Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter

Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter is an advanced software application that provides you with several handy options for generating reports on every change occurring in the Windows Active Directory. Thus, you can get a better idea of the person, type, time and location that together make up an event recorded by this app.

Classical-looking interface

The GUI does not include visually stunning elements, but it's pretty simple to work with. Once the reporter is activated, you can specify a monitored domain and the audit archive location, as well as enable long-term archiving and indicate the number of months, or activate network traffic compression.

Set automatic email notifications with reports

Furthermore, Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter lets you tinker with settings when it comes to the summary delivery. Therefore, you can write an email address to automatically send the Active Directory summary to, record events for group policy and Exchange modifications too, as well as set email address notifications for each of them.
The software utility also lets you establish the SMTP server and port number of the email address, and verify the sender's address with one click. Although there's an "Advanced" button available, clicking it does not trigger anything in the free edition of Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter. Starting the monitor is done with a single click.

Evaluation and conclusion

No error dialogs popped up throughout our evaluation, and the software utility did not hang or crash. It has a good response time, delivers accurate reports, and runs on a low amount of CPU and RAM while it's monitoring the Active Directory, so it doesn't affect the computer's overall performance.
Taking everything into account, it seems that Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter offers a fast and simple solution to generating automatic reports for Active Directory changes and immediately sending them via email, ideal for all PC administrators.