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ManageEngine ADAudit Plus vs One Identity Active Roles comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.3
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus offers cost-effective compliance, boosts security, reduces external audits, and delivers 80% ROI through operational efficiency.
Sentiment score
7.4
Automation enhanced productivity, cut resource usage by 20%, improved satisfaction, and provided quick ROI with notable cost savings.
Feedback from clients indicates their keen interest in the product, as it allows for easy budget approval without needing an advisory board meeting.
One Identity Active Roles provides excellent reporting and auditing functionality, allowing administrators to track permissions, actions, and responsibilities effectively.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus customer support is praised for responsiveness, effectiveness, and technical expertise in addressing complex queries and deployments.
Sentiment score
7.7
One Identity Active Roles support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, despite occasional delays in complex cases.
Customer service is effective, even for new users who need guidance on complex issues.
One Identity's support is great.
I rate customer service and support as a seven because, although they are helpful when needed, there can be delays in responding to tickets and finding necessary fixes.
Sometimes having a fix for a bug takes too much time.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is highly scalable, efficiently supporting diverse enterprise needs with high user satisfaction across varied environments.
Sentiment score
8.0
One Identity Active Roles excels in scalability, effectively supporting automation and management in complex, large-scale environments despite Azure challenges.
This product is highly scalable and supports easy migration.
I rate the scalability as eight out of ten.
It is very beneficial for large and complex environments.
The solution is highly scalable, with a scalability rating of nine.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is praised for stability, frequent updates, and excels in identity access management with high user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.3
One Identity Active Roles is highly stable with minimal issues, though some experience web interface lags potentially infrastructure-related.
When compared to similar products like Accenture Plus or Reminder Plus, this solution excels in identity access management.
There were no major problems with One Identity Active Roles.
I would rate the stability as a seven because there are sometimes performance issues, which require restarting the services.
The stability of One Identity Active Roles is rated seven.
 

Room For Improvement

ADAudit Plus needs UI enhancements, better documentation, customizable reporting, easier integration, and simplified configuration for broader use.
One Identity Active Roles needs better customization, multi-language scripting, and improved Azure integration, documentation, and user interface.
Activity monitoring is cost-effective, workstation monitoring can be challenging without additional training.
I would like to generate reports on users who have not logged into the Active Directory for a specific period, but this feature is not available.
A way to connect to various directories and integrate with cloud directories would be beneficial.
Enhancements to the console are also necessary because it is more confusing than the web interface.
Creating an API accessible from the web.
 

Setup Cost

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is seen as affordable and flexible, offering good value compared to larger vendors.
Enterprise buyers view One Identity Active Roles pricing as high but competitive, with flexible licensing and fair value for functionality.
It is cost-effective.
I consider the pricing for ADAudit Plus a bit high compared to other software solutions, so I would rate it around two or three on the pricing scale.
It is quite expensive, costing more than 50 euros per identity.
The pricing is high.
The pricing of One Identity Active Roles is expensive, but the return on investment justifies the cost, allowing for savings in other areas.
 

Valuable Features

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus excels in user-friendly monitoring, detailed reports, and robust network security management with behavior analytics.
One Identity Active Roles offers robust access control, AD management, and cloud integration, enhancing security and compliance through customizable features.
Engineers can receive reports and log details within one to five seconds, which is essential for monitoring user activity swiftly and effectively.
The audit functionality and the ability to share user-based reports with management are significant advantages.
It helps in removing custom Active Directory delegation, which enhances security by eliminating unnecessary privileges, addressing identity-based breaches by reducing the number of Active Directory delegations.
It is very intuitive and close to the native tools.
The granular delegation feature is very nice and much simpler and easier than it is natively in Microsoft.
 

Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Ranking in Active Directory Management
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
One Identity Active Roles
Ranking in Active Directory Management
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (5th), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Active Directory Management category, the mindshare of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is 10.3%, up from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of One Identity Active Roles is 5.4%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Active Directory Management
 

Featured Reviews

Abdul  Hakim - PeerSpot reviewer
Advanced monitoring enhances user tracking that's cost-effective
I have been involved with this product for the last three years, participating in service and support within our company. We are currently supporting over 30 companies. This month, we deployed the solution for three companies, including two RMGs and one private bank in Bangladesh. The popularity of this product is due to its active directory monitoring abilities. Engineers can receive reports and log details within one to five seconds, which is essential for monitoring user activity swiftly and effectively. This product is very well-liked in Bangladesh due to user tracking, failed logins, and Jar reports for any Barna activity or execution. This solution's popularity extends through comprehensive auditing capabilities.
Neera Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
Requires minimal training and provides granular control
The granular control has been very helpful for us. We want to be able to control what level users have access to. It is possible to control access levels at the organizational unit or even the attribute level, making it helpful for us. Active Roles helped increase operational efficiency in our organization. We have delegated user provisioning to the help desk so they can create users or manage accounts. We have delegated group management to identified group owners who can manage their groups. Some of them just need read-only access to AD; they do not need to download the native tools. They can just do it via a browser. Active Roles has helped our organization reduce the number of erroneous privileged accounts. We have set the templates, and we have set the standards. It helps standardize all the naming conventions and how they are provisioned with the rules. That is definitely very helpful. We use the change history to see who might have modified what object. We have that tracking, but we use a tool from Quest called Change Auditor that can do the auditing to figure out who did what type of thing for auditing.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?
The most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is its reports.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?
I consider the pricing for ADAudit Plus a bit high compared to other software solutions, so I would rate it around two or three on the pricing scale.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?
The interface could be improved, and the log collecting feature should have additional functionalities. For example, I would like to generate reports on users who have not logged into the Active Di...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Active Roles?
The pricing is high. I have not been involved with the renewal or cost aspect, but I know it is not cheap by any means. However, it is very useful for our environment.
What needs improvement with One Identity Active Roles?
There is always room to improve the user interface for increased clarity. I believe enhancements to the console are also necessary because it is more confusing than the web interface.
 

Also Known As

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Quest Active Roles
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Warsaw City Hall, Acument Global Technologies, Inc., Cosma International, Bank of South Pacific, Life Management Center, Central Bank, UncleBob's Self Storage, Leeds Building Society, California Transplant Donor Network, First Response, Blessing Hospital, Northern Land Council, RMK Marine
City of Frankfurt, Moore Public Schools, George Washington University, Transavia Airlines, Howard County, MD. See all stories at OneIdentity.com/casestudies
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