# Page 8 | Netwrix Auditor Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 8 - Is Netwrix Auditor the right Compliance solution for you? Explore 212 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/164872/Netwrix-Auditor/reviews --- Netwrix Auditor 4.5 (212) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 8 - Reviews of Netwrix Auditor ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 176-200 of 212 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Somtochukwu O. Faculty/Network administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Nice software for infrastructure management " April 4, 2019 5.0 Pros Alot of functionalities that addresses issues with system and network management Cons Needs a lot of time to master the functionalities and their uses Review Source LB Laura B. System Administrator E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "We use this to remind remote users when to change their passwords. It's great!" July 17, 2017 4.0 Fewer helpdesk calls for people who have not changed their passwords Pros We can customize the email message end users receive, to specify exactly what steps they need to take to change their password so they don't have to call us each time. And we can customize when to email them. Review Source DJ Daniel J. Senior Network Specialist Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "NETWRIX is a must have system for any IT Administrator" July 17, 2017 5.0 Pros The ability to track high valued user activity and to have the ability to review any changes made in Active Directory, Group Policy and File Shares Cons Netwrix monitors a great number of items throughout your environment, but I really wish it would also monitor server HDD space and send notifications regarding its capacities. Review Source SB Shannen B. ISO Government Administration Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Netwrix " January 23, 2019 5.0 Pros I like the visibility I didn't have before. I was able to use it to clean up vulnerabilities we had. Cons Reports don't always work. Search feature is hit or miss. Review Source HN Hicham N. CIO Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Overall, the Netwrix Auditor Suite has exceeded our expectations and it simply works!" July 17, 2017 5.0 The software helps us get a better understanding of our Security Risk Profile, and meet regulatory guidelines. It was indeed a great purchase, and helps us monitor various systems on our network. Pros Since we are in the heavily regulated Financial Services industry, we needed an Event Auditing solution that met the FFIEC regulatory guidelines. Netwrix Auditor and the related products work well. Cons There is so much information to sift through, but that is very typical of these type of products. If you invest enough time tweaking it ends working for you. Review Source MA Mike A. Dir of IT Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "MHI Dir of IT " January 23, 2019 4.0 Once set up works well for what we need it to do. Pros That it can Audit Folders and Admin Accounts . Cons Not user friendly in setting up some of the advanced features Review Source SR Safi R. IT SEC Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "NETWRIX" January 23, 2019 4.0 Transparency. Able to see user behavior on the network. Pros User Friendly, Easy deployment, Compliance features Cons Reports.. Some times certain reports take too long to generate.. or not generate at all. Review Source MC Michael C. IT Manager Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Simply Amazing, Way better than most of the alternatives." July 17, 2017 5.0 Pros Ease of use, Ease of Implementation. This software was so easy to deploy we were solving our first problems within 25 minutes of purchasing. Review Source CN Cao-Quy N. System Adminsitrator Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great, helps us to keep track of users" July 17, 2017 5.0 Pros It gives us the opportunity to track down all the edits in AD, it shows which computers get updated, and let's us know who edits what in AD. Cons It gives us errors but doesn't explain exactly what the error is so we can fix it, it tracks windows 10 but has trouble tracking Windows 7 updates. Review Source CC Chester C. Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great product" January 23, 2019 5.0 Pros Love the features and functionality of the software Cons Reporting can be a little slow to load. But overall a great product. Review Source CR Candice R. CIO Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Netwrix has the ability to do real time reporting which is needed greatly in our environment" July 17, 2017 5.0 Pros The program does Real-time reporting, Detects changes in policy (group), monitoring of AD, particularly. Review Source JF Justin F. IT Manager Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Satisfactory" July 17, 2017 4.0 Pros Once it's setup, there is little/no maintenance required. Super convenient screen recording when someone logs into a server. Cons Getting truly useful reports can be cumbersome if you have lots of qualifying events. A more convenient method of setting up exclusions would be appreciated. Review Source CM Christopher M. Consulting Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "awesome software" January 23, 2019 5.0 very easy to audit AD and what changes are made. use it all the time for domain admin reports, domain admin changes. Pros very easy to use, easy to train people. the software runs on autopilot. Cons can't customize the reports, not able to search for specific items that you know is in the database. Review Source KK Kurt K. IT Infrastructure Manager Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Product is solid." July 17, 2017 4.0 Pros The product is easy to use and always runs well. Interface is intuitive. We have only had one issue that was resolved quickly via hepde desk call. Cons The licensing model needs to come in blocks of 50 or 100 instead constantly having to "true-up" one at a time. Review Source BW Benjamin W. Information Systems Analyst Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Basic reports are good.. Hard to customize" July 17, 2017 4.0 Pros The agents collect a vast amount of information. This allows any investigations to get to root of issues well after the fact. Cons Difficult to create ad-hoc reports. Not very intuitive, because data 'names' aren't described well when trying to filter data Review Source JM Joe M. Manger, Technology Operations Used the software for: ### "Good experience." July 17, 2017 4.0 Pros I like the things you can do with this product but just felt like we had other software in place that could gather this stuff for us so we didn't need to spend the money right now. Cons I did not have any con really. I liked the product, just felt we didn't need to pay for it at this time since we can pull most of the information from other sources we currently have. Review Source SZ Sasko Z. Director of IT Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Grrat product, lot of features" July 17, 2017 5.0 Pros This software has everything he needs to make my job easier. Easy Active directory integration, keeps track of all file changes, keeps track of all user activities. The daily Reports are fast to display. I like the option of exporting and saving the files in PDF format. Cons Configuring the reports do not work all the time. It takes multiple times to do the configuration for the report to work. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graphic Designer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Complete auditing solution that you should never miss." April 15, 2019 4.0 Pros Simple installation process Reporting feature is class, its pre-built feature is life saver. Cons Steep learning curve. Apart from that I don’t see any issues with the tool. Review Source GM Gary M. IT Manager Law Practice Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great product that really lets you get a handle on what's happening on your network" July 17, 2017 4.0 Daily reports to let me know if/what has changed on the network. Alerts if anything suspicious happens in real time Pros The simplicist of it. I had it up and running at its basic level in 10 minutes. The advanced features take some more work but you will know within the first day how handy this thing is Cons Some of the database config is not that clear, but the support is good and they're able to help get it working properly Review Source SM Steve M. IT Operations Manager Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great value and logging system" January 23, 2019 5.0 Good investment and would recommen the quick start. Pros Networks offered and QuickStart which helped get us up to speed fast. Cons Not a true SIEM, but great logging and great value. Review Source DD Deidre D. Network Security Admin Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "We have never had a software that gave us this visibility into your network. I love it." July 17, 2017 5.0 Network visibility and reporting is amazing. Pros I love the ability to create almost ANY report you can dream up. I am a newbie, I cannot wait to see what all this application is capable of. I want to get wait deep in this and learn, learn, learn. I thought it was very easy to set this up out of the box. We are getting reports within the first 24 hours of install. Review Source JR Jose R. It director Computer Hardware Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simple awesome " July 18, 2017 5.0 Nothing Pros Fast reliable and diverse. Moreover the system is extremely simple to use and sox complainace . Plus system is easy to use when reporting and other platforms Cons Cost is little on high side and customer service can be a tricky at best . I think that customer service can be more robust and provide in depth knowledge of the system Review Source JB John B. IT Manager Chemicals Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Works well, some of the settings are difficult to get right without support." July 17, 2017 4.0 Visibility into changes in my environment. Pros Reports are very detailed, Super easy interface, Easy Database setup and maintenance, Daily emailed reports are super helpful. Cons Missing some real-time features and alerts, Difficult to Integrate with other auditing software, Support is not the best, Setup is a bit cumbersome. Review Source MG Miguel G. Data & Technology Manager Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent product!" January 23, 2019 4.0 Pros Netwrix is very easy to use and install. It provides a great deal of reporting and notifications to keep you informed of the changes in your environment, which is a must when operating an environment with a small team. Cons There was nothing major that I would call a con for this product. Review Source pH phil H. it specialist Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Works great, when it works. but trying to put in a ticket is hard to get everything corrected." July 17, 2017 4.0 Pros reports what is going on my network. Sends out easy to understand emails for everyone that needs them. Cons correcting issues with our application is difficult sometimes. I put in a ticket and it will take several days sometime for them to get back to me. I wish the reports were more like the emails. easy to build. Review Source Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.