Comparison

ManageEngine ADManager Plus vs VMware vSAN Live

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

VMware vSAN Live

Monitor your hyperconverged infrastructure from your mobile device. Get instant insights into vSAN clusters, perform health checks, and troubleshoot issues quickly while on the go.

Highlights
  • Overview dashboard
  • Health Checks
  • Cluster inventory
  • Switch between vCenter Servers
  • Performance monitoring
  • Capacity monitoring
  • Alarms monitoring
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VMware vSAN Live provides vSAN users instant insights into their hyperconverged infrastructure environments from their mobile devices. Instead of stopping, signing into a laptop and then logging in remotely to view their vSAN environments, users can monitor their HCI clusters while on the go, troubleshooting in just a few clicks. What’s included in this release? • Overview dashboard of vSAN clusters • Full-featured Health Checks • Cluster inventory view including Fault domain and host status. • Easily switch between different vCenter Servers • Cluster configuration view including vSAN settings and service status. • Full-featured Performance monitoring for VMs and Cluster • Full-featured Capacity monitoring • Full-featured Alarms monitoring VMware vSAN powers VMware’s hyperconverged infrastructure solution, which combines compute virtualization, storage virtualization and storage networking with unified management into a single system running on industry-standard x86 servers. VMware vSAN, primes businesses for growth through seamless evolution, industry-leading deployment flexibility and hybrid-cloud capabilities. vSAN is native to the market-leading hypervisor, vSphere, simplifying HCI adoption by leveraging existing tools and skillsets. vSAN provides customers industry-leading deployment flexibility with over 500+ ReadyNodes, or jointly-certified x86 servers, a turn-key appliance, Dell EMC VxRail, and native services with all of the top public cloud providers: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Alibaba, IBM, and Oracle. vSAN supports the most hybrid cloud uses cases and provides enterprise-grade, general-purpose infrastructure for VM and container-based applications.

Screenshots

ManageEngine ADManager Plus4 screens
VMware vSAN Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VMware vSAN Live at 5.0 against ManageEngine ADManager Plus's 3.1. VMware vSAN Live also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.5). ManageEngine ADManager Plus's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VMware vSAN Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ManageEngine ADManager Plus has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ManageEngine ADManager Plus ships an update every 4 months, VMware vSAN Live every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on July 20, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ManageEngine ADManager Plus versus VMware vSAN Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManageEngine ADManager PlusVMware vSAN Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationVMware, Inc.

Customer experience

ManageEngine ADManager Plus

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral18.2%
Negative45.5%

VMware vSAN Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ManageEngine ADManager Plus

No in-app purchases

None

VMware vSAN Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ManageEngine ADManager Plus free?
ManageEngine ADManager Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VMware vSAN Live free?
VMware vSAN Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ManageEngine ADManager Plus or VMware vSAN Live?
VMware vSAN Live is rated higher. ManageEngine ADManager Plus averages 3.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while VMware vSAN Live averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ManageEngine ADManager Plus or VMware vSAN Live have ads?
Neither ManageEngine ADManager Plus nor VMware vSAN Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ManageEngine ADManager Plus or VMware vSAN Live?
ManageEngine ADManager Plus ships an update every 4 months, and VMware vSAN Live every 8 months. Most recently, ManageEngine ADManager Plus was updated on July 20, 2026 and VMware vSAN Live on June 24, 2026.

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