- SharePoint Manager Plus covers both SharePoint Server (on-prem) and SharePoint Online reporting/auditing/security
- Permission and group management reporting is the most common driver — SharePoint's native sharing model makes access sprawl easy and visibility hard
- Usage analytics help identify unused/abandoned sites and libraries, useful for both governance and cost/storage cleanup
What It Does
ManageEngine SharePoint Manager Plus provides SharePoint reporting and management, security and auditing, permission and group management, Microsoft 365 management, audit log archival, usage analytics, and SharePoint backup.
Who It's For
SharePoint admins who need reporting and auditing depth beyond native SharePoint/M365 admin center capabilities — particularly for permission visibility, compliance auditing, and usage analytics across on-prem or Online SharePoint deployments.
How It Compares
ManageEngine SharePoint Manager Plus
Dedicated SharePoint reporting, security auditing, and permission management for both on-prem and Online, priced for mid-size IT teams wanting more than native admin center reporting without a broad enterprise auditing platform.
Native SharePoint/M365 admin center + PowerShell
Free and capable if you're willing to script your own reports and permission audits. The gap is the same as elsewhere in this category — no pre-built templated UI, no consolidated usage analytics dashboard, more ongoing maintenance.
Netwrix Auditor for SharePoint
Part of Netwrix's broader auditing platform — a good fit if you're already using or evaluating Netwrix for AD/file server/Exchange auditing and want SharePoint in the same unified platform.
Bottom Line
- Small SharePoint footprint, comfortable scripting reports yourself? Native tools plus PowerShell may suffice.
- Need dedicated SharePoint reporting, permission auditing, and usage analytics? SharePoint Manager Plus fits that gap.
- Already using or evaluating Netwrix for broader auditing? Its SharePoint module keeps everything in one platform.