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Change Auditor for Active Directory vs ManageEngine ADManager Plus comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Change Auditor for Active D...
Ranking in Active Directory Management
7th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
Ranking in Active Directory Management
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Active Directory Management category, the mindshare of Change Auditor for Active Directory is 5.0%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine ADManager Plus is 8.3%, down from 14.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Active Directory Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ManageEngine ADManager Plus8.3%
Change Auditor for Active Directory5.0%
Other86.7%
Active Directory Management
 

Featured Reviews

BK
Senior Specialist Technology Specialist
Comprehensive auditing has strengthened forensic investigations and protected critical directory data
Change Auditor for Active Directory's best feature is protection for your attributes. I can use the protection feature in Change Auditor for Active Directory, which helps ensure that if someone tries to change my Active Directory attributes, they cannot change it. I can monitor this, control this from Change Auditor for Active Directory, and identify if someone is trying to change the attribute of a respective object, which helps save me from disasters or impactful situations. Change Auditor for Active Directory helps me in my day-to-day work significantly; when I work in a large environment with 150,000 users, the presence of cyber attacks is a concern. It provides a two-layer protection—one from the network side and one from the Change Auditor for Active Directory side—thus really saving me from such security threats. Additionally, Change Auditor for Active Directory does not only share reports; it can also provide visible diagrams, such as pie charts or pivot diagrams. This feature is really helpful when I want to see specific events and how many events have been generated for particular activities.
MUBDIUL ISLAM - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited
User management becomes efficient and installation is straightforward
My primary use case for ADManager is to manage users and groups, perform group policy without logging into Active Directory, and provide easy and secure management and monitoring capabilities. One of my clients uses ADManager for these purposes With ADManager, I can easily complete any Active…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features are the ability to protect Active Directory accounts and groups, and the real-time notifications that help manage Active Directory more effectively."
"Change Auditor for Active Directory has positively impacted my organization by helping us respond to audits very quickly to show that we had evidence of who was making the changes and match them up to the ticket request and who approved it."
"Change Auditor for Active Directory provides a two-layer protection—one from the network side and one from the Change Auditor for Active Directory side—thus really saving me from such security threats."
"Technical support from ManageEngine is very satisfactory."
"Simple with good automation."
"The most valuable feature is the dashboard. They allow me to see everything in real-time and drill down and pick and choose versus running scripts."
"Reporting is the most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADManager Plus and is highly usable."
"It is a stable solution."
"The solution is perfect for moving myself from first to second-level support and empowering technicians to handle certain tasks such as resetting passwords, reporting expiring passwords, etc."
"With ADManager, I can easily complete any Active Directory tasks from anywhere, making it an excellent solution."
"It makes our job easier, especially for managing data for a bulk of users."
 

Cons

"Change Auditor for Active Directory is already a very improved product, but there is still scope for improvement."
"Change Auditor for Active Directory could be improved if the client were more flexible when installed, so if I upgrade the server, I wouldn't have to replace the clients at the same time."
"Areas that could be improved include having more management capabilities with command-line scripts and more flexibility in general."
"Scalability, including the ability to add new users, is rated as six out of ten."
"This solution is not stable, it wasted my time."
"Lacks sufficient integration with management tools."
"All of it needs to be improved. It has corrupted my environment."
"The bulk email ID creation must be improved. I had to create 50 to 60 IDs manually because when I tried the bulk option, it didn't work. I still had to cross-verify because some fields were empty."
"Some of my clients experience issues with the GPO results, which do not always generate the real outcomes. This needs to be resolved by technicians."
"The number of main controllers affects the database for creating the hardware specs."
"The main downside is that, for my environment, I must have two products to conduct the same purpose."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is not expensive."
"I am satisfied with the solution’s pricing."
"The cost of this product is a little higher than I would expect for a tool like this."
"I need to pay for the license, and I believe that it could be made cheaper."
"The pricing depends on scope and makes sense for use cases with multiple domains."
"I downloaded the trial version, only."
"The tool's pricing is good."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest Change Auditor for Active Directory?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was pretty straightforward. Actually, we bundled it with some other services offered from Quest to get a volume discount.
What needs improvement with Quest Change Auditor for Active Directory?
Change Auditor for Active Directory could be improved if the client were more flexible when installed, so if I upgrade the server, I wouldn't have to replace the clients at the same time. I think g...
What is your primary use case for Quest Change Auditor for Active Directory?
My main use case for Change Auditor for Active Directory is auditing changes, finding changes to undo, and break-fix solving issues. For example, I could give you a quick specific example of how I'...
What needs improvement with ManageEngine ADManager Plus?
While the features in ManageEngine ADManager Plus are very good, not all features are necessary for every organization. Automation is a strong feature within the product but is not currently requir...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine ADManager Plus?
ManageEngine ADManager Plus is used for multiple tasks, especially for reporting purposes that cannot typically be obtained from Active Directory or present difficulties requiring additional expert...
 

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Sample Customers

American Airlines, Bank of America, BARCLAYS, ebay, Ford, intel, MARS, MERCK, Microsoft, UBER, VISA
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