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ManageEngine ADAudit Plus vs One Identity Active Roles comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
8.3
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus offers cost-effective compliance, boosts security, reduces external audits, and delivers 80% ROI through operational efficiency.
Sentiment score
7.4
One Identity Active Roles enhances efficiency and security, reduces workload and risks, delivering quick returns and increased user satisfaction.
Feedback from clients indicates their keen interest in the product, as it allows for easy budget approval without needing an advisory board meeting.
One Identity Active Roles provides excellent reporting and auditing functionality, allowing administrators to track permissions, actions, and responsibilities effectively.
It has saved 90% of the time compared to before.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus customer support is praised for responsiveness, effectiveness, and technical expertise in addressing complex queries and deployments.
Sentiment score
7.7
One Identity Active Roles support is responsive and effective, with occasional delays; users rate it between seven and ten.
Customer service is effective, even for new users who need guidance on complex issues.
One Identity's support is great.
I rate customer service and support as a seven because, although they are helpful when needed, there can be delays in responding to tickets and finding necessary fixes.
Sometimes having a fix for a bug takes too much time.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is highly scalable, efficiently supporting diverse enterprise needs with high user satisfaction across varied environments.
Sentiment score
7.8
One Identity Active Roles is scalable for large user bases, efficiently managing multiple directories and automating tasks.
This product is highly scalable and supports easy migration.
I rate the scalability as eight out of ten.
It is very beneficial for large and complex environments.
If you are a major enterprise customer, it is a matter of scaling out on resources with more memory, disk, and CPU power.
The solution is highly scalable, with a scalability rating of nine.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is praised for stability, frequent updates, and excels in identity access management with high user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.4
One Identity Active Roles is generally stable with minimal maintenance, but occasional performance lags and updates are needed.
When compared to similar products like Accenture Plus or Reminder Plus, this solution excels in identity access management.
There were no major problems with One Identity Active Roles.
We haven't had any glitches.
I would rate the stability as a seven because there are sometimes performance issues, which require restarting the services.
 

Room For Improvement

ADAudit Plus needs UI enhancements, better documentation, customizable reporting, easier integration, and simplified configuration for broader use.
One Identity Active Roles needs better web interface customization, scripting support, integration, user interface scalability, and improved workflows and security.
Activity monitoring is cost-effective, workstation monitoring can be challenging without additional training.
I would like to generate reports on users who have not logged into the Active Directory for a specific period, but this feature is not available.
A way to connect to various directories and integrate with cloud directories would be beneficial.
Enhancements to the console are also necessary because it is more confusing than the web interface.
The user interface needs to be more modern and scalable.
 

Setup Cost

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is seen as affordable and flexible, offering good value compared to larger vendors.
One Identity Active Roles uses a user-based licensing model with high costs but offers significant ROI and flexibility.
It is cost-effective.
I consider the pricing for ADAudit Plus a bit high compared to other software solutions, so I would rate it around two or three on the pricing scale.
It is quite expensive, costing more than 50 euros per identity.
The pricing is high.
The pricing of One Identity Active Roles is expensive, but the return on investment justifies the cost, allowing for savings in other areas.
 

Valuable Features

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus excels in user-friendly monitoring, detailed reports, and robust network security management with behavior analytics.
One Identity Active Roles enhances security and management with robust access control, automation, integration, and centralized directory management.
Engineers can receive reports and log details within one to five seconds, which is essential for monitoring user activity swiftly and effectively.
The audit functionality and the ability to share user-based reports with management are significant advantages.
It's improved our security posture. It has limited access to our crown jewels, where all our identities lie within Active Directory.
It helps in removing custom Active Directory delegation, which enhances security by eliminating unnecessary privileges, addressing identity-based breaches by reducing the number of Active Directory delegations.
It is very intuitive and close to the native tools.
 

Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Ranking in Active Directory Management
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
One Identity Active Roles
Ranking in Active Directory Management
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (5th), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Active Directory Management category, the mindshare of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is 10.9%, up from 10.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of One Identity Active Roles is 6.8%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Active Directory Management
 

Featured Reviews

Md Abdul Hakim - PeerSpot reviewer
Advanced monitoring enhances user tracking that's cost-effective
I have been involved with this product for the last three years, participating in service and support within our company. We are currently supporting over 30 companies. This month, we deployed the solution for three companies, including two RMGs and one private bank in Bangladesh. The popularity of this product is due to its active directory monitoring abilities. Engineers can receive reports and log details within one to five seconds, which is essential for monitoring user activity swiftly and effectively. This product is very well-liked in Bangladesh due to user tracking, failed logins, and Jar reports for any Barna activity or execution. This solution's popularity extends through comprehensive auditing capabilities.
Grzegorz Kosela - PeerSpot reviewer
Task automation simplifies user and delegation management while offering a customizable interface
Currently, task automation, like provisioning, deprovisioning, and reprovisioning, is very effective. When a user moves from one organization to another, it automatically changes their group membership and performs similar functions. Secondly, the granular delegation feature is very nice and much simpler and easier than it is natively in Microsoft. Two years ago, One Identity Active Roles was under Dell. It was quite poor. However, now, there have been notable improvements, such as faster system processing, better logging, enhanced information, and a more user-friendly interface. Once it was sold by Dell, things got better. The interface became a bit more user-friendly. The Angular user interface is much more flexible for adjusting to customer needs, and a completely new and customizable one can be created, aligning with all settings and scripts required by a customer. The ease of managing on-prem and cloud-based directories through a single pane of glass is good. I'd rate it nine out of ten. The solution's ability to provision and deprovision resources and directories like Azure AD is very simple, especially when you can integrate with the HR system and grab some data from HR. It's actually fully automatic. I don't need to even touch it. It's helped increase operational efficiency by 50%. It's helped decrease security problems around privileged accounts. We were able to decrease the number of privileged accounts and have been able to delegate more effectively. We decreased the number of high-level permissions that administrators had. For example, if someone is a DNS administrator, he has access only as far as the specific actions he needs to handle. We don't need to give away such high privileges for such a daily job. It's helped clarify roles and access. It's helped reduce identity-based breaches. If someone leaves a company, we can easily undo provisioning and close accounts. We can generate reports to see which people have which permissions and at what times. We've just integrated with our HR system. It helps us follow activated and deactivated users. I'd rate the granular controls on offer ten out of ten. We've saved on manpower in terms of the work of the administrators. There's good reporting and functionality, and it's very transparent. You can connect more than one directory and manage everything from one pane. You can do many things from one interface.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Healthcare Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?
The most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is its reports.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?
I consider the pricing for ADAudit Plus a bit high compared to other software solutions, so I would rate it around two or three on the pricing scale.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?
The interface could be improved, and the log collecting feature should have additional functionalities. For example, I would like to generate reports on users who have not logged into the Active Di...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Active Roles?
The product is expensive, but if you want to save money, the delegation set-up process is quite easy. After setting up Active Roles once, defining the delegation model, it is very efficient, almost...
What needs improvement with One Identity Active Roles?
One area for improvement would be the Entra ID side, including better delegation for Entra ID objects and more granular permissions. We would also like to see better Entra ID license management usi...
 

Also Known As

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Quest Active Roles
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Warsaw City Hall, Acument Global Technologies, Inc., Cosma International, Bank of South Pacific, Life Management Center, Central Bank, UncleBob's Self Storage, Leeds Building Society, California Transplant Donor Network, First Response, Blessing Hospital, Northern Land Council, RMK Marine
City of Frankfurt, Moore Public Schools, George Washington University, Transavia Airlines, Howard County, MD. See all stories at OneIdentity.com/casestudies
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