Some clients like this feature when working with us, so that's one thing that can have us looking at other transactional email services.
Recommendations to others considering ActiveCampaign Postmark:
I would recommend the free trial to those considering Postmark. It's just slightly above average pricing, but is also a better option than the competitors, so overall I would recommend!
What problems is ActiveCampaign Postmark solving and how is that benefiting you?
We're able to use just Postmark in-house to manage transactional emails, which is a great benefit because when we need to look up something, we don't have to search through individual emails. If something were to go wrong, we can simply check with Postmark.
As for our clients, we can use Postmark to deliver all the necessary emails almost always without fail, so this gives us credibility to get the job done when we say we can manage their email services.
Carney C.
Senior Web Designer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Pricing
Free DMARC Weekly Digests by Postmark is, as its name suggests, free, while DMARC Expert operates on a premium annual subscription model.
Small
Up to 10k emails / month
Free
€1,260 annually
Medium
Up to 100k emails / month
Free
€1,260 annually
Large
Up to 1 million emails / month
Free
From €5,500 annually
Enterprise
Over 1 million emails / month
Free (limited features)
From €5,500 annually or custom
Suped hard sell incoming!
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