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    IBM Guardium

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AIBM 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

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AADAudit 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
    YesNo
    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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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    48 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    40 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    50 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    48 Answers
    Features
    IBM GuardiumManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of IBM Guardium and ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    Feature
    IBM Guardium
    -
    Ratings
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    7.0
    51 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Remote monitoring00 Ratings6.631 Ratings
    Network device monitoring00 Ratings4.321 Ratings
    Multiple Server Monitoring00 Ratings8.640 Ratings
    Multi-device monitoring00 Ratings8.526 Ratings
    Automated alerts and notifications00 Ratings7.145 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of IBM Guardium and ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    Feature
    IBM Guardium
    -
    Ratings
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    8.3
    33 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Service configuration management00 Ratings7.028 Ratings
    Software and hardware inventory00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Policy-based automation00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Reporting
    Comparison of Reporting features of IBM Guardium and ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    Feature
    IBM Guardium
    -
    Ratings
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    8.1
    48 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Performance data reports00 Ratings8.037 Ratings
    Customizable reporting00 Ratings7.547 Ratings
    Data visualization00 Ratings8.442 Ratings
    Risk analysis00 Ratings8.436 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of IBM Guardium and ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    Feature
    IBM Guardium
    -
    Ratings
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    6.4
    45 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Data backup and recovery00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Antivirus and malware management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Administrator access control00 Ratings8.145 Ratings
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    Netwrix Auditor
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    User Ratings
    IBM GuardiumManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (36 ratings)
    9.5
    (51 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    5.4
    (33 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (44 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM GuardiumManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    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, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    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
    IBM
    • Provides complete monitoring of data access and usage activities.
    • Provides customizable security controls and policies that help us meet compliance and regulatory requirements.
    • Uses advanced algorithms and machine learning to detect abnormal behavior patterns.
    • Helps us protect sensitive and confidential data by controlling access.
    • Integrates easily with other security systems and tools.
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    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • ManageEngine ADAudit Plus changes for user and group management can be looked up in builtin reports
    • You can build your own reports based on almost every logic you can think of
    • You have the ability to create alerts based on logic and filters and sendout custom alerts to email, SMS or other means.
    • First you need to understand the basics of the software, after that the software itself is very helpfull in configuring specific items.
    • I really love the support that ManageEngine is giving the customer, for all questions I use the chat on their website. This is for me the best remote support I ever saw, and I saw a lot in my 20 years of experience in IT.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Although it is a relatively simple software to use, it requires a bit of knowledge, which a new user cannot do without consolidating some previous knowledge.
    • The technical support team is not ideal; although, on many occasions we have not needed their help, the times we have interacted it has left us wanting more.
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    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • 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
    IBM
    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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    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    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
    IBM
    This software is not the easiest to use in all work environments, each department has some difficulties accessing and managing some functions, it can be considered a complex softy, but I consider it necessary to have it in the company due to its security qualities of warm cans, it offers exactly what it promises but with a little difficulty in its configuration.
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    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    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
    IBM
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    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    uptime good
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    Performance
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    Integration/overlap between products could be improved
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    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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    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    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
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    knowledgable and prompt response
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    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
    IBM Security Guardium has extended capabilities of automatically locating databases and assessing the vulnerabilities and configuration flaws in them. IBM Security Guardium stacks up against other products due to the additional features that can be easily added to your IT systems after installation. Additionally, Guardium has the ability to monitor a mainframe database environment which makes it the best choice!
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    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    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
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    updates are effective and system is reliable
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • 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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    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • Positive impact- instead of paying an external source to do reports manually, ManageEngine has provided this in just a few clicks of a button
    • Positive Impact- Less disruption to staff in gathering data for important occurrences
    • Positive impact- full visibility into real time information , alerts etc.
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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