# ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is ManageEngine ADAudit Plus the right Compliance solution for you? Explore 73 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/210774/ADAudit-Plus/reviews --- ManageEngine ADAudit Plus 4.4 (73) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.4 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews HD Hüseyin D Head of Enterprise SystemsFinancial Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The alerts in real-time were also a big benefit, as they enabled me to detect and respond to situations before they became bigger issues.“ September 28, 2025 AO Adiel O IT HeadFinancial Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The problem with little customizability was that formatting had to be done through exporting the data and modifying it.“ April 23, 2025 BP Barroughes P Third line support analystGovernment Relations, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Over all this is one of the best tools we have brought on board in the organisation, we have finally been able continuously manage and monitor all our estate within one tool.“ May 21, 2025 ANDREY V CEOMarketing and Advertising, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It is quite overwhelming when first using, there is definitely a steeper learning curve than your typical software.“ November 10, 2025 HD Hüseyin D Head of Enterprise SystemsFinancial Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I particularly liked the variety of predefined reports; having those available saved me time and gave me a quick snapshot of user actions and changes to Active Directory.“ September 28, 2025 John W Database administratorBanking, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The only limitation of this tool is the cost only, it is abit expensive“ January 3, 2025 Peter B Principal consultantHospital & Health Care, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The most helpful is for auditing behaviour / investigations including logon/off and file read/write/delete/modify etc“ April 8, 2026 LN Louwrens N Senior IT EngineerFinancial Services, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “We can do a bit of nit-picking and say we do not like the interface, or some of the reports are not something we use in our region.“ February 27, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 73 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Victor L. System administrator Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Understand this is a tool worth recommending" December 18, 2024 4.0 Pros What I have liked most about this tool is it's auditing of file capability through monitoring of file creation, file editing, and other security features in real time. Cons Cost is the only limiting factor here, this tool is seriously expensive Review Source DV Dat V. IT Manager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "AD Forensic system" November 29, 2023 4.0 Some initial configuration is required, pretty to follow and understand its functionality Pros Easy to access, well defined menu system. Decent dashboard to drill down. Cons Some minor after setup configuration on Active directory is required. The install wizard could be better. Alternatives considered [Lepide Data Security Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/205542/Lepide-Data-Security-Platform/)[Netwrix Auditor](https://www.capterra.com/p/164872/Netwrix-Auditor/) Reason for choosing ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Netwrix Auditor, Netwrix is too complex for our needs and environment. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Business Process Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Could be a great product" October 10, 2017 2.0 Pros It has a lot of features and can give a lot of auditing data. It's also fairly cheap and gives amazing reports. Cons Hard to setup Annual fees Requires a lot of resources to run (setup separate VM) Not great support Review Source LS Lucia S. Data Center Operator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Enhanced visibility into user activities and file access​" April 25, 2025 4.0 Pros IADAudit Plus was very helpful at tracking user logon activity across our network as well as file access. By monitoring these events, we have already been tracking down some unusual patterns which may mean security threat, so we can act accordingly before it does any harm.​ Cons One of the limitations was that native support for auditing non Windows file servers was not available. To have such intelligent coverage level of monitoring we had to implement extra tools which also lead further complexity. Review Source NM Nermin M. Data Engineer Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "AD monitoring has enabled comprehensive security oversight​" April 23, 2025 4.0 Pros With ADAudit Plus I can audit Active Directory changes deeply and get real-time alerts about the changes made to the user accounts or group membership, or any GPOs. Having this immediate visibility into these important changes has been a key factor in helping ensure we maintain a chronic level of security in our organization. Cons The integration was rather easy except that it required additional configuration for some third party SIEM solutions. This created more complexity during the first setup phase and we needed to further collaborate with our security team to let data flow without a hitch.​ Review Source DS Donald S. GITC Analyst Oil & Energy Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Review" February 19, 2025 5.0 it is a very easy product to use and will make your life easier the more you utlie it, I had to run reports of users who had Bad logins/risky logins and it made it a breeze for me to review them Pros What I liked most about is that I could pull reports of risky logins and see who logged in from where when I needed to review a Risky login report. Cons The only feature I do not like much about ADAudit Plus is the fact that in my eyes alot fo the funcatlity can be done in a normal Azure dashboard. Review Source AO Adiel O. IT Head Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "More efficient compliance reporting on the regulatory standards" April 23, 2025 5.0 Pros ADAudit Plus has eliminated the need for the development of compliance reports since they offer templates based on different categories of compliance that include SOX, HIPAA, and GDPR. This feature has made it easier to prepare for compliance audits since it has been time-saving and effortless.​ Cons The problem with little customizability was that formatting had to be done through exporting the data and modifying it. Review Source PE Pete E. Head of IT Services Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very useful for auditing permissions and changes in AD" February 18, 2025 4.0 The product is easy to work with and their support team are very helpful. The menus are self explanatory and easy to navigate. Pros This product has a lot of features for an AD admin, with 100s reports and the ability to create custom reports. Cons I'd like an immediate report of changes to Ad admin, but it seems to come at the same time each day regardless of any changes happening. Review Source John W. Database administrator Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Soo super fantastic tool for you" January 3, 2025 4.0 Pros Analytics and report feature is perfect highlighting all activities that we track. Cons The only limitation of this tool is the cost only, it is abit expensive Review Source NG Nick G. Sys Admin Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great add to AD360" August 18, 2025 4.0 Great toolset and a no-brainer to include in the AD360 platform. Would benefit from performance optimizations and AI integration. Pros Easy integration into AD360 platform. Robust report building tool. Dashboard has a good about of customization options. Cons Performance could be improved. The GUI to build custom reports could be more streamlined. Perhaps include AI tools to auto build reports based on prompts. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO Animation Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Experiência geral com o ManageEngine ADAudit Plus" September 2, 2025 5.0 Minha experiência com o foi, em geral, positiva. A ferramenta realmente cumpre o que promete quando o assunto é monitoramento de Active Directory, servidores e arquivos, trazendo relatórios prontos, alertas em tempo real e recursos de análise de comportamento que ajudam bastante a identificar atividades suspeitas. Para quem precisa de visibilidade e conformidade, o sistema entrega muito valor, inclusive com relatórios úteis em auditorias Pros a ferramenta oferece monitoramento e relatórios extensos, com visibilidade ampla sobre alterações no Active Directory e servidores de arquivos Cons A configuração para cenários com alta disponibilidade ou distribuição entre servidores costuma dar bastante trabalho: Review Source MM Mohamed M. Area Manager Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Improving compliance and security monitoring with alignment" April 22, 2025 4.0 Pros With the integration of ADAudit Plus, we received rich compliance reports that were important to the audit. Real-time supervision of opened and modified files confirmed that we complied with the rules concerning the access to important files and data.​ Cons The initial setup took some time to set it up to meet specific compliances that are relevant to us and our industry. Making customization to fit our needs was fine-tuned and taken with advisement to the support staff.​ Review Source GK Guy K. Solutions Architect Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "New to AD plus like what I see so far" February 25, 2025 4.0 Pros I’ve been using Ad audit for about six months. It’s a solid tool with a user friendly GUI and impressive live auditing, especially when it comes to file activity and monitoring. The dashboard makes it easy to drill down into events, improving visibility. Cons Setup was a bit tricky some manual config in Active Directory was needed for full integration. Updating the tool was a bit tricky as well. Review Source JA John A. Service Desk Analyst Financial Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Manage Engine is good" December 13, 2024 5.0 It does what it says on the tin, we're able to manage service tickets effectively Pros It's very efficient, and has a smooth UI overall. We met them at DTX and they impressed us. Cons We use an older version, but it works. I could have a friendlier UI though Review Source DR Dean R. Group Infrastructure Specialist Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ADAuditPlus - block errors in user permissions" May 18, 2021 4.0 Very useful product which integrates well with our systems and allows our L1 techs to keep a handle on user login issues on a daily basis without requiring any extra permissions in AD. Reports can be emailed on a schedule which we use for auditing 3rd part access to our systems for example. Pros We have integration with various products and mainly from our helpdesk. We use this to monitor changes to user accounts - we have some restricted groups for access to some systems, so if someone copies a user and the new user should not be in one of these groups, it blocks it and alerts us. Useful for tracking locked accounts as to where/why they are being locked. We use it daily to check failed logins, for example when someone with an expired password (or leaver) has left a PC logged in generating thousands of audit failures in AD. We can then identify and resolve these easily. Cons Setup for some of the above can be quite complex and we can sometimes catch ourselves out if the rules are too strict. (Manually adding someone to a group and forgetting we restricted it for example). Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Specialist Oil & Energy Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "An effective solution for auditing AD and file server activities" August 6, 2018 4.0 Pros ADAudit Plus ensures computer security and compliance for us since we use Active Directory servers. It provides us with an audit trail detailing any changes made by our technicians to the configuration or content of the server so we can stay secure and detect any malicious behavior. It also helps us to know what steps to take in the event that some changes bring about a negative effect. Cons There’s so much information that gets created as a result of the auditing function and sometimes finding the right and accurate report requires going through quite a bit of data to get the exact one you’re looking for. But no tool is really perfect, and this one has some good things to offer. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Security Engineer Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "You can get all kinds of reports with this product in the active directory environment." May 19, 2019 4.0 It has a particularly user-friendly interface and simple to use. It includes reports of users of groups and other objects of Active Directory in detail. An Active Directory-specific SIEM tool. With this product, you can store your data for years with the archiving mechanism. Pros It has a particularly user-friendly interface and simple to use. The alarm can be generated when the log is in accordance with the conditions determined on the application. Cons The quality of the support team is insufficient to solve problems of the product and quickly shut down calls. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Assistant Manager - IT Network and Operations Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "AD Audit Plus - True Auditor" August 10, 2021 4.0 Overall ManageEngine Audit Plus gives you a great AD Admin and Audit experience. I would love to recommend it. Pros Simple reporting structure AD Audit Plus has is the coolest feature. You can dig deeper to any issue related to user accounts using this just with two three clicks. Cons If archiving option made simplified, it will be perfect. It gives a little hassle to retrieve log from the archive. Review Source ES Edgar S. Service Desk Technician Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Makes AD Troubleshooting Easy" March 5, 2019 4.0 Overall i enjoy the product and would recommend this for reporting and troubleshooting AD issues. Pros I like all the functionalities that ADAudit Plus provides, it has plenty of features that i have yet to play around with. This product makes trouble shooting easier and root cause analysis a breeze. Cons Although AD audit has a bunch of features, the UI is a bit cluttered and intimidating if you don't know exactly what you're looking for. Once you know where things are, everything becomes easier. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Beleidsadviseur ICT Utilities Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Always Registering and Alerting about Changes In AD" January 9, 2019 4.0 ADAudit Plus has helped us to fulfill a requirement: monitor our AD for changes with respect to security settings. Pros The software is always active, registering changes in Active Directory and can alert you about them. For instance, we get notifications when an account is added, changed or has gained privileged access. This makes it easier to be 'on top' of security events. Cons The software's update procedure is error prone. It runs in Java and not all updates are succesful. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer System Administrator Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very Informative Auditing Software" December 5, 2018 5.0 Windows user auditing is a breeze with ADAudit. Pros Ease of use Easy to navigate interface Filters galore Cons No real cons to mention. Filters could be a bit much to an inexperienced user. Review Source EO Eric O. Arquitecto de soluciones Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Audit your Active Directory on the go" May 17, 2022 5.0 Pros Easy to deploy, you only pass the info of your domain like the domain controllers and thats almost all Cons You need to buy the modules for separate Review Source MJ Martin J. IT Team Lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Helps to track password issues" March 5, 2018 4.0 Pros You can track active directory lockouts and find details of the lockouts. Has a good splash page that you can edit with different graphs. Cons Can be a bit clunky when trying to find search. Would be easier if you could quickly search by user. Review Source kJ kyle J. Security Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Product" March 9, 2020 4.0 Great experience, I will definitely recommend this product. Well worth it. Pros The simplicity of this product is fantastic. Its on of the easiest and most simple piece of software to use with the most effective results. Definitely bang for buck. Cons the most time consuming is the setup, but other than that its not a complex product to use. Review Source BS Ben S. Infrastructure Architect Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is Excellent and Needs to be a Requirement for any Business Running On-Prem Active Directory" May 6, 2026 5.0 We have been using for years, and during that time we have had no issues with the products speed, reliability, or feature set. Pros The product is the least expensive way to audit and alert on any Active Directory environment. They are 100% web based and do not require any agents. Upgrades are the best for any product I have ever used. Any company using Active Directory should be running ManageEngine ADAudit Plus. Cons Even though the support for has always been excellent, they can be a little bit hard to understand with the language barrier. Alternatives considered [System Center](https://www.capterra.com/p/70929/System-Center/) Reason for choosing ManageEngine ADAudit Plus was just overall a better product for its ease of use, 100% web based interface, and no problematic upgrades. Review Source ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.