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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $595.00 2 Domain controllers Per Year
No pricing available
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Star Rating
(28)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $595.00 2 Domain controllers Per Year
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Star Rating
(21)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Sophos Cloud OptixManageEngine ADAudit Plus vs Sophos Cloud Optix
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ManageEngine ADAudit Plus easier to use and set up. However, Sophos Cloud Optix is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Sophos Cloud Optix overall.
- Reviewers felt that ManageEngine ADAudit Plus meets the needs of their business better than Sophos Cloud Optix.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sophos Cloud Optix is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sophos Cloud Optix over ManageEngine ADAudit Plus.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Standard
Starting at $595.00
2 Domain controllers Per Year
Reports and alerts on event log data collected from licensed components:
- AD Logon Activity Monitoring
- Azure AD Tenants
- Windows servers
Sophos Cloud Optix
No pricing availableFree Trial
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Free Trial is available
Sophos Cloud Optix
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
25
8.5
12
Ease of Use
8.5
25
8.1
12
Ease of Setup
8.5
19
7.8
6
Ease of Admin
8.2
19
8.6
7
Quality of Support
7.2
24
8.9
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
18
8.8
7
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
25
10.0
12
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Controls
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Activity Monitoring
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Security
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
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Analysis
Not enough data
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Visualization
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
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Analysis
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Response
Not enough data
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Detection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Network Detection and Response (NDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) PlatformsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection & Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Management
Not enough data
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Analytics
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
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Visibility
Not enough data
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Vulnerability Management
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Detection
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus and Sophos Cloud Optix are categorized as Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Unique Categories
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is categorized as Network Detection and Response (NDR), User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), Log Analysis, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Sophos Cloud Optix is categorized as Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms, Cloud Compliance, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, and Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sophos Cloud Optix
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Real Estate
10.7%
Education Management
10.7%
Insurance
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
7.1%
Other
57.1%
Information Technology and Services
36.8%
Computer & Network Security
21.1%
Computer Software
10.5%
Retail
5.3%
Information Services
5.3%
Other
21.1%
Discussions
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus has no discussions with answers
Sophos Cloud Optix has no discussions with answers
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