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Quest Software and its subsidiary, One Identity, are long-standing leaders in the Microsoft management and Identity
and Access Management spaces. They provide a multitude of products to assist organizations :
Recover individual Active Directory objects as well as full-forest recovery
Secure your Active Directory and EntraID
Audit your Microsoft infrastructure
Govern access to identities for your systems and applications
Manage privileged access to administrative accounts
However, using Quest has certainly presented its challenges.
SUING ITS OWN CUSTOMERS
According to Bloomberg news, in October 2023, Quest claimed in a federal lawsuit that financial technology company HealthEquity Inc. violated license agreements for the database management tool Toad, resulting in more than $1 million in lost fees
AGGRESSIVE LICENCE
A non-profit organization, informed Quest that they wouldn’t be renewing support for their “Active Roles” licenses; this move seemingly prompted Quest to launch an audit.
Replace Quest Enterprise Reporter with Netwrix Access Analyzer
Replace Quest Change Auditor with Netwrix Threat Manager
Netwrix offers Threat Detection & Response in addition to monitoring/alerting.
Blocking and preventative controls.
Password enforcement to prevent weak or breached passwords (optional).
Single license for full platform benefits including just-in-time privilege, session management, and remote access gateway.
Simplified deployment and administration providing lower TCO and quick time to value.
Full-support of just-in-time, zero-standing privilege
Shadow Access and advanced security assessment capabilities.
Perform bulk remediation of findings.
Full visibility into permissions and effective access within AD
Replace One Identity Safeguard with Netwrix Privilege Secure
Full web interface.
Full attestation of groups.
Comprehensive self-service interface.
Identity correlation enabling unified management of accounts across identity stores (AD, Entra ID, Google).
Replace One Identity Active Roles Server with Netwrix Directory Manager
Replace One Identity Manager with Netwrix Identity Manager
Easily move between on-premises and SaaS environments in a true multi-tenant environment.
Seamless integration using a low-code, no-code approach, making building and mapping easy for rapid results.
Deliver desired outcomes quickly, with a variety of out-of-the-box connectors and a flexible custom connector.
FAST TIME TO VALUE
Start getting value right out of the box and receive a return on your investment in weeks, not years.
TRUSTED ADVISOR
Get a strategic partner, rather than a vendor, and rely on a trustworthy, long-term partnership.
FIRST-CLASS SUPPORT
Have your issues definitively resolved by first-class, U.S.-based customer support with a 97% satisfaction rate.
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The views and opinions expressed above are exclusively those of Netwrix, and are not provided or endorsed by One Identity LLC.
This page is designed for anyone researching market options. The information on this page is provided solely for research relating to any potential purchase of Netwrix software. One Identity Manager® is a trademark of One Identity LLC.
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We care about the security of your data. Privacy Policy
Find Out How Netwrix
Outperforms the Competiton
Quest Software and its subsidiary, One Identity, are long-standing leaders
in the Microsoft management and Identity
and Access Management spaces.
They provide a multitude of products
to assist organizations :
Recover individual Active Directory objects as well as full-forest recovery
Secure your Active Directory and EntraID
Audit your Microsoft infrastructure
Govern access to identities for your systems and applications
Manage privileged access to administrative accounts
However, using Quest has certainly presented its challenges.
In October 2023, Quest claimed in a federal lawsuit that financial technology company HealthEquity Inc. violated license agreements for the database management tool Toad, resulting in more than $1 million in lost fees
A non-profit organization, informed Quest that they wouldn’t be renewing support for their “Active Roles” licenses; this move seemingly prompted Quest
to launch an audit.
SUING ITS OWN CUSTOMERS
AGRESSIVE LICENCE
How We Compare
QUEST PRODUCTS
Replace Quest Enterprise Reporter with Netwrix Enterprise Auditor
Shadow Access and advanced security assessment capabilities.
Perform bulk remediation of findings.
Full visibility into permissions and effective access within AD
NETWRIX ADVANTAGES
QUEST PRODUCTS
Replace Quest Change Auditor with Netwrix Threat Manager
NETWRIX ADVANTAGES
Netwrix offers Threat Detection
& Response in addition to monitoring/
alerting.
Blocking and preventative controls.
Password enforcement to prevent weak or breached passwords (optional).
Replace One Identity Active Roles Server with Netwrix GroupID
Full web interface.
Full attestation of groups.
Comprehensive self-service interface.
Identity correlation enabling unified management of accounts across identity stores (AD, Entra ID, Google).
QUEST PRODUCTS
NETWRIX ADVANTAGES
QUEST PRODUCTS
Replace One Identity Safeguard with Netwrix Privilege Secure
Single license for full platform benefits including just-in-time privilege, session management,
and remote access gateway.
Simplified deployment and administration providing lower TCO and quick time to value.
Full-support of just-in-time, zero-standing privilege
NETWRIX ADVANTAGES
QUEST PRODUCTS
Replace One Identity Manager with Netwrix Usercube
Easily move between on-premises and SaaS environments in a true multi-tenant environment.
Seamless integration using a low-code, no-code approach, making building and mapping easy for rapid results.
Deliver desired outcomes quickly, with a variety of out-of-the-box connectors and a flexible custom connector.
NETWRIX ADVANTAGES
What Makes
Us Different?
FAST TIME TO VALUE
Start getting value right out of the box and receive a return on your investment in days, not months.
TRUSTED ADVISOR
Get a strategic partner, rather than a vendor, and rely on a trustworthy, long-term partnership.
FIRST-CLASS SUPPORT
Have your issues definitively resolved by first-class, U.S.-based customer support with a 97% satisfaction rate.
DISCLAIMER:
The views and opinions expressed above are exclusively those of Netwrix, and are not provided or endorsed by One Identity LLC.
This page is designed for anyone researching market options. The information on this page is provided solely for research relating to any potential purchase of Netwrix software. One Identity Manager® is a trademark of One Identity LLC.