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."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."
"The documentation for this solution is good."
"It assists in managing the active directory and modifying the reintegrated GPOs."
"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 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 most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is its reports."
"The Account Lockout Analyzer and the Inactive Users reports are particularly valuable."
"The product helps to validate every activity."
"Simple with good automation."
"The most valuable feature was conducting the automation of our cloud and all services of the Active Directory."
"The scalability is also good. ADManager Plus is being used by seven to eight system administrators right now, and it has been working fine."
"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 most valuable feature for me is automation."
"It is a stable solution."
"The solution offers very good reports for management purposes."
"The solution's managing file server activity could be improved."
"It assists in managing the active directory and modifying the reintegrated GPOs."
"The initial setup was difficult."
"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."
"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."
"There are so many reports that it sometimes makes it difficult to navigate to what you need."
"ADAudit Plus can be very tricky, especially if we need to do some high-availability configuration or distributed environment installation."
"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."
"The bulk email ID creation must be improved. I had to create 50 to 60 IDs manually because when I tried the bulk option, it didn't work. I still had to cross-verify because some fields were empty."
"The solution should be made tablet friendly because it works well on iPhones and Android phones, but does not work on tablets."
"The solution is very complex, especially when there's an active directory of more than 1,000 users, which makes it hard to administrate. They need to improve the management of the administrative process."
"This solution is not stable, it wasted my time."
"It would be nice if the solution offered some sort of brochure with some high-level information that would help sell it to management. If they had details around how much time it saves an engineer, for example, to show the ROI, it would be helpful."
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is ranked 3rd 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, Lepide and SolarWinds Access Rights Manager, whereas ManageEngine ADManager Plus is most compared with One Identity Active Roles, SolarWinds Access Rights Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Active Directory and Lepide. See our ManageEngine ADAudit Plus vs. ManageEngine ADManager Plus report.
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