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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Nagios Core

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ANagios provides monitoring of all mission-critical infrastructure components. Multiple APIs and community-build add-ons enable integration and monitoring with in-house and third-party applications for optimized scaling.N/A
    Pricing
    ManageEngine ADAudit PlusNagios Core
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $595
    per year
    Professional
    $945
    per year
    Single License
    Free
    Single License
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ManageEngine ADAudit PlusNagios Core
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing 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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    Community Pulse
    ManageEngine ADAudit PlusNagios Core
    Considered Both Products
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    Nagios Enterprises
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    46 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    48 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    ManageEngine ADAudit PlusNagios Core
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus and Nagios Core
    Feature
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    7.0
    51 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Nagios Core
    -
    Ratings
    Remote monitoring6.631 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network device monitoring4.321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Monitoring8.640 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-device monitoring8.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated alerts and notifications7.145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus and Nagios Core
    Feature
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    8.3
    33 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Nagios Core
    -
    Ratings
    Service configuration management7.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Software and hardware inventory10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based automation7.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting
    Comparison of Reporting features of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus and Nagios Core
    Feature
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    8.1
    48 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Nagios Core
    -
    Ratings
    Performance data reports8.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reporting7.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data visualization8.442 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk analysis8.436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus and Nagios Core
    Feature
    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
    6.4
    45 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Nagios Core
    -
    Ratings
    Data backup and recovery5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Antivirus and malware management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Administrator access control8.145 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Veeam ONE
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    SolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    Score8 out of 10
    Icinga
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ManageEngine Site24x7
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ManageEngine ADAudit PlusNagios Core
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (51 ratings)
    8.5
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (44 ratings)
    7.7
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ManageEngine ADAudit PlusNagios Core
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Nagios Enterprises
    Nagios monitoring is well suited for any mission critical application that requires per/second (or minute) monitoring. This would probably include even a shuttle launch. As Nagios was built around Linux, most (85%) plugins are Linux based, therefore its more suitable for a Linux environment.
    As Nagios (and dependent components) requires complex configurations & compilations, an experienced Linux engineer would be needed to install all relevant components.
    Any company that has hundreds (or thousands) of servers & services to monitor would require a stable monitoring solution like Nagios. I have seen Nagios used in extremely mediocre ways, but the core power lies when its fully configured with all remaining open-source components (i.e. MySQL, Grafana, NRDP etc). Nagios in the hands of an experienced Linux engineer can transform the organizations monitoring by taking preventative measures before a disaster strikes.
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    Pros
    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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    Nagios Enterprises
    • Monitoring of services is one of the biggest benefits for our company. Being able to respond in a timely fashion keeps business smooth.
    • Hardware and device monitoring are easy to set up with proper parameters.
    • Notification to key staff to be able to respond quickly makes issues go away faster.
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    Cons
    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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    Nagios Enterprises
    • Nagios could use core improvements in HA, though, Nagios itself recommends monitoring itself with just another Nagios installation, which has worked fine for us. Given its stability, and this work-around, a minor need.
    • Nagios could also use improvements, feature wise, to the web gui. There is a lot in Nagios XI which I felt were almost excluded intentionally from the core project. Given the core functionality, a minor need. We have moved admin facing alerts to appear as though they originate from a different service to make interacting with alerts more practical.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Nagios Enterprises
    We're currently looking to combine a bunch of our network montioring solutions into a single platform. Running multiple unique solutions for monitoring, data collection, compliance reporting etc has become a lot to manage.
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    Usability
    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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    Nagios Enterprises
    The Nagios UI is in need of a complete overhaul. Nice graphics and trendy fonts are easy on the eyes, but the menu system is dated, the lack of built in graphing support is confusing, and the learning curve for a new user is too steep.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    uptime good
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    Nagios Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    Integration/overlap between products could be improved
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    Nagios Enterprises
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    Support Rating
    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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    Nagios Enterprises
    I haven't had to use support very often, but when I have, it has been effective in helping to accomplish our goals. Since Nagios has been very popular for a long time, there is also a very large user base from which to learn from and help you get your questions answered.
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    Online Training
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    knowledgable and prompt response
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    Nagios Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    Nagios Enterprises
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Nagios Enterprises
    Because we get all we required in Nagios [Core] and for npm, we have to do lots of configuration as it is not as easy as Comair to Nagios [Core]. On npm UI, there is lots of data, so we are not able to track exact data for analysis, which is why we use Nagios [Core].
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    Scalability
    ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    updates are effective and system is reliable
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    Nagios Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Nagios Enterprises
    • With it being a free tool, there is no cost associated with it, so it's very valuable to an organization to get something that is so great and widely used for free.
    • You can set up as many alerts as you want without incurring any fees.
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    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Screenshots

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