--- title: PolicyPak Reviews meta\_title: 'PolicyPak Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 39 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how PolicyPak works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.9 review\_count: 39 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-10' parent\_category: name: IT Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-management --- # PolicyPak Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by PolicyPak but has limited features. Are you part of the PolicyPak team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! PolicyPak, now part of Netwrix, is a modern desktop management platform for the "anywhere" workforce. PolicyPak provides a powerful policy creation, management, and deployment framework that extends the policy management, security, automation, and reporting capabilities found within Windows Active Directory, Unified Endpoint Management solutions, MDM providers, virtualization platforms, and cloud services. PolicyPak comes with Paks, each with its own set of customizable policies that enable IT and teams to solve today's most significant desktop management challenges like remote work, Windows endpoint management, GPO sprawl, ransomware, Group Policy management, and more. PolicyPak lowers IT costs, increases security, improves compliance, reduces GPOs, and puts the IT admin back in charge. Primary use cases include reducing local administrator rights without breaking approved applications, consolidating Group Policy Objects to reduce sprawl, deploying policy to non-domain-joined and remote machines through the cloud or MDM, and cutting down on end-user support tickets tied to UAC prompts, browser mismatches, and file-association errors. Main capabilities include: - Local admin least-privilege management: removes unnecessary local administrator rights from standard users and sets up secure elevation rules so users can bypass UAC prompts for approved tasks without full admin access. - Ransomware and Shadow IT prevention: uses file-owner-based allowlisting to block untrusted scripts and applications, removing the overhead of maintaining manual exception lists. - Application, browser, and file management: enforces application settings, Java security rules, and browser routing so specific sites open in specific browsers, and controls default file associations across managed devices. - GPO consolidation and flexible deployment: merges redundant Group Policy settings to reduce GPO sprawl and speeds up login times, with delivery options through traditional Group Policy (GPMC), MDM/UEM platforms like Microsoft Intune and SCCM, or PolicyPak Cloud for devices outside the domain. - Software deployment and removal: automates the installation, patching, and removal of applications delivered through Windows, WinGet, and web-based sources. - Device and peripheral control: manages removable device access, including USB and other peripherals, to reduce data loss and malware risk. PolicyPak is used primarily by endpoint security teams, IT administrators, and desktop engineering teams across organizations of varying sizes, including government agencies, healthcare systems, financial institutions, and higher education. It's licensed by the number of endpoints and VDI connections it's actively managing, and integrates with Active Directory, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (SCCM and Intune), and virtualization/VDI environments such as Citrix and VMware, allowing organizations to apply policy controls to devices traditional Group Policy alone cannot reach. * * * Seller [Netwrix](https://www.g2.com/sellers/netwrix) Discussions [PolicyPak Community](https://www.g2.com/products/policypak/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Mariel Grinstein Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 14 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/policypak/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Jamf](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jamf") Jamf 4.7/5(2,304) ](https://www.g2.com/products/jamf/reviews) [ ![NinjaOne](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "NinjaOne") NinjaOne 4.7/5(5,025) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ninjaone/reviews) [ ![Iru](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Iru") Iru 4.7/5(841) ](https://www.g2.com/products/iru/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/policypak/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 39 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) SH Scot H. IT Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/23/2019 "Simple least privilege management" 5/5 What do you like best about PolicyPak? Setting up application control with the wizard is simple, and support is great. The software just works. I know it works because I download software more than anyone, and I encounter the message that group policies prevent installation. When I approve the application with the wizard, then run gpupdate at the workstation, the application install as expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PolicyPak? I'd like to be able to sort the list of apps in Least Privilege. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PolicyPak: Watch the training videos. They are good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PolicyPak solving and how is that benefiting you? Makes setting up least privilege less painful. I heard there would be a lot of babysitting, but that's not what I found for our 130 user environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Brad T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Brad T.") BT Brad T. Director of IT Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/12/2019 "Time Saving Product" 5/5 What do you like best about PolicyPak? Browser router is probably the most useful tool we use. Working with hospital based imaging systems it is cumbersome to get staff to use the right browser for a specific site. With browser router we do some quick testing to see how the page will load and put it to policy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PolicyPak? Upgrading the system. I am generally behind with updating because it take time to get in updated and to make sure all policies are still being applied. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PolicyPak solving and how is that benefiting you? Recently we had a licensing issue. Man did we realize how dependent we are on Policy Pak. An application we use requires to be ran as an administrator because it is unsigned. Once we got the licensing issue resolved the LPM kicked ass again and the help desk call were instantly reduced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Banking](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Banking") AB Verified User in Banking Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/17/2019 "Powerful and Useful tool!!" 5/5 What do you like best about PolicyPak? Being able to easily manage many applications like Chrome at an enterprise level with lockdown features, Browser Router has helped immensely, With the rollout of Win10 .... Least Privilege Manager is going to be of great usage for our future goals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PolicyPak? At it's basic functionality it is easy to use but it takes some time and has a learning curve to be able to use the more detailed settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PolicyPak solving and how is that benefiting you? Managing Chrome HomePage and Secondary tabs to match our Enterprise Standard on IE, Browser Router is helping to simplify the many different websites used by our users and helps to remove the decision making required between sites to know which browser and best used for each website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/14/2019 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Functionality thats easy to manage and works" 5/5 What do you like best about PolicyPak? Great product - it makes managing more functions easy to configure and deploy. Similar to group policy the options can be deployed gradually. We have found the additionally functionality cuts back on calls and other user issues which in turn makes it worth continuing to roll out to all users. We have found the product to be reliable and support has been easy to work with when needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PolicyPak? Cloud edition doesn't have full functionality yet. But its getting there and there are benefits to it over onprem depending on the scenario Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PolicyPak: If your looking to expand your management capabilities on machines this is a great option Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PolicyPak solving and how is that benefiting you? Further locking down advanced functionality with programs easily and dependably. They have some other modules we haven't used yet but they have alot of options. The real benefit of this product is all of the additional controls allowing management beyond what GP can offer. Totally worth the investment to cut down on helpdesk style calls. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic SH Stephen H. I.T. Support Specialist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/19/2019 "I.T Support Specialist" 5/5 What do you like best about PolicyPak? Love the ability to control off prem devices. Easy integration in the Cloud. Consistent role outs! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PolicyPak? Would love to see AD and Cloud sync. Would like to be able to make a change in AD and have it replicate to the Cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PolicyPak solving and how is that benefiting you? Consistent role out. Locking down preferences and customization is great!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Joe H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Joe H.") JH Joe H. ITS1 Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/14/2019 "PolicyPak is a must-have for Group Policy enhancement" 5/5 What do you like best about PolicyPak? PolicyPak is able to manage 3rd party products through Group Policy, as easily as you can manage Microsoft products now. Plus all the extra components, Least Privilege, Browser Router, Java Rules, all easy to use, easy to implement Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PolicyPak? It doesn't make me a nice cup of tea. (Yet ;) ) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PolicyPak: If you have 3rd party software that you need to manage, look at this product. That is the core of this business. All the other products are awesome additions to that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PolicyPak solving and how is that benefiting you? We are currently using it to manage Firefox settings, as well as Browser Router functions, and starting to implement Preferences Manager. Our desktop folks are working with the Start Screen and Taskbar managers for Win10. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Leandro Z.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Leandro Z.") LZ Leandro Z. Systems Management Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/24/2019 "Fills many gaps in standard GPOs" 5/5 What do you like best about PolicyPak? Very powerful yet easy to use. Does not need deep study on the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PolicyPak? While I understand and approve the continuous updates, it is not easy to keep up with the coordination Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PolicyPak solving and how is that benefiting you? Easy Win10 default apps management , Local Admins permissions reduced Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Sayed Isa E.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sayed Isa E.") SE Sayed Isa E. IT Support Insurance Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/26/2019 "Desktop wallpaper & Domain Controller." 5/5 What do you like best about PolicyPak? Apply the policies using the cloud was awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PolicyPak? I hope all the features coming soon to the cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PolicyPak solving and how is that benefiting you? Desktop wallpaper & Domain Controller. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/26/2019 "OWNER/President/CIO" 5/5 What do you like best about PolicyPak? GPO on steroids without a domain controller or AD domain Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PolicyPak? Can’t do GPSI via PolicyPak Cloud without AD domain or DCs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PolicyPak solving and how is that benefiting you? Restricting Internet access, large workstation setting congruency via cloud Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about PolicyPak? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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