ShieldMarc vs EasyDMARC
A straight comparison for UK MSPs deciding between the two.
EasyDMARC is a capable DMARC platform with a polished interface and a large customer base. Where ShieldMarc wins is cost discipline for teams managing more than a handful of domains, a proprietary threat model plus Claude Opus 4.7 on paid tiers, and UK-owned, EU hosted infrastructure. Figures below are from EasyDMARC's public pricing page at the time of this page's most recent review (April 2026). Verify directly at easydmarc.com/pricing.
Per-domain cost, at scale
EasyDMARC Premium is €89.99/mo (€71.99 annual, ~£76 to £60) for 4 domains - ~£15 to £19 per domain/mo. ShieldMarc Professional is £49/mo annual for 25 domains, or £1.96/domain/mo. The gap widens further on MSP.
Threat model + Claude Opus 4.7
Paid ShieldMarc plans run every DMARC report row through our proprietary threat model, then Claude Opus 4.7 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 20 million messages with no hard cap. 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 (April 2026)
| Feature | EasyDMARC | ShieldMarc |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Free: 1 domain, 1,000 messages, 1 user, 14 days history | Starter: 1 domain, 10,000 messages, 18 free tools, AI explanations on free tools included |
| First paid tier | Plus: €44.99/mo (€35.99 annual), 2 domains, 1 user | Professional: £49/mo annual, 25 domains, 5 users |
| First paid tier messages/month | Starting from 100,000 | 5,000,000 |
| First paid tier cost per domain | ~£15 to £19/domain/mo | ~£1.96/domain/mo |
| Top published tier | Premium: €89.99/mo (€71.99 annual), 4 domains, unlimited users | MSP: £99/mo annual, 100 domain slots, unlimited users |
| Top published tier messages/month | Starting from 100,000 | 20,000,000 |
| 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 £39.99/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 + Claude Opus 4.7 |
| 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 | Partial or add-on | All included on paid tiers |
| Brand TLD grouping (MSP) | Not advertised | TLD variants count as one slot |
| Free security tools | Limited | 18 tools, 4 with AI explanations |
Data, hosting and privacy
| Feature | EasyDMARC | ShieldMarc |
|---|---|---|
| Company base | US-founded, 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 | Yes | No (UK based, EU hosted) |
| Third-party certifications | SOC 2 Type II | None held today; scaling target |
Conclusion
Where ShieldMarc has an edge
- Flat pricing that beats per-domain economics once you pass a handful of domains. £49/mo covers 25, £99/mo covers 100.
- 20 million authenticated messages/month on MSP, with no hard cap and a 3-month grace before sales reaches out. No surprise billing.
- Paid-plan AI analysis combines our proprietary threat model with Claude Opus 4.7, 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. ShieldMarc does not have one. If your procurement has it as a hard gate, EasyDMARC satisfies that and we will not.
- 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.
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