ManageEngine ADAudit Plus vs. ManageEngine ADManager Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
ADAudit Plus offers real-time monitoring, user and entity behaviour analytics, and change audit reports that helps users keep AD and IT infrastructure secure and compliant. Track all changes to Windows AD objects including users, groups, computers, GPOs, and OUs. Achieve hybrid AD monitoring with a single, correlated view of all the activities happening across both on-premises AD and Azure AD. Monitor every user's logon and logoff activity, including…
$595
per year
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
ManageEngine ADManager Plus simplifies enterprise-wide Windows Active Directory management and reporting.
$595
per year 1 Domain & 2 help desk Technicians
Pricing
ManageEngine ADAudit PlusManageEngine ADManager Plus
Editions & Modules
Standard
$595
per year
Professional
$945
per year
Standard
$595
per year 1 Domain & 2 help desk Technicians
Professional
$795
per year 1 Domain
Standard
$1,195
per year 1 Domain & 5 help desk Technicians
Professional
$1,795
per year 1 Domain & 2 help desk Technicians
Standard
$2,145
per year 1 Domain & 10 help desk Technicians
Standard
$3,345
per year 1 Domain & 20 help desk Technicians
Professional
$3,345
per year 1 Domain & 5 help desk Technicians
Professional
$5,395
per year 1 Domain & 10 help desk Technicians
Standard
$5995
per year 1 Domain & 50 help desk Technicians
Standard
$7795
per year 1 Domain & 100 help desk Technicians
Professional
$7,795
per year 1 Domain & 20 help desk Technicians
Standard
$10,795
per year 1 Domain & 200 help desk Technicians
Professional
$10,795
per year 1 Domain & 50 help desk Technicians
Standard
$11,995
per year 1 Domain & 500 help desk Technicians
Professional
$11,995
per year 1 Domain & 100 help desk Technicians
Professional
$15,595
per year 1 Domain & 200 help desk Technicians
Professional
$17,995
per year 1 Domain & 500 help desk Technicians
Standard
Free
per year 1 Domain
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ManageEngine ADAudit PlusManageEngine ADManager Plus
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is dependent on the number of domain controllers and starts at $595/year for the Standard edition, and $945/year for the Professional edition.Each additional domain: Standard = $345. Professional = $595. These prices are for an annual license. ADManager Plus license is xml-based and supplied to you through e-mail. Each ADManager Plus license includes an administrator account by default.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
For AD auditing management, an AD audit is one of the top tools on the market. I have not found anything lacking or missing in either the reports or the platform.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
very easy and friendly use. also upgrades
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
We selected ManageEngine ADAudit Plus because the reporting and alerting features are useful and the cost of the product is not prohibitive
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Very different to compare
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
We were using the Snare client that was only capable of forwarding logs to some type of syslog server. To be able to get meaning full reports or alerts from that system it would all need to be customized. This would require that you had the expertise on staff to set up these …
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
We selected ManageEngine ADAudit Plus for two simple reasons. One is it is so easy to use. Logging in and being able to easily see data, find data and gather data is so much easier then other products on the market. The other reason is what you get out of the product. We get …
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
I think their product is slightly different but has overlap, better long-term logging in ManageEngine ADAudit Plus but much better real time metrics and response from Tenable
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
We use Varonis for different things than ManageEngine ADAudit Plus. They complement each other well.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
I have not looked at other products like AD AUdit
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
We haven't haven't previously used any similar product before ManageEngine ADAudit Plus.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Choice for ManageEngine was made on support, ease of implementation and cost. We were looking for a monitoring solution that was on premises and cost effective.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
We are still using both but I prefer ManageEngine for AD auditing by a mile. The gui interface and prebuilt reporting is great
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
ADAudit Plus was the clear winner for us. Price, features, ease of use, etc.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
In terms of features, ADAudit Plus offers a comprehensive set of features for monitoring and auditing Active Directory, including real-time alerts, detailed reports, and user behavior analytics. The platform also offers support for multiple platforms, including Windows, UNIX, …
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
All products have their niche.
What stood out for us - 1) we use other products from manageengine. Made sense to keep it to one pane of glass, so to speak.
2) price. at the price point we got a lot for our buck. 3) features. It does exactly what we needed.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
ADAudit had a better ability to easily customize reports. Also the interface was snappier. Netrix was kind of clunky to use and not as intuitive.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
I have not tried any other products as this hit the requirements and delivery first shot.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
somewhat the same features
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
ManageEngine is very cheaper to get into and expand its use. It's a robust but not quite as powerful application as something like Quest or others. But for the most prevalent and needed, AD reporting requirements will meet your needs and expectations.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
For AD Auditing, this software provides the reporting we need more than other products.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Cheap and cheerful entry-level products. I feel they have tried to cover a lot of areas but poorly executed each one. They seem to spend more time re-designing the UI that fixing issues. For example, it has been a year since we requested 256-bit BitLocker. By the time they get …
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
With other manufacturers, you must have 1, 2 and up to 3 tools to carry out the audit that can be done, as long as it is licensed, from a single console such as ADAudit Plus.
Chose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Used and tested various other products before settling down with ADAudit Plus in the past, and never have the organization regretted its decision to go with this product over others. It's lightweight and fast and does what it needs to be without being an annoyance. Best of all, …
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
Chose ManageEngine ADManager Plus
We have not evaluated other products. We use several ManageEngine products and are very happy with them. The pricing is reasonable and support is very good.
Chose ManageEngine ADManager Plus
We have not used any other similar products.
Chose ManageEngine ADManager Plus
Between the price point and ease of implementing, it made it a no brainer. The product is a valuable asset.
Chose ManageEngine ADManager Plus
We did not research any other applications. ADManager Plus was the first that appeared in our search. After a demo with their sales team, it was apparent that this was the application we wanted. The price was perfect too. We ordered it right away and implemented it within a …
Chose ManageEngine ADManager Plus
As far as reporting, ADManager Plus is on par with these other companies, but you would need an additional module to get the exact same reports. The items that put this in front of the other companies is the ability to create users and make group/permission changes.
Chose ManageEngine ADManager Plus
My company already owned ADManager when I started with them. If I remember correctly, it was chosen because it is a fairly cheap tool and because we also use Manage Engine's Service Desk Plus application. ADManager's main competitor (in my eyes) would be PowerShell, now that I …
Chose ManageEngine ADManager Plus
We tried ADManager, and as we liked it so much we didn't try any other tools. We use the free trial and it just works for us.
Features
ManageEngine ADAudit PlusManageEngine ADManager Plus
Monitoring Tasks
Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Product A and Product B
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
7.0
Ratings
10% below category average
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
-
Ratings
Remote monitoring6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Network device monitoring4.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Server Monitoring8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-device monitoring8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated alerts and notifications7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Management Tasks
Comparison of Management Tasks features of Product A and Product B
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
8.3
Ratings
12% above category average
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
-
Ratings
Service configuration management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Software and hardware inventory10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Policy-based automation7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting
Comparison of Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
8.1
Ratings
7% above category average
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
-
Ratings
Performance data reports8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reporting7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Data visualization8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk analysis8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
6.4
Ratings
3% above category average
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
-
Ratings
Data backup and recovery5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Antivirus and malware management6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Administrator access control8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
-
Ratings
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
8.7
Ratings
7% above category average
ID-Management Access Control00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Password Management00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
ID Management Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
ID Risk Management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
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9.5
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
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10.0
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Usability
8.2
(0 ratings)
9.0
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Availability
8.2
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10.0
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Performance
7.3
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10.0
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Support Rating
8.0
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.3
(0 ratings)
-
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Implementation Rating
7.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(0 ratings)
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Product Scalability
8.2
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.2
(0 ratings)
10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
7.3
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10.0
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User Testimonials
ManageEngine ADAudit PlusManageEngine ADManager Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
ManageEngine is mostly a "check the box" solution for SIEM systems. We needed something that satisfied our customer and was cost-effective. I would highly rate the system on "worth what paid for". Support is eager to please and prompt. My only issue is that it's mostly based outside the US with helpful, but non-native speakers so it's hard to understand them. I wish they would spring for better help "phone lines" so I'm not dealing with difficult to understand and unclear speakers.
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Any environment that runs on AD needs ADManager Plus. They have already built-in 95% of the queries and reports you will need. It provides a great window into your AD environment. The interface is very intuitive and for any reports or queries that aren't already packaged the product makes them easy to build
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Pros
  • Logons - reports are very clean and concise and accurate
  • Account Lockouts - very challenging to do without ManageEngine ADAudit Plus. The tool allows us to easily locate the device or, at the very least, point us in the right direction!
  • AD change management - IT admins should consider this a necessity, and ManageEngine ADAudit Plus facilitates this seamlessly
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  • Bulk user creating/de-provisioning user, all bulk operations
  • Reporting on many items, group membership, password expiration, etc.
  • Works well with active directory and Google integration.
  • Easy to use interface.
  • Mobile app.
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Cons
  • In earlier releases there were quite a few bugs and performance issues. These have since been resolved.
  • When integrated with the Log360 Suite, it can be confusing on whether EventLog Analyzer or ADAudit Plus are "managing"/"Ingesting" the data from a given endpoint.
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  • Reports can be hard to get what you need...sometimes they include fields that you don't need.
  • The automation feature broke after an update and our complex automations stopped working.
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Likelihood to Renew
It works great for everything we need and use. Any issues in the software are pretty easy to resolve with tech support. And they are very responsive to resolving issues. Even ones where a fix/patch are required. At present, the software does everything we need it to for compliance, audit, and account review.
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We are very satfisfied with the software and when time permits, we hope to explore additional features we are not using. It has a lot of we ae not currently using due to staffing shortages.
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Usability
ADAudit with its cloud and on prem install option allows any organization to get in on AD report management. Whether you need to report internally only for for external audit controls its a great tool with flexibility to handle most any user or group report capability. Since this also includes m365 integration it enables IT pros to administer usage, license, cost control and permission access to most anything in Microsoft's portfolio. Its a great tool all around for AD integrated access needs.
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The slick interface coupled with the prepackaged reports and queries, and the ability to sort and export that data makes the product great
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Reliability and Availability
uptime good
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Performance
Integration/overlap between products could be improved
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Yes, it loads very quickly and moving between pages is very fast
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Support Rating
The attention to cases or situations with the tool has been exceptional. being able to count on the manufacturer either by mail, call or chat. generate cases directly from the application allows you to have personalized support in order to solve problems that has been able to appear.
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Support for this software is not the greatest. If the software is not completely down, it can take up to a day to get a response back. However, once they do contact you they are friendly and helpful.
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Online Training
knowledgable and prompt response
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No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
The remote setup team helped when i needed it and setup weas very straight forward and easy. The advanced setup for an external db and customizations for our latest version AD environment went pretty easy once they found documentation on customization.
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Alternatives Considered
In terms of features, ADAudit Plus offers a comprehensive set of features for monitoring and auditing Active Directory, including real-time alerts, detailed reports, and user behavior analytics. The platform also offers support for multiple platforms, including Windows, UNIX, and Linux, as well as integration with other ManageEngine tools.
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We did not research any other applications. ADManager Plus was the first that appeared in our search. After a demo with their sales team, it was apparent that this was the application we wanted. The price was perfect too. We ordered it right away and implemented it within a couple of weeks.
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Scalability
updates are effective and system is reliable
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We are currently deploying on 1 department
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Return on Investment
The visibility of changes made in AD are very helpfull. We had an admin that made a change in a GPO that causes some strange behaviour in our environment. Normally that would take days to find, especially because the admin was a few days out of office and couldnt tell us the change he made. But after looking into our alerts we found very fast the specific change that was made to a GPO that pointed us in the right direction to solve the problem within 30 minutes.
  • No more ghost accounts and password never expires in our AD, the security level is therefore much higher then it was before. And we need less manhour to maintain that.
  • Before ADAuditplus we had several hundred accounts with password never expires and at least 15 changes on that item every week. Since we have ADaudtiplus we have no accounts with password never expires and we only see modifications on that item sometimes when a new IT employee starts within our group. IT crew learns fast what to do and especially what NOT to do in our environment to keep things secure.
  • Before ADAuditPlus I wrote PowerShell scripts to create reports for management, since ADAuditplus the reports are build automatically every month and send to management.
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  • It has a positive impact in our business in terms of resource and time management.
  • It is reducing our time to resolve a user, password, group and mailbox related queries.
  • It is reducing our time in bulk modification.
  • It is helping us in the Auditing as it can generate multiple types of reports in just a few clicks.
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ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Screenshots

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