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ManageEngine ADManager Plus vs One Identity Active Roles comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 16, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.8
ManageEngine ADManager Plus reduced costs, increased ROI by 90%, enhanced efficiency, and empowered IT admins, saving 10-15% financially.
Sentiment score
7.0
Automation enhanced productivity, cut resource usage by 20%, improved satisfaction, and provided quick ROI with notable cost savings.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.3
Users generally find ManageEngine ADManager Plus support satisfactory, highlighting responsive service, though some desire faster, chat-based assistance.
Sentiment score
9.0
One Identity Active Roles support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, despite occasional delays in complex cases.
Technical support from ManageEngine is very satisfactory.
One Identity's support is great.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
ManageEngine ADManager Plus scales well with Active Directory but faces challenges with non-Microsoft environments, rated 7-10/10 by users.
Sentiment score
7.5
One Identity Active Roles excels in scalability, effectively supporting automation and management in complex, large-scale environments despite Azure challenges.
It is very beneficial for large and complex environments.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
ADManager Plus is praised for stability and user-friendliness, although minor issues arise with bulk user deployment.
Sentiment score
7.6
One Identity Active Roles is highly stable with minimal issues, though some experience web interface lags potentially infrastructure-related.
 

Room For Improvement

The software's complexity, limited integrations, and high cost hinder user experience, support, and functionality enhancements.
One Identity Active Roles needs better customization, multi-language scripting, and improved Azure integration, documentation, and user interface.
Upgrading from recent to the latest versions is quite complex and time-consuming.
A way to connect to various directories and integrate with cloud directories would be beneficial.
Enhancements to the console are also necessary because it is more confusing than the web interface.
 

Setup Cost

ManageEngine ADManager Plus offers flexible, competitive pricing with positive value, despite some users expecting lower costs and suggesting discounts.
Enterprise buyers view One Identity Active Roles pricing as high but competitive, with flexible licensing and fair value for functionality.
The solution is perceived as cheap, and the licensing is annual.
The pricing is high.
 

Valuable Features

ManageEngine ADManager Plus provides automation, integration, secure management, and customization for efficient Active Directory administration and user management.
One Identity Active Roles offers robust access control, AD management, and cloud integration, enhancing security and compliance through customizable features.
The software is fast, secure, and enables me to manage everything in one place.
It is very intuitive and close to the native tools.
It is an easier way for me to manage Active Directory with more advanced features.
 

Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine ADManager Plus
Ranking in Active Directory Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
One Identity Active Roles
Ranking in Active Directory Management
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Active Directory Management category, the mindshare of ManageEngine ADManager Plus is 13.0%, up from 12.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of One Identity Active Roles is 5.8%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Active Directory Management
 

Featured Reviews

MUBDIUL ISLAM - PeerSpot reviewer
User management becomes efficient and installation is straightforward
My primary use case for ADManager is to manage users and groups, perform group policy without logging into Active Directory, and provide easy and secure management and monitoring capabilities. One of my clients uses ADManager for these purposes With ADManager, I can easily complete any Active…
Neera Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
Requires minimal training and provides granular control
The granular control has been very helpful for us. We want to be able to control what level users have access to. It is possible to control access levels at the organizational unit or even the attribute level, making it helpful for us. Active Roles helped increase operational efficiency in our organization. We have delegated user provisioning to the help desk so they can create users or manage accounts. We have delegated group management to identified group owners who can manage their groups. Some of them just need read-only access to AD; they do not need to download the native tools. They can just do it via a browser. Active Roles has helped our organization reduce the number of erroneous privileged accounts. We have set the templates, and we have set the standards. It helps standardize all the naming conventions and how they are provisioned with the rules. That is definitely very helpful. We use the change history to see who might have modified what object. We have that tracking, but we use a tool from Quest called Change Auditor that can do the auditing to figure out who did what type of thing for auditing.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with ManageEngine ADManager Plus?
Some of my clients experience issues with the GPO results, which do not always generate the real outcomes. This needs to be resolved by technicians. Additionally, upgrading from recent to the lates...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Active Roles?
The pricing is high. I have not been involved with the renewal or cost aspect, but I know it is not cheap by any means. However, it is very useful for our environment.
What needs improvement with One Identity Active Roles?
I know they have increased support for Entra ID and mentioned providing support for AWS. A way to connect to various directories and integrate with cloud directories would be beneficial.
 

Also Known As

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Quest Active Roles
 

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Sample Customers

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City of Frankfurt, Moore Public Schools, George Washington University, Transavia Airlines, Howard County, MD. See all stories at OneIdentity.com/casestudies
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