Category | ADAudit
Plus | Netwrix
Auditor |
Licensing
& Pricing | Per server (DC/File/Windows/Azure
AD). Predictable costs, starts at $595/year for 2 DCs. | Per user. Costs rise as accounts
grow. Price not public. |
Recognition | Gartner Peer Insights Customers’
Choice (4 years running). | No similar
recognition. |
Active
Directory Auditing | Extensive: logon auditing, account
lockout analysis, object changes, GPO, permissions, schema/config,
replication, privileged users, before/after values, session recording. | Basic: logon auditing, object/user
changes, group/role changes, risky sign-ins, application changes. |
Azure AD / Entra ID Auditing | Full support including risky
sign-ins, group membership, role assignments, API consent. | Similar, but less extensive in
extra features. |
File
Server Auditing | Windows, clusters, NetApp, EMC +
support for Synology, Hitachi, Huawei, Amazon FSx, QNAP, Azure. | Windows,
NetApp, EMC + Nutanix. |
Windows
Server & Workstation Auditing | Very broad:
logons, object/policy changes, FIM, AD FS, LAPS, work hours, printer
auditing, PowerShell, AD CS, scheduled tasks & processes. | More limited,
fewer details provided. |
Key
Functionalities | Real-time
auditing & alerts, UBA, session recording, audit trail
(who/what/when/where), before/after values, fast search, dashboards, SIEM
integration. | Core auditing
& compliance, less extensive UBA and real-time features. |
Reporting
& Compliance | Prepackaged
& custom reports, compliance (SOX, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, etc.), exports (PDF,
XLS, CSV, HTML), automated report generation & distribution. | Compliance
reports available, but less flexible & automated. |
Usability
& Management | Web console,
multi-domain auditing, role-based access, agentless + agent-based options. | Similar, but
with less emphasis on flexibility. |
Evaluation
& Purchase | Free trial,
online demo, personalized demo, easy installation. | Pricing not
public, dependent on user accounts. |
