Trusted by over 1,000 companies worldwide to protect sensitive unstructured data.
Cayosoft provides powerful Microsoft identity management, monitoring, rollback, and recovery capabilities across Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365. Lepide helps organizations go beyond identity administration by combining auditing, permissions governance, sensitive data discovery, and threat detection into one operational platform that's easy to deploy and manage.
Better data context.
Permissions only tell part of the story. Lepide combines identity visibility with sensitive data discovery and classification, helping security teams understand not just who has access, but what sensitive information they can reach. This allows organizations to prioritize remediation based on business risk rather than permissions alone.
Stronger least-privilege governance.
Lepide helps administrators identify excessive permissions, analyze effective access, enforce least privilege, and remediate risky permissions through intuitive workflows. By combining permissions analysis with continuous auditing, organizations can reduce their attack surface while simplifying ongoing access governance.
Built for security operations.
Lepide brings together auditing, permissions analysis, sensitive data discovery, compliance reporting, and threat detection in one platform. Instead of focusing primarily on Microsoft identity administration and recovery, Lepide provides the operational visibility security teams need to investigate incidents, demonstrate compliance, and reduce risk across hybrid Microsoft environments.
See how Lepide compares across the capabilities that matter most to IT and security teams. While both platforms help organizations secure Microsoft environments, each is designed with a different operational focus.
| Buying Priority | Lepide | Cayosoft |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Organizations looking for unified auditing, permissions governance, sensitive data discovery, and threat detection across hybrid Microsoft environments | Organizations focused on Microsoft identity management, monitoring, rollback, and recovery |
| Time to Value | Fast deployment with an intuitive platform for auditing, permissions analysis, and security operations | Comprehensive Microsoft identity management platform with monitoring, recovery, and administration capabilities |
| Ease of Management | One platform that's easy for IT and security teams to deploy, manage, and maintain | Unified Microsoft identity administration platform with advanced management and recovery features |
| Hybrid Microsoft Security | Purpose-built for Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows File Servers, SharePoint, Exchange, and NAS | Strong coverage across Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Teams, Exchange Online, and Intune |
| Permissions Governance | Practical least-privilege workflows with effective permissions analysis, excessive permission discovery, and remediation | Role-based administration and identity management with monitoring, provisioning, and recovery capabilities |
| Sensitive Data Visibility | Built-in discovery and classification of sensitive data to prioritize permission risks | Not a primary capability |
| Recovery & Rollback | Operational remediation and rollback for unwanted permission changes | Advanced rollback, Active Directory recovery, Microsoft 365 recovery, and identity resilience |
| Licensing | Straightforward licensing that's easy to understand and scale | Quote-based licensing tailored to Microsoft identity environments |
| Capability | Lepide | Cayosoft |
|---|---|---|
| Active Directory & Entra ID Auditing | Comprehensive auditing, change tracking, permissions analysis, and threat detection for hybrid identity environments. | Continuous monitoring, auditing, and change tracking across Active Directory and Entra ID with immutable audit logs. |
| Microsoft 365 Administration | Unified auditing and visibility across Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, and OneDrive. | Comprehensive monitoring and administration across Microsoft 365, Teams, Exchange Online, Intune, and Entra ID. |
| Permissions Governance | Analyze effective permissions, identify excessive access, enforce least privilege, and remediate risky permissions through intuitive workflows. | Role-based administration and identity governance with provisioning and access management capabilities. |
| Sensitive Data Discovery & Classification | Discover, classify, and report on sensitive data across on-premises and cloud repositories using built-in classification policies. | Not a core capability. |
| Threat Detection | Real-time alerts, anomaly detection, scripted response, and SIEM integration help security teams detect suspicious activity. | Continuous monitoring, threat detection, and identity protection across Microsoft environments. |
| Recovery & Rollback | Operational rollback for unwanted permission changes and rapid remediation. | Advanced Active Directory forest recovery, granular rollback, Microsoft 365 recovery, and identity resilience. |
| Compliance Reporting | Hundreds of built-in reports simplify compliance, investigations, and audit preparation. | Audit-ready reporting with comprehensive Microsoft identity activity tracking. |
| Administration | Designed for fast deployment, intuitive management, and lower day-to-day operational overhead. | Unified platform for Microsoft identity administration, monitoring, and recovery. |
Lepide combines auditing, permissions governance, sensitive data discovery, and threat detection in one platform—giving IT and security teams the visibility they need to reduce risk across hybrid Microsoft environments.
Managing identities is only part of protecting your organization. Lepide combines Active Directory and Entra ID visibility with sensitive data discovery and classification, helping security teams understand which users have access to critical information and prioritize remediation based on real business risk.
Lepide helps administrators identify excessive permissions, analyze effective access, enforce least privilege, and remediate risky permissions through intuitive workflows. By making permissions easier to understand and manage, organizations can reduce their attack surface while simplifying ongoing access governance.
Lepide brings together auditing, permissions analysis, compliance reporting, and threat detection into a single operational platform. Security teams can investigate changes, demonstrate compliance, and respond to suspicious activity without switching between multiple tools or consoles.
Cayosoft provides powerful Microsoft identity administration, monitoring, and recovery capabilities. Lepide is designed for organizations that want broad operational visibility across identities, permissions, Microsoft 365, and sensitive data—without adding unnecessary complexity to day-to-day security operations.
“Lepide is straightforward to use and effective right off the bat. Plus, the level of patience, attentiveness and technical knowhow is far beyond most support and sales teams I’ve seen before.”
“Lepide gave as almost instant insight into changes into our AD environment. For auditing Group Policy, its reports are hands down the most intuitive.”
We chose Lepide as they were able to offer us threat detection and response, and a way of separating out reporting duties to a web console – all from one platform.”
Lepide saved money and time. Their sales rep answered my questions quickly, and our examiners really like the solution. The solution itself is really easy to use, manage, and configure for our requirements. ”
Lepide allowed us to capture forensic-level data without requiring high-volume storage or additional systems. Auditing began on day one. Immediate value. ”
Solid IT Tool Lepide Enhances User Activity Tracking and Reporting
"I have had a great experience using Lepide. Its a very Handy tool for tracking user activities, permissions and data changes, which helps a lot with security and compliance. The dashboard is easy to use, and the reports make my job much simpler."
Global Security Manager, USA
Yes. Lepide provides unified auditing, permissions governance, sensitive data discovery, threat detection, and compliance reporting across Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows File Servers, and other hybrid environments. Organizations looking for broader operational visibility beyond Microsoft identity administration often choose Lepide as an alternative to Cayosoft.