AuditBoard vs. ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AuditBoard
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
AuditBoard is a cloud-based audit management software solution from the company of the same name in Cerritos.N/A
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Score 9.3 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
Pricing
AuditBoardManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Editions & Modules
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Standard
$595
per year
Professional
$945
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AuditBoardManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
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.
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Features
AuditBoardManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Monitoring Tasks
Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
-
Ratings
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
8.9
32 Ratings
1% above category average
Remote monitoring00 Ratings9.420 Ratings
Network device monitoring00 Ratings8.715 Ratings
Multiple Server Monitoring00 Ratings9.626 Ratings
Multi-device monitoring00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
Automated alerts and notifications00 Ratings7.929 Ratings
Management Tasks
Comparison of Management Tasks features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
-
Ratings
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
8.5
19 Ratings
2% above category average
Service configuration management00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Software and hardware inventory00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Policy-based automation00 Ratings7.513 Ratings
Reporting
Comparison of Reporting features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
-
Ratings
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
8.9
32 Ratings
9% above category average
Performance data reports00 Ratings9.423 Ratings
Customizable reporting00 Ratings8.132 Ratings
Data visualization00 Ratings9.329 Ratings
Risk analysis00 Ratings8.825 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
AuditBoard
-
Ratings
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
6.7
28 Ratings
7% below category average
Data backup and recovery00 Ratings5.22 Ratings
Antivirus and malware management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Administrator access control00 Ratings9.031 Ratings
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AuditBoardManageEngine ADAudit Plus
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Enterprises
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Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
AuditBoardManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(10 ratings)
9.3
(32 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(27 ratings)
User Testimonials
AuditBoardManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
AuditBoard
Auditboard is especially useful for SOX control testing. It is very convenient having all our information on a single platform. It is easy to communicate PBC requests to clients, store control testing working papers for review, communicate deficiencies and build dashboards to provide visual statistics. Situations where it might not be useful are for organizations that are smaller in size where the templates don't fit well with their internal audit/controls program. There is a significant amount of testing required before using the platform, and adapting working papers to fit in well with AuditBoard
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ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
This audit solution is appropriate for both small and large institutions. It can provide excellent audit reports that are easily obtained and provide clear details of the who, what, when. There are other solutions that are a bit more robust when it comes to detecting and alerting on malicious activity but for the cost and customizable options, ADAudit Plus is hard to beat. I have successfully used this product to detect and thwart intrusion events. If configured correctly, it can provide robust detection and alerting capabilities.
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Pros
AuditBoard
  • AuditBoard allows real-time collaboration between control and business owners and auditors.
  • AuditBoard has a lot of fantastic training sessions and office hours to help users make the most of the product.
  • AuditBoard has great customer service personnel to answer questions and troubleshoot any issues.
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ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • ManageEngine ADAudit Plus changes for user and group management can be looked up in builtin reports
  • You can build your own reports based on almost every logic you can think of
  • You have the ability to create alerts based on logic and filters and sendout custom alerts to email, SMS or other means.
  • First you need to understand the basics of the software, after that the software itself is very helpfull in configuring specific items.
  • I really love the support that ManageEngine is giving the customer, for all questions I use the chat on their website. This is for me the best remote support I ever saw, and I saw a lot in my 20 years of experience in IT.
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Cons
AuditBoard
  • We used to perform our Risk Control Analysis (RCA) for each audit's planning in an Excel spreadsheet. Once we purchased the Risk Oversight module, AuditBoard helped us convert the RCA to a system function rather than a spreadsheet. At first, we lost some of the functionality the spreadsheet provided, but AuditBoard did continue to help us build and work towards a solution more similar to what we previously had. Though happy with it, it's still not perfect. As one example, I'd like to be able to link actual Ops Audit work steps that cover the risk and controls being outlined in the RCA, rather than just adding a comment to state which steps cover them. More of a preference, I suppose.
  • I also had demoed their beta Resources and Scheduling module, but it didn't have enough functionality at the time to work for how we put the quarterly Internal Audit schedule together (using Excel). One thing I recall was that you couldn't pull in SOX controls or non-chargeable work (such as education or administration) to auditor's schedules; it was meant to schedule the Ops Audits only. It is possible they have already fixed or improved this; I just haven't seen the updated version.
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ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • 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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Usability
AuditBoard
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ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
New techs learned system quickly.
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Support Rating
AuditBoard
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ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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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Alternatives Considered
AuditBoard
I remember there were a lot of sync issues when I used the internally developed software, but that's probably because a few people were working on the same project at the same time. I have not come across this issue in AuditBoard
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ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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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Return on Investment
AuditBoard
  • Hard to quantify. It was cheaper than the tool we had and we were able to get rid of standalone tool for surveys. overall, just better user experience for all.
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ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • Positive impact- instead of paying an external source to do reports manually, ManageEngine has provided this in just a few clicks of a button
  • Positive Impact- Less disruption to staff in gathering data for important occurrences
  • Positive impact- full visibility into real time information , alerts etc.
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ScreenShots

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Screenshots

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