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 August 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 an AI model reasons on top for deep analysis when you ask. 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 a month, 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 (verified August 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 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, 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 on customer data. AI on your data fires only when a user asks for it |
| 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 | UK company on EU servers, but reports arrive via Microsoft 365, raw report emails are archived in Cloudflare R2, and AI features call US providers |
| Third-party certifications | SOC 2 Type II | None held yet: Cyber Essentials first, then SOC 2 or ISO 27001, on the roadmap; our controls are 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 DMARC messages/month on MSP, with no hard cap. No surprise billing.
- Paid-plan AI analysis combines our proprietary threat model with an 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. 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 that EasyDMARC has offered for longer, hosted SPF among them. ShieldMarc's hosted SPF (Dynamic SPF, on Professional and MSP) is new.
- 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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