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Defaults.Exposed vs EasyDMARC: email auth, plus everything else
EasyDMARC is a strong, email-authentication-first platform: SPF, DKIM and DMARC tooling with ongoing DMARC report monitoring. Defaults.Exposed checks the same email authentication, then adds TLS, web headers and DNS, and combines all of it into a single A–F grade with a percentile and a plain-English fix for each failure.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Defaults.Exposed | EasyDMARC |
|---|---|---|
| Email authentication (SPF / DKIM / DMARC) | Yes | Yes — its specialty |
| Ongoing DMARC report (RUA) monitoring | Re-check + grade-drop alerts | Yes — detailed aggregate reports |
| TLS / certificate checks | Yes | Limited |
| Web / HTTP security headers | Yes | No |
| DNS checks (DNSSEC, CAA, nameservers) | Yes | Partial |
| Single A–F grade across all checks | Yes | Email-auth focus |
| Percentile vs a domain population | Yes | No |
| Per-host setup guides | Yes (12 providers) | Yes |
| Price for a full check | Free | Free tools + paid plans |
Comparison reflects publicly documented features at time of writing; tools change, so check each vendor for the latest. We compare capabilities only and never publish any organisation's per-domain grade.
The short version
EasyDMARC is a capable, email-authentication-first platform. If your job is to get a fleet of domains to DMARC enforcement and keep them there with detailed aggregate-report monitoring, it’s purpose-built for exactly that, and does it well.
Defaults.Exposed starts from a broader question: how exposed is this domain overall? Email authentication is a big part of the answer — and we check SPF, DKIM and DMARC, then show you the path to enforcement — but it sits alongside TLS, web headers and DNS in a single A–F grade. You also get a percentile (“better than X% of domains on your ending”) and a free, plain-English fix for everything that fails, with per-host setup steps for 12 providers.
Think of it this way: EasyDMARC goes deep on email authentication; Defaults.Exposed goes wide across your whole domain and grades it. Many owners start with our grade to see where they stand, then fix email first because it’s usually the biggest gap.
Frequently asked questions
Is Defaults.Exposed a full DMARC monitoring platform?
Not in the deep, continuous-RUA-analysis sense that EasyDMARC specialises in. We grade your DMARC (and SPF/DKIM) state, tell you exactly how to reach enforcement, and can alert you if your grade drops. If your priority is detailed ongoing DMARC report parsing across many domains, a dedicated platform like EasyDMARC is built for that.
So why use Defaults.Exposed for email security?
Because email authentication is only part of how your domain gets attacked. We grade SPF, DKIM and DMARC in the same view as your TLS, web headers and DNS, so you see your whole exposure — and where to start — in one A–F score rather than one layer at a time.
Does EasyDMARC give an overall domain grade?
Its focus is email authentication rather than a single grade spanning email, TLS, web and DNS. Defaults.Exposed combines all four into one letter grade plus a percentile against millions of domains.
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