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Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition

byQuest
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4.5
Market Presence: IT Resilience Orchestration, Crisis/Emergency Management Solutions

Overview

Product Information on Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition?

Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition is a software designed to help organizations recover and restore Active Directory environments after accidental changes or data loss. The software enables users to perform granular or full restoration of Active Directory objects, attributes, and configurations without requiring system reboot. It assists in identifying changes made to Active Directory and allows selective rollback of modifications, minimizing disruption to business operations. The software also provides automated backup scheduling and reporting features to support compliance and auditing requirements. By facilitating recovery processes, the software addresses the challenge of maintaining continuity and integrity of Active Directory services in the event of data corruption, deletion, or unauthorized changes.

Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition Pricing

Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition software is offered under a subscription or perpetual license model, with pricing typically based on the number of enabled user accounts or instances protected. Additional features and support can affect the final cost, and volume discounts may be available depending on the size of the deployment.

Overall experience with Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer
10B - 30B USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“RMAD DRE delivers and makes recovery a breeze ”

5.0
Sep 20, 2023
Very mature product for Recovery of a Tier 0 platform like Active Directory. Rich in features and capabilities. The best part is that it demystifies AD Forest/Domain Recovery processes and provides detailed logs of the fully automated recovery process that is very well designed. It also integrates with Azure &S3 storage to give immutable backs. Can be deployed on multiple consoles with the ability to replicate information on backup sets for console awareness. Has command like interface to backup RMAD configuration and provides high level of resiliency. Able to restore on isolated environments to test, validate and constantly improve restore timelines while also spotting misconfigurations on the AD platform that impedes a quick restores. The hybrid integration with EntraID is a bonus for hybrid environments. Integrates well with On Demand Recovery (ODR) - the SaaS solution. The ability to encrypt and secure backups. Can make multiple projects to cater to multiple recovery scenarios and is highly flexible.
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CRITICAL

About Company

Company Description

Updated 8th July 2025

Quest Software enables enterprises to unlock the promise of AI by helping to build a foundation of AI-ready data, AI-powered identity and endpoint security and modern cloud-native platforms. Companies use Quest solutions to drive transformation, minimize risk and unlock the full value of their data.

Company Details

Updated 8th July 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
1987
Head office location
Aliso Viejo, CA, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
http://www.quest.com

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Performance of Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition Across Market Features

Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition Likes & Dislikes

Like

1. Ease of restore on different h/w or destination that includes Bare Metal restore. 2. High level of resiliency with the ability to have multiple consoles. 3. Hybrid integration with ODR for a full Identity platform restore.

Like

strong support model, quality recovery processes, fair pricing

Like

quick recovery easy to use good support

Dislike

Demystifies the entire AD restore process.

Dislike

no dislikes

Dislike

difficult to use gmsa installer defaults to owner for sql db.

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Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition Reviews and Ratings

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4.5

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Evaluation & Contracting

4.3

Integration & Deployment

5.0

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4.5

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  • Sr. Infrastructure Engineer
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    RMAD DRE delivers and makes recovery a breeze

    5.0
    Sep 20, 2023
    Very mature product for Recovery of a Tier 0 platform like Active Directory. Rich in features and capabilities. The best part is that it demystifies AD Forest/Domain Recovery processes and provides detailed logs of the fully automated recovery process that is very well designed. It also integrates with Azure &S3 storage to give immutable backs. Can be deployed on multiple consoles with the ability to replicate information on backup sets for console awareness. Has command like interface to backup RMAD configuration and provides high level of resiliency. Able to restore on isolated environments to test, validate and constantly improve restore timelines while also spotting misconfigurations on the AD platform that impedes a quick restores. The hybrid integration with EntraID is a bonus for hybrid environments. Integrates well with On Demand Recovery (ODR) - the SaaS solution. The ability to encrypt and secure backups. Can make multiple projects to cater to multiple recovery scenarios and is highly flexible.
  • SYSTEM ANALYST
    <50M USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    QUEST is the master of AD forest recovery

    4.0
    Sep 20, 2023
    excellent product quality and support. We have used this product for over 5 years.
  • Technical Manager
    10B+ USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Recovery Manager DRE is recommended!

    4.0
    Sep 19, 2023
    Good tool that speeds up recovery of Active Directory in the event of a Disaster or ransomeware.
  • Systems Engineer
    1B-10B USD
    Miscellaneous
    Review Source

    Quest Recovery Manager for AD Disaster recovery.

    5.0
    Jun 6, 2022
    This has been a really great thing to have! Ability to restore objects.
  • Engineering Lead Analyst
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Comprehensive flexible useful product

    5.0
    May 18, 2021
    The Product is a well seasoned tool. The support team is very responsive. The features keep increasing and building on a solid platform of critical tools. They are very willing to add enhancements and features requested by customers making the product a comprehensive asset.
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