Microsoft Active Directory Reviews

Active Directory helps you manage users and policies. We have around 400 users, and we plan in the new year to increase the user base so that every employee has their own user account. 

Active Directory makes managing user policies easier, like when a user wants to share files. We also use it to create and manage our email accounts. 

I started using Active Directory nine years ago.

Active Directory is stable. 

I rate Active Directory eight out of 10. It could be more scalable. We still need another software solution to monitor the network in addition to Active Directory and OpManager, our domain controller. We use SolarWinds.

When I have a problem, I contact them via email, and they solve my issue. 

Setting up Active Directory isn't complex. It's easy to configure new rules or install new features in Windows Server. It took us three months to deploy and configure Active Directory. After that, we make changes as we go. We started by deploying the operating system and configuring the domain controller. Then, we created group policies and roles for each department. 

We pay for a yearly license per user for the Microsoft operating system and Office plus costs for other products like Kaspersky antivirus. 

I rate Microsoft Active Directory nine out of 10. It helps us manage users and resource usage on the network. Everything became easier for us after we started using it in our environment. I recommend it.

I am using Active Directory at home to learn the features. It's a solution for managing users and groups. 

I can use Active Directory to block a user's internet access and monitor how an employee is using the internet. 

It could be more stable. 

Setting up Active Directory isn't hard if you follow all the tutorials. I was able to set it up using some YouTube tutorials and Microsoft documentation. 

I pay a monthly license. 

I rate Microsoft Active Directory a seven out of ten.

The solution enables people to log on to computers and applications. I'm a domain architect. 

The most valuable feature is the ability for a single sign-on for applications.

We've found Active Directory difficult to restore. I'd also like to see more structure in the cloud version.

We've been using this solution for 15 years. 

The solution is stable.

Active Directory is scalable, we have around 7,000 users.

We've escalated to technical support many times. They provide good service.

Positive

The initial setup is very straightforward but Active Directory is hard to restore. Deployment is just a matter of downloading from Microsoft. There's no maintenance required. 

It requires a license but the product is bundled in with other functions, so it doesn't have a separate cost. There's a fixed price per user for the suite. 

I think structure and internal guidelines are extremely important and almost never there from the beginning. 

I rate this product nine out of 10.

I'm the head of IT and we are users of Active Directory.

It brings an order to the system that is very useful. 

The user interface is not friendly for a regular user. Configuration is more complicated than it needs to be. It normally requires an expert technician and deployment takes two to three weeks. 

I've been using this solution for 10 years. 

The solution is scalable. 

The customer service is good. 

Maybe you can have an app in in one week, but correctly on good configured, you need at least three weeks. Three weeks.

I rate this solution 10 out of 10. 

Our primary use case for this solution is domain creation.

We find the user interface valuable as it is very user-friendly.

The product could be improved in the area of security. For example, they can release a patch every week or every month and release the security patches.

We have been using the solution for 20 years and are currently using Microsoft Active Advance Server 2016.

The solution is stable. Approximately 400 people are using the solution in our organization.

The solution is scalable.

We have had a good experience with customer service and support.

The initial setup was straightforward and took approximately two hours.

We implemented it in-house.

For the educational sector, we are getting free licenses from Microsoft because it comes in the HEC program for the Pakistani Government and Higher Education Commission. So we get licenses from the HEC and don't pay any license fees for Microsoft products.

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. The solution is good and user-friendly, but the security features could be improved.

The product is very stable and flexible. You can also integrate the solution with other products like mail solutions. 

I did not have a good experience with the product's tech support. First-level support takes a lot of time since they ask many questions. 

I have been working with the product for more than 15 years. 

The tool is stable. 

The solution is scalable. 

The tool's last level of support is good since they resolve queries in 15-30 minutes. Support will help you but it takes a lot of time to find the right person. I have 10 tickets per year. Every ticket after the 10th one will cost extra. 

Neutral

The tool's deployment is not easy but not complex either. You need to understand what you need to implement. Also, you need to understand the needs of the customer. If you understand their needs, then the deployment is straightforward. 

I would rate the product a nine out of ten. 

We use Active Directory in IIS, our fleet management system, for monitoring our fleet of vehicles. 

Active Directory is more flexible and feature-rich than Apache.

I have used Active Directory since 2006.

Setting up Active Directory is easy because there is an installation guide that walks you through every step. It takes about a week to fully deploy and configure it, set roles, etc.