InboxMonster is a robust platform focusing heavily on email deliverability, encompassing DMARC monitoring as one of its many features. We found its DMARC reporting to be detailed, providing insights into authentication results, but it’s embedded within a broader suite of tools.
Beyond DMARC, it offers extensive inbox placement testing across various ISPs, spam trap monitoring, and creative proofing tools. This comprehensive approach means it handles more than just DMARC, catering to a full spectrum of email marketing and deliverability needs.
DMARC Visualizer, as its name suggests, is solely dedicated to DMARC data visualization and analysis. It's an open-source solution that requires a self-hosted setup, utilizing tools like parsedmarc, Elasticsearch, and Grafana to process and display DMARC aggregate reports.
This tool provides a granular view of DMARC compliance, sources, and threats. While powerful for DMARC specific needs, we found it doesn't extend into other areas of email deliverability like inbox placement testing or content rendering, requiring users to integrate other tools for a complete solution.
DMARC Visualizer
How easy is each product to use
User experience
DMARC Visualizer
Our experience with InboxMonster's user interface revealed a feature-rich dashboard that, while powerful, can initially feel overwhelming due to the sheer volume of data and options. It's designed for experienced deliverability professionals who know exactly what metrics to look for.
The platform prioritizes depth over immediate simplicity. Once we familiarized ourselves with its structure, navigating and extracting specific DMARC insights became efficient. Its comprehensive nature means a learning curve, but the investment in learning pays off for detailed analysis.
DMARC Visualizer offers a different kind of user experience, requiring significant technical expertise for setup and maintenance. It's not a plug-and-play SaaS, but rather a collection of open-source tools that you host yourself. This means the 'user experience' begins with setting up an entire analytics stack.
Once configured, the Grafana dashboards are highly customizable, allowing for tailored visualizations of DMARC data. For users comfortable with self-hosting and managing their infrastructure, this flexibility is a huge advantage, but it's a non-starter for those seeking a managed solution.
DMARC Visualizer
Which product has the best support
Support
DMARC Visualizer
InboxMonster prides itself on its 'white glove service' and dedicated account managers. We consistently found their support team to be highly responsive, knowledgeable, and proactive in identifying and helping to resolve deliverability issues. This hands-on approach is a significant differentiator.
Their team often reaches out with insights or flags potential problems before we even notice them. This level of personalized support, combined with their expertise, makes them feel like an extension of our own deliverability team, which is invaluable for complex email programs.
DMARC Visualizer, being an open-source project, relies on community-driven support. We found that assistance is primarily available through GitHub issues, forums, and documentation provided by the project maintainers. There's no dedicated support team in the traditional commercial sense.
For those comfortable with open-source communities, this can be effective, but it lacks the personalized, immediate attention of a commercial product. Users must be self-sufficient or have internal technical resources capable of troubleshooting and maintaining the setup.
DMARC Visualizer
Who should use each product
Suitability
DMARC Visualizer
InboxMonster is best suited for medium to large enterprises and MSPs managing complex email programs where deliverability is critical and budget allows for premium support. Its extensive feature set caters to organizations that need deep insights into inbox placement, reputation, and creative performance.
It's particularly strong for marketing-heavy organizations and email service providers (ESPs) that require comprehensive monitoring and proactive assistance. For MSPs, the platform provides the tools to manage multiple client email programs effectively, though multi-tenancy might be a consideration.
DMARC Visualizer is ideal for technically proficient users, small to medium businesses (SMBs) with IT resources, or individuals who prefer open-source solutions and have the capability to self-host. It's excellent for those who need a cost-free (software-wise) and customizable DMARC reporting solution.
It's less suitable for non-technical users or organizations that require a managed service or a broader suite of email deliverability tools. While it can be adapted by MSPs, it lacks native multi-tenancy features and requires significant setup for each client.
DMARC Visualizer
How does InboxMonster compare with DMARC Visualizer?
DMARC Visualizer
DMARC report analysis
Analyzes DMARC aggregate and forensic reports.
Comprehensive DMARC data, part of a larger suite.
Dedicated, customizable DMARC visualizations.
Source detection
Identifies email sending sources.
Automatically identifies valid and unknown sources.
Provides detailed insight into sending IPs and domains.
Forward detection
Ability to detect and analyze email forwarding.
Helps account for DMARC pass failures due to forwarding.
Identifies mail forwarding within reports.
Spoof detection
Identifies unauthorized use of your domain.
Strong spoofing detection and reporting.
Excellent for identifying and visualizing spoofing attempts.
Notifications and alerts
Real-time alerts for DMARC failures or issues.
Customizable alerts for various deliverability metrics.
Configurable alerts through Grafana.
Reporting
Generate various DMARC compliance and deliverability reports.
Detailed and shareable custom reports.
Highly customizable Grafana dashboards and reports.
API
Programmatic access to data and features.
API available for data integration.
Direct API for DMARC Visualizer is not applicable, data via Elasticsearch.
Multi-tenancy
Manage multiple domains or clients from one account.
Designed for managing multiple sending entities.
Requires separate deployments or complex custom setup per tenant.
SPF flattening
Combines multiple SPF records into one to avoid DNS lookup limits.
Not a primary feature of the DMARC monitoring aspect.
Focuses on reporting, not DNS record management.
Hosted DMARC
Manages DMARC records for you.
Users manage their own DMARC records.
Users manage their own DMARC records.
BIMI
Support for Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI).
Not directly supported through the DMARC interface.
Not a feature of this open-source DMARC analysis tool.
MTA-STS/TLS-RPT
Monitoring for MTA-STS and TLS-RPT policies.
Focuses on DMARC and email deliverability, not these specific protocols.
Only processes DMARC aggregate reports.
Blocklists and reputation
Monitors IP and domain reputation on blacklists.
Extensive blocklist and reputation monitoring.
Does not include reputation monitoring.
AI copilot
AI-powered assistance for DMARC or deliverability insights.
Includes Apple and Gmail AI summaries for creatives.
Not an AI-driven commercial product.
DNS monitoring
Monitors DNS records for changes or misconfigurations.
Not a core DNS monitoring tool.
Focuses on DMARC data, not general DNS monitoring.
Self hostable
Can be installed and run on your own servers.
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) only.
Designed for self-hosting with open-source components.
Free trial/free tier
Availability of a free trial or a permanently free tier.
No public free trial or free tier.
Free, open-source software, effectively a free tier for self-hosters.
Drawbacks and what to watch out for
InboxMonster, while feature-rich, can have a steep learning curve due to its comprehensive nature and higher price point, potentially making it less accessible for smaller teams or those on a tighter budget. Its add-ons can also accumulate in cost. DMARC Visualizer's main drawback is its requirement for significant technical expertise for setup and ongoing maintenance, coupled with the absence of dedicated commercial support.
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.
4.9 / 5(44)
DMARC Visualizer
0 / 5(0)
Josie + InboxMonster has helped our email team tremendously!
4.0 / 5
I'm newer to the email team that utilizes InboxMonster but from what I've gathered from my coworker who has worked with Josie and InboxMonster for over a year, Josie was instrumental in providing actionable insights to enhance deliverability. We don't have a proper CRM tool to leverage so InboxMonster isn't as much a problem as the tool we're using for email. At the beginning of the year, the team discussed solutions such as better domain/IP allocation, stricter demark policies, and monitoring iCloud; they also noted the impact of email frequency and rogue franchisees on complaint rates. Next steps included investigating unsubscribe inconsistencies, exploring click activity data, discussing IP address optimization, and a future demo of Inbox Monster's "Creative Projects" tool; Josie Garcia will also provide further ISP and deliverability information. Most recently, Josie shared SendGrid-specific recommendations, best practices, and provided platform training, including user management, notifications, campaign tagging, subscriber insights, and spam trap analysis.
Verified User in Maritime
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.
Great toolset and helpful account support
4.0 / 5
The toolset is very robust and they are consistently adding to the functionality. The account support has also been great and incredibly proactive. Thom is the best and always super helpful. Right now, there is nothing currently that I do not like or appreciate about Inbox Monster. Inbox Monster is helping us manage and get insight into deliverability problems when they arise. There is a great toolset that is built behind this management and the additional tools with respect to content rendering is super helpful.
Verified User in Publishing
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Valuable Deliverability Insights
4.5 / 5
Inbox Monster provides a lot of valuable insights into how are email deliverability is across many different email service providers. Inbox Monster has many features and data sets, but not all of the data feels immediately actionable and I don't understand what every feature does. Before Inbox Monster, we couldn't see where our emails were landing or what seeds were having deliverability issues.
Verified User in Higher Education
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
A Game-Changer for Email Deliverability
4.5 / 5
Inbox Monster has been a life saver for our email program. We have worked with Josie for just under a year, but the amount of dedication and support she provided to analyze our deliverability, help us come up with an action plan to remediate our poor deliverability and sender reputation, and ongoing monitoring of trends after working through our issues, has played a significant role in the health and success of our email marketing. Josie is always quick to respond and will walk through the issues with us, giving us valuable insights and recommendations along the way. My team does not have a strong background in deliverability, but Josie and the Inbox Monster team, has made a very technical part of email marketing very easy to understand and action against, allowing us to grow our skillset while also educating the rest of the company on deliverability best practices to ensure we do not fall into the same mess that we worked so hard to pull ourselves out of. In October 2024, we found out, with the help of Inbox Monster, that our inbox rate with Gmail was at 1% with low sender reputation. After working with Josie, we were able to increase and maintain our Gmail inbox rate to 95-100% with high sender reputation within 4 months. I cannot recommend Inbox Monster enough. Email deliverability is overwhelming. This is not an Inbox Monster issue. The team at Inbox Monster is incredibly knowledgeable and gives so much information. A lot of the time, the analysis is easy to follow while meeting with the Inbox Monster team, but the amount of numbers and tabs within the platform make it a little difficult to follow on our own. We have a wonderful support team who are willing to meet at our cadence to discuss, but it's a bit difficult to do our own analysis outside of those meetings. Inbox Monster helps provide valuable insight to our email deliverability and sender reputation.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Great tool with excellent consulting support
4.5 / 5
Clear reporting to understand our deliverability/inboxing, as well as domain/IP reputation factors. And the consulting services offered save us a ton of time, as they leverage existing relationships with email providers to troubleshoot/address inboxing issues. Super easy to use and onboard as well. Everything is worth it, but the tool costs more than other deliverability platforms, however, that's largely because they are taking on the work of coordinating with email providers They offer a one-stop shop of crucial information to understand our sending domain/ip health, and most importantly, offer services that help us work with email providers quickly and effectively. This saves our team a ton of time we would otherwise have to spend coordinating with each ESP
InboxMonster offers annual subscription suites starting in the thousands, while DMARC Visualizer is a free, open-source solution that incurs only your hosting costs.
DMARC Visualizer
Small
Up to 10k emails / month
Starts at $3,000/year (Creative Suite), $15,000/year (Deliverability Suite)
Free, plus self-hosting costs
Medium
Up to 100k emails / month
Starts at $3,000/year (Creative Suite), $15,000/year (Deliverability Suite)
Free, plus self-hosting costs
Large
Up to 1 million emails / month
Starts at $3,000/year (Creative Suite), $15,000/year (Deliverability Suite)
Free, plus self-hosting costs
Enterprise
Over 1 million emails / month
Contact for pricing (custom packages available)
Free, plus self-hosting costs
Suped hard sell incoming!
Still not satisfied with InboxMonster or DMARC Visualizer?
When considering DMARC reporting, it's worth noting that Suped offers an excellent solution, particularly with its generous free plan. It provides robust DMARC monitoring capabilities, making it a strong contender if you are looking for a dedicated and user-friendly DMARC platform.