Recovery Manager for Active Directory Reviews

Name: Recovery Manager for Active Directory
Brand: Quest Software
Rating: 4.5 (3 reviews)

4.5 out of 5

3 reviews
100% willing to recommend

What is Recovery Manager for Active Directory?

Recovery Manager for Active Directory is designed to provide a comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution for Active Directory environments. It offers features that streamline restoration processes, improve efficiency, and reduce downtime.

Recovery Manager for Active Directory is the #1 ranked solution in top Active Directory Recovery solutions. PeerSpot users give Recovery Manager for Active Directory an average rating of 9.0 out of 10. Recovery Manager for Active Directory is most commonly compared to Semperis Active Directory Forest Recovery (ADFR): Recovery Manager for Active Directory vs Semperis Active Directory Forest Recovery (ADFR). Recovery Manager for Active Directory is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 76% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 15% of all views.

Featured Recovery Manager for Active Directory reviews

Nick Hairapetian

Technical Expert II TEC05 - Technical Manager at WTW

The initial setup requires a design and engineering phase. You can't just pick the product and click next, next, finish - especially if you're planning on making sure that it's going to be available during a disaster. It does require sitting down and designing it. So it's not like a home-use product that you can just go and install and start using it with no consequence.

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Mark Dowden

Manager Directory Services at a media company with 10,001+ employees

The interface and the time to recovery of the objects are great aspects of the solution. The interface is very simple. I didn't have anybody walk me through it. I just went in and said, "Okay, how do I do this?" And it was very slick. It was very simple, and it was very quick. The menus are streamlined and I could very easily figure out what backup I wanted to go to, how to load it, and how to restore the attributes. I have restored one time—some attributes on an object—and it was very simple. It was very slick and worked really well. Our impression of the solution for providing a clean, malware-free recovery and protecting our AD backups from compromise is that it is probably one of the best options available. From what I've seen, there are a few vendors that do it in a similar fashion, but what this product does is top-notch. It's a top-tier solution for preventing the reingestion of some type of compromise. I can't say if it reduces the risk of malware reinfection, but I can definitely say it significantly reduces the possibility of reingestion. It's not doing a full backup of the server, and it's not backing up the driver directory and directories where executable files reside, which is where malware is likely to be hidden. It doesn't have to back those up to do the directory backup. It limits what is backed up and what is restored. It is very important to have this ability to eliminate the risk of reinfection. If you suffer a compromise, and you're restoring to a clean environment, the assumption is that it's clean. If you have that same infection, then you're doing a tremendous amount of work and spending a tremendous amount of money, and you're going to suffer the same fate down the road.

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Krisarlex Foronda

Senior Operations Manager at Procter & Gamble

I like the zero-touch or zero-intervention aspect the most when it comes to performing a forest restoration (FOHO). It is really automated. If you set everything correctly, it will restore your forest without any manual steps. It gives us a good idea of our RTO and RPO – how long it would take to recover our entire forest or a single domain controller in a disaster scenario. So, for me, in terms of potential, I'd scale it a nine out of ten.

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Recovery Manager for Active Directory mindshare

As of August 2025, the mindshare of Recovery Manager for Active Directory in the Active Directory Recovery category stands at 20.9%, down from 30.1% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

"The feature that automates most of the tasks is the most valuable since you do not have to worry about making sure that you follow the steps one by one manually during a disaster."
"I like the zero-touch or zero-intervention aspect the most when it comes to performing a forest restoration (FOHO). It is really automated. If you set everything correctly, it will restore your forest without any manual steps."
"Our impression of the solution for providing a clean, malware-free recovery and protecting our AD backups from compromise is that it is probably one of the best options available."

Room for Improvement

"One of the things they can do is give the user the ability to skip the prechecks and verifications."
"Inside the console, when you change something in the computer collection, there's no history or log showing what's been done. For example, if I add or remove a domain controller from the compare collection, the console doesn't record the time or the user who made the change. This makes it difficult to manage the console, especially for auditing purposes. It lacks login capability within Recovery Manager for Active Directory."
"I identified a gap with their Recovery Manager for AD Forest Edition. That software can't recover for us if we have a complete malware/ransomware-type scenario where we lose all our domain controllers. If you lose the entire forest, you can't get it back up with the Forest Edition. You have to use their Disaster Recovery Edition."

Pricing

"Comparing it to other vendors, it seems to be affordable. So, it is worth the money."

These insights are based on the in-depth reviews provided by peers to help you make a better buying decision.

Top industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

Construction Company

University

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Healthcare Company

Educational Organization

Retailer

Comms Service Provider

Legal Firm

Transportation Company

Performing Arts

Wholesaler/Distributor

Pharma/Biotech Company

Recreational Facilities/Services Company

Recruiting/Hr Firm

Outsourcing Company

Non Profit

Media Company

Leisure / Travel Company

Logistics Company

Hospitality Company

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Learn more about Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Recovery Manager for Active Directory allows IT professionals to quickly address and resolve disruptions with its restoration and data protection capabilities. It minimizes the interruption caused by unforeseen errors by allowing administrators to restore data to a previous state. This is particularly important in maintaining continuity and ensuring data integrity within Active Directory environments.

What are the key features of Recovery Manager for Active Directory?

Automated Backups: Facilitates regular and automatic backup schedules, ensuring latest configurations are always safe.
Granular Restore: Provides flexibility by allowing restoration of entire domains or specific objects.
Reporting: Delivers detailed reports on backup status and potential issues for proactive management.
Integration: Works seamlessly with existing Active Directory to ensure consistency and reliability.

What benefits or ROI should users consider in reviews?

Reduced Downtime: Quick recovery times mean businesses resume operations faster.
Data Integrity: Consistent backups ensure no data loss during recovery.
Ease of Use: Streamlined processes simplify management tasks.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Recovery Manager for Active Directory implementation revolves around safeguarding critical data and maintaining service continuity. These sectors often require robust and swift recovery mechanisms to protect sensitive information and comply with stringent regulatory requirements. Recovery Manager for Active Directory serves as a reliable choice to meet these demands.