Netwrix Auditor

For admins only - but powerful if you know how to use it

Comments: It was a steep learning curve to configure and initially use. There was good help from customer service but still quite painful. But it is usefull and required now that it is up and running.

Pros:

IT's very powerful. It adds so much usefull functionality to the existing windows auditing that it can really manage the servers/office3365 ect well form a security/compliance/auditing point of view.

Cons:

It's difficult to configure. It can be offputting to those who are not technical. Not really for smaller businesses.

Netwrix makes life simple for large Networks

Comments: Our over all experience with Netwrix has been positive and and we have found it to be a useful tool in our IT toolbox.

Pros:

Netwrix Auditor allows us to keep a better eye on our growing network and how our users utilize our resources.

Cons:

Searching through the data in Netwrix can be daunting until you learn the best way to formulate your queries.

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Pros:

The integrations, and the reporting. The information provided was helpful.

Cons:

The slowness of the system, constant issues with configuration and unsure if it is 100% set up correctly.

Easy to Use

Pros:

The ability to get daily reports that are easy to read. When conducting search, there is no learning curve, you can simply use the software without needing prior exposure or training on it. The reports are very detail and concise. The daily email reports are great because you can see the health of your critical systems, a report of any group policy changes, SharePoint changes, file changes, etc. This makes audit and compliance a breeze and help with incident management.

Cons:

Some logon reports can be difficult to comprehend especially when doing an ad hoc report of a logon activity of an account.

Cost efficient and gets the same job done

Pros:

Easy to setup, use, and administrate. Cheaper than competitors and plenty of tie-in products offered.

Cons:

Could be a bit quicker - despite plenty of resources assigned, it can be a bit slow to run searches. I wish there was some capability to deduplicate alerts / get alerts on real-time abnormal activites.

Meets and exceeds our needs

Comments: It's been very positive overall. We are looking at other Netwrix products as well.

Pros:

This fits our need for CMMC compliance. It helps us be proactive at a much higher level.

Cons:

There can be a delay in getting an alert.

A Powerful Tool for Customizable Reporting

Comments: Netwrix Auditor has been an invaluable tool in our cybersecurity efforts. The customizable reports allow us to tailor our monitoring and auditing to meet our specific needs. While the user interface can be a bit overwhelming at first, the functionality and insights it provides are well worth the learning curve.

Pros:

the ability to customize all the reports

Cons:

The user interface can be a bit overwhelming at first.

VP of Information Services

Comments: As mentioned above, Netwrix does what it is advertised to do. It works well and is reliable. I'd like to see mSA integrated for easier manageability.

Pros:

Netwrix Auditor does what it is supposed to do. It works as advertised.

Cons:

I would very much like to see Netwrix Auditor be able to run as a service that is compatible with managed service accounts in Windows so it supports rolling strong passwords that don't have to be maintained by the IT staff.

netwrix: ally that adds to zero trust

Comments: In general, it is an excellent tool for monitoring within IT, adding to our zero trust concepts, including supervision of rdp connections, monitoring of sql instructions in critical databases and access and use of user files

Pros:

I really liked the recordings of the rdp sessions because they allow us to see the actions that are carried out through them

Cons:

At the beginning you have to understand its way of use to be able to create WHO, WHEN, WHERE and ACCESS searches.

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Comments: Overall experience has been great. Using it led to deeper dives into certain aspects of our domain that needed extra security features or tightened control.

Pros:

The predefined reports that are provided and the simplistic dashboard.

Cons:

A lot of the times it says users have failed logins attempts or read attempts, but when you click to see when or where it's coming from it says there is no data, after it says the opposite on the prior page.

A must have product if you want to audit your internal Active Directory environment

Comments: Very good. I recommend this to anyone who needs to use tools to stay compliant with industry regulations.

Pros:

Integration with the Microsoft Active Directory and other products like IIS, SQL Server.

Cons:

Price and renewals can cause budget issues

Helped satisfy audit requirements

Pros:

Easy to setup. Once it is setup and the notifications and reports are created (most of which are already there, just needed customizing) its pretty much set and forget it. Reports show up regularly and accurately.

Cons:

For what i have used it for, I really didn't have any issues to complain about.

Satisfied Customer

Comments: We purchased Netwrix for a view of files/data that may contain PII, HIPPA or any other vulnerable information. Since then, I've used it more for auditing file/folder access and 'who deleted what when'

Pros:

The application was very easy to setup. Support was great in assisting with getting us up and running.

Cons:

Pricing model: too many features need to be purchased additionally

great value

Comments: been using it for awhile and getting more experienced with it. plan on continuing to use it and grow with it and maybe some integrated products as well

Pros:

- it works pretty much out of the box - the UI / Dashboard is concise - drilling down into more details is straight forward

Cons:

- the necessary auditing/features for particular plans/reports isn't altogether explicit

network admin

Comments: positive. Valued addition to network monitoring.

Pros:

Collects critical events, live notifications

Cons:

occasionally stops working, sends email out of schedule (each 10-60 minutes, when supposed to once per 24h)

Netwrix auditor user

Pros:

Reporting features and functions of the reports

Cons:

Ran out of disk space and memory and slow

Really simplifies some aspects of the job

Comments: Works like a charm, exactly as demonstrated.

Pros:

Solid application that simplifies a host of scripts that it replaced.

Cons:

As often as we use it, no real cons spring to mind.

Netwrix Rocks for my Annual SOC Reports

Comments: We are very satisfied with this product. No complaints overall!

Pros:

The easy reports it generates for auditing and compliance

Cons:

Tech Support could be better when questions arise.

Monitoring Excellence

Pros:

We use Netwrix for monitoring our environment and providing real time notifications. Does and excellent job.

Cons:

Can be complex to get going. You need to be knowledgeable to setup

Good Tool for Monitoring AD Environment

Comments: Overall, it is a great tool for my agency to monitor our AD health environment.

Pros:

Ability to track and record the users' logon activities, AD objects changes, and file access. I also like the reporting feature.

Cons:

Need to deploy on-prem. It would be nice if they offered the cloud version.

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Comments: Very good. The team are very attentive and quick to respond to queries.

Pros:

The features we use it for are great, however that comes at a significant cost

Cons:

Not sure we know the full functionality.

Netwrix wrocks

Pros:

The ability to aggregate Active Directory logs

Cons:

The interface is a bit clunky and not as intuitive as I would have hoped.

Set it and forget it type product

Pros:

Once configured the product is very hands-off.

Cons:

Bit of a complicated setup in that it’s not intuitive in some areas. The user interface feels old but is functional.

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Comments: It has been ok. The reports are good but not all the features are there.

Pros:

you can see who made changes to file or removed or added them

Cons:

You are not able to tell who delete a file. Just removed them.

Daniel Serrano Review

Comments: Good product but limited in some aspects-

Pros:

Friendly interface and responsive support.

Cons:

It is not optimized in most cases you are limited.