reasons AD360 beats IdentityNow for everyday identity governance
A faster time to value with built-in content
Start with reusable templates, approval workflows, and over 200 AD and Microsoft 365 reports. Teams move from the pilot to production quickly without needing to assemble basics or rely on heavy consulting to show progress in weeks.
1 console for AD and Microsoft 365
Provision, modify, and retire accounts. Manage groups, OUs, and Microsoft 365 licenses together. Fewer portals mean fewer handoffs, clearer ownership, and smoother day-to-day administration across hybrid estates—all with consistent governance.
Scoped delegation that scales safely
Assign granular OU- and attribute-scoped roles so help desk teams can work without blanket privileges. Multistage approvals and activity trails help with maintaining control while keeping routine requests moving predictably across environments for large distributed organizations.
Audit-ready evidence on schedule
Use schedulable AD and Microsoft 365 reports and change auditing—of users, groups, GPOs, and permissions—to produce reviewer-ready exports. Investigations and assessments run faster with consistent artifacts instead of manual collation before deadlines during audit cycles.
Operational continuity with backups and recovery
Back up AD and GPOs and restore them granularly when errors occur. Rollbacks shorten downtime, reduce the need to redo work, and preserve your governance posture during incidents or misconfigurations across sites, ensuring faster, more reliable recovery.
Predictable ownership without stack bloat
Adopt only the needed modules—administration, auditing, self-service and MFA, or backups—to avoid layered add-ons. Clear packaging helps you control costs, simplify renewals, and avoid having redundant tools for common identity operations across teams, reducing overhead and surprises annually.
AD360 is recognized by leading analysts for its usability, scalability, and hybrid identity governance
Recognized as a Market Leader in
KuppingerCole Leadership Compass: Identity Governance and Administration 2024.
ManageEngine AD360 vs. SailPoint IdentityNow
| Criteria | ManageEngine AD360 |
SailPoint IdentityNow |
|---|---|---|
| Key features | ||
| On-premises AD user, group, and computer administration on one console | ||
| OU-scoped, role-based delegated administration (least privilege access) | ||
| Template-driven JML processes plus CSV and HR system triggers | ||
| Bulk provisioning and updates with multistage approvals | ||
| Over 200 AD and Microsoft 365 reports with scheduling and exports | ||
| AD change auditing (of users, groups, GPOs, DNS, and permissions) | ||
| Microsoft 365 license governance (assign, modify, and revoke licenses in bulk) | ||
| Backups and granular restoration of AD and GPOs | ||
| Access requests and certifications | ||
| Deployment model | On-premises or hybrid | SaaS (cloud) |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing | Standard edition starts at $595 for 1 Domain with 2 Help Desk Technicians Professional edition starts at $795 for 1 Domain Pricing |
Pricing: Not publicly listed; quote-based and customized per enterprise Variables: Depends on modules, users and identities, and deployment scope |
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