Current version 7.2.721, released on November 16, 2012
| Feature |
Freeware Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| Support for the installation on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. | Yes | Yes |
| Support for Exchange 2013. | Yes | Yes |
| Support for Windows 2012-based domains. | Yes | Yes |
| A new report: "Users without Distribution Group Membership". | No | Yes |
| Support for the installation on servers with FIPS enabled. | Yes | Yes |
| Typical fixes and updates. | Yes | Yes |
Version 7.1.652, released on October 02, 2012
| Feature |
Freeware Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| Improved support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. | Yes | Yes |
| Improved scalability in larger AD environments. | Yes | Yes |
| Integration with NetWrix Non-owner Mailbox Access Reporter for Exchange. | No | Yes |
| Primary group membership displayed in Snapshot Reports. | No | Yes |
| Support for Asian languages in report filters. | No | Yes |
| New reports for Active Directory. | No | Yes |
| Configurable audit database retention policy. | No | Yes |
| Typical fixes and updates. | Yes | Yes |
Version 7.0.412, released on July 08, 2011
| Feature |
Freeware Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| Real-time alerting on Active Directory changes that allows to "subscribe" select recipients to receive instant e-mail alerts when something critical changes in Active Directory (e.g. membership of security groups). Alerts are sent by e-mail immediately after a change is detected. Alert notification text can be customized and notification templates can include "who", "what", "when", "where" fields and "before" and "after" values for every critical change. | No | Yes |
| Subscriptions to any Advanced reports. Before version 7.0, the subscription capability was available only for basic "ad-hoc" reports (daily reports with the full list of changes). The new subscription feature allows to select any available reports, specify report filters, configure schedule (daily, weekly, monthly) and specify report recipients (e-mail addresses). | No | Yes |
| Active Directory Snapshot Reporting to report on Active Directory contents (AD "snapshots"), such as "All Members of Domain Admins group", "All Security Groups in AD" etc. You can report both on the current state and on historical data (e.g. "All members of Domain Admins group as of December 31, 2008"). | No | Yes |
| All reports were extended with 'Where' field. The field value reflects a domain controller name where the change was made. | No | Yes |
| Integration with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager via separately available SCOM Management Pack. | No | Yes |
| Charts in addition to standard reports - e.g. display changes for a certain time period visually. | No | Yes |
| Browsing of Advanced Reports was improved, the new version allows to specify report filters before report generation starts. This improves user experience and saves time. | No | Yes |
| Significantly improved and optimized Active Directory change tracking technology, with less overhead on domain controllers and much better performance. | Yes | Yes |
| Precise tracking of AD attributes changed and reverted back during the same day (before 7.0 it was limited). For example, if an attribute's initial value was A, then it was changed to B and after several hours - to C, the new version will report on these changes in detail, with all intermediate attribute values. Note: all the intermediate attribute values will be reported if the time interval between changes made to the attribute is at least 10 minutes. | Yes | Yes |
| Significantly improved handling of Security event logs that prevents log overwrites and lost audit data. | No | Yes |
| Improved reliability and error diagnostics: administrators are immediately notified about audit data processing issues. | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Report Builder for easy creation of custom reports. This allows customers to create their own reports on Active Directory changes and snapshots. | No | Yes |
| Performance optimization of SQL database operations for better scalability in large Active Directory environments. | No | Yes |
| Simplified management of installed license codes for NetWrix products. | No | Yes |
| Automatic Advanced Reporting installation and configuration locally for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and above. | No | Yes |
| Ability to send e-mails through SMTP server with SSL support (including the implicit SSL mode). | Yes | Yes |
| User interface improvements in NetWrix Management Console. | No | Yes |
| Improved reliability of NetWrix Management Console. | No | Yes |
| Easy to use taskpad with most frequent operations on the Welcome page of NetWrix Management Console. | No | Yes |
| Active Directory Object Restore Wizard now restores users and computers with their passwords preserved. The feature makes these objects fully functioning as before they were deleted without the need to reset a user's password or rejoin computers to the domain. Note: additional configuration of the Active Directory Schema Container is required for the feature to work properly, please see the documentation for more information. | No | Yes |
Standard Edition of the product was eliminated, now only Freeware and Enterprise Editions are available. All features of the Standard Edition are now available in the Enterprise Edition.
Version 6.0.178, released on November 23, 2009
| Feature |
Freeware Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| Out of the box support for multiple Active Directory domains without the need to perform tricky configuration steps manually. Separate settings for each domain (e.g. different sets of report recipients). | No | Yes |
| Integrated Advanced Reporting functionality (as a part of the NetWrix Management Console). All advanced reports can now be viewed conveniently in the same console (in addition to the web-based viewer). | No | Yes |
| AD Audit Configuration Wizard that automates the configuration of required audit settings in Active Directory and helps to troubleshoot reports incorrectly showing "system" as user who made changes. | No | Yes |
| Improved support for MS Exchange 2003 auditing. | Yes | Yes |
| Tombstone recovery option in AD Object Restore Wizard that gives limited instant recovery capability right after the product is installed. | Yes | Yes |
| Typical improvements and updates. | Yes | Yes |
NetWrix Management Console is introduced. The Console integrates several NetWrix products, introduces new unified configuration interface, and adds new features. NetWrix Management Console is available only in the Enterprise Edition and not available in the Standard and Freeware Editions of the product.
IMPORTANT: when upgrading from previous versions, before running the installation, write down your current data repository path (Program Files\NetWrix\Active Directory Change Reporter\AD Changes by default), and in the setup wizard click NO when prompted to move your existing data files. After that, change the product configuration to point to the data repository path parameter back to your existing location. In the Full Featured this option is located in Settings | Repository.
Version 5.2.101, released on August 25, 2009
| Feature |
Freeware Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| Support for child domains. You still have to have multiple copies of scheduled tasks, but reporting is much better now. | Yes | Yes |
| Several critical performance and stability improvements. | Yes | Yes |
Version 5.0.75, released on April 20, 2009
| Feature |
Freeware Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| Auditing of AD configuration and schema changes. E.g. domain trusts, sites, schema attributes. | Yes | Yes |
| New product, Exchange Change Reporter, included in the AD Change Reporter. | Yes | Yes |
| Improved Rollback Wizard with reliable object and attribute-level restore for all types of AD objects (un-deletion and recovery of attribute values). | Yes | Yes |
| Typical fixes and updates. | Yes | Yes |
Version 4.0.45, released on February 20, 2009
| Feature |
Freeware Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| A lot of performance and stability improvements. | Yes | Yes |
| Track changes in AD Configuration (e.g. domain trusts, replication settings, forest configuration) and Schema (changes to classes and attributes). Schema tracking is turned off by default. | Yes | Yes |
Object Restore Wizard now is available in the freeware edition (with limitation of restore history depth).
Version 3.0.35, released on September 19, 2008
| Feature |
Freeware Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| A lot of performance and stability improvements. | Yes | Yes |
| Fixed Group Policy module. | Yes | Yes |
| Support of Windows Server 2008. | Yes | Yes |
Version 2.0.27, released on June 15, 2008
| Feature |
Freeware Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| Group Policy change reporting module added. | Yes | Yes |
Version 1.1.15, released on March 5, 2008
| Feature |
Freeware Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| Critical fixes and improvements based on V1.0 customer feedback. | Yes | Yes |
| Support of 64 bit platforms. | Yes | Yes |
Version 1.0.05, released on December 10, 2007 - Initial release with basic functionality.
