Compare ManageEngine ADAudit Plus vs. FileVantage

ADAudit Plus enhances the security and compliance of your Windows Server environment by delivering comprehensive insights into all operational activities. It offers a detailed overview of modifications made to Active Directory (AD) resources, encompassing AD objects and their respective attributes, group policies, and more. By conducting thorough AD audits, organizations can identify and mitigate insider threats, misuse of privileges, and other signs of potential security breaches, thereby bolstering their overall security framework. The tool enables users to monitor intricate details within AD, including entities such as users, computers, groups, organizational units (OUs), group policy objects (GPOs), schemas, and sites, along with their associated attributes. Furthermore, it tracks user management activities like the creation, deletion, password resets, and alterations in permissions, providing insights into the actions taken, the responsible individuals, the timing, and the originating locations. Additionally, it allows organizations to monitor the addition or removal of users from security and distribution groups, ensuring that access privileges are kept to the necessary minimum, which is critical for maintaining a secure environment. This level of oversight is vital for proactive security management and compliance adherence.

Achieve comprehensive oversight of all essential file modifications through user-friendly dashboards that present crucial details about the changes made, the individuals responsible for those changes, and the methods employed to alter the files and folders. FileVantage equips IT personnel with enhanced context by incorporating threat intelligence and detection insights, enabling them to swiftly identify file change data that correlates with any suspicious adversary activity. By managing all file modifications through both summary and detailed view dashboards, organizations can minimize alert fatigue and focus on significant changes to vital files and systems. Track unauthorized alterations to all pertinent critical system, configuration, and content files effectively. Leverage both pre-defined and tailored policies to enhance operational efficiency while decreasing the volume of alerts received. Additionally, develop new policies that encompass all critical files, folders, registries, users, and processes to ensure a robust security posture. Overall, FileVantage streamlines the monitoring process, allowing for proactive measures to safeguard vital data.