IBM Guardium vs. ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Guardium
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
IBM Guardium is IBM's data security posture management solution, that aims to offer organizations comprehensive visibility, actionable insights and real-time controls to help users comply with regulations, preserve privacy and secure sensitive data no matter where it is stored.N/A
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
ADAudit Plus offers real-time monitoring, user and entity behaviour analytics, and change audit reports that helps users keep AD and IT infrastructure secure and compliant. Track all changes to Windows AD objects including users, groups, computers, GPOs, and OUs. Achieve hybrid AD monitoring with a single, correlated view of all the activities happening across both on-premises AD and Azure AD. Monitor every user's logon and logoff activity, including…
$595
per year
Pricing
IBM GuardiumManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Editions & Modules
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Standard
$595
per year
Professional
$945
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM GuardiumManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is dependent based on data source environment.Pricing is dependent on the number of domain controllers and starts at $595/year for the Standard edition, and $945/year for the Professional edition.
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Features
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Monitoring Tasks
Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Product A and Product B
IBM Guardium
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Ratings
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
7.0
Ratings
10% below category average
Remote monitoring00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Network device monitoring00 Ratings4.30 Ratings
Multiple Server Monitoring00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Multi-device monitoring00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Automated alerts and notifications00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Management Tasks
Comparison of Management Tasks features of Product A and Product B
IBM Guardium
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Ratings
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
8.3
Ratings
12% above category average
Service configuration management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Software and hardware inventory00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Policy-based automation00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Reporting
Comparison of Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IBM Guardium
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Ratings
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
8.1
Ratings
7% above category average
Performance data reports00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Customizable reporting00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Data visualization00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Risk analysis00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IBM Guardium
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Ratings
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
6.4
Ratings
2% above category average
Data backup and recovery00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Antivirus and malware management00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Administrator access control00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM GuardiumManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
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9.6
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
5.3
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
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8.2
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
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8.2
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Vendor pre-sale
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7.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM GuardiumManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
It checks many boxes when it comes to security. It allows you to see all the DB activity that goes on, report on it, and send it to SIEM. The analytics part extends this product even more. The investigation dashboard makes it easier to find outliers or specifics without running queries or reports.
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ManageEngine is mostly a "check the box" solution for SIEM systems. We needed something that satisfied our customer and was cost-effective. I would highly rate the system on "worth what paid for". Support is eager to please and prompt. My only issue is that it's mostly based outside the US with helpful, but non-native speakers so it's hard to understand them. I wish they would spring for better help "phone lines" so I'm not dealing with difficult to understand and unclear speakers.
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Pros
  • when businesses use IBM Guardium Insights to visualize data risks, it can help them find and prioritize threats better
  • by putting all of its features in one place, it might make data security easier to manage and keep under control
  • it is easy to use and doesn't mean anything
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  • Logons - reports are very clean and concise and accurate
  • Account Lockouts - very challenging to do without ManageEngine ADAudit Plus. The tool allows us to easily locate the device or, at the very least, point us in the right direction!
  • AD change management - IT admins should consider this a necessity, and ManageEngine ADAudit Plus facilitates this seamlessly
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Cons
  • Large activity reports are easier to generate
  • that is capable of performing activity profiling to learn to identify abnormal activity
  • that has the ability to integrate with reporting tools
  • that has a mobile interface
  • los reportes de actividades grandes Sean mas faciles de generar
  • que sea capaz de realizar un profiling de actividades para aprender a identificar actividad anormal
  • que Tenga la posibilidad de integrarse con herramientas de reporteria
  • que Tenga una interfaz movil
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  • In earlier releases there were quite a few bugs and performance issues. These have since been resolved.
  • When integrated with the Log360 Suite, it can be confusing on whether EventLog Analyzer or ADAudit Plus are "managing"/"Ingesting" the data from a given endpoint.
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Likelihood to Renew
It is a perfect system to detect problems that we do not see manually, it is light, with a very simple learning curve and with great protection of our data, we will use it forever.
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It works great for everything we need and use. Any issues in the software are pretty easy to resolve with tech support. And they are very responsive to resolving issues. Even ones where a fix/patch are required. At present, the software does everything we need it to for compliance, audit, and account review.
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Usability
It might look complex in the beginning but once you get hold of it by going through all of the documentation then it seems to be very smooth. The configuration is comparatively easy and the user can understand it on their own without any external help. The overall learning curve is Ok.
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ADAudit with its cloud and on prem install option allows any organization to get in on AD report management. Whether you need to report internally only for for external audit controls its a great tool with flexibility to handle most any user or group report capability. Since this also includes m365 integration it enables IT pros to administer usage, license, cost control and permission access to most anything in Microsoft's portfolio. Its a great tool all around for AD integrated access needs.
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Reliability and Availability
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uptime good
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Performance
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Integration/overlap between products could be improved
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Support Rating
There has been great support coming from IBM. It is easy to use and a great way to keep our data secure. I would recommend this to other possible users and if I were to move companies, I would recommend we use this there too. Thank you
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The attention to cases or situations with the tool has been exceptional. being able to count on the manufacturer either by mail, call or chat. generate cases directly from the application allows you to have personalized support in order to solve problems that has been able to appear.
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
knowledgable and prompt response
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Implementation Rating
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The remote setup team helped when i needed it and setup weas very straight forward and easy. The advanced setup for an external db and customizations for our latest version AD environment went pretty easy once they found documentation on customization.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM Security Guardium uses advanced technologies, such as behavioral analysis and machine learning, to detect and respond to security threats in real time. This enables more accurate detection and faster response to threats compared to other similar software
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In terms of features, ADAudit Plus offers a comprehensive set of features for monitoring and auditing Active Directory, including real-time alerts, detailed reports, and user behavior analytics. The platform also offers support for multiple platforms, including Windows, UNIX, and Linux, as well as integration with other ManageEngine tools.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
updates are effective and system is reliable
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Return on Investment
  • Security and monitoring are important in a financial institution
  • Constant visibility and auditing of companies is easy with IBM Guardium.
  • la seguridad y monitored es important en una entidad financiera
  • la visibilidad y auditoria constante de empresas es facil con IBM Guardium
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The visibility of changes made in AD are very helpfull. We had an admin that made a change in a GPO that causes some strange behaviour in our environment. Normally that would take days to find, especially because the admin was a few days out of office and couldnt tell us the change he made. But after looking into our alerts we found very fast the specific change that was made to a GPO that pointed us in the right direction to solve the problem within 30 minutes.
  • No more ghost accounts and password never expires in our AD, the security level is therefore much higher then it was before. And we need less manhour to maintain that.
  • Before ADAuditplus we had several hundred accounts with password never expires and at least 15 changes on that item every week. Since we have ADaudtiplus we have no accounts with password never expires and we only see modifications on that item sometimes when a new IT employee starts within our group. IT crew learns fast what to do and especially what NOT to do in our environment to keep things secure.
  • Before ADAuditPlus I wrote PowerShell scripts to create reports for management, since ADAuditplus the reports are build automatically every month and send to management.
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ScreenShots

IBM Guardium Screenshots

Screenshot of the IBM Guardium Data Protection dashboard showing all the features. One click can take you to databases or to data analytics.Screenshot of IBM Guardium Data Protection: The S-TAP and GIM Dashboard gives real-time visibility into the health and performance of S-TAPs. It is used to track the status of different S-TAP versions, see database activity across inspection engines, and view detailed insights by operating system.Screenshot of IBM Guardium DSPM: Discovery, Classification & Threat Monitoring - Automate cloud data security with discovery, classification, and continuous threat monitoring. This offers a unified view of sensitive data across cloud workloads (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS (SharePoint, OneDrive, Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence and more), understand its risk level, and ensure ongoing protection and compliance.Screenshot of IBM Guardium DSPM: Discovery, Classification & Threat Monitoring - Automate cloud data security with discovery, classification, and continuous threat monitoring. This offers a unified view of sensitive data across cloud workloads (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS (SharePoint, OneDrive, Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence and more), understand its risk level, and ensure ongoing protection and compliance.Screenshot of IBM Guardium DSPM: Discovery, Classification & Threat Monitoring - Automate cloud data security with discovery, classification, and continuous threat monitoring. This offers a unified view of sensitive data across cloud workloads (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS (SharePoint, OneDrive, Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence and more), understand its risk level, and ensure ongoing protection and compliance.

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Screenshots

Screenshot of Active Directory AuditingScreenshot of Track Account LockoutsScreenshot of Logon MonitoringScreenshot of Audit User PrivilegesScreenshot of PCI - DSS Compliance