We performed a comparison between ManageEngine ADAudit Plus and SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor 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 most valuable feature is the control of the file server."
"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."
"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."
"The monitoring and reporting are extensive and we get all the information we need while they continue to enhance the capabilities of the product."
"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."
"Real-time monitoring of AD changes and logons is valuable."
"The most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is its reports."
"I am impressed with the tool's AppStack feature which mainly helps us in the identification process. This feature can give an overview of the fault and help us identify the issues for performance degradation. Instead of looking at multiple places, we can look at a single place to identify the issues."
"Solarwinds has an open database that allows you to do serious integrations. It doesn't matter which service desk you have, you can implement and integrate it with SolarWinds."
"The solution is great for monitoring. If something is going wrong, we can immediately find the root cause."
"The initial setup was relatively easy, and we didn't have to install anything. All we had to do was put on the devices we wanted to monitor."
"The most valuable feature is the Access Rights Manager."
"The more valuable feature of this solution is the Exchange feature."
"The most valuable feature is application monitoring."
"It's good at monitoring system-specific things like ports, services."
"The initial setup was quite complex and required some research beforehand."
"There are so many reports that it sometimes makes it difficult to navigate to what you need."
"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."
"Sometimes the developers in technical support take time."
"The solution's managing file server activity could be improved."
"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."
"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."
"The tool’s report feature created issues for us. We needed to gain skills to use that feature. The tool’s customization is not easy since you have to reconfigure the whole system."
"The major concern in the product revolves around application performance monitoring since end-to-end application monitoring is not possible with the tool."
"SAM AppInsight for SQL: The ability to ignore fragmentation of specific indexes."
"One area that could benefit from improvement is its performance"
"An additional feature that would improve this solution is the ability to complete root cause analysis."
"The setup was complex. We had local support to assist us."
"I think they need to make reporting easier and more simple & dynamic."
"Downside of the tools is the web console are hung or crash. It need to improve the performance."
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ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is ranked 4th in Active Directory Management with 10 reviews while SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is ranked 8th in Active Directory Management with 38 reviews. ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is rated 8.6, while SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is rated 8.0. 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 SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor writes "We use this product for base and application monitoring. ". ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is most compared with Quest Change Auditor for Active Directory, ManageEngine ADManager Plus, Microsoft Entra ID, Netwrix Auditor and CrowdStrike Identity Protection, whereas SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is most compared with Azure Monitor, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Prometheus and Nagios XI. See our ManageEngine ADAudit Plus vs. SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor report.
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