# Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) Reviews **Vendor:** Netwrix **Category:** [Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-device-management-mdm) **Average Rating:** 4.9/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 39 ## About Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) 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 10 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. PolicyPak has hundreds of customers, over a million deployed seats, is an Inc. 5000 recognized company, and a G2 Crowd High Performer. For more information, visit www.PolicyPak.com or follow us on Twitter @policypak. ## Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) Reviews ### 1. Simplified Privilege Management with Robust Controls **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David K. | IT Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 29, 2026 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** I really like how simple Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager is. It does one thing very well without needing complex configurations. I appreciate the fine-grain controls that let us choose what users can escalate. The logging function is another feature I value because it allows us to verify user actions. Overall, the ease of setting it up was appreciated. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Its integrations with Microsoft Entra to allow for automation of removing and entering users into the policy pack escalation group. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager allows end users to escalate privileges without IT support, essential for users who are offline or working after hours. This enables them to run elevated commands and install software to better service our clients. ### 2. PolicyPak is the way to enable full management of endpoints that are Azure AD joined. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Daniel V. | Lead End User Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 12, 2022 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** It allows you have all GPO settings, ADMX etc applied to windows endpoints that are Azure AD joined. This helps eliminate the need to use Hybrid Azure AD. Without this our endpoints would not pass our security standards. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Nothing to dislike. I have not run into a problem with PolicPak. There helpdesk is always available to help you solve any problem you may encounter. PolicyPak cloud I would like to see it meet stricker security standards. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** PolicyPak allows you to convert GPO settings that can be exported and depolyed via MSI installers to your endpoints that are Azure AD joined only. This helps fill in the missing gaps currenlty with Microsoft Endpoint Manager. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Applications that are created to run under a users context, we use least priliveaged manager to block these types of applications. We can easliy run powershell scirpts, ADMX templates with ease. ### 3. It's like having an extra team member working 24/7 **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nick H. | S, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 09, 2021 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** I don't know how it works, but it works! one of the most straightforward tools to set up and deploy and it starts working instantly! You do not need to be a Group Policy expert to get up and running with deploying policies, so it's also easier to bring in other IT professionals to share the management load without digging through the jungle that is Group Policy settings. The Least Privilege manager Pak is a security professional's dream come true, being able to lock down administrative rights but still allow the user to install and run already safe and proven applications. The Browser Router Pak is a devilishly easy way to avoid end-user frustration and reduce phone calls to support just to tell them "use a different browser." I could go on and on, but the Paks sell themselves with their name and what they do, they allow a full product free 30 day trial, so there is no reason to give them a try. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** The cost can start to climb if you have a lot of VDI pools you want to manage as you have to license every computer in your selected OUs. I think they could accomplish the same thing with a block or tiered pricing as the hard part to sell to the budget committee is the "per end device" pricing can feel like it has no upper limit on how much it can cost. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Compliance confidence is much higher, as is our workstation security, instantly locking down potential threat vectors before they happen and controlling privilege creep is huge. ### 4. Excellent product for managing office and remote computers. Documentation, support are great too! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aleksandr C. | IS Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 02, 2021 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** We are using PolicyPak Cloud to manage both office and remote workstations. My favorite features are "Least Priviledge Manager" that allowed us to completely eliminate users' admin rights at workstations, and "Remote Work Delivery Manager" for distributing files to remote workers. We're also using "Administrative Templates Manager" and "Preferences" to push necessary settings to remote workstations. Documentation is very well written and very detailed, including a lot of videos. Support often responds within minutes after I post a question! **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Sometimes it is still necessary to create a GPO and then import it into PolicPak Cloud, but most of the configuration can now be done right in the cloud. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** With PolicyPak Cloud we were able to quickly deploy more than 50 mobile devices to remote workers and support them with very limited staff. It also allowed us to eliminate users' admin rights at workstations. ### 5. Great for Configuring and Controlling your Windows Environment! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jeremy S. | Network Administrator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 16, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** The ability to easily push users to use certain browsers with certain web sites with Browser Router. That is the best thing but this has so much to offer it is hard to list everything I like. The other nice thing is it ties so nicely in with your Active Directory Group Policy environment that you don't even need a server to deploy it. Also the upgrades after testing are so simple that you put the new setup file in a folder on the network and the Client Side Extension takes care of updating itself. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Not having more time to spend on the product to get it's full potential. PolicyPak can do so much that they have to have a boot camp in order to teach it all! There was one issue we had with Firefox, ForcePoint and PolicyPak the issue resolved itself so not sure what to say about that. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** if you have it, spend the time and go to the bootcamp and take all the training from PolicyPak it is worth the time and most of the training is free! It is better to work as a team to get this implimented. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to push a user to use a certain browser with certain websites. I can control software a lot easier then the default Microsoft Group Policy and you can control a LOT more software and even create your own software control Group Policy Object. ### 6. PolicyPak is group policy on steroids **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 23, 2021 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** We use PolicyPak cloud which allows the ability to add, update or modify group policy whether computers are on domain are off roaming the internet. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Group policy is complicated so while the tool enhances the delivery of group policy it still requires testing and sometimes testing some very technical configurations. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Pre covid we had 20% of our computers roaming, off-domain, with no way to add, change or modify group policy, post covid that increased to 30% to 40% of our PC's we know can manage all group policies regardless of the PC's location. ### 7. Best Group Policy and Windows management software available **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Wholesale | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 21, 2021 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** PolicyPak allows us to keep a uniform look across our windows 10 devices and a consistent policy for almost every application we use. Going a step further, we can now set windows apps that are allowed or disallowed to ensure that no users are installing apps that our department does not approve. Least Privilege Manager has been a cornerstone in our security policies. We have removed all local admin permissions and still allow programs to run that require elevation. In a smaller shop, Policy Pak has saved us countless hours in setup and management with how easy the policies are to create and maintain. This is a must for anyone looking to tighten security and enhance uniformity across your network. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** License renewals can be cumbersome at times. However, they have been working to improve this lately with a new universal format. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It allows us to keep a uniform set of policies across our enterprise and secure desktops and browsers effortlessly and quickly. ### 8. Great endpoint management software that will help you be more efficient! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2022 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** This is a great software that is not talked about enough. It will help you manage your endpoint in a much more efficient and compliant way. Highly recommended. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Have not found any problem so far after using it for more than 1 year **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** You should do a demo for sure. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** elevating users to install certain software without requiring manual help. ### 9. Recommend **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 30, 2021 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Least Privilige, Software Whitelisting, USB whitelisting **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** USB Whitelisting needs some work to make it a little easier to use **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Just try it **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Administrator rights ### 10. PolicyPak is the way to enable full management of endpoint in Azure AD. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Daniel V. | Manager of End User Systems, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 30, 2021 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** PolicyPak allowed our orignation to go Azure Ad joined and not have to use Hybrid AD joined. We used PolicyPak to convert any GPO's that were not in Microsoft Endpoint Manager. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Nothing to dislike it has worked well for us. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have been able to convert almost any GPO setting. We have leveraged least priliveged manager which has futher helped lock down our endpoints. ### 11. PolicyPak Made it easier to manage AzureAD only devices and made it simple to remove admin rights! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 03, 2021 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** The best part of policypak for us is the ability to easily whitelist app installs for standard users. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Uploading the .xml files to policypak cloud can be a bit of a pain, and having to use the GPO editor sometimes is a pain. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Getting policy to non-domain joined AzureAD only PCs and whitelisting apps that require admin rights via Least Priv Managager. ### 12. Great tool for desktop management **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Charlie S. | Director of IT Operations, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 02, 2021 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Central management of policies for domain and non-domain environments as well as its ability to manage least privilege access. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** All policies defined at the "ALL" level (root level) are enforced and you can't create counter policies at lower levels. It can be accomplished by creating a structure under Company Groups. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** PolicyPak is a powerful tool for managing endpoints. Like domain based Group Policy implementation planning, you do need to take the time to plan out and test. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ability to manage non-domain environments in a similar way to domain environments. Ability to take away admin permissions, but give admin permissions to specific apps will be a great advantage. ### 13. Very deep product with a TON of features **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 29, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** We love the application manager, browser router, cloud features that can be coupled with on premises features **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** This is an incredibly deep product that can be quite overwhelming. Have a goal and get your quick wins - build from there **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Because this is such a deep product, it can get very over whelming very quickly. Pick a targeted project, get some wins and then move one. Don't try to do everything at one time **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using primarily for the browser router features ### 14. Cloud Group Policy Controls **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matt W. | Owner/President, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 03, 2021 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** PolicyPak is very ease to use once configured - we can quickly change desktop shortcuts, mapped network drives, user settings, etc. like you would in Group Policy via an online portal. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** The initial setup of Policy Pak requires you to setup a Server operating system, download a bunch of programs, and is very confusing to start - a lot of information goes out via E-Mail at which point I felt very bombarded and ended up taking months for me to circle back around to actually do it. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** With PolicyPak, we are in the process of eliminating onsite file Servers with the assistance of SharePoint, Azure AD, and Policy Pak this is becoming a possibility. ### 15. Great software, great support team. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Chris H. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Secure run alone makes PolicyPak worth using. Jeremy Moskowitz and the entire PolicyPak team are a great group of people to work with and very quick to help and resolve any issue that may arise. Being able to have control of the computers using policies while being in the cloud. Very easy to install and setup. Being able to manage the start screen and taskbar is very nice. Very useful videos on how to do anything with PP. If there is anything that we would like to see added to PP, Jeremy is very willing to listen and make the addition to the software. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** I don't have any dislikes so far. Anything that we need or would like to do with PolicyPak is in development and on the way. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** If you are considering using PolicyPak definitely do the trial. Go through the Bootcamp and trainings offered, they are free and very informative. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are able to take away admin rights for all and only allow what is required. Being able to control the computers with policies even though we are 100% in the cloud. ### 16. Love it! Huge time saver. Empowers Intune in ways not possible. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Doug E. | IT Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Full feature set has empowered our use of Intune/Endpoint Manager in O365/Azure. Now we can quickly and easily deploy settings, policies, and files to all our staff working from home. This solution has solved many problems we were facing. Could not have quickly and easily survived COVID-19 work-from-home orders without it! Extensive video trainings are in small, easily followed chucks that cover every aspect of the toolset with real-world examples that can be applied in minutes. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** There is not currently anything I dislike about it. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Deployed multiple GPO policies to computers that are not connected to corporate network: - Changed time settings - Changed Windows Update settings - Changed Power Management settings Deployed files to remote computers using PolicyPak. Files are then executed using scripts deployed with PolicyPak. Files are deployed using a zip file stored on an Azure Blob share. To deploy additional files, just have to upload an updated zip file. PolicyPak takes care of the rest automatically. Using PolicyPak, we are able to deploy software updates for various non-Microsoft applications overnight. ### 17. Great LPAM alternative **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrew R. | Cloud engineer **Reviewed Date:** June 18, 2021 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** All the extra control and security with zero additional infrastructure requirements. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** May be slightly less feature-rich compared to other alternatives, but still quite powerful in its own right. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are able to realize least privilege policy without the productivity-killing of leaving users completely downgraded. ### 18. Constant improvements and new features **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Greg B. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** First and foremost, Jeremy Moskowitz and his team know Group Policy inside and out. You might say Jeremy wrote the book on it. I know I can trust PolicyPak and the PP team to help me manage my endpoints. Next is that PolicyPak is frequently updated and expanded to cover more and more configuration settings. It can be hard to keep up with the updates. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** What do I dislike about PP? It can be hard to keep up with the updates. There are so many updates, I end up not knowing what cool new stuff is added. But it never fails that when I check back to see what's new, there are always useful improvements. Things I didn't even know I needed **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Read up on what PolicyPak does and if it sounds interesting, give it a trial run. The PolicyPak staff are great to work with, their customer support is excellent (quick answers, complete answers, friendly answers) and I've never had a bad experience. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** The most recent problem we resolved with PP is configuring Teams. In the midst of this COVID mess, we're rolling out Teams as hard and fast as we can so as to avoid users adopting Zoom (nothing against Zoom, but we already own Teams and have more control of it). Microsoft's out-of-the-box Teams ADMX doesn't currently allow for much tweaking of the behavior of the app, but with PP, I can manage the user's experience. It may sound like a small thing, but setting Teams to open in the background instead of 'in your face' polishes off one of the sharp edges that sort of makes users angry at Teams. PP Least Privilege Manager is also great. It allows me to whitelist select companies so that even standard users can install apps from these companies. Apple's iTunes for example, or testbanks from book publishers (we're a small college). ### 19. Amazing software with good pricing **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Max M. | Software systems and Project coordinator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 29, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** We primarily got PolicyPak for the ability to application whitelist. After spending many days trying to configure Microsoft Applocker with no success I tried PolicyPak and had it up and running within a few hours. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Nothing really. It's a shame they don't have local support in Australia where I am from however, the response from their help desk is quick. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** I recommend anyone wanting to offer higher levels of security to their InTune deployed devices to give PolicyPaK a trial. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Application whitelisting was the main problem. We are deploying our laptops via Microsoft InTune which is great compared to SCCM but not quite as mature. PolicyPak has helped fill in a few gaps that InTune does not cover. ### 20. Absolutely brilliant **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** We have been looking for a while on ways to secure and manage Windows workstations without having a Windows DC available (or distributed workforce). PolicyPak ticks all the boxes, is not bound to Microsoft licencing constraints and allows us to remote manage on prem as well as off site devices with ease. Highly recommended in lieu of Hosted AD / Azure as much more viable and also supports stuff beyond the MS landscape. Support and proactive product development make PP Cloud an awesome tool for our cyber security toolkit. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** the only items we had issues with have been resolved in the last 3 months. The only thing that may be a hurdle for small MSPs is the 100 seat minimum requirement. But if used across the client base, that's a minor issue. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Implement it, you wont look back **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Securing remote work places Securing environments without Windows Domain controllers Leveraging AD without a DC Using AD control to OVERRIDE local AD control ### 21. Brilliant product, so many problems solved! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ian B. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Audit mode before roll out Support responsiveness **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Cloud interface needs a bit of polish (but a lot of our nice to haves are in the pipeline) **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Make the jump! The ease of use when compared to something like AD is amazing **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** As an MSP we are supporting a large variety of customer environments and requirements. Our requirement has been to be able to manage policy settings centrally across these different environments, at price that is palatable to the SMB market. PolicyPak Cloud has made this so easy. From developing a baseline policy to tailoring for each customer, it's hard to imagine how it could have been easier. ### 22. Live saver for Windows 10 **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** There is lots of training and support available. It is also easy to use **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** I honestly don't have complaints. Maybe roping in some of the common issue areas like a reliable drive mapping or printer installations? **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Windows 10 lockdowns have been a challenge. The Windows 10 start menu can be a pain to work through. Also, some of the Microsoft annoyances can be customize more easily with PolicyPak ### 23. Great add on to Group Policy **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** PolicyPak adds the options to do more with a gpo **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** I do not have a dislike at this time. Working well so far. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Get addition to add more options to GPO **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Things that group policy cannot. Such as removing the Outlook envelope in the sys tray when new emails arrive, also removing the sound, and the toast popup when email arrives. ### 24. PolicyPak makes transitioning to the Cloud simple. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Legal Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 04, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** I really like the merge utility and can't wait for to include all coming features. It made exporting my GPOs simple and easy as we transition to the cloud. I started using PolicyPak for the least privilege manager and then Covid happened. We needed a way to update GPOs non-domain joined machines and this works perfectly. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** I wish I could make folders in the cloud XML section. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Easy way to simplify GP management. Cloud version is the way to go. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Pushing GPOs to non-domain joined machines in using the Cloud version. Limiting user rights. Security ### 25. One of the most complete tools I've ever had the pleasure of using! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Utilities | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** There is very little that I have not been able to do with PolicyPak when it comes to managing users and computers. The complete suite of tools is one of the best investments you could ever make for you and your company. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** The only dislike I have is that I cannot utilize PolicyPak more at my company due to management constraints. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are managing numerous applications, solving loopback policy issues, and LPM related tasks. ### 26. Group Policy The Right Way **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joshua B. | Senior System Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** The ability to take any GP setting and add Item-Level Targeting is fantastic. That coupled with the other features like Browser Router and Least Privilege Manager allow you to take GP to the next level. I have been a GP admin for almost 20 years and this product gives so many of the options and features that GP has been missing. Another impressive part of PolicyPak is that from the first sales call, the CEO/Founder was available to hop-on-a-call with me to discuss not only the current features, but what features are upcoming and what we might like to see moving forward. Any company where the CEO takes a personal interest in clients is virtually unheard of. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** It can seem pricey when evaluating, but once you realise that one of the features somewhere else can cost nearly the same as the entire suite from PolicyPak the numbers start to make more sense. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Watch the videos, check out their online support library, and call sales to get the trial. PolicyPak is willing to work with you through the entire process to make your experience the best possible outcome. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** We replaced our previous LPM product with PolicyPak, the conversion of all our policies took about 3 days. We are starting to use Browser Router instead of MSIE Enterprise Mode. We will also be looking at the Java manager and various other features in the coming months. ### 27. Solid product worth the cost of implementation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Benjamin K. | Sr. IT Support Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 02, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Policypak offers a software whitelist option which helps us to answer the Windows 10 question of 'what to do with the Microsoft Store' issue. This alone was a major point for my company. Much of what is done in Policypak can be done through native Group Policy, however it would take consistent staff, training, manpower and trial & error to make this happen as well as a lot of doing to make some of the things PolicyPak does naturally in order to work. Policypak gives you a very nice GUI based product that is simple, the management is where it shines - often using Item Level Targeting (ILT) in creative ways that are not available in native Group Policy. It's worked magic in the sense that it can rework group policy to an almost new-like product. A product much easier to work with, you spend your time coming up with meaningful policies and where to apply them instead of just figuring out how to make those policies actually work and apply as they are supposed to. I want to re-iterate here, crossing over computer/user policies is very much a thing in PolicyPak and yes you can do those things in native GP often, it can take hours to make a policy work properly to do that, where it takes minutes and is very straightforward in PolicyPak. Boiling down group policy into gui-driven simplicity greatly simplifies the building, testing, and management of group policies. Team up with AGPM and it becomes a great powerhouse. It is often updated. A lot, every 1-2 weeks or so. And it would be best to keep up to date. I've taken the GP Master class which delves into Group Policy, and PolicyPak and appreciate the product a little more after taking the class. As a new AD Administrator I was on the right track, but avoided even having to learn painful things because PolicyPak's administration is so much simpler. It would be difficult and incredibly painful to administrate our company as a single admin with hands-on without the product and I've come to appreciate that. *Trainings - The PolicyPak people are consistently releasing webinars/videos, and they are available for a signup on a weekly basis. They are largely the same ones, but they will get you started. Some things you will have to ask, or check the fleshed out forumn or knowledge base which is available to customers and a wealth of resources. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** There are a few downsides. *A bit expensive - There was an offer to discount if you pre-paid for 3 years, your going to want to pre-ay for the 3 years if it's an option. But you certainly do get what you pay for. It's well developed, the staff are responsible and it's continually evolving. Jeremy, the founder often will jump in himself on support with help/suggestions/etc. *Not a perpetual license - will stop working if you stop paying for it. Not particularly fond of this model, though maintenance isn't as bad as license purchase it's definitely an investment in the initial purchase.I'm not afraid to be candid in reviews, and I think PolicyPak has been worth the investment. *Must re-license after OU changes - Not a huge downfall, but any time you change/add/move a OU that you want PolicyPak to be applied to then you need to run the tools to pull from your AD again and email it in to receive a new license to apply. This is free, and the staff is very responsive, but it is an extra step. *Still no 'real' answer to Windows 10 Start Menu failure. - This is so much easier to administrate via PolicyPak that it's silly. However it is still limited to Windows, which you can make a 'perfect' start menu, or apply different settings across different OU's, but it's either 'on' or 'off' just like Microsoft's processes. That means the start menu either gets hammered to those settings without bringing over new user's changes, or it's left off. This is how it works by design via Microsoft. The startmenu layout is awful to work with naively in Win10, PolicyPak makes it something that is easy and simple. I believe they are working on a solution to this and I'm hopeful something will come out. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Consider for administration sanity of Group Policy, also great for junior members. Reduces administrative overhead of GP management significantly. Good for very large orgs, but also great for small orgs where Administrators simply don't have the time or resources to spend on group policy. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** *A managed approach to the Microsoft Store. *A managed approach to a software whitelist, allowing elevation of non-admin users to install software or run certain .exe's with admin rights without granting the rights. *A simplification of group policy intended for junior members that do not have any real introduction to group policy. ### 28. A game changer for security and legacy apps **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 03, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** PolicyPak is always rolling out new and helpful features while properly supporting existing ones. Their Least Privilege Module is amazing from a security standpoint. Being able to selectively elevate certain applications whilst blocking untrusted apps has made removing admin rights from all windows users possible and pain-free. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** The renewal process can be a bit tedious. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** We're enforcing browser selection on a per domain basis. Only pages that require IE are opened in IE, all other pages are routed to the browser of our choice. Users are able to run without admin rights, whilst selectively elevating legacy apps that need it. Untrusted apps won't run unless we allow them to, which has enormously increased security. ### 29. Ease of Use **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sandra F. | SCCM/Sr. Desktop Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 02, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Enables easy management of previously unmanaged applications, easy upgrade of Policy Pak's via 3 party update tools enabling reporting for compliance. There are plenty of training materials available including a complete boot camp, that is free of charge and very well presented. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Company not implementing recommended features, Implementation of the rights management features would be a tremendous asset to the company in my opinion, however being a large organization, we have multiple tools in place for various functions. The frequency of the updates also raise pause. Is this really necessary? Couldn't the updates be quarterly? **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Solid Product that is a value for security related concerns with solid solutions. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Firefox settings were the reason we initially invested in PolicyPak , PolicyPak Application Management on non system owned products is well worth the investment in this product. We are also using PolicyPak for some offshore DNS requirements. ### 30. PolicyPak Thoughts **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Publishing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 24, 2020 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Easy to install and use. Great for elevating rights for single applications or single portions of control panel. Support is great - quick turn-around time. Basically it fills in all of the gaps that Windows -should've- had. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Nothing really. Easy to install and support is great - so no real issues. Sometimes there is a complexity with trying to achieve something but support hasn't failed us yet. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Try it. For those people who find that Group Policy doesn't do enough...take a look and test it out. Fairly comprehensive and definitely makes it easier to manage machines. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Least Privileged Manager / Elevating rights ### 31. Simple least privilege management **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Scot H. | IT Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 23, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** I'd like to be able to sort the list of apps in Least Privilege. **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** Watch the training videos. They are good. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. ### 32. Time Saving Product **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brad T. | Director of IT, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 12, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. ### 33. Powerful and Useful tool!! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Banking | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. ### 34. Functionality thats easy to manage and works **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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 **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak):** If your looking to expand your management capabilities on machines this is a great option **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. ### 35. I.T Support Specialist **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stephen H. | I.T. Support Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 19, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Love the ability to control off prem devices. Easy integration in the Cloud. Consistent role outs! **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Consistent role out. Locking down preferences and customization is great!! ### 36. PolicyPak is a must-have for Group Policy enhancement **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joe H. | ITS1, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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 **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** It doesn't make me a nice cup of tea. (Yet ;) ) **Recommendations to others considering Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly 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. ### 37. Fills many gaps in standard GPOs **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Leandro Z. | Systems Management, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 24, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Very powerful yet easy to use. Does not need deep study on the product. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** While I understand and approve the continuous updates, it is not easy to keep up with the coordination **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy Win10 default apps management , Local Admins permissions reduced ### 38. Desktop wallpaper & Domain Controller. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sayed Isa E. | IT Support, Insurance, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 26, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Apply the policies using the cloud was awesome. **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** I hope all the features coming soon to the cloud. **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Desktop wallpaper & Domain Controller. ### 39. OWNER/President/CIO **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2019 **What do you like best about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** GPO on steroids without a domain controller or AD domain **What do you dislike about Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak)?** Can’t do GPSI via PolicyPak Cloud without AD domain or DCs **What problems is Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Restricting Internet access, large workstation setting congruency via cloud ## Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) Discussions - [What is PolicyPak used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-policypak-used-for) - [What does PolicyPak do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-policypak-do) - [What is PolicyPak browser router?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-policypak-browser-router) - [What is PolicyPak client side extension?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-policypak-client-side-extension) - [What is PolicyPak?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-policypak) - [View Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/netwrix-endpoint-policy-manager-formerly-policypak/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-22+23%3A46%3A52+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=d329df4a-07aa-4412-87d2-69f62e8cafc4&secure%5Btoken%5D=33ed2e9b30c6a8697214769cf6001f1108003036a150d2dc24f339cbac16be71&format=llm_user) ## Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) Features **Generative AI** - AI Text Summarization **Agentic AI - Mobile Application Management** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making **System Control** - Device Control - Web Control - Application Control - Asset Management - System Isolation **Platform - Mobile Device Management (MDM)** - Regulation Compliant **Vulnerability Prevention** - Endpoint Intelligence - Firewall - Malware Detection **Operating System** - Multi-Systems Support - Apple Support - Android Support **Security Management** - Incident Reports - Security Validation - Compliance **Management** - Applicatons Management - Applications Consolidation - Whitelist - Blacklist - Usage Information **Security** - Remote Wipe - Security **Agentic AI - Mobile Device Management (MDM)** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making ## Top Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) Alternatives - [Jamf](https://www.g2.com/products/jamf/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (2,053 reviews) - [NinjaOne](https://www.g2.com/products/ninjaone/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (4,261 reviews) - [AirDroid Business](https://www.g2.com/products/airdroid-business/reviews) - 4.9/5.0 (403 reviews)