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ManageEngine ADAudit Plus pros and cons

Vendor: ManageEngine
4.4 out of 5

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PROS

Monitoring and reporting are extensive, providing all necessary information and continuous capability enhancements.
The control of the file server is highly valued.
User behavior analytics feature, utilizing machine learning, creates standard profiles and detects anomalies in user behavior.
Real-time monitoring of AD changes and logons is considered valuable.
The product offers comprehensive auditing capabilities and valuable granular reports from Active Directory.

CONS

There are so many reports in ManageEngine ADAudit Plus that it sometimes makes it difficult to navigate to what is needed.
The initial setup was quite complex and required some research beforehand.
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus can be very tricky, especially for high-availability configuration or distributed environment installation.
The return on investment for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is very hard to measure and some features require more external integration.
The pricing for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is considered a bit high compared to other software solutions.
 

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Pros review quotes

Karthik G - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Pre-sales Specialist at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Sep 16, 2025
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus provides real-time tracking capabilities through agent installation, which works in real-time to collect information and immediately alerts if anything matches the defined conditions in the application.
Md Abdul Hakim - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited
Jan 21, 2025
This solution's popularity extends through comprehensive auditing capabilities.
NK
Senior Manager at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 24, 2025
Some of the most valuable features of ADAudit Plus are the granular parts of the reports fetched from Active Directory.
Learn what your peers think about ManageEngine ADAudit Plus. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
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WC
Senior Systems Engineer at Accurate Corrosion Control, Inc.
Aug 12, 2024
The product's initial setup phase is very easy.
JS
Student at Rabdan Academy
Jul 13, 2023
The Account Lockout Analyzer and the Inactive Users reports are particularly valuable.
Karthik G - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Pre-sales Specialist at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
May 29, 2022
I like the user behavior analytics (UBA). It's a machine learning feature that creates a standard profile for each user when you install it. It creates a baseline for every user, so it can detect when anyone deviates from that standard baseline profile. For example, if a user typically logs in at 9:30 am and logs out at 6 pm, ADAudit will flag it as an anomaly when that same logs in after normal hours and alert the admins.
Park Armstrong - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technical and Solution Architect at Vertigo Inc.
Jul 20, 2022
Real-time monitoring of AD changes and logons is valuable.
Elgin Smith - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Nov 1, 2023
The most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is its reports.
Edu Edu - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Analyst at Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
May 22, 2023
We use the product to track events and monitor logs of servers and workstations. I am impressed with the tool's tracking ability. It is intuitive and easy to use.
Hussein Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Enterprise System Administrator at Nafeza
Nov 29, 2022
It assists in managing the active directory and modifying the reintegrated GPOs.
 

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Cons review quotes

Karthik G - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Pre-sales Specialist at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Sep 16, 2025
An area of improvement for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus could be in graphical reporting, as currently, it's limited with old school bar charts, and having more interactive reports with a better graphical user interface would be beneficial.
Md Abdul Hakim - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited
Jan 21, 2025
Some features require more external integration.
NK
Senior Manager at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 24, 2025
The interface could be improved, and the log collecting feature should have additional functionalities.
Learn what your peers think about ManageEngine ADAudit Plus. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,221 professionals have used our research since 2012.
WC
Senior Systems Engineer at Accurate Corrosion Control, Inc.
Aug 12, 2024
The return on investment for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is very hard to measure.
JS
Student at Rabdan Academy
Jul 13, 2023
The initial setup was difficult.
Karthik G - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Pre-sales Specialist at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
May 29, 2022
ADAudit could have a more sophisticated interface design. They are using a plain UI, which is decent. However, customers have said that it looks a little flat compared to other vendors. It's not fancy.
Park Armstrong - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technical and Solution Architect at Vertigo Inc.
Jul 20, 2022
Its configuration can be better. There were 44 pages of documented notes of what I had to do to get the product to work during the installation process.
Elgin Smith - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Nov 1, 2023
The solution's managing file server activity could be improved.
Edu Edu - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Analyst at Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
May 22, 2023
The solution should include more details on file creation and modification. It also needs to have a quick message for troubleshooting problems which needs to be detailed and generic.
Hussein Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Enterprise System Administrator at Nafeza
Nov 29, 2022
It assists in managing the active directory and modifying the reintegrated GPOs.