The Ultimate Tool for Alerting and Logging in an Active Directory Environment.
May 08, 2023

The Ultimate Tool for Alerting and Logging in an Active Directory Environment.

Brock Warren | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

We use ADAudit plus to keep tabs on everything that is happening in AD. Predefined and custom alerts allow for very granular alerting based on the things that matter most to you. Alerts happen in real-time for admin-related and other high-profile tasks that are happening in AD. There is also historical data that can be used for trending or troubleshooting. Reports can be generated for a large number of events. We also use this for file server auditing to see what users deleted, modified, moved, etc. files or folders.

Pros

  • Alerting on relevant events.
  • Report generation for specific scenarios.
  • Logging of meaningful data.
  • Correlation/Anomalous Activity checks.

Cons

  • 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.
  • Improved response to security events.
  • Allowed for much greater insight to authorized/unauthorized change.
  • Provided confidence in what is happening in Active Directory at all times.
It has drastically improved visibility for AD and File Servers. The Windows Server and Workstation portion we use more of the EventLog Analyzer side for.
  • Sumo Logic, Datadog, Splunk Enterprise, Progress WhatsUp Gold and SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
ADAudit Plus was the clear winner for us. Price, features, ease of use, etc.
Support is always helpful, but they can sometimes be difficult to understand which adds a level of complexity to troubleshooting an issue. They are very persistent at making sure you get your issue fixed though, which raises this rating substantially.

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

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If you are using an Active Directory environment, this tool will complement any existing UEBA/SIEM type tools you have in place.

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Feature Ratings

10.0
Remote monitoring
Not Rated
Network device monitoring
Not Rated
Multiple Server Monitoring
10
Multi-device monitoring
Not Rated
Automated alerts and notifications
10
Not Rated
Service configuration management
Not Rated
Policy-based automation
Not Rated
9.0
Performance data reports
Not Rated
Customizable reporting
9
Data visualization
9
Risk analysis
9
8.0
Administrator access control
8

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