FusionAuth vs ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus

FusionAuth is a Customer Identity and Access Management server for authentication, authorization, and user management. It supports username and password login, passkeys, one-time passwords, and external identity providers, including Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter. It implements OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML v2. Authorization includes role-based access across users, roles, groups, applications, and entities, plus fine-grained authorization integration. Teams can customize pages and messages and use lambda functions and webhooks. It can run locally, on-premises, in private or air-gapped cloud environments, or as a managed FusionAuth Cloud instance. The free Community Edition is self-hosted and unlimited, with no trial clock. Starter costs $162 a month billed annually and includes one connector and 100 machine-to-machine entities; Essentials and Enterprise cost $2,970 a month billed annually. FusionAuth supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, web, and API deployments.

ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus is an on-premises product for password self-service and Active Directory administration. Its listed functions include delegated administration, AD auditing, and reporting. The software is available for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. The Free Edition costs nothing, has no expiration, and covers 50 users, unlimited domains, and 10 Endpoint MFA users. Standard Edition costs $595 a year for 500 users; Professional Edition costs $1,195 a year for 500 users. The listed pricing note describes paid plans from $595/user/yr and a 30-day trial. The product uses a freemium pricing model. ManageEngine was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, USA. Organizations can weigh the free edition's user allowance against their needs and consider the 500-user terms attached to both paid editions.