ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Pros and Cons

ManageEngine's ADAudit Plus is a standout Active Directory audit and reporting software. Its user-friendly interface, comprehensive auditing, real-time monitoring, customizable alerts, and detailed reports make it a top choice for IT professionals. It also offers user behavior analytics, integration options, and affordability. If you want a powerful, easy-to-use tool for Active Directory security and compliance, ADAudit Plus is the answer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes Upgrading ManageEngine ADAudit Plus can be challenging as update issues are not always well-documented in the logs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It provides an insightful experience on everyday use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would not see one at this stage as I'm fairly new to it. Nothing but good things Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It helps organisations to proactively detect and respond to security threats while also simplifying the auditing and reporting process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It must also designed to help individuals monitor and audit their Active Directory environments and not only organizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Perfect compatibility with active directory and microsoft servers and user-friendly management interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's great for active directory reporting and auditing, but I would love to have the same features in Admanager in the same app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has been a fantastic tool for tracking and monitoring changes in Active Directory. We have been able to use the tool to find stale account and excess failed logins throughout the environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user interface could be better in a few places. Also, as part of the licensing, you are required to license all domain controllers, so expansion in your environment can cause blind spots. Neither is a huge issue Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ability to run easy reports for compliance and audits. Also I am able to determine where some system issues may be happening such as user lockouts and old service accounts. I've used it to figure out what accounts haven't been used for months and remove them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The update process leaves a little to be desired. The initial install is an MSI, but you need to update via a PPM file. The update also calls for several batch files that wreak havoc with some Anti Malware software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Default reports are all you need to your audit reports against your Active Directory environment. Creating custom reports is simple. Perfect for large-scale Active Directory environments. Automating and scheduling reports are also easy to do. Their support, both local and international, has been outstanding over the last few occasions. Fast escalations within their support framework and online sessions to aid in resolving your issues. One of the best auditing tools currently out there in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To date, there were a few upgrade issues. However, the support team was able to resolve the problems. Querying more than one Active Directory domain and the number of domain controllers requires affects the licensing fees. That is something to be aware of when purchasing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Helps keep the organization secure by monitoring and getting alerts for whatever types of AD account activity you need to watch, such as bad password attempts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can be hard to sort through the data. The filters/search tools are not always easy to use, and if you make the mistake of hitting the back button or something, there goes your filter. Also some data views are redundant which makes it confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aside from being easy to use, I like that it has a powerful system for auditing events related to Active Directory, such as being able to set alerts when specific changes occur in AD, such as a user being given Domain Admin rights. This could be an indicator of something malicious going on, or serves as a useful tool for being notified when changes are being made on the network. It has helped us troubleshoot login issues as well where users were being locked out of their accounts for unknown reasons. The file auditing is helpful as well and it's allowed us to determine who deleted or moved files be it accidental or otherwise. It can even audit your GPO for any changes. If your company faces audits, the reporting makes it easy to export the necessary reports without having to do too much work yourself. The support from ADManage is also good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although the website is easy to use once you are familiar with it, becoming familiar with it will take some time. There's a lot of options to choose from and it can be overwhelming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very easy to setup and upgrade. The application pulls logs directly from DC's and has a lot of the functionality required out of the box.

The website is easy to navigate and very clean. The out of box reports are really nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Support really needs to be better, but for the price it is a trade off. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.