Audit Active Directory and Microsoft 365, from one console.
AD Audit Pro gives IT and security teams complete visibility into every change, logon, and permission across Active Directory and Microsoft 365, with real-time alerts and pre-built compliance reports.
AD Audit Pro features
From on-prem Active Directory to Microsoft 365, AD Audit Pro covers every event that matters for security and compliance.
AD change auditing
Track every change to users, groups, computers, OUs, and GPOs in Active Directory, including who made the change, when, and the before-and-after values.
Logon auditing
Monitor every login across Active Directory and Microsoft 365, including failed attempts and lockouts. Catch brute-force attacks and repeated failed logons.
Password auditing
Keep track of password changes and successful and failed attempts. Know who changed a password and when repeated failed attempts occur.
365 and Entra ID auditing
Audit sign-ins, admin actions, and configuration changes across Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, and OneDrive, all from one console.
Exchange and SharePoint auditing
Audit mailbox access, email activity, permission changes, and document actions across Exchange Online and SharePoint.
Real-time alerts
Get instant alerts when critical changes happen, including privileged group modifications, suspicious logons, account lockouts, and unauthorized permission changes.
Every change, logon, and permission in one place
A single searchable timeline across your on-prem and cloud environment.
Active Directory change auditing.
Native Active Directory event logs scatter the data across every domain controller, with cryptic event IDs and no before-and-after context. AD Audit Pro consolidates every change into a single searchable timeline, so you can answer “who changed this, when, and what did it look like before?” in seconds instead of hours.
- Track changes to users, groups, computers, OUs, and GPOs
- See who made each change, when, and from where
- Compare before-and-after values for every modified attribute
- Monitor group membership changes
AD and Microsoft 365 logon auditing.
Logon data lives in Windows Security event logs spread across every domain controller and workstation, with no easy way to correlate a single user’s activity. AD Audit Pro pulls every logon event into one searchable view, so you can trace a user’s full session history, identify the source of an account lockout, and spot suspicious patterns in seconds.
- Successful and failed logon attempts across all domain controllers
- Account lockouts with the source machine that triggered them
- Track logon history to workstations
- Interactive, remote desktop, and network logon sessions
Track password changes, resets, and lockouts.
Password tickets are the bulk of help desk volume and the hardest to investigate after the fact. AD Audit Pro shows you exactly who reset a password, whether it was self-service or admin-initiated, and which workstation triggered a lockout, turning a frustrating back-and-forth into a single lookup.
- Password changes and resets, with who initiated them and when
- Failed password change attempts
- Alerts on brute-force password change attempts
- Password summary reports
Group Policy change auditing.
One wrong GPO edit can lock out hundreds of users or open a security gap across your entire domain. AD Audit Pro records every Group Policy change in real time, so you know exactly which GPO was modified and by who.
- GPO creation, deletion, and setting-level changes
- Link, unlink, and enforcement updates across sites, domains, and OUs
- Permission changes on every Group Policy object
Microsoft 365 and Entra ID activity auditing.
Most AD auditing tools stop at the domain edge, leaving Microsoft 365 and Entra ID activity in a separate console. AD Audit Pro unifies cloud and on-prem auditing into one timeline, so you can follow a user’s activity from their morning sign-in to every action they take in the cloud.
- Monitor Entra user creation, changes, and deletions
- Track group changes in Entra ID and Exchange
- SharePoint permissions and mailbox changes
Real-time alerts for critical events.
Catching a problem hours after it happens is often too late. AD Audit Pro pushes instant alerts the moment a critical event occurs, so you can respond to a privileged group change, suspicious logon, or unauthorized permission shift while it is still in progress.
- Pre-built alerts for the most common security and compliance events
- Create your own alerts on any audited event
- Delivered by email the moment the event happens
AD Audit Pro vs native event logs
The same audit data, without the log diving and the correlation work.
| Capability | AD Audit Pro | Event Viewer | PowerShell |
|---|---|---|---|
| All domain controllers in one view | ✓ | ✗ | Scripting required |
| Before-and-after attribute values | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Plain-English event descriptions | ✓ | Raw event IDs | Raw event IDs |
| Account lockout source machine | ✓ | Manual correlation | Scripting required |
| Microsoft 365 and Entra ID auditing | ✓ | ✗ | Separate modules |
| Real-time email alerts | ✓ | ✗ | Task Scheduler + scripts |
| Pre-built compliance reports | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Long-term log retention | ✓ | Logs overwrite | Manual archive |
| Search and filter across all events | ✓ | Per-log only | Scripting required |
| Export to CSV, Excel, or PDF | ✓ | Limited | Scripting required |
| Setup time | 2 minutes | Varies | Hours of scripting |
One console for on-prem and cloud auditing.
Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, and SharePoint, all audited from a single searchable timeline with real-time alerting.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to install agents on my domain controllers?
No. AD Audit Pro collects events from your domain controllers remotely. Install it once on a workstation or server on the domain.
Does it audit Microsoft 365 and Entra ID as well as on-prem AD?
Yes. Sign-ins, admin actions, and configuration changes across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint, and OneDrive appear in the same timeline as your on-prem Active Directory events.
How far back can I search?
Audit data is stored in AD Audit Pro’s own database, so your history is not lost when Windows event logs roll over. Retention is yours to configure.
Can I get alerted when a critical change happens?
Yes. Pre-built alerts cover the most common security and compliance events, and you can create your own on any audited event. Alerts are delivered by email as the event happens.
What are the system requirements?
Windows 10 or 11, or Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, or 2025, plus the .NET 4.8 runtime or higher.
Does AD Audit Pro send my data to the cloud?
No. It runs entirely on your own network and stores audit data in your own database. Nothing is sent to a third-party cloud.
Stop digging through event logs.
Try AD Audit Pro free for real-time Active Directory and Microsoft 365 auditing. Installs in about two minutes on your own network.