Active Directory Auditing and compliance at an attractive price.
May 09, 2023

Active Directory Auditing and compliance at an attractive price.

Aaron Nielson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

We use ADAudit Plus to actively monitor our on-prem and Azure instances of Active Directory. We utilize the tool to provide alert and logging functions for multiple Active Directory user events as well as detect unexpected configuration changes to our Active Directory configuration. The tool also provides detailed account reports that can be utilized as evidence during an audit. The reports contain details such as who, what and when was changed for user, computer and groups as well as objects such as GPOs, etc. The tool also provides additional functionality such as analytic alerts and reports for anomalous user activity, file and server audits and FIM. We find this tool to be invaluable in monitoring the state of our Active Directory environment and it has helped us thwart intrusion events and malicious activity. This tool is invaluable for monitoring and auditing your Active Directory environment and it is available at a very competitive price.

Pros

  • Activity reporting
  • Alerting on anomalies and unexpected events
  • Ease of deployment and configuration
  • Excellent end user support

Cons

  • Custom alerts can be difficult to write/configure
  • Would like to see more complex alerting for common AD attacks such as Kerberosting, etc.
  • Helped detected, alert, and prevent lateral movement from penetration tests
  • Invaluable reporting when conducting an Audit. Saves significant time when auditors request details about an account and when it was active, disabled, password changed, etc.
ADAudit Plus provides an invaluable view into the activities of your Active Directory environment. I consider this product to be an absolute necessity to any administrator. If you are frequently audited, you will need some sort of reporting tool and ADAudit Plus can provide historical reports that can be archived for any desired time period. It can quickly generate reports when needed and archived data is simple to retrieve when needed.
Support has always been very responsive and has provided excellent help in mitigating issues.

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

This audit solution is appropriate for both small and large institutions. It can provide excellent audit reports that are easily obtained and provide clear details of the who, what, when. There are other solutions that are a bit more robust when it comes to detecting and alerting on malicious activity but for the cost and customizable options, ADAudit Plus is hard to beat. I have successfully used this product to detect and thwart intrusion events. If configured correctly, it can provide robust detection and alerting capabilities.

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Feature Ratings

Network device monitoring
10
Multiple Server Monitoring
10
Multi-device monitoring
10
Automated alerts and notifications
8
Service configuration management
10
Performance data reports
10
Customizable reporting
9
Data visualization
10
Risk analysis
8
Administrator access control
10

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