ShieldMarc vs EasyDMARC
A straight comparison for UK MSPs deciding between the two.
ShieldMarc is a UK-owned, EU-hosted alternative to EasyDMARC, with flat pricing (£0, £50 or £100 per month annual) that beats EasyDMARC's per-domain economics once you pass a handful of domains. EasyDMARC is a capable platform with a polished interface and a large customer base, so it is a fair comparison. Where ShieldMarc wins is cost discipline for teams managing more than a handful of domains, a proprietary threat model plus AI on paid tiers, and UK-owned, EU hosted infrastructure. Figures below are from EasyDMARC's public pricing page, verified May 2026. EasyDMARC publishes in EUR; GBP figures shown below convert at approximately £1 = €1.17. Verify directly at easydmarc.com/pricing.
Per-domain cost, at scale
EasyDMARC Premium is approximately £77/mo monthly or £62/mo on annual billing (€89.99 / €71.99) for 4 domains, working out to roughly £15 to £19 per domain/mo. ShieldMarc Professional is £50/mo annual for 25 domains, or £2/domain/mo. The gap widens further on MSP.
Threat model + AI
Paid ShieldMarc plans run every DMARC report row through our proprietary threat model, then a frontier AI model reasons on top for deep analysis. EasyDMARC runs its own in-house scoring only.
No surprise billing, no rope-in scale-up
EasyDMARC's paid tiers start from 100k messages and scale beyond through sales contact, meaning your invoice moves as your volume moves. ShieldMarc MSP includes 5 million messages, expandable in published 5 million-message buckets. Go over, reports keep parsing. Consistently over for 3 months, we reach out. The price you see is the price you pay.
Pricing and plan limits (verified May 2026)
| Feature | EasyDMARC | ShieldMarc |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Free: 1 domain, 1,000 messages, 1 user, 14 days history | Starter: 1 domain, 10,000 messages, 20 free tools, AI explanations on free tools included |
| First paid tier | Plus: ~£38/mo monthly or ~£31/mo annual (€44.99 / €35.99), 2 domains, 1 user | Professional: £50/mo annual, 25 domains, 5 users |
| First paid tier messages/month | Starting from 100,000 | 1,000,000 |
| First paid tier cost per domain | ~£15 to £19/domain/mo | ~£2/domain/mo |
| Top published tier | Premium: ~£77/mo monthly or ~£62/mo annual (€89.99 / €71.99), 4 domains, unlimited users | MSP: £100/mo annual, 100 domain slots, unlimited users |
| Top published tier messages/month | Starting from 100,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Overage handling | Published tiers scale by message volume via sales contact | No hard cap, 3-month grace, no surprise billing |
| Expansion pricing | Per-tier upgrade or sales contact | +50 domain slots and +5 million messages for £40/mo (published) |
| Enterprise tier purpose What actually triggers a custom quote | Triggered by volume or domain count exceeding the published tier. Used to force a sales conversation once you outgrow the listed plan. | Triggered by formalised SLA, regional hardware hosting, EU-only AI routing, or specific compliance frameworks. Standard scale stays on published MSP + buckets. |
| Can you estimate your cost upfront? | No above the published tier. | Yes, for every standard case. Enterprise is only for compliance / hosting specifics. |
Features and depth
| Feature | EasyDMARC | ShieldMarc |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis engine Paid tiers only, on-demand only. We combine both. | In-house scoring model only | Proprietary threat model + AI |
| Automated AI background jobs | Standard SaaS behaviour | None. AI fires only when a user clicks |
| Subdomain policy (sp=) detection | Policy detected | sp= scored independently, weaker-than-p flagged as a distinct control failure |
| SSL, DNS, DNSSEC, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, CAA monitoring | MTA-STS and TLS-RPT supported; SSL, DNSSEC and CAA monitoring not part of the published bundles | All included on paid tiers |
| Brand TLD grouping (MSP) | Not advertised | TLD variants count as one slot |
| Free security tools | ~14 tools published | 20 tools, 4 with AI explanations |
Data, hosting and privacy
| Feature | EasyDMARC | ShieldMarc |
|---|---|---|
| Company base | Founded in Armenia, US-incorporated parent (Delaware), operates globally | UK owned and run |
| Default hosting | Global, US-touching | EU hosted, UK hosted on request |
| PII stored | Standard SaaS profile | Minimal by design: account emails, audit log, rare RUF headers |
| Subject to US CLOUD Act | US-incorporated parent; CLOUD Act applies to US-held data | No (UK based, EU hosted) |
| Third-party certifications | SOC 2 Type II | Cyber Essentials, then SOC 2/ISO 27001 on the roadmap; certification-grade controls documented on our Trust page |
Conclusion
Where ShieldMarc has an edge
- Flat pricing that beats per-domain economics once you pass a handful of domains. £50/mo covers 25, £100/mo covers 100.
- 5 million authenticated messages/month on MSP, expandable in published buckets, with a 3-month grace before sales reaches out. No surprise billing.
- Paid-plan AI analysis combines our proprietary threat model with a frontier AI model, on demand only. Every row is pre-enriched before the model sees it.
- Full stack in one dashboard on paid tiers: DMARC, SPF, DKIM, SSL, DNS, DNSSEC, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, CAA, domain expiry, uptime, lookalike.
- Subdomain policy (sp=) scored independently, weaker-than-p flagged as a distinct control failure.
- UK-owned, EU-hosted infrastructure by default. No US CLOUD Act exposure. UK-hosted environments available on request.
- Minimal personal data by design, documented in detail for DPIAs.
Where EasyDMARC stacks up
- SOC 2 Type II attestation today. If your procurement requires it as a hard gate, that may be decisive.
- A more mature product with a larger customer base and a longer track record of production operation.
- Enterprise-tier add-ons like hosted SPF that EasyDMARC offers today. ShieldMarc is deliberately focused on the DMARC, SSL and DNS fundamentals in early days; those sender-management add-ons are not yet part of our product.
- A polished interface refined over several years.
Frequently asked questions
What is an alternative to EasyDMARC for small businesses?
For a single-domain small business, the closest like-for-like alternatives are dmarcian's Personal plan (free for personal domains) and PowerDMARC's entry tier from about £6 per month. ShieldMarc is the alternative built for UK MSPs and multi-domain IT teams: its first paid tier covers 25 domains for £50 per month (annual), it is UK owned with EU hosting by default, and it adds a proprietary threat model with AI analysis on demand. A free Starter tier covers one domain so you can evaluate it before committing.
Is there a cheaper alternative to EasyDMARC?
Yes, for multi-domain teams. EasyDMARC Plus is about £31 per month annual for 2 domains and Premium about £62 per month annual for 4 domains, which is roughly £15 to £19 per domain. ShieldMarc Professional covers 25 domains for £50 per month annual (about £2 per domain) and MSP covers 100 domain slots for £100 per month. Once you manage more than a handful of domains ShieldMarc is significantly cheaper per domain.
dmarcian vs EasyDMARC: which is better for small business?
Both work well. dmarcian has deeper roots in the DMARC standard and SOC 2 attestation; EasyDMARC has a polished interface and slightly lower entry pricing (Plus from about £31 per month annual). For a single-domain small business either is a sound choice, and dmarcian's Personal plan is free for personal domains. If you are an MSP or multi-domain IT team rather than a small business, the comparison changes: that is the case where ShieldMarc's flat 25-domain and 100-domain pricing on this page is built to win.
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