ManageEngine ADManager Plus vs vSphere Mobile Client
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
Manage Active Directory user accounts remotely via iPhone. Perform tasks like creating, resetting passwords, and managing group memberships with 24/7 access. Generate reports on user status and manage AD task requests.
- User provisioning with templates
- Password reset, unlock, enable/disable users
- Group membership management
- Reports on user status
- Workflow for AD task requests
- 24/7 remote access
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ManageEngine ADManager Plus Active Directory iPhone app empowers administrators and help desk technicians to manage all user accounts in their organization using just their iPhones immaterial of where they are or what time it is. With 24*7 access and control over user accounts, even when they are ‘on the move’, they can now avoid any unpleasant surprises and keep their Active Directory in top shape always. ~ App features ~ User Provisioning: Create users in AD with Smart User creation templates User Management: Reset password, unlock, enable, disable, delete user accounts Users' group membership management User Reports: Details of locked out, disabled, password expired, and inactive users Workflow: View, manage, and execute AD task requests
vSphere Mobile Client
Manage and monitor your vSphere infrastructure from your smartphone or tablet. View virtual machines, hosts, and clusters, and receive push notifications for long-running task completions. Access detailed performance charts and execute quick actions on your virtual environment.
- Monitor virtual machines, hosts, and clusters
- View VM and host resource consumption
- Access VM console and detailed information
- Monitor long-running tasks with push notifications
- View real-time and historical performance charts
- Execute quick actions on virtual machines
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vSphere Mobile Client enables administrators to monitor and manage vSphere infrastructure directly from a mobile device (smartphone or tablet). You can find more details about it at https://flings.vmware.com/vsphere-mobile-client. Using the client, administrators can log in to a vCenter Server and manage and monitor virtual machines, hosts and clusters. Long running tasks can also be monitored, receiving push notification upon completion. vSphere Mobile Client brings the following capabilities to vSphere administrators on the go: Virtual machine list with overview on resource consumption and VM details. From the VM list the user can enter the VM console or see more detailed information on the VM such as events, performance charts and also execute quick actions. ESXi host list with overview on resource consumption and some host details like host state and uptime. From there the user can see the host details page with events and performance charts included. Cluster list with an overview of the cluster resource consumption and configuration overview (e.g. DRS, HA and number of migrations). Task monitoring - subscribe to any running task and receive a notification on your mobile device upon task completion, even when your device is in-active or you have another application running on the foreground. Performance charts allow to monitor the resource usage in real time or a day, week, month or year back. Counters include CPU, Memory, Storage and Network. NOTE: The VMware vSphere Mobile Client application has been tested on vCenter server version 6.0 (and above). Access to vSphere infrastructure may require a secure access method such as VPN on a mobile device. Contact your IT department for further assistance if needed. This is a tech preview release and as such it only has a limited subset of the intended functionality. As we release updates with new features regularly, we are looking for feedback on what features you would like to see in the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: vSphere Mobile Client at monthly against ManageEngine ADManager Plus's every 4 months. vSphere Mobile Client also leads on ratings volume (44 vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for ManageEngine ADManager Plus against 3.2 for vSphere Mobile Client. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 44 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 36% and 36% positive.
ManageEngine ADManager Plus ships an update every 4 months, vSphere Mobile Client monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ManageEngine ADManager Plus | vSphere Mobile Client |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) | 3.2 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 36.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zoho Corporation | VMware, Inc. |
Customer experience
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
vSphere Mobile Client
Bugs and requests
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
vSphere Mobile Client
Reported bugs
17 issues- Cloud option not working, app crashes
- App crashes when selecting VMware cloud
- Does not work on iPhone 14/15 on iOS 17
- Will not connect to VCSA or ESXi
- App sits there spinning
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- Deleting hosts doesn't work
- App crashes at login with vCenter 7
- App doesn't handle internal certificates
- App loads, shows icon, then white screen on iOS 16
- Cannot connect to VM console
- Cannot power on/off VMs
- Error loading VMs: 'Undefined is not an object'
- White screen or hangs on login
- SSL error forever
- Host IP address changes revert to original, requires reinstall
- Multiple vCenters with different passwords not handled correctly
- iPad Pro landscape keyboard not showing
Requested features
11 requests- Add multi-language support
- Add dark mode
- Add FaceID support
- Add host shutdown and wake-on-LAN options
- Add bookmark/dropdown for previous vCenter sessions
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- Improve console functionality (full screen, landscape)
- Improve mobile screen as touchpad/zoom
- Add ability to suspend VMs
- Add terminal functionality
- Add ability to launch device keyboard with special keys
- Rename app to 'vSphere' per HIG
In-app purchases
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
No in-app purchases
vSphere Mobile Client
No in-app purchases
Questions
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