ManageEngine ADManager Plus Reviews

My primary use case for ADManager is to manage users and groups, perform group policy without logging into Active Directory, and provide easy and secure management and monitoring capabilities. One of my clients uses ADManager for these purposes.

With ADManager, I can easily complete any Active Directory tasks from anywhere, making it an excellent solution. Moreover, user and group management is straightforward. The software is fast, secure, and enables me to manage everything in one place. The installation process is effortless, requiring only one person.

I use the solution in my company as a network VAPT and asset management tool.

The most valuable features of the solution are vulnerability management and system patching functionalities.

I use ManageEngine ADManager Plus for auditing. 

The solution helps us with access delegation. It keeps our footprint in the Active Directory small, making it easier to watch over and secure. This is good for cybersecurity, helping us track changes and daily checks on who's doing what in our system.

ManageEngine ADManager Plus allowed us to perform AD functions without giving the technicians direct access to the servers and the Active Directory tools. The solution is primarily used for things like password resets, account creation, and account deletion.

The solution has helped our organization by reducing risks and not allowing a technician direct access to the servers and the environment.

Our company is revamping our OU structure to standardize it across the board. The solution's GUI format translates reports that are then used to update the OU. 

We also use the solution to develop processes for new hires that include implementing SAP HCM for staff logins. 

The solution provides oversight, reports, and logs that are easy to understand. There is no need to search forums to understand logs. 

The API functionality allows integrations with other apps. 

ADManager Plus offloads all the main tasks of Active Directory, or you can say it automates all the day-to-day tasks. It allows our admins to efficiently manage end-user accounts. It's like user account management outside the real servers but in an automated way. So we don't have to log in to the domain controllers and make changes directly on the server. This application allows admins to make changes, run scripts, install software, fetch reports, and perform many other daily operations. This simplifies the job significantly.

The most valuable feature for me is automation. It's the main feature that stands out the most. It automates seven to eight individual processes that we used to do manually before. Now, it can be done in a single shot as an automated script.

For our SOC two compliance, I use it quite frequently to run audit reports and cross-reference them with Active Directory. I also look for anomalies, especially in the cybersecurity portion of it. I use it for troubleshooting, running reports, making changes, and using it to verify any anomalies. The analytics piece is proving to be quite helpful.

The most valuable feature is the dashboard. They allow me to see everything in real-time and drill down and pick and choose versus running scripts. You can get the same information with scripts, but you're having to run them in the background. Today, I just don't have the time to look up what those scripts are and how to run them or reach out to someone very proficient in running scripts. I like what the interface does.

It provides a good experience and empowers the IT team to do all the active director tasks from the AD manager with a simple DUI. It makes our job easier, especially for managing data for a bulk of users.

We have a regular task in every maintenance window. After the maintenance window, we create a couple of objects and users across the sites for three specific departments in each site. It was about 30 accounts per week, and we gave the task to a dedicated person each week. Once you've created it, you need to assign it to the AD manager. It's a simple task and takes only about five minutes. Whereas before, it took about half an hour to do the job, especially if we used it for the AD DUI.