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ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Updated January 19, 2024

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

Joe Zicari | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

We use it to audit the system (changes) and the techs who are in charge of doing accounts, moving accounts, creating computers. etc.
Gives us a deeper dive into the stuff that happens in AD w/out us realizing. We utilize this tool a lot!
  • Logging
  • Features available
  • Interface and layout
  • Multiple domain access
  • Server integration
  • simplify notifications
  • some feature seem clunky
  • Makes it easier to audit our environment
  • gives us a glimpse of the environment we didn't have access to before
Yes, absolutely.
I can expedite certain tasks much quicker without having to jump from server to server. User to user.
It has improved efficiency in all aspects.
Im able to audit the changes being made, techs are being pointed out the errors and able to correct them, making managing AD more effective.
We are able to see whos been accessing resources, how much they're being utilized. Cleaning up our environment has always been an issue. What's in use? what's not. This has helped expedite the process.
Compliance is important. Password usage, seeing who's logged in where. How long, password expiration etc.
Streamline auditing? Yes.
Track compliance? Yes.
Detect threats? N/A, we haven't used it for that type of function.
All products have their niche.
What stood out for us - 1) we use other products from manageengine. Made sense to keep it to one pane of glass, so to speak.
2) price. at the price point we got a lot for our buck. 3) features. It does exactly what we needed.
Online, which is great but sometimes things get loss in chat and having a number to talk to a person is very helpful.

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy ManageEngine ADAudit Plus again?

Yes

Well suited in any Active Directory environment. It helps us in a bunch of different ways but most notably the actual auditing of our environment. It hits the WHO? When? Where? for us. Who made the change, when they made the change and of course where they made the change. Being able to go back over a year is also very helpful.

If you're not in an AD environment, the software is obviously not helpful but if you are...don't miss out. Implementation is a breeze, the software works great. Support is consistent. Not the best, but definitely not the worst.

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Feature Ratings

7.8
Remote monitoring
9
Network device monitoring
8
Multiple Server Monitoring
10
Multi-device monitoring
8
Automated alerts and notifications
4
Management Tasks ()
Not Rated
8.3
Performance data reports
8
Customizable reporting
8
Data visualization
9
9.0
Administrator access control
9

Using ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

5 - IT admins and Help desk staff utilize the software to manage AD (Active Directory) and verify tasks are being done accordingly. This also gives us insight into the environment on who and what changes are being made/done.
5 - Active Directory knowledge, basic use of navigation on the web. How to utilize the features and options being used in AD Audit.

Most important is the AD (active directory) knowledge. To know what you're looking at and what you're looking for.
  • AD changes
  • AD auditing
  • Staff Access
  • Insight into our AD environment
  • Hold staff accountable
  • Bigger picture of our environment
  • 365 info
  • Expand access
  • Workflows
  • Automation
We will use the software everyday going forward

Evaluating ManageEngine ADAudit Plus and Competitors

  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
From install to use, the steps are a breeze. We didn't run into any hiccups and any issues I had were essentially answered quickly with support.
If I had to do it again, I would install, use, implement sooner rather than later. The visibility it brought into our environment has been so helpful. The price point was much lower than the other alternatives we were looking at.

Key things for me were: Install & implementation (easy) and support, which is always very helpful. And I say this while we use multiple products from them.

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Support

ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
No. Usually the issues/questions are on a smaller scale, so they can wait until the next business day to be resolved. Or the issues pop up during business hours.
We were looking to integrate with AZURE and it wasn't working properly. Support followed up each time and consistently made sure it was running properly. This was until I was comfortable with closing the ticket.