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User Management · Reviewed 24 Oct 2026

ManageEngine ADManager Plus

Hybrid AD management and reporting with delegation, workflow, and automation.

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ManageEngine ADManager Plus at a glance
2.8MEstimated total trafficModeled monthly visits63.7KRanking keywordsPublic search sample96/100Technical health15 pages checked0Referring domainsLive backlink summary

Overview

01

Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

ManageEngine ADManager Plus is a hybrid Active Directory (AD) management and reporting solution that also covers Microsoft 365 S1. IT administrators use it to simplify identity management, ensure security, and improve compliance across AD, Microsoft 365, and other enterprise applications S1. Its practical value lies in automating bulk user, GPO, and file server permission tasks, delegating help desk duties, and generating prebuilt reports without scripting S1.

02

Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: ManageEngine ADManager Plus, a hybrid AD management and reporting tool S1.
  • Core purpose: Simplifies identity management, security, and compliance in AD, Microsoft 365, and other enterprise applications S1.
  • Intended users: IT administrators and help desk technicians S1.
  • Product scope: A single solution for AD and Microsoft 365 management, reporting, and automation S1.
  • Positioning: An all-in-one platform for effortless Active Directory and Microsoft 365 management S1.
  • Claimed distinction: Enables bulk management without PowerShell scripts S1.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
IT administratorsManage AD users, groups, computers, and more without using PowerShell scripts S1.
Help desk techniciansPerform AD tasks without altering their permissions in AD S1.
Compliance officersUse risk assessment and access certification campaigns to comply with GDPR, PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA, and other mandates S1.
IT managersConfigure SLA rules to ensure requested actions are performed on time S1.

Features

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Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Bulk user managementManage AD users in bulk using predefined options, templates, and CSV files S1.
Group Policy managementCreate, link, enable/disable, delete, and force update GPOs in bulk without PowerShell S1.
File server permissionsSet, modify, or revoke NTFS and share permissions across AD folders and files in bulk S1.
Help desk delegationGive help desk technicians the power to perform AD tasks without altering their permissions S1.
Microsoft 365 reportingGenerate pre-configured, script-free reports on users, licenses, groups, contacts, shared mailboxes, and OWA insights S1.
Access certificationRun automatic certification campaigns to review and approve or revoke AD and Microsoft 365 access permissions S1.
Workflow orchestrationConfigure multiple workflows with different levels, such as requesters, reviewers, approvers, and executors S1.
Risk assessmentIdentify and evaluate risk indicators in AD and Microsoft 365, and receive a comprehensive security posture score S1.
10

Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
Webhook and orchestration templatesIntegrationProvision and deprovision users in external enterprise applications S1.
Enterprise application integrationIntegrationIntegrate with various enterprise applications to manage, govern, and secure identities S1.
CSV import/exportData portabilityManage AD users in bulk using CSV files S1.
Report exportData portabilitySchedule and export reports in desired formats S1.

Pricing

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Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
Standard, 2 techniciansUS$595 per year, annual subscription S18Standard features S181 domain, unrestricted objects; additional domain US$345 S18
Standard, 20 techniciansUS$4,395 per year, annual subscription S18Standard features S181 domain, unrestricted objects S18
Professional, 1 domainUS$795 per year, annual subscription S18Professional features S18Unrestricted objects; additional domain US$595 S18
Professional, 20 techniciansUS$10,595 per year, annual subscription S18Professional features S18Governance, Risk and Compliance add-on US$495 S18
Free EditionFree download S18Fully-functional Professional Edition for evaluation period S18Converts to Free Edition after evaluation S18
Backup and Recovery add-onUS$495 per year, annual license S18Backup and restoration for AD, Entra ID, and Google Workspace S18Not established S18

Competition

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Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
pitstop.manageengine.com216.5active directory audit plus
git-scm.com217.52.45 2
oschina.net1112.45 2
npackd.org1122.45 2
community.spiceworks.com113active directory audit plus
gerardorenteria.blog1142.45 2
softpick.co.kr1152.45 2
securityscientist.net116active directory audit plus
sourceforge.net1172.45 2
secopsolution.com1182.45 2

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

13

AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 0.9%
MonthSource
—All AI assistants
—All AI assistants
—All AI assistants

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

Page typeEvidenceSource
otherSmarter IT operations for NHS trusts with AI-powered IT managementhttps://www.manageengine.com/
otherPower efficient IT operations with AI-driven automation and integrated cybersecurity for detection, response, and compliance.https://www.manageengine.com/
featuresAI-assisted ticket resolution, solution drafting, and automated knowledge base (KB) generationhttps://www.manageengine.com/msp-solutions.html
featuresA conversational AI chatbot for technician support, threshold tuning, and ticket self-servicehttps://www.manageengine.com/msp-solutions.html
featuresRuntime security and governance for every AI agent, model, and MCP serverhttps://www.manageengine.com/active-directory-360/identity-analytics-solution.html
featuresAI-driven unified service management platformhttps://www.manageengine.com/active-directory-360/identity-analytics-solution.html
featuresOne contract, one support line, and one AI-powered data layer, across every product on which your MSP runshttps://www.manageengine.com/msp-solutions.html
featuresAI and automationhttps://www.manageengine.com/msp-solutions.html
featuresThe AI engine powering the modern MSPhttps://www.manageengine.com/msp-solutions.html
featuresAI in cybersecurityhttps://www.manageengine.com/msp-solutions.html
featuresAI-assisted ticket resolution, solution drafting, and automated knowledge base (KB) generationhttps://www.manageengine.com/msp-solutions.html
featuresPredictive AIhttps://www.manageengine.com/msp-solutions.html

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

14

Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Competitor gapReview the sampled queries where pitstop.manageengine.com appears.2 first-page appearances across active directory audit plus

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Trust and proof

15

Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

No citation-grounded independent review links were found.

Customer proof

Proof typeNamed customer or sourceEvidence
Case studyRiverside County (RCIT)customer case study — Once RCIT employed ADManager Plus's AD management module to take care of their repetitive yet critical IT management tasks, they started seeing results immediately. (ADManager Plus Case study / Riverside County)
Case studyPing Identitycustomer case study — The onboarding process for ADManager Plus was smooth and hassle-free. (ADManager Plus Case Study / Ping Identity)
Case studymanageengine.comcustomer case study — implemented ManageEngine ADManager Plus to automate identity life cycle management and streamline Active Directory operations. (Athens City Schools Automates User Provisioning with ADManager Plus)
Case studymanageengine.comcustomer case study — scripts with a clean, user-friendly interface. (New Mexico Department of Health Streamlines AD Management with ADManager Plus)
Case studymanageengine.comcustomer case study — s HR system, UKG Ready, with AD through CSV-based automation. (Streamlining User Life Cycle Management / ADManager Plus Case Study)
Case studymanageengine.comcustomer case study — Moreover, the overall experience with ADManager Plus emerged as superior in comparison to their old methods. (Enhancing Active Directory Efficiency: Essentia Health's Journey)

Independent mentions

  • Customer case studies / ManageEngine ADManager Plus — # Case studies Read how ADManager Plus helped various organization to overcome the challanges they faced in Identity Governance and Administration(IGA). ... ”. After 1 hour with the demo version of ADManager Plus, I
  • kdc/one embraces automation, saves time and effort with ManageEngine — With ADManager Plus, kdc/one is leveraging its automation capabilities to create and terminate users, which used to take them almost half a day using Microsoft PowerShell and Excel. The productivity of their IT team has stupendously increased, allowing them to focus on other critical IT challenges and meet tight deadlines without a sweat. The Microsoft Office 365 integration with

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

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Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipNot published on the collected pages.—
Contact and supportPhone; "Phone") Live Chat; "Live Chat")source
Legal and privacyCompliance with the GDPR, PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA and other mandates are made easier with the risk assessment and access certification campaign features in place, as an effective incident management technique is mandated bysource
Security and complianceCompliance with the GDPR, PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA and other mandates are made easier with the risk assessment and access certification campaign features in place, as an effective incident management technique is mandated bysource
Uptime and status pageCompliance with the GDPR, PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA and other mandates are made easier with the risk assessment and access certification campaign features in place, as an effective incident management technique is mandated bysource
Domain registered2002-02-22—
Domain expires2027-02-22—

Not found on the collected pages: company and ownership. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

17

Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
ManageEngine's cybersecurity solutions guideGuideA comprehensive guide to securing your organization against internal and external cyberthreats (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

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Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Not established in the collected sources.—
Platforms and appsNot established in the collected sources.—
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)Supports webhook and orchestration templates for provisioning in external applications S1.S1
Data ownership and exportReports can be scheduled and exported in desired formats S1.S1
Performance and reliability claimsNot published on the collected pages.—
Release activityNot published on the collected pages.—
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Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2002-02-22 — MarkMonitor Inc.
Domain expires2027-02-22
First archived2003-12-15 — web archive
TLS certificateSectigo Limited, valid, expires 2027-05-06
Security headersHSTS, X-Content-Type-Options
Headers not servedCSP, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Server headerZGS
Mail handled byzc-mx.zohocorp.com, zc-mx2.zohocorp.com
Nameserverspdns90.ultradns.biz, pdns90.ultradns.com

Not measurable: rdap: exceeded the overall budget; wayback: exceeded the overall budget; tls: exceeded the overall budget; dns: exceeded the overall budget; headers: exceeded the overall budget. A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

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Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 96/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 9
  • Notices: 5

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
warningPage should have one primary H12https://www.manageengine.com/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed21https://www.manageengine.com/me_partners.html
noticeLow visible word count55https://www.manageengine.com/me_partners.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed45https://www.manageengine.com/affiliate/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://www.manageengine.com/
warningTitle length should be reviewed68https://www.manageengine.com/low-code-application-development.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed208https://www.manageengine.com/cloud-solutions/
warningTitle length should be reviewed67https://www.manageengine.com/unified-endpoint-management-security.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed214https://www.manageengine.com/service-management.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed69https://www.manageengine.com/security-information-event-management.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://www.manageengine.com/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://www.manageengine.com/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://www.manageengine.com/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://www.manageengine.com/

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200ManageEngine: ITOps, cybersecurity & service management software21060766 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/
200Partners - ManageEngine155835 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/me_partners.html
200Join the Affiliate Program & Become a ManageEngine Affiliate11083937 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/affiliate/
200ManageEngine: ITOps, cybersecurity & service management software21060987 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/
200ManageEngine: Digital enterprise IT management platform17821,031 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/enterprise/
200ManageEngine - IT Management Software Free Download13904288 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/download.html
200Cybersecurity Awareness Month 20261466286 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/cybersecurity-awareness-month/
200ManageEngine products: All-in-one IT management suite13587397 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/products.html
200ManageEngine IAM: Identity and access management software11715220 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/identity-access-management.html
200ManageEngine's Low-code application development (LCAD) platform1610426 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/low-code-application-development.html
200Cloud solutions for IT management - ManageEngine12683660 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/cloud-solutions/
200ManageEngine UEMS: Unified endpoint management & security solutions12044261 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/unified-endpoint-management-security.html
200ManageEngine ITSM solution: IT service management software11223414 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/service-management.html
200ManageEngine's SIEM solution for your enterprise's security11667219 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/security-information-event-management.html
200IT management solutions for MSPs & MSSPs - ManageEngine11258314 mshttps://www.manageengine.com/msp-solutions.html

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

21

Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct55.3%
search25.9%
search organic15.6%
search paid10.3%
social2.5%
social organic2.2%
social paid0.3%
referrals7.8%
paid referrals1.9%
mail3.8%
gen ai0.9%
affiliate1.9%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

22

Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention any competitor products. Evidence gaps include lack of information on deployment options (cloud vs. on-premises), API details, and specific performance or reliability metrics. Open questions remain about the full scope of integrations and the exact capabilities of the free edition.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 14 of 15 collected pages from manageengine.com, including the ADManager Plus product page, pricing details, case studies, and related ManageEngine pages. Static and rendered page collection were used. External proof search was performed but no additional verification was completed. Limitations include potential missing pages and the presence of unrelated content (e.g., EventLog Analyzer, Zero Trust) that was not used for ADManager Plus claims.

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