Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own ADManager Plus

Replace ADManager Plus with a custom build. Unified Active Directory and Microsoft 365 management and reporting solution

Weekend Project
51 features5 integrationsOne weekend

Estimated Timeline

Based on 51 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.

1
Setup & scaffolding
2 hours
2
Core features
4-6 hours
3
Polish & deploy
2 hours

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Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 8 categories. See all 51 features

Management(12 features)

Active Directory Bulk User Management

Manage AD users in bulk using predefined options, templates, and CSV files. Enable or disable users, manage photos, move users

Active Directory Computer Management

Manage AD computers and computer accounts

Active Directory Contact ManagementPremium

Manage AD contact objects

Active Directory Group ManagementPremium

Create and manage AD groups including security groups and distribution lists

Active Directory MigrationPremium

Migrate Active Directory objects and configurations

+7 more in this category

Reporting(10 features)

Active Directory Logon Reports

Generate AD user logon reports on last logon time, inactive users, logon hours, never logged on users without scripting

Active Directory Reports

Generate comprehensive reports on AD users, groups, GPOs with 200+ prebuilt reports. Schedule and export in desired formats

Active Directory User Reports

Generate extensive AD user reports on user account status, password expiration status, group memberships without scripts

Customizable Dashboard

Create customizable dashboards for monitoring and reporting

Exchange Server Reporting

Generate reports on Exchange Server activities and configurations

+5 more in this category

Automation(6 features)

Auto-Assign AD TasksPremium

Set rules to automatically assign tasks to technicians based on action, domain, or priority

Automated Active Directory User Creation

Effortlessly automate user creation in AD, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and other enterprise applications

Automated AD Cleanup

Declutter AD environment by identifying stale accounts and deprovisioning them

Orchestrated User Provisioning and DeprovisioningPremium

Provision and deprovision users in AD and external enterprise applications using webhook and orchestration templates

Time-Limited Group Memberships

Add users to groups and automatically revoke their group memberships after a specified period

+1 more in this category

Risk & Compliance(4 features)

Attack Path AnalysisPremium

Uncover hidden chains of permissions and relationships in AD and break them early to prevent attackers from abusing privileges

Identity Risk AssessmentPremium

Identify and evaluate possible risk indicators within AD and Microsoft 365 environments with comprehensive security posture score

Principle of Least PrivilegePremium

Scheduled access review campaigns reexamine privileges owned by users and groups in AD and Microsoft 365 to approve or revoke them

Risk Exposure ManagementPremium

Proactively detect and visualize how attackers could potentially move laterally within AD environment to reduce attack surface

Backup & Recovery(3 features)

AD Backup and RecoveryPremium

Protect against data loss disasters by creating backups of AD objects and recover them with all their attributes intact

Azure AD Backup and RecoveryPremium

Backup Azure AD objects like users, groups, devices, applications, domains, service principals, and directory roles with restoration of entire objects or specified attributes

Google Workspace Backup and RecoveryPremium

Back up all items in Gmail, Calendar, and User Drive data. Restore any data when necessary regardless of deletion timing

Compliance(3 features)

Access Certification Campaigns

Run automatic certification campaigns to assign certifiers to review users' AD and Microsoft 365 access permissions at specified intervals

Compliance ManagementPremium

Ensure compliance with GDPR, PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA and other mandates through risk assessment and access certification campaigns

Compliance Workflow ToolPremium

Use AD Workflow as an IT compliance tool to get list of all requests created, approved, executed, or rejected for verification during audits

Workflow(3 features)

Approval-Based WorkflowsPremium

Monitor and streamline AD operations performed across organization using approval-based workflows

Customizable WorkflowsPremium

Configure multiple workflows with different levels such as requesters, reviewers, approvers, and executors based on task nature

Service-Level Agreement ConfigurationPremium

Configure SLA rules to ensure requested actions are performed on time without any delay

Delegation(2 features)

Granular OU-Based DelegationPremium

Set administrative boundaries such as OUs or domains while delegating tasks to technicians

Non-Invasive Delegation Model

Give help desk technicians power to perform AD tasks without altering their permissions in AD

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