A quick look at how Gold Finger measures up relative to other Active Directory reporting solutions –
| Consideration |
AD
Manager+ |
Quest
Reporter |
Access
Manager |
Active
Roles |
Gold
Finger |
| 1. Essentials – |
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Product Vendor
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Manage Engine |
Quest Software |
Quest Software |
Quest Software |
Paramount Defenses |
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Developed by a valued Microsoft Directory Services ISV Partner
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Architected by former Microsoft AD Security Program Manager
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Endorsed by Microsoft Corporation
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| 2. Reporting – |
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Generates Security Reports
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Generates Access Reports
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Incomplete and Inaccurate |
Non-AD proxy based |
Complete, 100% AD based |
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Generates Security and Access Reports
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Real-Time Access Reporting
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| 3. Deployment Overhead – |
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Does not require installation or maintenance of Windows services
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Does not require installation or maintenance of SQL Servers
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Does not require installation or maintenance of Web Servers
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Does not require installation or maintenance of software agents
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| 4. Report Count – |
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Number of Built-in Security Reports
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150 |
180 |
20 |
Unknown |
400 |
| 5. Solution Cost – |
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Cost of Security Reporting Solution
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$495 /Admin |
$15 /User |
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Free to $999 /Admin |
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Cost of Access Reporting Solution
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$10 /User |
$25 /User |
$9,999 onwards |
