Microsoft Active Directory Reviews

The solution enables people to log on to computers and applications. I'm a domain architect. 

The most valuable feature is the ability for a single sign-on for applications.

We've found Active Directory difficult to restore. I'd also like to see more structure in the cloud version.

We've been using this solution for 15 years. 

The solution is stable.

Active Directory is scalable, we have around 7,000 users.

We've escalated to technical support many times. They provide good service.

The initial setup is very straightforward but Active Directory is hard to restore. Deployment is just a matter of downloading from Microsoft. There's no maintenance required. 

It requires a license but the product is bundled in with other functions, so it doesn't have a separate cost. There's a fixed price per user for the suite. 

I think structure and internal guidelines are extremely important and almost never there from the beginning. 

I rate this product nine out of 10.

The solution’s management capability is very good. The tool is also very scalable. You can add any number of users that you want to operate. Moreover, you can easily organize the solution.

I would like to see improvements in the solution’s security filtering feature. It can include machines and filter some users. There is no option to exclude a particular user or system.

The solution is very scalable. The solution works from a single server. Hence, the usage is as per company and not per user.

The initial setup is neither too easy nor difficult. You need to have some skills or knowledge in Microsoft Active Directory to implement it.

I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. I recommend this solution to anyone who is willing to use it. I have no knowledge of other alternatives that can do the same job as Microsoft Active Directory.

I'm the head of IT and we are users of Active Directory.

It brings an order to the system that is very useful. 

The user interface is not friendly for a regular user. Configuration is more complicated than it needs to be. It normally requires an expert technician and deployment takes two to three weeks. 

I've been using this solution for 10 years. 

The solution is scalable. 

The customer service is good. 

Maybe you can have an app in in one week, but correctly on good configured, you need at least three weeks. Three weeks.

I rate this solution 10 out of 10. 

Active Directory helps you manage users and policies. We have around 400 users, and we plan in the new year to increase the user base so that every employee has their own user account. 

Active Directory makes managing user policies easier, like when a user wants to share files. We also use it to create and manage our email accounts. 

I started using Active Directory nine years ago.

Active Directory is stable. 

I rate Active Directory eight out of 10. It could be more scalable. We still need another software solution to monitor the network in addition to Active Directory and OpManager, our domain controller. We use SolarWinds.

When I have a problem, I contact them via email, and they solve my issue. 

Setting up Active Directory isn't complex. It's easy to configure new rules or install new features in Windows Server. It took us three months to deploy and configure Active Directory. After that, we make changes as we go. We started by deploying the operating system and configuring the domain controller. Then, we created group policies and roles for each department. 

We pay for a yearly license per user for the Microsoft operating system and Office plus costs for other products like Kaspersky antivirus. 

I rate Microsoft Active Directory nine out of 10. It helps us manage users and resource usage on the network. Everything became easier for us after we started using it in our environment. I recommend it.

Our primary use case for this solution is domain creation.

We find the user interface valuable as it is very user-friendly.

The product could be improved in the area of security. For example, they can release a patch every week or every month and release the security patches.

We have been using the solution for 20 years and are currently using Microsoft Active Advance Server 2016.

The solution is stable. Approximately 400 people are using the solution in our organization.

The solution is scalable.

We have had a good experience with customer service and support.

The initial setup was straightforward and took approximately two hours.

We implemented it in-house.

For the educational sector, we are getting free licenses from Microsoft because it comes in the HEC program for the Pakistani Government and Higher Education Commission. So we get licenses from the HEC and don't pay any license fees for Microsoft products.

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. The solution is good and user-friendly, but the security features could be improved.

We use the tool for FSMO, policies, and customized user registrations. 

I expect additional features like maximizing user flow, improving the branding of the UI, and enabling non-interactive login. Customizing the login page is limited to changing the background and logo, and adding terms and conditions during registration requires JavaScript.

The tool is stable. 

Microsoft Active Directory is scalable.

The tool's support is good in some areas but not so much in others. It depends on the kind of support we request and the product type. For some things, they are pretty good. For other services, they are responsive but might not provide any solution.

We already have experience integrating Microsoft Active Directory with other Microsoft Azure products, so it doesn't need to be checked. Third-party integrations are mainly for use cases related to external needs.

From my experience, I would rate Microsoft Active Directory around seven or eight out of ten. I never rate anything a ten out of ten, but my experience has been positive overall. I haven't chosen IBM Active Directory or other third-party solutions for core use cases.

We use Active Directory in IIS, our fleet management system, for monitoring our fleet of vehicles. 

Active Directory is more flexible and feature-rich than Apache.

I have used Active Directory since 2006.

Setting up Active Directory is easy because there is an installation guide that walks you through every step. It takes about a week to fully deploy and configure it, set roles, etc.