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CrowdStrike Falcon vs ManageEngine ADAudit Plus comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

CrowdStrike Falcon
Ranking in Active Directory Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
121
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (3rd), Identity Management (IM) (5th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (1st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (1st), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (1st), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (1st), Ransomware Protection (1st), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (3rd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st)
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Ranking in Active Directory Management
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

NN
May 9, 2024
The agents are deployed on every workstation, so policy changes can be enforced on all of them
We use Falcon to check the login attempts of the users. We can see who has logged in and when. We can see which workstation is assigned to each user. CrowdStrike helps us enforce policies, such as USB policies and users recycling passwords.  CrowdStrike is deployed on every workstation, so policy…
Elgin Smith - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 1, 2023
A highly stable solution that can be used to provide metrics on Active Directory account modification
I used ManageEngine ADAudit Plus to provide metrics on Active Directory account modification, server metrics, etc ManageEngine ADAudit Plus helped our organization with internal audits and compliance reporting. The most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is its reports. The…

Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The Protect functionality on the laptops provides great visibility into what's occurring, and the cloud management of the platform is what we needed."
"The automatic alert feature is the most important feature of the solution."
"Scalability hasn't been an issue for us."
"The detection is very effective."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"This solution has made the lives of the IT staff much easier, compared to the previous one."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"The threat intelligence is the most valuable feature."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"I like the user behavior analytics (UBA). It's a machine learning feature that creates a standard profile for each user when you install it. It creates a baseline for every user, so it can detect when anyone deviates from that standard baseline profile. For example, if a user typically logs in at 9:30 am and logs out at 6 pm, ADAudit will flag it as an anomaly when that same logs in after normal hours and alert the admins."
"The most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is its reports."
"It assists in managing the active directory and modifying the reintegrated GPOs."
"We use the product to track events and monitor logs of servers and workstations. I am impressed with the tool's tracking ability. It is intuitive and easy to use."
"The Account Lockout Analyzer and the Inactive Users reports are particularly valuable."
"ADAudit Plus's best features are that it's very easy to use with a user-friendly interface, and it gives reports on group policy and object changes that we couldn't find in any other product."
"The monitoring and reporting are extensive and we get all the information we need while they continue to enhance the capabilities of the product."
 

Cons

"I would like CrowdStrike to provide some correlation in the threat analysis, so we can visualize things better."
"The malware analysis could be improved, as that's what we use the solution for the most and that change would make it a better EDR tool."
"The overall cost of CrowdStrike Falcon could be reduced."
"They don't really have anything when it comes to scanning attachments."
"The pricing structure should allow for some flexibility."
"CrowdStrike Falcon by itself does not supply in-depth reporting."
"The console is a little cluttered and at times, finding what you're looking for is not intuitive."
"We sometimes get false positives."
"The solution should include more details on file creation and modification. It also needs to have a quick message for troubleshooting problems which needs to be detailed and generic."
"There are so many reports that it sometimes makes it difficult to navigate to what you need."
"ADAudit Plus can be very tricky, especially if we need to do some high-availability configuration or distributed environment installation."
"The solution's managing file server activity could be improved."
"The initial setup was quite complex and required some research beforehand."
"Sometimes the developers in technical support take time."
"ADAudit could have a more sophisticated interface design. They are using a plain UI, which is decent. However, customers have said that it looks a little flat compared to other vendors. It's not fancy."
"It assists in managing the active directory and modifying the reintegrated GPOs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Crowdstrike Falcon is relatively cheap."
"The pricing and licensing are fairly good. It is definitely not a cheap product, but I have felt that it is worth the money that we spent. So, we have discussed it in the past, and were like, "Yes, it is probably pricier than some other solutions, but we also feel they really are the leader. We are very comfortable with their level of expertise. So, it's kind of worth the price that we pay.""
"The price of CrowdStrike Falcon could be better. It is very expensive, we pay approximately $900 per month for the licenses. There are not any additional fees."
"The pricing will depend upon your volume of usage."
"The pricing on CrowdStrike is per license. It was about $42 per seat yearly."
"We are on an annual subscription for the solution. There are not any additional costs."
"The cost of CrowdStrike Falcon could be reduced. It is quite expensive if you compare it to other solutions, such as Blue Coat, Symantec, McAfee, or Kaspersky."
"CrowdStrike Falcon offers excellent value for the money for our organization, particularly given our lean IT team."
"It's a medium-priced solution."
"The solution's pricing is acceptable."
"ADAudit Plus's pricing is affordable and flexible, with very low prices in the market."
"My guess is that it was around $4,000 or $5,000 a year, and we bought a license, and then we have maintenance fees. I'm not 100% sure how that worked out."
"The tool is affordable, and our company is very happy with it. If ten is the most expensive and one is the least expensive, I rate the tool a three or four."
"Adding features and other functionality it costs you more. Also, the first installation costs an additional amount."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Comparing CrowdStrike Falcon to Cortex XDR (Palo Alto)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto vs. CrowdStrike Falcon Both Cortex XDR and Crowd Strike Falcon offer cloud-based solutions that are very scalable, secure, and user-friendly. Cortex XDR by Palo Alto offers ...
How does Crowdstrike Falcon compare with Darktrace?
Both of these products perform similarly and have many outstanding attributes. CrowdStrike Falcon offers an amazing user interface that makes setup easy and seamless. CrowdStrike Falcon offers a cl...
How does Microsoft Defender for Endpoint compare with Crowdstrike Falcon?
The CrowdStrike solution delivers a lot of information about incidents. It has a very light sensor that will never push your machine hardware to "test", you don't have the usual "scan now" feature ...
What do you like most about ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?
The most valuable feature of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is its reports.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?
The tool is affordable, and our company is very happy with it. If ten is the most expensive and one is the least expensive, I rate the tool a three or four.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?
The solution does not require improvements to meet our company's needs. In our company, we have figured out everything we need with the tool, and my company's support team has played a valuable rol...
 

Also Known As

CrowdStrike Falcon, CrowdStrike Falcon XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Threat Intelligence, CrowdStrike Identity Protection, CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
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Sample Customers

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Warsaw City Hall, Acument Global Technologies, Inc., Cosma International, Bank of South Pacific, Life Management Center, Central Bank, UncleBob's Self Storage, Leeds Building Society, California Transplant Donor Network, First Response, Blessing Hospital, Northern Land Council, RMK Marine
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