Trusted by over 1,000 companies worldwide to protect sensitive unstructured data.
Netwrix offers a comprehensive portfolio of security solutions, with capabilities such as auditing, permissions governance, data classification, and threat detection delivered across multiple products. Lepide brings these essential capabilities together in a single platform, helping organizations simplify deployment, reduce administrative overhead, and gain complete visibility across their hybrid Microsoft environment.
One platform. Complete visibility.
Instead of managing separate products for auditing, permissions governance, data classification, and threat detection, Lepide combines these capabilities into one integrated platform. Administrators can monitor changes, investigate incidents, classify sensitive data, and manage permissions from a single console with unified reporting and workflows.
Faster time to value.
Lepide is designed to help IT and security teams start protecting critical systems quickly. With a single deployment and a consistent user experience, organizations spend less time integrating multiple products and more time improving security, compliance, and operational efficiency.
Built for hybrid Microsoft environments.
Protect Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows File Servers, Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and NAS from one platform. Lepide provides complete visibility across your Microsoft ecosystem, making it easier to investigate changes, detect suspicious activity, and enforce least privilege without operational complexity.
See how Lepide compares across the capabilities that matter most to IT and security teams. Both platforms help organizations strengthen security and compliance, but they take different approaches to delivering those capabilities.
| Buying Priority | Lepide | Netwrix |
|---|---|---|
| Platform approach | A single platform for auditing, permissions governance, sensitive data discovery, and threat detection | A portfolio of products that can be combined to deliver these capabilities |
| Time to Value | Deploy quickly with one platform, one interface, and one deployment | Capabilities can be added over time by deploying additional products |
| Ease of Management | Unified administration, reporting, alerting, and investigations from one console | Separate products provide specialized functionality with their own management interfaces |
| Hybrid Microsoft Security | Purpose-built for Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows File Servers, Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and NAS | Strong Microsoft auditing and governance across its product portfolio |
| Permissions Governance | Built-in permissions analysis, least privilege, and remediation from the same platform | Delivered through Netwrix Access Analyzer alongside other Netwrix products |
| Licensing | Straightforward platform licensing that's easy to understand and scale | Modular licensing based on the products and capabilities required |
| Capability | Lepide | Netwrix |
|---|---|---|
| Active Directory & Entra ID Auditing | Comprehensive auditing, change tracking, and reporting built into the platform | Available through Netwrix Auditor |
| Windows File Server & NAS Auditing | Unified auditing with detailed file activity monitoring and reporting | Available through Netwrix Auditor with support for a wide range of repositories |
| Microsoft 365 Auditing | Built-in monitoring for Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive | Microsoft 365 auditing through Netwrix Auditor |
| Sensitive Data Discovery & Classification | Discover, classify, and report on sensitive data from the same platform | Available through Netwrix Data Classification |
| Permissions Analysis & Governance | Analyze permissions, identify excessive access, and remediate risk without leaving the platform | Delivered through Netwrix Access Analyzer |
| Threat Detection & Alerting | Real-time alerts, anomaly detection, and automated response capabilities built into one platform | Advanced monitoring available through Netwrix Activity Monitor and Threat Manager |
| Compliance Reporting | Hundreds of built-in reports covering auditing, permissions, and sensitive data | Comprehensive reporting across the Netwrix product portfolio |
| Administration | Single console with unified dashboards, reporting, and workflows | Multiple management interfaces depending on the products deployed |
| Deployment Model | One integrated platform with consistent administration | Modular architecture allowing organizations to deploy capabilities as needed |
Lepide combines auditing, permissions governance, sensitive data discovery, and threat detection in one integrated platform. Instead of switching between multiple products to investigate incidents, review permissions, or classify sensitive data, security teams can manage everything from a single console—simplifying operations while improving visibility across hybrid Microsoft environments.
Lepide brings together the capabilities needed to protect your environment in a single platform. Audit changes, monitor user activity, discover sensitive data, analyse permissions, and investigate security incidents without moving between separate products or management consoles.
Monitor and protect Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows File Servers, SharePoint, Exchange, NAS, and more from one console. Lepide provides the visibility and control needed to secure hybrid environments while simplifying compliance, investigations, and day-to-day administration.
Understanding who has access to sensitive data is only part of the challenge. Lepide helps administrators identify excessive permissions, enforce least privilege, and remediate risky access through intuitive workflows designed for day-to-day operations—all from the same platform used for auditing and threat detection.
Real-time monitoring, customizable alerts, and detailed audit trails help security teams identify suspicious activity before it becomes a breach. Investigate incidents, understand what happened, and respond quickly using the same unified interface used for auditing, reporting, and governance.
“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 auditing, permissions governance, sensitive data discovery, threat detection, and compliance reporting in a single platform. Organizations looking to simplify deployment and day-to-day administration often choose Lepide as an alternative to deploying multiple security products.