Item: ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Rating: 6
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use EndpointCentral, LOG360, and OpManager.

Pros and Cons

Wide range of products.
Instant Support.

Applications are very clunky and fall over often.
I don't feel QA is performed correctly or sufficiently.
Make all products more reliable and sturdier.

Return on Investment

We have spent ALOT of time with support fixing issues.
We don't trust the product to report accurately when needed.
The products require A LOT of maintenance and sanity checking.

Not really as they kept breaking.

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus provides an in depth look at changes made across every aspect of your Active Directory. How has being able to track changes in your Active Directory impacted your organization?

As we increase our security posture, it has helped. However, I find that some areas are not stable and provide inaccurate, unclear, or incomplete data. Sometimes all three.

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus User Behavior Analytics

None as the feature doesn't work correctly/as expected.

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Security Objectives

Helped with patching when the tasks executed as expected. A lot of remediation and troubleshooting is required.

Not all of the products deliver data in real-time. You usually have to wait for refresh cycles.

Alternatives Considered

Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator, Sophos Central Device Encryption, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM), ESET PROTECT and Sophos Rapid Response

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 it released, everyone will be using quantum encryption! The products require a lot of hand-holding to make sure they are working, which takes me away from other tasks.

Support Rating

They don't always help and sometimes try to tell me, "that's how it's designed," even though it is clear to see that it's not. Sometimes I ask myself why they would design it in such a way. In disbelief.

Key Insights

Do you think ManageEngine ADAudit Plus delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with ManageEngine ADAudit Plus's feature set?

Yes

Did ManageEngine ADAudit Plus live up to sales and marketing promises?

Did implementation of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus go as expected?

Would you buy ManageEngine ADAudit Plus again?

Likelihood to Recommend

A small organization with 100-150 or so people. The bigger it gets, the more unreliable it becomes. Cost-wise, it's a good starting point for management and security auditing, but not a long-term reliable product range.

Is ok, but as soon as I get a bigger budget, I will ditch this ASAP.

Overall Satisfaction with ManageEngine ADAudit Plus