Entra ID and Active Directory management

Q: Does Netwrix integrate with Active Directory, Entra ID, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365?

Yes, it integrates with Active Directory (AD), Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365, and enables centralized user and group management across hybrid environments.

Q: Does Netwrix help meet compliance requirements?

Yes, it helps organizations meet compliance requirements by enforcing access control policies, maintaining audit trails, and automating permissions reviews. As a directory management software solution, it simplifies compliance by ensuring access controls are consistently applied and documented.

Q: Can I manage multiple domains or forests?

Yes, it supports multi-domain and multi-forest environments, allowing IT teams to streamline administration, enforce security policies, and automate user management across complex directory structures.

Q: How does this help with user onboarding and offboarding?

It automates user provisioning and de-provisioning, ensuring new employees have the right access from day one and that departing users are promptly removed to prevent security risks.

Q: Does it offer synchronization across directories?

Yes, it provides near real-time synchronization, ensuring that user access, group memberships, and policy changes are updated instantly across Active Directory, Azure AD, and other integrated platforms.

Q: How well does your Entra ID & Active Directory management solution scale for large or complex environments?

The solution is built to scale with your organization. It supports multi-domain, multi-forest, and hybrid environments and can efficiently manage thousands of users and groups. Whether you're managing a single office or a global enterprise, performance remains consistent.

Q: Which directory should be the source of truth in a hybrid AD and Entra ID environment?

There is no universal answer. Organizations with more on-premises infrastructure typically keep Active Directory as the source of truth and sync to Entra ID, while cloud-first organizations manage identities directly in Entra ID. Netwrix supports both models and helps keep the two directories consistent regardless of which one leads.

Automate Active Directory and Entra ID management to cut manual work, keep access accurate, and give every user the right access, from onboarding to offboarding.

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The problem

Organizations struggle with manual provisioning, group sprawl, and unclear ownership, creating inefficiency, excessive access, and compliance gaps

Manual task overload

IT teams waste time on manual provisioning, group updates, and password resets instead of focusing on strategic priorities.

Risky directory changes

Risky or unauthorized changes go unnoticed, leading to privilege creep and increased risk of identity-based attacks.

Access delays and bottlenecks

Manual access management creates user request bottlenecks and floods helpdesk inboxes.

Compliance and audit challenges

Without automated reviews and audit-ready reports, organizations face compliance failures and can’t demonstrate least privilege access.

Use cases

Automate and control directory operations

Automated user & group management

Automate provisioning, deprovisioning, and membership updates across AD, Entra ID, Google Workspace, and LDAP to save IT time and ensure accuracy.

Active Directory user management

Self-service & delegated management

Enable secure self-service for password resets and access requests. Delegate user and group tasks safely to reduce helpdesk load and delays.

Netwrix Directory Manager

Visibility into directory changes

Gain continuous visibility into AD and Entra ID changes. Detect risky modifications early, investigate suspicious activity, and maintain control.

Active Directory auditing

Access reviews & compliance

Automate regular access reviews and permission tracking. Deliver audit-ready reports to prove compliance and enforce least privilege.

Identity governance and administration

Group lifecycle governance

Automate group creation, updates, and expiration to prevent sprawl and privilege creep while maintaining a clean and compliant directory.

Entra ID and AD group management

Password policy enforcement

Enforce strong, unique, and compliant passwords. Block weak or compromised credentials and guide users with real-time feedback.

Netwrix Password Policy Enforcer

The Netwrix approach

Simplify and secure your directory management

Automate directory tasks

Control group lifecycles

Gain continuous visibility

Prove compliance easily

Netwrix vs native AD tools

Native tools let you view and script Active Directory changes, but they do not automate provisioning, delegate safely, or manage group lifecycle at scale. Here is how Netwrix compares.

Native AD tools

Netwrix

Cross-directory management

✗ Separate tools per directory

✓ One console with sync across AD, Entra ID, Google Workspace, LDAP

HR-driven provisioning

✗ Custom scripts, manual updates

✓ Prebuilt connectors, automated workflows

Group membership rules

✗ Static, manual

✓ Dynamic, attribute-based

Self-service password reset

✗ Basic (Entra SSPR)

✓ Full self-service across hybrid, MFA-protected

Delegated admin

✗ ACLs, fragile

✓ Role-based, task-scoped

Hierarchical group structures

✗ Manual, no native hierarchy

✓ Dynasties auto-build and maintain nested groups from org structure

Multi-domain and multi-forest support

✗ Managed separately, no unified view

✓ Streamlined administration across complex, multi-forest environments

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Our solution

Comprehensive directory management made simple

Netwrix Directory Management enables organizations to automate user and group lifecycle tasks, strengthen identity management, enforce strong password policies, and maintain continuous visibility into directory changes across Active Directory and Entra ID. Our Entra ID & AD management solution reduces manual effort, ensures least privilege, and helps prove compliance with regulatory standards. With consistent policies and clear oversight, IT teams can keep AD and Entra ID secure, efficient, and audit-ready.

Unified directory management

Automate user and group lifecycles, delegate management safely, and maintain accurate access across AD, Entra ID, and Google Workspace.

Seamless integration

Integrate with ITSM, ticketing, and security platforms to extend automation and compliance reporting without disrupting workflows.

Fast time to value

Deploy with minimal setup and quickly automate routine tasks while cleaning up stale accounts and groups to cut risk and workload.

Secure self-service

Enable users to reset passwords and manage access securely, reducing helpdesk tickets while upholding compliance.

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"We would be lost without Netwrix Directory Manager. There just is nothing like it that has the functionality and ease of implementation. The solution has met every one of our technology challenges."

Paul Lubold

Manager for Infrastructure & Operations, Office of Attorney General’s Information Technology Section

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"Netwrix Auditor gives me insight about our network quickly and in a clear format. Now, I can see exactly who did what, when and where, and provide proper reports to the auditors. Netwrix Auditor saves me around eight hours a week."

Christopher H. Cronau

Senior Vice President, Solutions Bank

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"Whether we need a full user activity summary or want to investigate a particular event, Netwrix Auditor will quickly provide the results in easy-to-read format, while before it was like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Jeremy George

System Administrator, Johnson County, Kansas

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"We use Directory Manager to give our users a way to manage their accounts. It provides an easy to use portal to change passwords and unlock accounts. Administration is easy, it seamlessly integrates with AD."

IT Assistant Manager, Healthcare and Biotech

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"Easy to use, Functionality, UI. Using the tool has been helpful with AD."

Anonymous

IT Security & Risk Management Associate, Healthcare and Biotech

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"This tool reduces the workload of the administrator, whenever the user requesting for the group to create, manage or edit, it will be workload for the AD team or front-end service desk team."

IT Associate, IT Services

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Directory Management FAQs

Have questions? We’ve got answers.

Does Netwrix integrate with Active Directory, Entra ID, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365?

Does Netwrix help meet compliance requirements?

Can I manage multiple domains or forests?

How does this help with user onboarding and offboarding?

Does it offer synchronization across directories?

How much customization is required to get started?

The solution works out of the box with minimal setup, automating key directory management tasks like auditing, user provisioning, group management, and password enforcement. Preconfigured policies, reports, and workflows provide immediate value, while flexible customization options allow you to tailor security controls, automation rules, and compliance settings to fit your organization’s needs.

How well does your Entra ID & Active Directory management solution scale for large or complex environments?

Which directory should be the source of truth in a hybrid AD and Entra ID environment?

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Entra ID and Active Directory management

Organizations struggle with manual provisioning, group sprawl, and unclear ownership, creating inefficiency, excessive access, and compliance gaps

Manual task overload

Risky directory changes

Access delays and bottlenecks

Compliance and audit challenges

Use cases

Automate and control directory operations

Automated user & group management

Self-service & delegated management

Visibility into directory changes

Access reviews & compliance

Group lifecycle governance

Password policy enforcement

The Netwrix approach

Simplify and secure your directory management

Netwrix vs native AD tools

Cross-directory management

HR-driven provisioning

Group membership rules

Self-service password reset

Delegated admin

Hierarchical group structures

Multi-domain and multi-forest support

Get in touch

Let’s talk security

Comprehensive directory management made simple

Trusted by professionals

Don’t just take our word for it

Featured resources

Geek out with us

Surviving the Entra ID member Of Retirement: Taking Control of Dynamic Group Membership

The Two-Way Street: Using AI to Govern Identity, and Governing the Identities of AI

Directory Management FAQs

Have questions? We’ve got answers.

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