Alternatives to Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell
Microsoft's PowerShell cmdlets for managing Active Directory domains, AD LDS and related tools. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell
Microsoft's PowerShell cmdlets for managing Active Directory domains, AD LDS and related tools.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell.
ADManager Plus
A Windows console for managing and reporting on Active Directory and Microsoft 365 accounts.
ADManager Plus gives a graphical Windows console for bulk Active Directory and Microsoft 365 user management and reports, but its free edition is limited to 100 objects.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Microsoft Graph PowerShell
Microsoft's PowerShell module for managing Microsoft 365 and Entra identities and automating admin tasks through Microsoft Graph.
ADRecon
A PowerShell script that gathers Active Directory information and builds an Excel report of the environment.
ADAudit Plus
A Windows auditing tool that tracks changes in Active Directory, file servers, Windows servers and workstations.
Sysinternals Suite
Microsoft's bundle of Sysinternals troubleshooting and diagnostic utilities for Windows in a single download.
Purple Knight
A free Windows tool that assesses Active Directory, Entra ID and Okta for security weaknesses.
Windows Admin Center
Browser-based remote management tool for Windows Server and PCs, included with Windows Server at no extra cost.
