Us vs them
How Wiredepth stacks up against the alternatives.
Side-by-side feature matrix. Pick which competitors to compare against - default is Wiredepth plus the three most-asked-about alternatives. Cells show whether each capability is free, paid, partial, or absent. We're honest about where the other tools win.
Compare against
| Feature | Wiredepth Modern monitor, public pricing $30/mo · 5 domains (Starter) | MXToolbox Classic DNS / email toolbox $129/mo · 5 monitors | dmarcian DMARC SaaS, spec co-author From $19/mo | EasyDMARC DMARC SaaS + MSP tier, YC From $17.99/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tools | ||||
| TLS / SSL configuration checkCipher suites, protocol versions, cert chain | Free | Free | — | — |
| DMARC / SPF / DKIM analyzer | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| DNS health checkRecords, NS, DNSSEC, IPv6 | Free | Free | Partial | Partial |
| Security headers (HSTS, CSP, etc.) | Free | Free | — | — |
| Subdomain inventory via CT logs | Free | — | — | — |
| MTA-STS + TLS-RPT check | Free | Partial | — | Free |
| Free tools without signupRun a check anonymously, no account required | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Visual infrastructure mapNS / MX / SPF / DKIM dependency graph | Free | — | — | — |
| Browser extension (email forensics)Inline sender pills + body-link scoring + one-click forensics replay | Free | — | — | — |
| AI Scam Check on a suspicious email1 / month free; 5 - 500 / week paid | Free | — | — | — |
| Continuous monitoring | ||||
| Continuous monitoring | Paid | Paid | Paid | Paid |
| Hourly cadenceOr faster | Paid | Paid | Paid | Paid |
| Multi-domain dashboard | Paid | Paid | Paid | Paid |
| Subdomain drift / takeover alerts | Paid | — | — | — |
| Certificate expiry alerts | Paid | Paid | — | — |
| MX / NS hijack detectionAlert when DNS or mail provider changes | Paid | — | — | — |
| Brand watchlist + lookalike alertsDaily lookalike-domain detection | Paid | — | — | — |
| Phishing-kit fingerprinting + takedown packFavicon hash + brand text + one-PDF abuse report | Paid | — | — | — |
| Your apex on leak sitesMulti-source 15m polling, anchored on monitored domains; AI IR runbook | Paid | — | — | — |
| Credentials at your apex in breach corporaPer-domain polling for *@your-monitored-apex | Paid | — | — | — |
| CVEs on tech serving your apexPublic CVE feeds matched against the stack we fingerprint from your domain headers | Paid | — | — | — |
| Vendor supply-chain monitoringDaily posture + threat-intel scan per vendor | Paid | — | — | — |
| Phishing + brand-impersonation pills in GmailLive phishing-feed match + typosquat detection on every sender, inline in your inbox | Paid | — | — | — |
| Alerts | ||||
| Slack / Teams / Discord alertsNative webhooks | Paid | Partial | Paid | Paid |
| Email alerts | Paid | Paid | Paid | Paid |
| Generic webhook | Paid | Paid | Paid | Paid |
| Reporting & API | ||||
| Compliance PDF reportsSOC 2 / ISO 27001 / NIST / PCI / HIPAA mapped | Paid | — | — | Partial |
| AI-assisted remediationFindings come with executable fix steps | Paid | — | — | Partial |
| Read-only REST API | Paid | Paid | Paid | Paid |
| Access | ||||
| Public pricingNo "contact sales" wall | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Self-serve signupCard on file, no sales call | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Enterprise extension deploy via Chrome managed-storageGPO / Jamf / Workspace push the API key; users get pre-configured installs with no per-user paste step | Paid | — | — | — |
Read the full story
Each comparison page goes deeper - feature commentary, FAQ, who should pick what.
Wiredepth vs MXToolbox
Classic DNS / email toolbox
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Wiredepth vs Hardenize
Enterprise (Red Sift), sales-led
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Wiredepth vs Internet.nl
Free, gov-backed reference
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Wiredepth vs dmarcian
DMARC SaaS, spec co-author
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Wiredepth vs EasyDMARC
DMARC SaaS + MSP tier, YC
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Wiredepth vs PowerDMARC
Bootstrapped DMARC + MSP
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Try it on your own domain
20+ free tools, no signup - linked from the homepage. Free tier covers 1 monitored domain with daily scan. Starter is $30/month for 5 domains; Pro is $79/month for 10 domains with the full threat-intel layer.
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