Editions
Choose the edition that fits your organisation. All editions include the core Active Directory management tools, with advanced automation and MIS integration available in Pro and Education.
High-Level Comparison
| Feature / Edition | Free | Pro | Education |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual AD user & group management | |||
| Templates & mass-updates | |||
| CSV import | |||
| Automated home folder creation | |||
| Custom scripts on events | |||
| MIS integration | |||
| Auto-sync AD ↔ MIS | |||
| Teaching/registration group creation | |||
| Multi-site domain support |
ActivMan Free
Ideal for small organisations needing a clean, reliable AD user manager.
Features:
- Manage multiple servers, networks, and domains
- Create, edit, and delete user accounts manually
- Create, edit, and delete groups manually
- Add or remove users from groups
- Move users between OUs
- Reset passwords
- Enable or disable accounts
ActivMan Pro
Designed for businesses that need automation, templating, and bulk operations.
Includes all Free features, plus:
- Test imports to preview changes before applying
- Customisable username formats
- Unlimited user account templates
- Create accounts from templates to reduce errors
- Automatic home directory and share creation
- Automatic permissions assignment
- Automatic password generation (including word‑list support)
- Copy existing user accounts
- Import users from CSV using templates
- Apply templates to existing users
- Mass-manipulate multiple accounts:
- Modify usernames
- Reset passwords
- Update descriptions
- Change profile paths
- Change logon scripts
- Execute custom scripts on user events
- Replace specific characters in name fields during import
ActivMan Education (Classic)
Built for schools and colleges needing full MIS integration and automated AD provisioning.
Includes all Pro features, plus:
- Automatic import of users from MIS systems
- Full AD ↔ MIS synchronisation
- Extract students and staff directly from MIS
- Import teaching groups as AD groups
- Import registration groups as AD groups
- Automatically create and maintain year groups
- Automatically create “teachers of student” groups
- Automatically create “room staff” groups
- Support for multi‑site domains with user and data movement
- Ability to ignore specific MIS people during sync
Which Edition Should I Choose?
Free – Best for small organisations or those needing manual AD management.
Pro – Best for businesses needing automation, templates, and bulk operations.
Education – Best for schools/colleges needing MIS integration and full AD synchronisation.



