ManageEngine AD360
AD360 is ManageEngine’s integrated IAM suite for Active Directory & Microsoft 365 — management (ADManager Plus), auditing/UBA (ADAudit Plus) and self-service/MFA/SSO (ADSelfService Plus), plus light governance, available on-premises OR cloud, with Zia AI. The affordable AD/M365 identity play (not a full IGA) — from an India-champion (Zoho).
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The ManageEngine platform family
This page covers AD360 — the integrated AD/M365 IAM suite. The rest of the ManageEngine estate:
Quick facts
30-second orientation- Product
- AD360 — integrated IAM for AD / M365
- Vendor
- ManageEngine (a division of Zoho Corp)
- The category
- Identity & access management (AD-centric)
- What it does
- Manage, audit, self-service/MFA, govern AD/M365
- Bundles
- ADManager + ADAudit + ADSelfService Plus
- Pricing
- PUBLIC per-domain/technician/object — free AD tools
- Deployment
- On-premises AND cloud (data-localisation ready)
- AI
- Zia — agentic AI (rolling across the suite)
- Vs
- Quest, SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra, Okta
- In India via
- TechBag — scoping, licensing, GST (India-HQ’d vendor)
Understand AD/M365 identity & access management before you buy it
Most product pages skip this. We start here — so you buy a capability, not a buzzword.
What is AD360?
ManageEngine’s integrated IAM suite for Active Directory & Microsoft 365 — management (ADManager Plus), auditing/UBA (ADAudit Plus), and self-service/MFA/SSO (ADSelfService Plus), plus light governance — available on-premises OR cloud, with Zia AI. The affordable AD/M365 identity play.
Heavyweight/cloud-only identity vs AD360 — the honest table
What consolidation actually replaces, dimension by dimension.
| Dimension | Unprotected / signature email | AD360 (ManageEngine) |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Enterprise IGA: heavy, quote | Affordable per-domain/tech (free tools) |
| Deployment | Cloud-only (rivals) | On-prem OR cloud (localisation) |
| Scope | Raw AD tools / silos | Manage + audit + self-service, unified |
| Auditing | Costly add-on / none | Real-time AD audit + UBA built in |
| Self-service / MFA | Separate product | SSPR + MFA + SSO included |
| Ecosystem | Standalone | ManageEngine (SIEM, UEM, ITSM, PAM) |
| AI | None | Zia agentic AI |
| Vendor | Foreign, VC/PE | India-HQ’d, bootstrapped (Zoho) |
ManageEngine AD360 is integrated AD/M365 identity & access management — management (ADManager Plus), real-time auditing/UBA (ADAudit Plus) and self-service/MFA/SSO (ADSelfService Plus), plus light governance — available on-premises OR cloud, with Zia AI, at a fraction of enterprise-IGA cost (free AD tools). From an India-champion (Zoho, Chennai). Full enterprise IGA? SailPoint/Saviynt. Deepest on-prem AD? Quest. Cloud-native identity? Entra/Okta. TechBag scopes tools + deployment and handles GST.
The five pieces of the platform
Vendors love diagrams; buyers need to know what they’re actually operating. Here’s the whole platform, demystified.
ADManager Plus
AD and Microsoft 365 management — provisioning, deprovisioning, helpdesk delegation, bulk changes, templates and 200+ reports — without raw AD tools.
ADAudit Plus
Real-time Active Directory change auditing tracks every logon, permission change and object edit, with user behaviour analytics (UBA) to flag anomalies.
ADSelfService Plus
Self-service password reset and account unlock, multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO) and password-policy enforcement cut helpdesk load.
M365 & access governance
Microsoft 365 and Exchange management plus access certification and reporting: review who has access to what, attest it and report for compliance.
Affordable + On-Prem/Cloud + Zia
Transparent per-domain, per-technician or per-object pricing, free editions for some AD tools, on-premises or cloud deployment, and Zia AI built in.
One console over Active Directory and Microsoft 365 — management, change auditing, self-service and access reviews together.
Twelve capabilities. Manage, secure, govern.
AD360 gives you integrated AD/M365 identity management, auditing and self-service at a fraction of enterprise-IGA cost — on-premises or cloud — the IAM suite of the ManageEngine portfolio.
User Provisioning & Deprovisioning
Create, modify and disable AD and Microsoft 365 users with templates and rules, so onboarding and offboarding leave no orphaned accounts.
Bulk Management & Templates
Bulk-create and modify AD and M365 objects from templates and CSV, so joiners, reorgs and cleanups take minutes, not scripts.
Secure Helpdesk Delegation
Delegate tasks like password resets and group changes to the helpdesk without handing out Domain Admin, with a full audit trail.
AD/M365 Reporting
200+ pre-built AD and Microsoft 365 reports on inactive users, stale accounts, groups, licences and security.
Real-Time AD Change Auditing
Audits every Active Directory change in real time — logons, permission and GPO changes, lockouts — with instant alerts.
User Behaviour Analytics (UBA)
UBA baselines normal behaviour and flags unusual logons, mass changes and privilege abuse that rules miss.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
MFA for Windows logons, VPN, OWA and applications, using authenticator, push, biometrics or TOTP.
Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR)
Users reset passwords and unlock accounts themselves from web, mobile or the logon screen, cutting helpdesk tickets.
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Single sign-on to enterprise apps from one AD identity, with password-policy enforcement to keep credentials strong.
Access Review & Certification
Review and certify who has access to what across AD and M365, spot excess privilege, and report for compliance.
On-Premises OR Cloud
Deploy on-premises or in the cloud — a choice Indian government, BFSI and regulated organisations value for identity data.
Zia — Agentic AI
Zia, ManageEngine’s AI rolling across the suite, adds anomaly insights, assisted analysis and increasingly autonomous agents.
Watch AD360 in action
The overview, getting started, and the core workflows.
Exploring IAM with AD360
The integrated AD/M365 IAM suite, walked through.
ManageEngine — This is Our Story
The India-champion behind the product.
ManageEngine Log360 product demo
The wider ManageEngine identity & security estate.
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Here’s what genuinely sets AD360 apart (and when SailPoint/Quest/Entra fit).
Affordable, integrated AD/M365 identity — not a heavyweight IGA project
AD360 brings AD and Microsoft 365 management, auditing and self-service into one affordable suite, with transparent pricing and free editions of some tools. It fills the gap between risky raw AD tools and heavy enterprise IGA; for full IGA with SoD and certification campaigns, SailPoint or Saviynt lead.
On-premises OR cloud — the data-localisation choice for identity data (a real India edge)
AD360 runs on-premises or in the cloud, so you choose where identity data lives. On-prem it sits beside your Active Directory under your control; the cloud option uses ManageEngine data centres in Chennai and Mumbai. Cloud-only rivals cannot offer that to government, BFSI and sovereignty-bound buyers.
Manage, secure AND self-service — the whole AD/M365 identity job, together
One suite covers the everyday identity job: ADManager Plus for provisioning, delegation and 200+ reports; ADAudit Plus for real-time auditing and UBA; ADSelfService Plus for password reset, MFA and SSO; plus light access review — in one console, not three tools.
Part of one IT-management ecosystem — and now AI (Zia)
AD360 is part of ManageEngine’s 60+ product portfolio and connects with Log360 (SIEM), Endpoint Central, ServiceDesk Plus and PAM360, so identity links to security, devices and service. Zia, its agentic AI, is rolling across the suite with anomaly insights and assisted analysis.
From ManageEngine — an India-champion (Zoho), bootstrapped and trusted
ManageEngine is the IT-management division of Zoho Corp, bootstrapped and headquartered in Chennai. India is its fast-growing #2 market (10,000+ Indian customers), with data centres in Chennai and Mumbai and full on-premises options for data-localisation needs. ManageEngine says 280,000+ organisations use its software.
The honest scope
AD360 leads on value for AD and Microsoft 365 management, auditing, self-service and MFA, with an on-prem option. It is not a full IGA platform: SailPoint and Saviynt lead on provisioning, certification and SoD; Quest on deepest on-prem AD tooling; Entra and Okta on cloud-native identity.
The numbers behind the platform
What your AD360 journey looks like
Identity scoping (& deployment)
Map identity needs, estate size and on-prem vs cloud. TechBag advises tools and editions and compares SailPoint, Quest and Entra.
Deploy & manage
Deploy AD360 on-prem or in the cloud, connect AD and M365, and stand up ADManager Plus for provisioning and reporting.
Secure & self-service
Turn on ADAudit Plus for auditing and UBA, and ADSelfService Plus for SSPR, MFA and SSO, to cut helpdesk load.
Govern & integrate
Add access reviews, connect Log360, Endpoint Central, ServiceDesk Plus and PAM360, turn on Zia AI, and optimise licensing.
The review scoreboard
Modelled on Gartner Peer Insights structure. *Counts and breakdowns are illustrative pending verified review collection.
Quick poll — what’s driving your evaluation?
Talk to an advisor“SailPoint was a massive IGA project we didn’t need. AD360 gave us AD and M365 management, auditing and self-service in weeks.”
“As a regulated organisation we can’t put identity data in a foreign cloud. AD360 runs on-premises right next to our AD.”
“ADSelfService Plus made password resets self-serve overnight, and we added MFA to Windows and VPN logons. That alone paid for it.”
“ADAudit Plus shows every AD change in real time and flags anomalies with UBA. The whole identity job sits in one suite.”
“Free editions of the AD tools let us prove value before buying the suite, with transparent per-domain pricing.”
“For full enterprise IGA, SailPoint goes deeper. But our identity is AD and M365, and AD360 was the right, affordable call.”
“Delegating helpdesk tasks without handing out Domain Admin, with a full audit trail, changed how we run AD.”
“Choosing an India-HQ’d, bootstrapped vendor (Zoho/ManageEngine) for identity felt right, and TechBag handled licensing and GST.”
Where everyone sits — the grids
Analyst firms bury this view behind paywalls, and review-site grids score satisfaction, not fit for your estate. So here’s TechBag’s synthesis of the AD/M365 identity & access management market — tap any vendor to see why it sits where it does.
TechBag Identity & Access Grid
Execution strength vs product vision — the classic market map, minus the paywall.
Affordable AD/M365 IAM, on-prem OR cloud. This page's product.
IGA Depth × AD/M365 Fit & Value
The grid nobody publishes — identity-governance depth vs AD/M365 depth & value.
AD/M365 manage + audit + self-service + value.
Positions are TechBag’s illustrative synthesis of public review-platform data and vendor documentation — not a reproduction of any analyst graphic. Verify before relying on it.
AD360 vs the identity field
Quest, SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra and Okta — honest lanes; the edge is VALUE + the on-prem-OR-cloud choice + integrated AD/M365 management, audit and self-service. Full enterprise IGA? SailPoint/Saviynt. Deepest on-prem AD? Quest. Cloud-native identity? Entra/Okta. We say so.
| Dimension | AD360 | Quest (on-prem AD) | SailPoint (IGA) | Saviynt (IGA) | Microsoft Entra | Okta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Affordable AD/M365 IAM, on-prem OR cloud | Deepest on-prem AD tooling | Enterprise IGA leader (deepest) | Cloud-first enterprise IGA | Native cloud identity (M365/Azure) | Cloud-first SSO/identity leader |
| Cost / value | Affordable (free AD tools) | Enterprise-priced | Enterprise IGA (highest) | Enterprise IGA | Per-user (P1/P2) | Per-user |
| On-premises option | Yes (on-prem OR cloud) | Yes (on-prem AD focus) | Mostly SaaS | Cloud-first | Cloud-only | Cloud-only |
| AD/M365 management + audit | Full: manage + real-time audit + UBA | Deep AD mgmt/migration/recovery | IGA over AD (not native mgmt) | IGA over AD | Cloud-native (Azure AD) | Not AD management |
| Self-service / MFA / SSO | SSPR + MFA + SSO built in | Some (add-ons) | Governance-led | Governance-led | MFA/SSO/Conditional Access | SSO/MFA leader |
| Full enterprise IGA (certify/SoD/provision) | Light governance (access review) | AD-focused, not IGA | Deepest IGA | Deep cloud IGA | Entra ID Governance (growing) | Okta IGA (growing) |
| Ecosystem (IT-management) | ManageEngine (60+ products) | Quest/One Identity | SailPoint platform | Saviynt platform | Microsoft ecosystem | Okta network |
| Best fit | Affordable AD/M365 IAM, on-prem/localisation | Deepest on-prem AD migration/recovery | Full enterprise IGA | Cloud-first enterprise IGA | Cloud-native M365/Azure identity | Cloud-first SSO/identity |
Which IT & device management approach fits you?
Honest fit signals — because the fastest way to lose your trust is to pretend one product wins every scenario.
Choose AD360 if…
- You want affordable, integrated AD and Microsoft 365 IAM — management, real-time auditing/UBA, and self-service/MFA/SSO — in one console (with free AD tools to start)
- You need (or prefer) an ON-PREMISES option for identity data — for data-localisation, sovereignty or regulatory reasons (a real India/regulated edge)
- Your identity centre of gravity is Active Directory / M365, and you want it run well without a heavyweight enterprise-IGA project
- You value an India-HQ’d, bootstrapped vendor (Zoho) with India data centres, the ManageEngine ecosystem and Zia AI
SailPoint / Saviynt if…
- You need full enterprise IGA — broad automated provisioning across many apps, access-certification campaigns, SoD and deep governance
Quest if…
- You need the deepest on-premises AD tooling — advanced AD migration, recovery and management for demanding directory estates
Microsoft Entra / Okta if…
- You want cloud-native identity — Entra for M365/Azure, Okta for cloud-first, vendor-neutral SSO/identity
ManageEngine AD360 is one of 22 identity governance products TechBag carries. The Identity Governance guide narrows them to a shortlist and shows the reasoning. →
What could this save you?
Drag the sliders (count technicians/administrators; hour cost as loaded rate). Estimates contrast a heavyweight enterprise-IGA project or a raw-AD-tools/siloed setup (high cost, slow rollout, or missing auditing/self-service) vs AD360 (integrated AD/M365 manage + audit + self-service/MFA, on-prem/cloud choice, affordable, Zia AI) — the wins are dramatic cost saving vs enterprise IGA, fast deployment, fewer password-reset tickets, and deployment choice. Illustrative.
Loaded cost = salary + overheads per productive hour. Illustrative only — your TechBag quote models actual device counts and modules.
Three ways to consume it
AD360 has transparent, PUBLIC pricing — licensed per-domain / per-technician / per-object with editions, and FREE editions for some of its AD tools, deployed on-premises OR cloud. It’s a fraction of full enterprise-IGA cost (SailPoint/Saviynt). Exact figures vary by tool/edition/deployment/counts/region and move over time — TechBag scopes the tools and counts and quotes current figures (ManageEngine publishes live pricing). India-HQ’d vendor; TechBag handles GST.
AD360 (per-domain / technician / object)
Best for affordable AD/M365 IAM
- PUBLIC editions across ADManager, ADAudit & ADSelfService Plus — free editions for some AD tools
- A fraction of enterprise IGA (SailPoint/Saviynt); AD/M365-focused
- On-premises OR cloud — identity data-localisation ready
+ Platform add-ons
Best for a broader rollout
- Scoped to your estate
- Add-on modules as needed
- Phased, right-sized deployment
+ On-prem / the ManageEngine estate
Best value with TechBag
- On-premises option for identity data-localisation/sovereignty (vs cloud-only rivals)
- Integrate Log360, Endpoint Central, ServiceDesk Plus, PAM360 — one stack
- India-HQ’d vendor (Zoho); TechBag scopes tools/editions + handles GST
Buy it for less — TechBag pricing beats list
Whatever the list prices above, TechBag negotiates a significantly better deal — with GST-compliant INR invoicing and local support. Ask us for your discounted quote.
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The 8 questions to ask every vendor
Take this into your next vendor call — including ours.
Is SailPoint or Saviynt overkill for AD/M365? Would AD360’s management, auditing and self-service cover it for less?
Must identity data stay on-premises for localisation, sovereignty or regulation? AD360 runs on-prem or in the cloud.
Do admins use raw AD tools with risky privileges? Can ADManager Plus give safe provisioning and delegation, audited?
Need real-time AD change auditing and threat detection? ADAudit Plus adds real-time auditing plus UBA (user behaviour analytics).
Drowning in password-reset tickets? Would ADSelfService Plus’s SSPR, MFA and SSO cut that category and harden access?
Which per-domain, per-technician or per-object edition fits, and do the free editions of some AD tools cover a pilot?
Standardising on ManageEngine? Does AD360 need to integrate with Log360, Endpoint Central, ServiceDesk Plus and PAM360?
Value an India-HQ’d, bootstrapped vendor with India data centres? ManageEngine (Zoho) fits. TechBag scopes and handles GST.
Questions buyers ask
Ready for affordable AD/M365 identity — on-prem or cloud?
Scope AD360 (integrated AD/M365 management, auditing/UBA, and self-service/MFA/SSO at a fraction of enterprise-IGA cost, on-prem OR cloud, Zia AI) — and let a TechBag advisor choose the tools/editions, deployment (on-prem for data-localisation), and license it. Or compare vs SailPoint/Quest/Entra for full IGA, on-prem AD, or cloud-native identity.
Stats, ratings, review counts and pricing are illustrative and sourced from public materials; verify before purchase.