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    Identity Rules

    N/AN/AIdentity Rules is a unified Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) and Identity Visibility and Intelligence Platform (IVIP) developed for security teams at regulated enterprises. The platform combines real-time detection of identity-based threats with continuous visibility and intelligence across human and non-human identities, spanning Active Directory, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, AWS IAM, Google Workspace, Oracle Database, and Linux environments. Key…N/A

    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    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…

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    $595
    per year Both licensed based on number of Domain Controllers, Azure AD tenants, file servers, Windows member servers, and Workstations.
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    $945
    per year Both licensed based on number of Domain Controllers, Azure AD tenants, file servers, Windows member servers, and Workstations.
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsADAudit Plus is licensed based on number of Domain Controllers (not per-user). Add-ons are available for Windows File Servers, NAS File Servers, Azure AD tenants, Windows Servers, Workstations, AD Backup and Recovery, and File Analysis. For more than 20 domain controllers, ManageEngine directs customers to contact sales for a personalized quote. Pricing 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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    I would recommend ADAuditPlus (and/or Log360) to any org that is trying to achieve PCI DSS Compliance and is struggling with some of the monitoring and reporting aspects, provided that the org is prepared to spend a little time and effort in truly understanding the requirements and is prepared to document requirements and match them to the ADAuditPlus product features.
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    • 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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    • It's based on Java engine that is slow -- reports are often difficult to build (we are going to upgrade the machine it's running on to see if this is the issue)
    • Keeping this software up to date is a pain; there should be a better "update" function
    • The naming and navigation are terrible -- it's never clear which feature you're looking for and where it's hidden in the menus
    • Adding machines is not as easy as it should be; occasionally there are IP conflicts that are nearly impossible to resolve
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    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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    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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    uptime good
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    Integration/overlap between products could be improved
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    I'd give their support a 10 if it weren't for the fact that sometimes, the support team (I believe they are overseas) can take a little bit to respond, but not too long. I may submit a ticket in the morning and won't hear about it until later in the afternoon. However, my tickets were not "urgent," so that may have been the reason for the delay. Other than that, support is great, and the ManageEngine account team has visited us in the past. It's always nice to see your product representatives take a white-glove approach like that.
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    knowledgable and prompt response
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    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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    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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    updates are effective and system is reliable
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    I like the ability to customize reports and provided great visibility to AD and some servers.
    • It helped greatly with customer support issues when we used ADAudit with the hundreds of customer accounts used for SSON to the LOB application server to users over Citrix.
    • It saved time on some issues with accounts and Group Policy changes that affected customer experience.
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    Identity Rules Screenshots

    Screenshot of Executive dashboard showing the identity activity funnel — from monitored activities (18) to anomalies detected (4) to active incidents (0) — for a selected date range. Adjacent timeline visualizes incident detection and total AI-driven  analysis events per day, with headline KPIs for active incidents, human vs. non-human identities involved, activities analyzed, and anomalies analyzed.Screenshot of Assets tab of the executive dashboard, delivering a unified inventory of 17 identities, 116 human accounts, 170 non-human identities (NHI), 599 entitlements, and 728 anomalies. Account risk distribution (Critical, High, Medium, Low) sits alongside behavioral anomaly indicators such as "NHI credential never expires" (169) and "NHI credential not rotated" (164), plus account state breakdown between active, locked, deleted, privileged, and shared accounts.Screenshot of Security incident management workspace where SOC and IAM teams triage identity threats across all connected systems. Each incident is displayed with source application (Google Workspace shown here), severity (Critical / High / Medium / Low), lifecycle state (New, In Triage, Closed), 
AI-calculated confidence score, and final verdict — including labels like Token Theft, Lateral Movement, Password Spraying, Legitimate Activity, Business Exception, and Insufficient Evidence.Screenshot of Detailed incident view for a high-severity case: "NHI account without owner and insecure credentials in Google Workspace". The AI Analysis tab maps the finding to MITRE ATT&CK tactic TA0006 (Credential Access) and technique T1556 (Modify Authentication Process) at 80% confidence, showing affected accounts, related activities, and correlated anomalies. An AI-generated Quality Assessment panel surfaces assumptions, evidence gaps, and cross-incident correlations so analysts can act with full context.Screenshot of Analytics view organizing every identity anomaly by MITRE ATT&CK tactic and technique. isplayed here: TA0006 (Credential Access) with 7 detections across 2 techniques, and TA0003 (Persistence) with 2 detections across 2 techniques. The right-hand panel drills into T1556 (Modify uthentication 
Process) showing each individual detection with application, stage, verdict (Legitimate Activity, Business Exception), severity, and affected accounts — giving SOC teams a native ATT&CK-aligned view of their identity attack surface.Screenshot of Interactive graph visualization of account relationships. Central node shows a Linux "root" account on Ubuntu, connected via directional edges to its two entitlements — "root" and "docker" privileged access on Ubuntu Linux. The legend explains node types (accounts, entitlements, child nodes, parent nodes), giving IAM and security teams a visual map of how privileges are structured across systems.

    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Screenshots

    Screenshot of Active Directory Audit Dashboard
Track all critical AD changes — user modifications, group updates, GPO changes, and logon events — from a single console.Screenshot of User Logon Failures Report
Spot and investigate failed logon attempts across your environment with drill-down reports showing who, when, and from where.Screenshot of Attack Surface Analyzer Dashboard
Detect 25+ AD attack indicators including Kerberoasting, Golden Ticket, and DCSync attacks before they cause damage.Screenshot of Cloud Directory Audit Dashboard
Monitor sign-ins, role changes, and config modifications across Microsoft Entra ID with correlated on-premises and cloud visibility.Screenshot of Kerberoasting Attack Detection Report
Surface suspicious service ticket requests and identify compromised service accounts before attackers escalate privileges.Screenshot of Real-Time Alert Dashboard
Centralize and prioritize security alerts across your environment with configurable real-time email and SMS notifications.