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ManageEngine ADManager Plus

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What is ManageEngine ADManager Plus?

ManageEngine ADManager Plus simplifies enterprise-wide Windows Active Directory management and reporting.

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Screenshot of A unified dashboard to help administrators spot, prioritize, and act in one place.
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Screenshot of where to visualize attack paths across AD, trace how a single account could escalate to privileged access, and close the gaps before attackers find them.
Screenshot of how to onboard new hires at scale — import a CSV, pick a container, and create users in minutes.
Screenshot of some of the over 200 prebuilt AD reports that are ready to run, schedule, or export.

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Screenshot of A unified dashboard to help administrators spot, prioritize, and act in one place.

Who Buys & Uses ManageEngine ADManager Plus

ManageEngine ADManager Plus Reviews

What users are saying about ManageEngine ADManager Plus.
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Pros

  • Automating user lifecycle management, including provisioning and deprovisioning
  • Enabling delegated administration without granting direct Active Directory access
  • Generating comprehensive and customizable reports on Active Directory objects

Cons

  • User interface design is perceived as outdated and lacking modern aesthetics
  • Navigation and menu optimization require improvement for streamlined workflows
  • Installation and upgrade processes can be complex

Modern Fast and Feature-Rich Fantastic Value with Great Support.

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Kevin J. WanglerView profile
Director of Information Technology in Information Technology at Trinity High School (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use ADManager Plus to perform bulk imports and modifications of Active Directory accounts. ADManager Plus is chock-full of tools that you'd think Microsoft would include out of the box, but after 25+ years of Active Directory, it's clear they have no interest in doing so. ADManager Plus fills all the gaps left by Microsoft. Simple mass imports with automatic OU assignments, mass changes to existing accounts, etc. Some of this can be done through PowerShell, sure, but this makes it easy.

Pros

  • Mass imports with automatic OU assignments.
  • Mass changes to existing accounts.
  • Reports on Active Directory accounts.

Cons

  • More modernized interface.
  • Better assistance on functionality.
  • AI assistance.

Return on Investment

  • Huge saving of time.
  • Dramatic decrease in personnel needed to perform functions.
  • Cost savings versus the competition.

Usability

Automated Reporting on AD Changes

Incentivized
John BonandriniView profile
Director of Information Technology in Information Technology at Foster Swift Collins & Smith (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to clean up and keep our AD clean. We had a very messy AD and we use it to create automated reports on changes to both computers and users and in particular to identify "stale" items. So now I get weekly reports and we are able to keep our AD in much better shape.

Pros

  • creation and automation of reports
  • tracking and reporting on machines that meet certain criteria
  • tracking and reporting on changes to users' ad settings

Cons

  • advanced features take a little effort. Not a lot of built in hand holding.
  • Update process is very manual, could use some automation
  • Some tasks are not intuitive, but if you put in the effort you are rewarded

Return on Investment

  • We have saved tens of hours in combing through AD Manually
  • We added the extra security layer of me getting automated reports on changes in AD that my subordinates are making.
  • The above two things made it much easier to define processes for machine lifecycles

Usability

Other Software Used

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, ManageEngine ADAudit Plus, ManageEngine OpManager

Use ADManager Plus and Make Your Active Directory Woes Disappear

Seth Silapasvang
Director of IT in Information Technology at Hoge Fenton (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use ManageEngine ADManager Plus to automate all operations that involve Active Directory within our environment. We use it from the very beginning in our onboarding process. It is simple to set up different types of profiles for different types of employees. ADManager Plus automatically configures everything from their display name, email configuration, group lists, and licensing. After setup, ADManager Plus allows my team to manage users in any way we wish, making account changes a thing of simplicity.

Pros

  • Configure users when onboarding.
  • Allowing IT Team to manage user settings.
  • Automate user changes upon status change.

Cons

  • The look and feel of the system could be a bit more "modern."
  • Searching through the options can take some time

Return on Investment

  • ADManager has saved time from clicking around in Active Directory
  • It allows IT Teams to have more time for support versus setup

Usability

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Debasis Mohanty
Analyst in Information Technology at Ciena (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use ManageEngine ADManager Plus to manage our Active Directory environment. It helps us with user account creation, password resets, group management, bulk user updates, and report generation. The product reduces manual effort, saves time, and helps maintain consistency across our AD environment, allowing our IT team to focus on more critical tasks.

Pros

  • Bulk Modification
  • Password resets
  • Report generation
  • Automation

Cons

  • More built-in automation templates

Return on Investment

  • It has reduced manual effort, saved valuable administrative time, and improved the efficiency of our IT operations.

Usability

Best Tool for Account Creation Modification and automation on Reports.

Pervaiz DostiyarView profile
IT Manager in Information Technology at FHI 360 (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I appreciate the reporting feature in ManageEngine ADManager Plus. With just a click, I can get reports that would take days with other tools, and ADManager gets it done in minutes. It's incredibly time-saving when I need to find out how many licensed users we have. It provides the information I need on who has which licenses, which helps me make decisions about Microsoft Office systems.

Pros

  • Reporting
  • Account Creation.
  • Account Modification.
  • Scheduled reporting.

Cons

  • M365 Reporting's and some Audit trails are missing.
  • Exchange online reports are limited but they have another product for it.

Return on Investment

  • It made our team more productive.

Usability

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