AWS Directory Service vs ManageEngine ADManager Plus comparison

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Directory Service

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

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Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (12th)

ManageEngine ADManager Plus

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

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Active Directory Management (1st)

Mindshare comparison

AWS Directory Service and ManageEngine ADManager Plus aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. AWS Directory Service is designed for Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) and holds a mindshare of 2.7%, down 3.7% compared to last year.
ManageEngine ADManager Plus, on the other hand, focuses on Active Directory Management, holds 13.9% mindshare, up 14.0% since last year.

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

Active Directory Management

Featured Reviews

Basa Saiteja

Consultant at Infosys

Jan 26, 2023

A valuable access management system with a user-friendly and straightforward setup

We primarily use the solution for accessing purposes for our Lambda and when we want to use services internally or across accounts. So we use Identity and Access Management (IAM) to provide that special access We find the access management system valuable. It provides access to our needs, and we…

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Stephen Naval

Sr Manager IT Infrastructure & Tech Development at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Oct 11, 2022

An effective auditing solution that scours your AD and produces easy-to-understand logs

I have used the solution across three different jobs. At Canadian School, I improved operations by implementing audit automations that allowed me to understand changes in the AD. I also utilized the self-service password portal so users could conduct resets without needing IT tickets. Video feedback about this use case was provided to ManageEngine and is still posted on their YouTube. At Cognita, I managed ten international schools from Singapore to Australia where I rolled out the solution's audit features and self-service password portal. I did not include the ticketing system in rollout as there was one already in place. In my current role at FMCG, I rolled out the audit feature but not the self-service password portal. We use the on-premises solution but link it to our Azure AD for cloud services.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Two-step authentication is very useful and important."

"The solution integrates well with other tools, particularly through single sign-on, allowing users to connect to various applications using just one password, including email."

"We like the fact that it's got such great redundancy."

"The most valuable feature of AWS Directory Service is cost-cutting features."

"AWS has eliminated the downtime we waste when our on-premises resources go down."

"The support is very good. I would rate the technical support as a nine out of ten."

"We can provide specific access to people based on what they need from our accounts."

"I like the manageability. Activate Connect makes it easier to assign information and to manage the resources in the network."

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"The most valuable feature is the dashboard. They allow me to see everything in real-time and drill down and pick and choose versus running scripts."

"The most valuable feature was conducting the automation of our cloud and all services of the Active Directory."

"It is a stable solution."

"The product helps to validate every activity."

"The scalability is also good. ADManager Plus is being used by seven to eight system administrators right now, and it has been working fine."

"The most valuable feature for me is automation."

"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use, the ability for us to customize the access privileges for the users, and integration with ServiceDesk Plus."

"The most valuable features of the solution are vulnerability management and system patching functionalities."

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Cons

"I've encountered challenges, particularly with Amazon WorkDocs, which is being deprecated. This has made it necessary to find an alternative document management solution that can handle editing, sharing, and workflow management for documents like Word files and PDFs."

"AWS could improve the number of regions. Azure has passed them. The ned more consistency, as far as the Northeast is concerned."

"AWS Directory Service needs to improve processing."

"The solution lacks certain features."

"Can be improved by including on-premises access for services through Identity Access Management."

"The group policy can be improved."

"The AWS Directory Service should be easier to integrate."

"To get CloudWatch to monitor your memory and storage, you have to do some configuration within your server, which sometimes results in errors."

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"This solution is not stable, it wasted my time."

"The solution is very complex, especially when there's an active directory of more than 1,000 users, which makes it hard to administrate. They need to improve the management of the administrative process."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements can be introduced by making it available at a cheaper rate."

"There is room for improvement in support, they should work on overall competence and turn-around time."

"It would be nice if the solution offered some sort of brochure with some high-level information that would help sell it to management. If they had details around how much time it saves an engineer, for example, to show the ROI, it would be helpful."

"Lacks sufficient integration with management tools."

"The number of main controllers affects the database for creating the hardware specs."

"With the number of available integrations these days, it would be beneficial to have more ready-to-integrate technologies in other products as well."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The pricing depends because with AWS there are two types of directory objects: 30,000 and 500,000. It varies. AWS provides the pricing calculators so we can get an estimate from there as per the company requirement of how many users and objects that we need to create. So we can go to that portal, put in the data, and get the quotation. There are no extra licensing fees. It's all included."

"We pay an annual subscription fee."

"AWS' pricing is fair, and costs can be cut if you look carefully at when you're using it."

"I am satisfied with the solution’s pricing."

"I downloaded the trial version, only."

"The cost of this product is a little higher than I would expect for a tool like this."

"The tool's pricing is good."

"The pricing depends on scope and makes sense for use cases with multiple domains."

"It is not expensive."

"I need to pay for the license, and I believe that it could be made cheaper."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Directory Service?

The most valuable feature of AWS Directory Service is cost-cutting features.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Directory Service?

The solution is priced reasonably.

What needs improvement with AWS Directory Service?

I've encountered challenges, particularly with Amazon WorkDocs, which is being deprecated. This has made it necessary to find an alternative document management solution that can handle editing, sh...

What do you like most about ManageEngine ADManager Plus?

The product helps to validate every activity.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine ADManager Plus?

I need to pay for the license, and I believe that it could be made cheaper.

What needs improvement with ManageEngine ADManager Plus?

ManageEngine ADManager Plus is capable of everything. The product's price is an area of concern where improvements can be introduced by making it available at a cheaper rate. The support should be ...

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Overview

AWS Directory Service lets you run Microsoft Active Directory (AD) as a managed service. AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, also referred to as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, is powered by Windows Server 2012 R2. When you select and launch this directory type, it is created as a highly available pair of domain controllers connected to your virtual private cloud (VPC). The domain controllers run in different Availability Zones in a region of your choice. Host monitoring and recovery, data replication, snapshots, and software updates are automatically configured and managed for you.

ADManager Plus is an identity governance and administration (IGA) solution that simplifies identity management, ensures security, and improves compliance. With ADManager Plus, manage the user life cycle from provisioning to deprovisioning, run access certification campaigns, orchestrate identity management across enterprise applications, and protect data on your enterprise platforms with regular backups. Use over 200 reports to gain valuable insights into identities and their access rights. Improve the efficiency of your IGA operations with workflows, automations, and role-based access control policies. ADManager Plus' Android and iOS applications help with on-the-go AD and Azure AD management. For more information about ADManager Plus, visit manageengine.com/products/ad-manager/.

Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers

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Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)