We performed a comparison between ManageEngine ADManager Plus and Microsoft Active Directory 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."The solution offers very good reports for management purposes."
"It is a stable solution."
"The scalability is also good. ADManager Plus is being used by seven to eight system administrators right now, and it has been working fine."
"Almost every feature of the solution is valuable to me. This includes the importing and exporting to the active directory from the CSC firewall."
"Makes it easy to administer your active directory."
"The most valuable feature for me is automation."
"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 ability for a single sign-on for applications."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Active Directory is the group policies."
"The Solution's most important feature is that it can merge with a cloud-based active directory via Azure AD Connect."
"It's quite easy to integrate into other directories."
"It's useful in bringing order to the system."
"Active Directory plays a focal point in security management, encompassing aspects like credential management, lifecycle, dynamic provisioning, and the network infrastructure of customers."
"The solution’s management capability is very good. The tool is also very scalable. You can add any number of users that you want to operate. Moreover, you can easily organize the solution."
"It is easy to handle, and it gives a hundred percent results with the group policies."
"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."
"Some things are not very intuitive."
"There is room for improvement in support, they should work on overall competence and turn-around time."
"Lacks sufficient integration with management tools."
"Other products have more flexibility and integration in managing identities."
"With the number of available integrations these days, it would be beneficial to have more ready-to-integrate technologies in other products as well."
"I think the cost of this product is a little higher than I would expect."
"There is room for improvement in the support."
"I did not have a good experience with the product's tech support. First-level support takes a lot of time since they ask many questions."
"The interface hasn't changed much over the years. It's suitable for my tastes, but that doesn't mean everybody likes it."
"The solution's price could be better."
"The product must provide remote password reset features."
"They should improve the solution's old computer cleanup tool."
"Typically, it depends on the customer's situation. If the customer operates in smaller locations where most PCs are in a common location, we usually aim to consolidate the directory infrastructure for easier maintenance. However, for distributed setups spanning multiple countries, configuring multiple sites becomes necessary and more intricate to handle. Our objective is to minimize the number of sites, simplifying operations for IT administrators and reducing errors. Mistakes in Active Directory can be costly for organizations, as disruptions can occur rapidly. Moreover, when it comes to hybrid single sign-on across various applications, Microsoft hasn't put forth significant effort. Single sign-on has become a challenge for many customers who utilize diverse solutions beyond Microsoft products. While implementing single sign-on is relatively straightforward in the Azure cloud, it's considerably more complex when dealing with the local Active Directory. This presents a big challenge for many of our customers."
"There has been a change in the layout of the user information. Previously, I had to go to properties to view the information, but now it is displayed directly below the search results. It takes some time to get used to."
ManageEngine ADManager Plus is ranked 1st in Active Directory Management with 13 reviews while Microsoft Active Directory is ranked 5th in Active Directory Management with 36 reviews. ManageEngine ADManager Plus is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Active Directory is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of ManageEngine ADManager Plus writes "An effective auditing solution that scours your AD and produces easy-to-understand logs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Active Directory writes "A solution that easily merges with cloud-based ADs and provides superior data security". ManageEngine ADManager Plus is most compared with One Identity Active Roles, SolarWinds Access Rights Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, ManageEngine ADAudit Plus and Lepide, whereas Microsoft Active Directory is most compared with Ping Identity Platform, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Microsoft Entra ID and Auth0. See our ManageEngine ADManager Plus vs. Microsoft Active Directory report.
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