Every domain deserves DMARC, including the family domain, the hobby site and the club's newsletter. That's why monitoring stays free for them. A business that relies on e-mail every day needs daily checks and an e-mail when something changes, and that's what the paid plans are for.
What changed on 13 November
- Free monitoring on DMARC Monitor, SSL Monitor and Uptime Monitor is for personal and non-commercial use: a family domain, a hobby site, a club.
- Business use runs on a paid plan: DMARC Basic €16, SSL Pro €18 or Uptime Pro €12 a month, or a bundle.
- The free domain check and the free certificate tools stay free for everyone, with no sign-up.
- It's in our terms as clause 2.4.
Why personal domains stay free
A personal domain sends mail too, and anyone can put its name in a From line. Its owner should be able to see which services send in its name without paying for it. So a family, a hobby or a club keeps one DMARC domain, three certificate hosts and five uptime monitors free.
Why a business uses Basic
DMARC Free checks your domain once a week and sends no alert e-mails. A new sender or an edited record waits in your dashboard until you log in. For a hobby domain, that's fine.
A company that sends invoices, order confirmations and newsletters from its domain needs to hear about a change the day it happens. DMARC Basic, €16 a month, gives you:
- Daily checks and e-mail alerts that name the cause: a new sender, a weakened record, a drop in passing mail.
- Approve or reject every sender, and the next policy step: we tell you when your domain is ready to move towards p=reject.
- 3 domains plus unlimited parked domains, so the .dk, the .com and the old brand name are all watched.
- 180 days of history, enough for the road from p=none to p=reject.
- 250,000 report messages a month. Free covers about 1,000, which a single newsletter can use up.
- Managed DMARC and a weekly report. Point
_dmarcto us with one CNAME and change your policy in the app. Every Monday, an e-mail sums up the last 7 days for each domain.
What the free plans include
| DMARC Free | SSL Free | Uptime Free | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covers | 1 domain | 3 hosts | 5 monitors + 1 heartbeat |
| Checks | Weekly | Daily | Every 5 minutes |
| Alerts | No alert e-mails: new senders show in your dashboard | ||
| Also | Sender register, about 1,000 report messages a month, 14 days of history | 30 days of history | 1 status page with the MonitorBase link |
How we check
We don't. It's an honour system: you tell us how you use the domain by the plan you choose.
If your business uses a free plan today
Choose the paid plan that fits under Billing in the app. Plan changes are prorated, billing is monthly, and you can cancel any time. If you're unsure which plan fits, write to me at christian@monitorbase.eu. You get an answer within 1–2 days.
Christian Sjøbeck