No. 12 of 21 ·Active Directory Management Software

Ithicos Directory Manager

Web · Windows · Self-hosted

Freedom report

One barScore 5.1

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Ithicos Directory Manager is ranked #12 of 21 in active directory management software on Freedom251. It runs on Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

Ithicos Directory Manager plans and pricing

All plans

Directory Manager Advanced Not published Per Active Directory domain · perpetual license · one year of maintenance and technical updates included ithicos.com · 4 Oct 2026

Directory Manager Standard Not published Per Active Directory domain · perpetual license · one year of maintenance and technical updates included ithicos.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on active directory management software

Free plan: No
Deployment: on_premises
Delegated administration: Yes
AD auditing: Yes
Lifecycle automation: Yes
Password self-service: No

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The record

Purpose: Directory Manager is a web-based delegated administration tool for authorized staff to manage Active Directory user accounts.
User management: Authorized delegates can update user contact fields, titles, departments, and custom Active Directory properties.
Account controls: The tool can reset passwords, unlock accounts, enable or disable accounts, and set account expiration dates.
Advanced onboarding: The Advanced edition includes template-driven user creation and delegated group management.
Advanced offboarding: The Advanced edition supports soft and hard user deletion, including workflows that disable accounts and remove group access.
Data validation: Administrators can standardize data with required inputs, regular expression rules, dropdowns, address sets, and cascading subsets.
Exports: Directory searches and filtered user listings can be exported to CSV or Excel.
Microsoft 365: User photos can be uploaded to local Active Directory and Microsoft 365 profile pictures.
Integration: Directory Manager can run custom PowerShell scripts after user profile or account changes.
Auditing: It can record last-update timestamps in Active Directory and generate CSV audit records.
Security: Version 3.5 added Secure LDAP (LDAPS) support for encrypted Active Directory connections.
Hosting and requirements: The application runs on premises on 64-bit Windows Server with IIS and .NET Framework 4.8.
Trial: Evaluation builds are fully functional for 30 days with no feature limitations and can be installed on an IIS server.
Support: Ithicos says it typically replies to email and telephone messages the same day, usually within 24 hours, and support inquiries go directly to an engineer or developer.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Active Directory Management Software in 2026#12 of 21

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Sources

ithicos.com/active-directory-tools/web-based-manage· checked 4 Oct 2026
ithicos.com/contact/· checked 4 Oct 2026
ithicos.com/downloads/· checked 4 Oct 2026
ithicos.com/purchase/· checked 4 Oct 2026
ithicos.com· checked 28 Sept 2026