ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus vs Anixis Password Management Tools
A self-service password reset tool should facilitate users to reset their password and unlock their account without administrator or help-desk assistance. Both ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus and ANIXIS Password Reset were custombuilt to satisfy these requirements.
ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus is an integrated Active Directory self-service password management and single sign-on tool. ANIXIS Password Reset allow users to reset passwords without calling the help desk and Password Policy Enforcer improves security by ensuring that users choose strong passwords.
ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus
| Features | Description | ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Try now |
Anixis Password Reset and PPE | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Features | |||||
| Self-service password reset | Users can reset their forgotten passwords without calling helpdesk | ||||
| Selfserviceaccount unlock | Users can unlock their locked out accounts without calling helpdesk | ||||
| Password expiration reminder | Notify users via email to change password before it expires | ||||
| Account expiration reminder | Notify users and their managers about impending account expiry | ||||
| Account expiration reminder | Notify users and their managers about impending account expiry | ||||
| Employee information self-update | Employees can update their profile information in Active Directory | ||||
| Multi-platform password synchronizer | Synchronize password and account changes across multiple platforms | ||||
| Real-time password sync agent | Synchronize password changes across a range of cloud- based and onpremise applications in real-time | ||||
| Cached credentials update | Update cached credentials when users reset their passwords even if they are not connected to the corporate network | ||||
| Help Desk assisted password reset and account unlock | Enforce with your review and approval based help desk software | ||||
| Mail group subscription | Users can opt-in or opt-out of distribution groups | ||||
| Employee search | Users can search for their colleagues information | ||||
| Organization chart | Users can find their position in the organization hierarchy | ||||
| Granular password policy | Enforce custom password policies with varying complexities | ||||
| Change password | Users can change their password from anywhere, anytime | ||||
| Single sign -on for cloud apps | Single sign -on support for SaaS applications | ||||
| Accessibility | |||||
| Web Interface | Users can access the self-service portal from a web browser | ||||
| Mobile interface | Users can access the self - service portal from a mobile browser | ||||
| Native Android and iPhone apps | Android and iPhone apps for ‘on the go’ password reset and account unlock | ||||
| Windows logon agent (GINA/ CP agent) | Users can access the self - service portal from the Windows login prompt | ||||
| Mac logon agent | Users can access the self - service portal from Mac OS X login prompt | ||||
| Security | |||||
| Authentication techniques | Authentication techniques available to verify users’ identities | Security Q&A, SMS & email verification codes, Google Authenticator, RSA SecurID, RADIUS Authentication, Duo Security | Security Q&A, SMS & email verification | ||
| Password reset and account unlock trial | Limit the number of times a user can reset password and unlock account in a specific time duration | ||||
| Account unlock, password reset & change notifications | Notify users via email, SMS and push upon successful password reset/ change/ and account unlock | ||||
| Password strength assessment tool | Tool to analyze the strength of the passwords in real time as the user types them | ||||
| Enforce password history during password reset | Enforce Active Directory password history settings during password reset | ||||
| CAPTCHA Verification | A challenge response test used to determine whether or not the user is human | ||||
| Block Users | Users who repeatedly fail password selfservice will be automatically blocked for a few minutes | ||||
| Enrollment Options | |||||
| Force enrollment | Users can be forced to enroll when they log in to their system | ||||
| Manual user enrollment | Users can manually enroll after login | ADSelfService Plus also provides the option of notifying users via email, SMS or push to enroll | |||
| Import enrollment data | Import enrollment data from a CSV file and enroll users without their intervention | ||||
| Reuse data in Active Directory to automatically enroll users | Reuse data of users from Active Directory to automatically enroll users | ||||
| Reuse enrollment data from your inhouse database | Reuse Security Q&A data of users from your in-house database to enroll user | ||||
| Additional Features | |||||
| Multiple domain support | Manage multiple domains from a single window | ||||
| OU and groupbased configuration | Configure features and settings based on OU and Groups | ||||
| NTLM single sign-on for logging in to the self-service portal | Automatically login users with their domain credentials using NTLMv2 authentication | ||||
| Mobile push notification | Notify users about their password status and selfservice actions instantly via push notifications | ||||
| Multi -language support | Support for multiple languages | ||||
| Customization | Rebrand the self -service portal with your own name, logo, etc | ||||
| Reporting Capabilities | |||||
| Dashboard | Administrator’s dashboard which details all key user related information | ||||
| User action audit reports | Reports on user actions, their password status and more | ||||
| Password and account status report | Complete reports on users, locked out users, soon -to -expire password users, and password expired users | ||||
| Enrollment status report | Administrator can check the registered users in the following reports - Enrolled users, Non -Enrolled users, Licensed users, Security questions and answers | ||||
| Export reports | Reports can be saved for later use in a target file format such as HTML, PDF, CSV, et | ||||
| Reports scheduler | Scheduler to create and send selected reports via email | ||||
Can the solution be considered value for money?
Component-based pricing model
The Standard edition starts at $ 595 for 500 users
The professional version starts at $ 1195 for 500 users.
ADSelfService Plus has a edge over Anixis, with key features like:
| Automatic enrollment: | Enroll users without their intervention by importing enrollment data like challenge questions and answers, mobile numbers, email ID, etc., from a CSV file or establish a connection with your in-house database which contains users’ enrollment data. You can also force users to enroll by using a logon script. |
| Single sign-on for cloud apps: | Allow users to access all their cloud applications with just their Active Directory credentials. |
| Free password expiration notifier: | Remind users via SMS or email to change their passwords before they expire. This feature is 100% free with no restrictions on user count. |
| Password synchronizer: | Allow users to maintain a single password across all their on-premises and cloud applications. |
| Mobile apps: | Users can manage passwords on the go with mobile apps for Android and iOS. |
| Cached credentials update: | Users can self-reset their passwords securely and also automatically update the cached domain credentials, on their machines, using ADSelfService Plus. |
Conclusion
- While Anixis password tools solely focuses on password self-service, ADSelfService Plus also provides additional features like Single sign-on, Password synchronization, Password expiry notification and a detailed reports section.
- Additionally, ADSelfService Plus, extends its support with a comprehensive information repository and dedicated customer support help line, ensuring elimination of password related help-desk calls.
- Furthermore, if you are looking for a better return on investment, ADSelfService Plus with its ease of deployment and economical pricing is distinctly a wiser choice.
