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AD Connect Sync Plus
Comparison with AD Connect Sync
Let’s see how AD Connect Sync Plus stacks up against our conventional AD Connect Sync desktop solution.
| AD Connect Sync | AD Connect Sync Plus |
| Desktop Solution | Web Based |
| AD Connect Sync is a desktop solution. |
AD Connect Sync Plus is a web-based solution. |
| Direct Installation on Domain Controllers |
Installation on Mediation Agents |
| Requires installation directly on the Domain Controllers. |
Apart from password filter, no direct installation required on Domain Controllers. Installation required only on Mediation servers that talk to Domain Controllers over LDAPS. |
| Local Control |
Central Management |
| Entities have more control over their AD Connect Sync configurations and management is handled closer to the point of execution i.e. at the entity level. |
Enables central management of all entities in the system with effective control from one central console. |
| One-Way Sync of Passwords |
Two-Way Sync of Passwords |
| Allows one-way sync of user passwords (from source to destination). Reverse synchronization is not possible. |
Affords two-way sync of passwords (from the source Active Directory to the control server and from the control server onward to the destination and vice versa). |
| Single Access Control |
Multiple Admins |
| Single level of access. A user with significant privileges can log in to the Domain Controllers to access the desktop utility. |
Multiple admins with administrative control. All members of an Active Directory security group can log in to the web interface of AD Connect Sync Plus as admins and administer ADCS Plus |
| Decentralized Logging | Central Logging |
| No central logging available. Logging is only available individually on the entity sites. | Centralized monitoring, logging, and reporting. |
| Attribute Management through XML |
Attribute Management through GUI |
| Specific attributes to be synchronized are mentioned in an XML file. |
Attributes to be synchronized are available in the central GUI. |
| Manual Updates |
Update Service |
| Updates are managed manually. |
Includes an update service for automatic updates across all the agents. |
| Notifications through External Tool | Notifications Available in GUI |
| Notification alerts available through an external monitoring tool. |
Notification alerts available within the central GUI. |
| Lack of Content Management |
Content Management System |
| No content management available. | Content Management System (CMS) allowing admins to control the brand and business content of the system. |