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ManageEngine ADManager Plus vs Holistics
A side-by-side editorial comparison of ManageEngine ADManager Plus and Holistics — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
ManageEngine ADManager Plus vs Holistics: at a glance
| Feature | ManageEngine ADManager Plus | Holistics |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Analytics | Analytics |
| Velocity score | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Top themes | active directory, identity management, marketplace extensions, maintenance builds | business-intelligence, analytics-as-code, charts, theming |
| Last editorial update | 2h ago | 1h ago |
| Website | Visit → | Visit → |
What is ManageEngine ADManager Plus?
ADManager Plus opened to third-party identity apps in January, then shipped six months of fixes.
Six builds since late January, and five are almost entirely defect work: scheduled reports failing to send as email content, mobile app logins on iOS and Android, CPU spikes after upgrade, a broken Log360 SOAR integration, M365 automation-policy tasks failing, and a JRE bump to 11.86.19. The exceptions are Build 8036, which added Security group type to the M365 Modify Single Group action, and Build 8034, which introduced Marketplace Extensions so administrators can install third-party application extensions and manage identities in those applications from inside ADManager Plus.
What is Holistics?
A BI tool extending analytics-as-code to charts while smoothing the point-and-click path
Holistics is pushing on both of its surfaces at once. Custom charts now live in AML, definable as code, buildable through a GUI, and previewable against real data. Alongside that, Chart Suggestions recommends up to three chart types from selected fields in Explore, date range selection gained presets and typed shorthands, and theming picked up palette assignment at the theme level plus KPI metric styling. Dark mode landed in July. Entry titles arrive with mangled leading characters from the feed encoding.
ManageEngine ADManager Plus vs Holistics: editorial side-by-side
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
2.5ANALYTICS
ADManager Plus opened to third-party identity apps in January, then shipped six months of fixes.
◆ Current state
Six builds since late January, and five are almost entirely defect work: scheduled reports failing to send as email content, mobile app logins on iOS and Android, CPU spikes after upgrade, a broken Log360 SOAR integration, M365 automation-policy tasks failing, and a JRE bump to 11.86.19. The exceptions are Build 8036, which added Security group type to the M365 Modify Single Group action, and Build 8034, which introduced Marketplace Extensions so administrators can install third-party application extensions and manage identities in those applications from inside ADManager Plus.
◆ Where it's heading
The extensibility move is the only structural change in the window, and nothing has built on it since. What follows is a maintenance train — roughly one build every six to eight weeks, carrying fix roll-ups and one security patch — which reads as a mature on-premises product prioritising stability for existing installs over new surface.
◆ Prediction
On this cadence the next build is most likely another fix roll-up. Whether Marketplace Extensions gets a second act is not answerable from these entries.
Holistics
5.0ANALYTICS
A BI tool extending analytics-as-code to charts while smoothing the point-and-click path
◆ Current state
Holistics is pushing on both of its surfaces at once. Custom charts now live in AML, definable as code, buildable through a GUI, and previewable against real data. Alongside that, Chart Suggestions recommends up to three chart types from selected fields in Explore, date range selection gained presets and typed shorthands, and theming picked up palette assignment at the theme level plus KPI metric styling. Dark mode landed in July. Entry titles arrive with mangled leading characters from the feed encoding.
◆ Where it's heading
The code-first modeling layer is being extended upward into visualization, which is where most analytics-as-code tools stop and hand off to a GUI. Doing both — code definition with a GUI editor over the same object — is the distinctive bet. The rest of the window removes friction from the exploration path, which is what makes a governed semantic layer usable by people who did not write it.
◆ Prediction
Expect more dashboard objects to follow charts into AML, since the pattern of code definition plus GUI editing plus live preview is now established and themes and KPIs are the obvious remaining candidates.
Alternatives to ManageEngine ADManager Plus and Holistics
Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either ManageEngine ADManager Plus or Holistics.
Klipfolio
Dashboard analytics in slow maintenance, with admin controls the only moving part
Basedash
An AI BI tool turning itself into an API other products can build analytics on
Umami
Umami spent late 2025 patching Next.js CVEs, then shipped Boards and Session Replay in v3.1.0.
VictoriaMetrics
Five of six VictoriaMetrics entries are scraped GitHub page furniture; one is a real LTS patch.
Sigma Computing
Sigma is moving data modeling out of its own UI and into the terminal.
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Recent activity from ManageEngine ADManager Plus and Holistics
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 3d agoHolisticsCustom charts become code in AML
- 4d agoHolisticsColor palettes assignable at theme level
- 8d agoHolisticsDate range presets and typed shorthands
- 10d agoHolisticsChart suggestions in Explore
- 16d agoHolisticsApp dark mode
- 25d agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuild 8043: report email, mobile login and CPU spike fixes
- 1mo agoHolisticsKPI metric styling moves into dashboard themes
- 3mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuild 8042: Log360 integration, M365 automation and security fixes
- 4mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuilds 8040-8041: JRE 11.86.19 upgrade and GUI fixes
- 5mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuild 8036: Security group support in M365 group modification
- 6mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuild 8035: %empty% macro and report-basis regression fixes
- 6mo agoManageEngine ADManager PlusBuild 8034: Marketplace Extensions manage third-party app identities ⚡
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between ManageEngine ADManager Plus and Holistics?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Holistics is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is ManageEngine ADManager Plus better than Holistics?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Holistics is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to ManageEngine ADManager Plus?
Top ManageEngine ADManager Plus alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ManageEngine ADManager Plus alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/manageengine-admanager-plus for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Holistics?
Top Holistics alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Holistics alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/holistics for the full list with editorial commentary on each.