Lepide Auditor

Lepide Auditor monitors changes to systems, configurations, and data across on-premises and cloud environments. It is aimed at IT professionals auditing Active Directory, file servers, and cloud platforms. Coverage includes Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Exchange, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, SQL Server, and supported file and storage platforms. The product provides hundreds of predefined audit reports and lets users create custom reports. It can report actions such as moving, copying, renaming, modifying, or deleting sensitive data, while state-in-time reports identify open shares, inactive users, stale data, and non-compliant passwords. It can also restore unwanted changes, including deleted Active Directory objects. Predefined reports address requirements for GDPR, HIPAA, FISMA, PCI, GLBA, SOX, and CCPA. Real-time alerts, configuration monitoring, and agentless monitoring are supported. The broader Lepide Data Security Platform integrates with SIEM products including Splunk, LogRhythm, IBM QRadar, and HP ArcSight, including multiple integrations at once. Pricing is on request; a 20-day trial is available, and there is no free plan.

Lepide Auditor combines change auditing, reporting, and restoration across a range of supported environments. Consider the requested pricing and support availability alongside its reporting and compliance needs.

It suits IT professionals responsible for auditing Active Directory, file servers, and cloud environments. Organizations needing audit reports, compliance reporting, or change restoration may find its listed capabilities relevant.

Lepide Auditor is a real-time auditing platform for Active Directory, file servers, Microsoft 365, and other on-premises or cloud systems. It is aimed at IT and security teams that need accountable change records, compliance reporting, and a way to undo damaging directory changes. Its broad system coverage and restoration tools make it a strong fit for mixed environments, although buyer-specific pricing and platform-based billing require careful scoping.

Overview

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Lepide positions Auditor around continuous visibility into configuration, system, and data changes. It can audit activity on-premises and in the cloud, with agentless monitoring, configuration monitoring, and real-time alerts. The scope is notably wider than directory-only auditing: supported environments include Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Exchange, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, SQL Server, Windows File Server, NetApp, Dell EMC, Dropbox, Amazon S3, Nasuni, and Nutanix.

Deployment flexibility also matters. Lepide’s Active Directory auditing solution can run on-premises or as SaaS, so organizations can match the operating model to their security and infrastructure policies.

Key features

Reporting and investigation

Hundreds of predefined audit reports cover routine oversight, while custom reports let administrators adapt output to internal controls. Reports record user actions on sensitive data, including moving, copying, renaming, modifying, and deleting files. State-in-time reports expose open shares, inactive users, stale data, and non-compliant passwords, turning point-in-time risk reviews into concrete remediation lists.

Recovery and compliance

Lepide can restore unwanted changes, including deleted Active Directory objects. That recovery capability gives Auditor practical value beyond evidence collection when an administrative error or malicious change has already occurred. Predefined compliance reports support GDPR, HIPAA, FISMA, PCI, GLBA, SOX, and CCPA requirements. Lepide also describes support for ISO 27001 access control, privileged-access monitoring, and auditing across Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and hybrid environments.

Security operations integration

The Lepide Data Security Platform can feed SIEM products such as Splunk, LogRhythm, IBM QRadar, and HP ArcSight, and can run multiple SIEM integrations at the same time. That is useful for teams consolidating identity, file, and cloud events in an existing operations workflow rather than maintaining a separate monitoring silo.

Pricing

Lepide Auditor is paid software with pricing on request and a 20-day free trial. There is no free plan, so evaluation depends on the trial and a quote based on the required scope. The Core plan is billed per user, per year, and per supported platform; it includes Lepide Auditor, Lepide Detect, and Lepide Trust. Plus is also billed per user, per year, and per supported platform, adds Lepide Identify, and includes Core. Advanced is billed per user, per year, includes Plus, and adds permissions remediation and inactive-user remediation, but is limited to File Server.

Core suits organizations focused on auditing and trust controls. Plus is the more appropriate step when identity discovery is required across supported platforms. Advanced is for teams that specifically need remediation workflows for file-server permissions and inactive users. Because platform count changes the Core and Plus calculation, buyers should map the exact systems they intend to monitor before comparing quotes.

Platforms

Lepide supports Android, iOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows access. Its integration footprint includes directory, messaging, collaboration, database, storage, and cloud services, with additional connectivity through Syslog and REST API. Full support comes with a platform license and is available 24x5; limited support is offered during local business hours.

Who it's for

Auditor is best suited to IT professionals responsible for Active Directory, file-server, and cloud-platform governance, especially in hybrid estates. Compliance-led organizations benefit from the ready-made regulatory reports, while security operations teams gain value from real-time alerts, SIEM integrations, and restoration. It is less compelling for a small team wanting a simple, transparent, low-cost file monitor, because there is no free tier and pricing depends on users and platforms.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Broad coverage across identity, file, collaboration, database, and cloud systems reduces the need for separate audit products.
• Pro: Restoration of deleted Active Directory objects makes the platform useful after an incident, not just during investigation.
• Pro: Hundreds of predefined reports and regulatory templates accelerate recurring audit work.
• Pro: Simultaneous SIEM integrations fit established security operations centers.
• Con: Pricing is quote-based, and Core and Plus charge by supported platform, making expansion costs harder to predict.
• Con: Advanced remediation is restricted to File Server, so broader remediation needs may require a different scope or product arrangement.
• Con: There is no free plan, limiting long-term use for small deployments.

Alternatives

Choose Paessler PRTG Network Monitor instead when a freemium model and broad infrastructure-platform support matter; its Freeware Edition covers up to 100 sensors and about 10 devices. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is the better direction when endpoint protection across Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, and iOS is the priority, with EDR offered as an add-on.

FileAudit is a focused alternative for file auditing with a paid model, no free plan, and a free trial. Netwrix Password Secure fits teams seeking self-service password management with a one-year minimum commitment. PA File Sight suits buyers preferring a perpetual endpoint license and a one-time price. Elastic Security is worth considering for a freemium security analytics approach. OWASP Amass and Vigil Baseline are free choices for teams that want open-source or baseline-focused tooling rather than Lepide’s managed auditing scope. For a wider category view, see File Integrity Monitoring Software.

Verdict

Choose Lepide Auditor if your organization needs one platform to audit hybrid identity, file, and cloud activity, produce compliance evidence, integrate with SIEM systems, and restore harmful directory changes. Look elsewhere if transparent self-service pricing, a free tier, or endpoint-focused protection is more important than its broad auditing and remediation coverage.