Aligned

Advanced DMARC Monitoring for BigCommerce Brands

As a growing BigCommerce business, your email volume is high, and deliverability is paramount. Ensure every transactional and marketing email reaches its destination, maintaining customer trust and revenue streams.

The problem

BigCommerce stores often integrate with multiple email service providers (ESPs) for different functions – one for transactional emails (e.g., SendGrid), another for marketing campaigns (e.g., Klaviyo), and perhaps a third for customer service. Managing DMARC, SPF, and DKIM across these disparate services becomes a complex task. Without a unified view, it's difficult to verify that all your emails are properly authenticated, leading to inconsistent deliverability, missed sales opportunities, and a damaged sender reputation that can take months to repair.

The sheer volume of emails sent by a successful BigCommerce store means even a small DMARC misconfiguration can lead to thousands of non-delivered messages daily. This can erode customer loyalty, especially if critical order updates or shipping notifications don't arrive. You need proactive insights, not reactive firefighting, to ensure your email infrastructure is robust and compliant. Relying on anecdotal customer complaints is insufficient when your brand's reputation and bottom line are at stake.

How Aligned solves it

1
Consolidate DMARC reports from all ESPs sending on behalf of your BigCommerce domain.
2
Provide a clear dashboard showing SPF and DKIM alignment percentages for each email sender.
3
Quickly identify and resolve DMARC compliance issues across your entire BigCommerce email ecosystem.

Concrete example

BigCommerce Email Authenticity Overview

Domain: enterprise-bigcommerce.com

Authentication Status:


{
  "enterprise-bigcommerce.com": {
    "BigCommerce (Platform)": {
      "dmarc_aligned": "99.9%",
      "spf_aligned": "100%",
      "dkim_aligned": "99.9%"
    },
    "Klaviyo (Marketing)": {
      "dmarc_aligned": "98.7%",
      "spf_aligned": "98.7%",
      "dkim_aligned": "100%"
    },
    "Twilio SendGrid (Transactional)": {
      "dmarc_aligned": "99.2%",
      "spf_aligned": "99.2%",
      "dkim_aligned": "100%"
    },
    "Help Scout (Support)": {
      "dmarc_aligned": "75.0%",
      "spf_aligned": "100%",
      "dkim_aligned": "0%"  // <--- ISSUE HERE!
    }
  }
}
  

Identify email sender issues before they impact customers.

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Frequently asked questions

How does Aligned handle multiple ESPs used with BigCommerce?
Aligned aggregates DMARC RUA reports from all sources sending email for your domain. It then clearly separates and displays the DMARC, SPF, and DKIM alignment rates for each individual ESP (e.g., Klaviyo, SendGrid), giving you a complete picture.
Can DMARC issues affect my BigCommerce email marketing campaigns?
Absolutely. Poor DMARC alignment can cause marketing emails to land in spam folders or be rejected, severely impacting open rates, click-throughs, and campaign ROI. Aligned helps ensure your marketing ESPs are properly authenticated.
What level of DMARC policy (p=none, quarantine, reject) does Aligned recommend for BigCommerce?
Aligned helps you confidently move towards stricter DMARC policies like quarantine or reject. By providing clear data on all your sending sources, you can fix alignment issues first, then gradually enforce stronger policies without fear of blocking legitimate emails.

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