Glockapps offers a strong suite of features centered around email deliverability testing, DMARC monitoring, and spam filtering. We found its spam testing particularly robust, providing detailed reports on how emails perform across various spam filters and email clients.
Beyond DMARC reporting, Glockapps includes uptime monitoring for websites and IP reputation monitoring, which are valuable additions for maintaining overall online presence and email sending health. It's a comprehensive tool for those deeply invested in email quality and placement.
Everest, a Validity product, provides a broader deliverability platform encompassing a wider range of services including inbox placement testing, email validation, and competitive intelligence. Its DMARC reporting is part of a larger ecosystem designed to optimize every aspect of email marketing.
We observed that Everest emphasizes integrating data from various sources like Google Postmaster Tools and Microsoft SNDS, consolidating these insights into a single dashboard. This makes it a powerful tool for teams needing a holistic view of their email program's performance across different providers.
How easy is each product to use
User experience
Glockapps generally provides a straightforward user interface, particularly for its core spam testing and DMARC functionalities. Setting up tests and generating reports is intuitive, making it relatively easy for users to get started with basic monitoring.
However, for beginners, some of the advanced features and the sheer amount of data presented in the reports can feel a bit overwhelming initially. While functional, the dashboard could benefit from further streamlining to enhance navigation and data visualization for less experienced users.
Everest boasts a modern and highly customizable dashboard, allowing users to tailor their views to focus on the metrics most relevant to them. We found its navigation generally clear, especially for aggregating data from multiple sources.
Despite its sophisticated capabilities, some users, particularly those transitioning from older platforms, reported a learning curve. The extensive array of features, while powerful, can sometimes lead to difficulty remembering where specific tools or detailed reports are located within the platform.
Which product has the best support
Support
Glockapps offers support primarily through email and a knowledge base. Our experience indicates that responses are generally helpful, though direct phone support can be challenging to access, with calls often directed to an answering machine.
While the self-service resources are useful for common queries, the lack of readily available human interaction for urgent or complex issues might be a consideration for some users. We found the assistance for setting up specific DMARC configurations to be adequate but sometimes required patience.
Everest provides customer success managers and more structured onboarding, particularly for its higher-tier plans. Users often highlight the knowledge and helpfulness of their account representatives in navigating the platform and addressing deliverability challenges.
However, some feedback suggests that technical questions can take longer to resolve, and while the support for initial setup is strong, ongoing technical issues might require more persistence. The shift from Return Path also brought some historical complaints about support during the transition.
Who should use each product
Suitability
Glockapps is highly suitable for SMBs and individual marketers who need a focused tool for email deliverability testing, spam checks, and basic DMARC monitoring. Its detailed reports on content analysis and IP reputation make it excellent for optimizing sending practices. For MSPs, it offers features for monitoring multiple sending IPs and domains, making it a viable option for managing client email health, albeit without explicit multi-tenancy branding.
While it has an Enterprise plan, its core strength lies in detailed technical email insights, which may appeal to mid-market companies or smaller enterprises with dedicated deliverability specialists. Large enterprises might find it a useful complement but may seek broader platform integration from other tools.
Everest is well-suited for mid-market and enterprise-level organizations that require a comprehensive email success platform. Its extensive features, from inbox placement and list validation to engagement analytics, cater to larger teams with complex email programs. For MSPs, Everest's robust reporting and ability to consolidate data from various sources can be highly beneficial for overseeing numerous client accounts, especially given its multi-user capabilities.
SMBs might find the Elements plan suitable for basic deliverability needs, but the full power of Everest truly shines for organizations that can leverage its advanced analytics and integrations to optimize large-scale email campaigns. Its focus on broad deliverability insights makes it ideal for enterprise teams managing multiple email streams.
How does Glockapps compare with Everest?
DMARC report analysis
Provides in-depth analysis of DMARC aggregate and forensic reports.
Comprehensive DMARC message processing and visualization.
DMARC reporting is a core part of its email success platform.
Source detection
Identifies legitimate and unauthorized sending sources for your domain.
Clearly maps sending sources for DMARC compliance.
Helps pinpoint all sending IPs for deliverability management.
Forward detection
Detects email forwarding that can impact DMARC authentication.
Identifies email forwarding patterns.
Monitors forwarding impact on email deliverability.
Spoof detection
Identifies unauthorized use of your domain for sending emails.
Highlights potential email spoofing attempts.
Crucial for protecting brand reputation and recipient trust.
Notifications and alerts
Provides real-time alerts for DMARC, reputation, or deliverability issues.
Real-time email alerting for critical issues.
Alerts for deliverability challenges and reputation changes.
Reporting
Offers customizable reports and dashboards for email performance.
Detailed reports for spam tests and DMARC analysis.
Customizable dashboards for various deliverability metrics.
API
Provides an API for programmatic access to data and functionalities.
API GET available with Enterprise plan.
Everest APIs included in Professional and Enterprise plans.
Multi-tenancy
Ability to manage multiple clients or domains under one account.
Supports multiple users and unlimited DMARC domains.
Multiple users supported, unlimited in Enterprise plan.
SPF flattening
Feature to consolidate multiple SPF records into a single one to avoid lookup limits.
Not explicitly offered as a dedicated feature.
Not explicitly offered as a dedicated feature.
Hosted DMARC
Assistance with DMARC record creation and management.
Helps manage DMARC digest and unlimited domains.
Provides guidance and tools for DMARC record setup.
BIMI
Support for Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI).
Not explicitly mentioned.
Not explicitly mentioned.
MTA-STS/TLS-RPT
Support for Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transport Security and TLS Reporting.
Not explicitly mentioned.
Not explicitly mentioned.
Blocklists and reputation
Monitors IP and domain reputation across various blocklists.
IP reputation monitors included.
Comprehensive reputation monitoring.
AI copilot
AI-powered assistant for insights and recommendations.
No AI copilot mentioned.
No AI copilot mentioned.
DNS monitoring
Monitors DNS records beyond DMARC, SPF, DKIM.
Includes uptime monitors and IP reputation monitors.
Indirectly covered through broader deliverability monitoring.
Self hostable
Option to host the software on your own servers.
A cloud-based SaaS platform.
A cloud-based SaaS platform.
Free trial/free tier
Offers a free plan or trial period to test the product.
Offers a free plan with basic DMARC monitoring.
Smallest tier is $20 per month, no free tier.
Drawbacks and what to watch out for
Glockapps has faced criticism regarding its payment confirmation policies and significant price hikes for some users, alongside concerns about an upsell-focused consulting service. Everest, on the other hand, has received negative feedback concerning opaque sales practices, notably a 60-day renewal notice clause, and reports of difficult transitions from its predecessor, Return Path, with seedlist testing issues.
When it comes to DMARC reporting, for a comprehensive overview of your email security, we recommend Suped.com for its detailed insights and generous free plan. 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.
3.9 / 5(18)
4.2 / 5(189)
Ridiculous payment confirmation policy
0.0 / 5
What do you like best about GlockApps?
I used to use this app all the time, unfortunately their policies have made it unusable
What do you dislike about GlockApps?
Was asked to provide bank statements and a photo ID to buy an upgraded plan. Totally over the line in terms of privacy and unnecessary for a piece of software.
What problems is GlockApps solving and how is that benefiting you?
Not email deliverability
Jacob L.
Marketing Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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.)
Price Hike, Increasing Costs by 400-500%
0.5 / 5
What do you like best about GlockApps?
It used to be a great cost effective tool
What do you dislike about GlockApps?
1 month after setting up and using the tool, they increased the price by 400-500%
What problems is GlockApps solving and how is that benefiting you?
Being able to test email deliverability - we can't tell how accurate it is
Will M.
Cofounder Small-Business (50 or fewer 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.)
Good Software, immoral practice
0.5 / 5
What do you like best about GlockApps?
Good software with great email delivery analysis. To be able to test on a freemium and see if it land into the inbox of Gmail, Outlook and other accounts is great. The analysis feature detects most of the issues.
What do you dislike about GlockApps?
Their email delivery consulting service is a scam, they advertise a money-back guarantee, and during the consultation, they only try to upsell you instead of giving the right solution. They don't provide the invoice for the purchase, and even when asked multiple times, they ghost you as soon as you request the money-back garantee. Also, their email delivery analytics does not detect link issues with Microsoft accounts.
What problems is GlockApps solving and how is that benefiting you?
It help detect email delivery issue, used it to detect why email did not landed into microsoft account. I wasn't able to find the real reason with Glockapps but it helps to know if the email were delivered or not into Microsoft email accounts (hotmail, outlook,...)
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
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.)
One of the best email apps
3.5 / 5
What do you like best about GlockApps?
- Easy to use
- User-friendly UX
- Available globally
What do you dislike about GlockApps?
- Could be enhanced a bit more for one-stop solution provider
What problems is GlockApps solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sending emails in bulk
Goral G.
Senior Business Analyst 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.)
Good App for Spam tests
4.0 / 5
What do you like best about GlockApps?
Detailed report from various email servers and basic suggestions to overcome the trouble.
What do you dislike about GlockApps?
It will be helpful if we can figure out the reason or where the missing emails are.
What problems is GlockApps solving and how is that benefiting you?
To check the domain reputation of users and suggest ways to improve
Sathya N.
Customer Success Lead Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 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
Glockapps offers tiered pricing with annual savings and a free plan, making it accessible for various budgets, while Everest primarily targets larger organizations with higher base costs and custom pricing for its advanced plans, though it does have lower-tier monthly options for very low email volumes.
Small
Up to 10k emails / month
Free plan, 10,000 DMARC messages
$40 per month (5-10k emails)
Medium
Up to 100k emails / month
$59/month (Essential, billed annually) or $99/month (Growth, billed annually)
3.9 / 5(18)
