Simplifies Active Directory & Microsoft 365 Management with Powerful Bulk Automation
What do you like best about the product?
Best thing is its ability to simplify complex Active Directory and Microsoft 365 management tasks through bulk automation, intuitive reporting, and secure delegation—all without requiring scripts or coding. This makes it especially powerful for enterprise IT teams who need efficiency, compliance, and scalability.
What do you dislike about the product?
main drawbacks of ManageEngine ADManager Plus are its scalability limits with very large environments, relatively high licensing costs, occasional stability issues, and gaps in integration with HR or third-party systems.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
it solves the pain of repetitive, error-prone Active Directory and Microsoft 365 administration by centralizing bulk management, reporting, and delegation. it reduces the need to constantly write and maintain PowerShell scripts, while still giving you audit-ready reports and workflow automation that scale across enterprise environments.
Manage Engine AD Manager helps us automate our repetitive task.
What do you like best about the product?
I really like the ease with which AD Manager allows us to manage Active Directory along with the intuiveness of its out of the box reports.
What do you dislike about the product?
In my opinion Ad Manager Plus is too resource exhaustive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Manage Engine AD Manager allows us to gain full visilbility in AD while allowing us to automate many of our repetitive tasks.
Powerful Automation and Compliance Reporting That Streamlines AD Management
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most about ManageEngine ADManager Plus is its strong automation and reporting capabilities. It significantly cuts down on manual Active Directory work such as user provisioning, group management, and password resets. The interface is intuitive, and the customizable compliance reports make audits straightforward. Secure delegation also allows non-admin users to take care of routine tasks without added risk, which saves time and improves overall efficiency.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I dislike about ManageEngine ADManager Plus is that the interface can feel cluttered and overwhelming at first, especially for new users. Some of the more advanced features take time to learn, and in very large environments I’ve noticed occasional performance slowdowns. I also find that reporting customization could be more intuitive, and the mobile support feels limited compared to competitors.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
ManageEngine ADManager Plus helps simplify Active Directory administration by automating user provisioning and deprovisioning, along with group management, across hybrid environments. It eliminates the need for manual scripting, reduces the chance of errors, and offers ready-made compliance and audit reports. For us, this translates into time savings, stronger security, faster onboarding, and more consistent access governance, all with minimal administrative effort for modern enterprise IT teams globally.
Reporting features have supported regular user management while some automation capabilities remain unused
What is our primary use case?
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 expertise. Information about groups and group members can be accessed through the product. Inactive users and the duration of their inactivity can be tracked. Bulk changes to users can be performed, including bulk user locks and unlocks. Password changes for multiple users can be executed simultaneously. Multiple options and use cases are available within the product.
Automation features in ManageEngine ADManager Plus have been explored, including ticketing and job automation. However, automation is not currently being utilized because the environment does not require it.
The delegation feature in ManageEngine ADManager Plus is useful and is actively being used to support multiple technicians. Technician rights can be handled and delegated according to specific requirements. This is a valuable feature.
What is most valuable?
ManageEngine ADManager Plus has been in use for three years following an initial trial period. Regular and proper work with the product has been ongoing throughout this time.
Reporting is the most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADManager Plus and is highly usable.
What needs improvement?
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 required due to the organization's environment and needs.
There are always possibilities for improvements in the initial setup of ManageEngine ADManager Plus.
For how long have I used the solution?
ManageEngine ADManager Plus has been in use for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of ManageEngine ADManager Plus is rated as seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability, including the ability to add new users, is rated as six out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support from ManageEngine has never been utilized.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Only ManageEngine ADManager Plus has been used, and no comparison has been made with products from other vendors.
How was the initial setup?
There are always possibilities for improvements in the initial setup of ManageEngine ADManager Plus.
What other advice do I have?
ManageEngine ADManager Plus is very easy to use with no associated complexity or problems encountered. The overall review rating for this product is seven out of ten.
User management becomes efficient and installation is straightforward
What is our primary use case?
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.
What is most valuable?
With ADManager, I can easily complete any Active Directory tasks from anywhere, making it an excellent solution. Moreover, user and group management is straightforward. The software is fast, secure, and enables me to manage everything in one place. The installation process is effortless, requiring only one person.
What needs improvement?
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. Additionally, upgrading from recent to the latest versions is quite complex and time-consuming. Improvements in this area would be beneficial.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for about one and a half years, maybe.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of ADManager at eight points on a scale from one to ten. It is quite stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable; I would rate its scalability as eight points out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support from ManageEngine is very satisfactory. I would rate it as ten points out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of ADManager is straightforward and easy to install. It only requires one person to complete the setup.
What was our ROI?
The return on investment is noticeable in terms of cost saving, which is about ten to 15%.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is perceived as cheap, and the licensing is annual.
What other advice do I have?
The user interface can be improved with the inclusion of AI features. This would reduce the need for user interaction and enhance search capabilities. I would rate ADManager at nine out of ten points overall.
AdManager from ManageEngine
What do you like best about the product?
Friendly UI
Strong integration with AD
Varity of reports
What do you dislike about the product?
Support tickets take longer time than usual
Local partner is not supportive
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
as mentioned above, ADManager is very strong in integration with AD an SD Plus installed on premise.
Useful for vulnerability management but requires to improve the support offered
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution in my company as a network VAPT and asset management tool.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the solution are vulnerability management and system patching functionalities.
What needs improvement?
ManageEngine ADManager Plus is capable of everything.
The product's price is an area of concern where improvements can be introduced by making it available at a cheaper rate.
The support should be more responsive.
For how long have I used the solution?
.I have been using ManageEngine ADManager Plus for two years. I operate as an integrator of the product.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
I don't know the number of customers who use the product. I just use the solution in my company.
How are customer service and support?
It is a bit tough to deal with the technical support of the product since I did not get any answer from them during the migration process.
How was the initial setup?
The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and not complex.
In my company, we simply deploy ManageEngine into the client's system, and then it requires an internet connection, after which the device automatically syncs after the deployment of the agent. After the tool gets installed on the client's machine, we take steps accordingly.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I need to pay for the license, and I believe that it could be made cheaper.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I am open to working with other tools apart from ManageEngine ADManager Plus, provided such products are easy on my pocket and have some advanced features to offer.
What other advice do I have?
Speaking about the group management capabilities is something like discussing Active Directory. For the infrastructure, I am using another solution. I manage my entire infrastructure through JAMS Cloud.
I would recommend the product to others 50 percent of the time, while I may not do so the other 50 percent.
I would recommend that others go with Sophos.
In terms of the value derived from the use of the product, I can say that it is possible if the working of the product is good.
I don't get to use any AI features in ManageEngine.
I rate the tool a seven out of ten.
ManageEngine ADManager
What do you like best about the product?
easy good product integrated good reports
What do you dislike about the product?
shodul be included in a bigger product not goood alone
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
managing and reporting on ad user
Validates every activity and helps to delegate access management
What is our primary use case?
I use ManageEngine ADManager Plus for auditing.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution helps us with access delegation. It keeps our footprint in the Active Directory small, making it easier to watch over and secure. This is good for cybersecurity, helping us track changes and daily checks on who's doing what in our system.
What is most valuable?
The product helps to validate every activity.
What needs improvement?
Other products have more flexibility and integration in managing identities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for six to seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate ManageEngine ADManager Plus' scalability a seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the tool's scalability a nine out of ten.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We switched to ManageEngine ADManager Plus since it's cheaper and has more reports.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment is easy.
What was our ROI?
We have seen ROI with the tool's use.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool's pricing is good.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the product a nine out of ten.
Its a very easy to use and convinent to manage
What do you like best about the product?
Backup and Recovery is the best part of the service and management
What do you dislike about the product?
Workflow is the most complicated to configure
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
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