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Countly vs ManageEngine ADManager Plus

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Countly and ManageEngine ADManager Plus — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Countly vs ManageEngine ADManager Plus: at a glance

FeatureCountlyManageEngine ADManager Plus
SectorAnalyticsAnalytics
Velocity score5.02.5
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesproduct-analytics, self-hosted, security-patches, api tokensactive directory, identity management, marketplace extensions, maintenance builds
Last editorial update2d ago3mo ago
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What is Countly?

Countly 25.03.58 tightens API tokens, sessions and login lockouts in one security patch.

Countly 25.03.58 is a security-heavy patch for the 25.03 line. App-restricted tokens must now declare their permissions, password changes and member lockouts revoke tokens, single-use tokens and reset links work once even under concurrency, and login failures count per account regardless of username casing. It also tightens access to dashboards, dbviewer and exports, and fixes file migration, remote-config targeting and star-rating widgets.

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What is ManageEngine ADManager Plus?

ADManager Plus opened to third-party identity apps in January, then shipped six months of fixes.

Six builds since late January, and five are almost entirely defect work: scheduled reports failing to send as email content, mobile app logins on iOS and Android, CPU spikes after upgrade, a broken Log360 SOAR integration, M365 automation-policy tasks failing, and a JRE bump to 11.86.19. The exceptions are Build 8036, which added Security group type to the M365 Modify Single Group action, and Build 8034, which introduced Marketplace Extensions so administrators can install third-party application extensions and manage identities in those applications from inside ADManager Plus.

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Countly vs ManageEngine ADManager Plus: editorial side-by-side

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5.0

Countly 25.03.58 tightens API tokens, sessions and login lockouts in one security patch.

◆ Current state

Countly 25.03.58 is a security-heavy patch for the 25.03 line. App-restricted tokens must now declare their permissions, password changes and member lockouts revoke tokens, single-use tokens and reset links work once even under concurrency, and login failures count per account regardless of username casing. It also tightens access to dashboards, dbviewer and exports, and fixes file migration, remote-config targeting and star-rating widgets.

◆ Where it's heading

The 25.03 LTS line keeps absorbing security work at a fast clip: an upstream Node CVE, certificate distrust, and now a sweep of Countly's own token and permission model. Feature work stays in enterprise licensing and journeys, while LTS releases mostly harden what exists.

◆ Prediction

Expect a matching 24.05 backport of the token and permission fixes. Token owners may also need migration guidance, since existing app-restricted tokens without permissions are now limited to their owner's rights.

M2.5

ADManager Plus opened to third-party identity apps in January, then shipped six months of fixes.

◆ Current state

Six builds since late January, and five are almost entirely defect work: scheduled reports failing to send as email content, mobile app logins on iOS and Android, CPU spikes after upgrade, a broken Log360 SOAR integration, M365 automation-policy tasks failing, and a JRE bump to 11.86.19. The exceptions are Build 8036, which added Security group type to the M365 Modify Single Group action, and Build 8034, which introduced Marketplace Extensions so administrators can install third-party application extensions and manage identities in those applications from inside ADManager Plus.

◆ Where it's heading

The extensibility move is the only structural change in the window, and nothing has built on it since. What follows is a maintenance train — roughly one build every six to eight weeks, carrying fix roll-ups and one security patch — which reads as a mature on-premises product prioritising stability for existing installs over new surface.

◆ Prediction

On this cadence the next build is most likely another fix roll-up. Whether Marketplace Extensions gets a second act is not answerable from these entries.

Alternatives to Countly and ManageEngine ADManager Plus

Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Countly or ManageEngine ADManager Plus.

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Recent activity from Countly and ManageEngine ADManager Plus

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 2d agoCountlyCountly 25.03.58: token scoping, revocation and access fixes
  2. 3d agoCountlyCountly 25.03.57-LTS distrusts emSign roots, fixes A/B setup
  3. 6d agoCountlyCountly 25.03.56-LTS: Node CVE patch, licence overdue banner
  4. 17d agoCountlyCountly 25.03.55: throttled active-user refresh, explicit DB names
  5. 29d agoCountly24.05.54: data-manager merge and logging fixes
  6. 1mo agoCountly25.03.54: License v2 entitlements and journey charts
  7. 3mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuild 8043: report email, mobile login and CPU spike fixes
  8. 6mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuild 8042: Log360 integration, M365 automation and security fixes
  9. 7mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuilds 8040-8041: JRE 11.86.19 upgrade and GUI fixes
  10. 8mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuild 8036: Security group support in M365 group modification
  11. 9mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuild 8035: %empty% macro and report-basis regression fixes
  12. 9mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuild 8034: Marketplace Extensions manage third-party app identities ⚡

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Countly and ManageEngine ADManager Plus?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Countly is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Countly better than ManageEngine ADManager Plus?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Countly is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Countly?

Top Countly alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Countly alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/countly-server for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to ManageEngine ADManager Plus?

Top ManageEngine ADManager Plus alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ManageEngine ADManager Plus alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/manageengine-admanager-plus for the full list with editorial commentary on each.