We performed a comparison between ManageEngine ADAudit Plus and ManageEngine ADManager Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Active Directory Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We use the product to track events and monitor logs of servers and workstations. I am impressed with the tool's tracking ability. It is intuitive and easy to use."
"ADAudit Plus's best features are that it's very easy to use with a user-friendly interface, and it gives reports on group policy and object changes that we couldn't find in any other product."
"The most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is its reports."
"I like the user behavior analytics (UBA). It's a machine learning feature that creates a standard profile for each user when you install it. It creates a baseline for every user, so it can detect when anyone deviates from that standard baseline profile. For example, if a user typically logs in at 9:30 am and logs out at 6 pm, ADAudit will flag it as an anomaly when that same logs in after normal hours and alert the admins."
"It assists in managing the active directory and modifying the reintegrated GPOs."
"The most valuable feature is the control of the file server."
"The monitoring and reporting are extensive and we get all the information we need while they continue to enhance the capabilities of the product."
"The Account Lockout Analyzer and the Inactive Users reports are particularly valuable."
"Almost every feature of the solution is valuable to me. This includes the importing and exporting to the active directory from the CSC firewall."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use, the ability for us to customize the access privileges for the users, and integration with ServiceDesk Plus."
"The solution provides oversight, reports, and logs that are easy to understand."
"The most valuable feature was conducting the automation of our cloud and all services of the Active Directory."
"Simple with good automation."
"The solution offers very good reports for management purposes."
"The product helps to validate every activity."
"The most valuable feature for me is automation."
"The solution should include more details on file creation and modification. It also needs to have a quick message for troubleshooting problems which needs to be detailed and generic."
"ADAudit could have a more sophisticated interface design. They are using a plain UI, which is decent. However, customers have said that it looks a little flat compared to other vendors. It's not fancy."
"It assists in managing the active directory and modifying the reintegrated GPOs."
"The initial setup was difficult."
"The solution's managing file server activity could be improved."
"Its configuration can be better. There were 44 pages of documented notes of what I had to do to get the product to work during the installation process."
"ADAudit Plus can be very tricky, especially if we need to do some high-availability configuration or distributed environment installation."
"There are so many reports that it sometimes makes it difficult to navigate to what you need."
"I think the cost of this product is a little higher than I would expect."
"The solution should be made tablet friendly because it works well on iPhones and Android phones, but does not work on tablets."
"Lacks sufficient integration with management tools."
"API integrations are not supported for all HR tools."
"There is room for improvement in support, they should work on overall competence and turn-around time."
"Other products have more flexibility and integration in managing identities."
"The number of main controllers affects the database for creating the hardware specs."
"Some things are not very intuitive."
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is ranked 4th in Active Directory Management with 10 reviews while ManageEngine ADManager Plus is ranked 1st in Active Directory Management with 13 reviews. ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is rated 8.6, while ManageEngine ADManager Plus is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus writes "Helpful for real-time monitoring of AD and quick response to threats, but its configuration should be better". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ManageEngine ADManager Plus writes "An effective auditing solution that scours your AD and produces easy-to-understand logs". ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is most compared with Quest Change Auditor for Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Netwrix Auditor, SolarWinds Access Rights Manager and Lepide, whereas ManageEngine ADManager Plus is most compared with One Identity Active Roles, SolarWinds Access Rights Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Active Directory and SailPoint IdentityIQ. See our ManageEngine ADAudit Plus vs. ManageEngine ADManager Plus report.
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