Is Lavawall a Canadian alternative to Netwrix Auditor?

Yes. Lavawall is Canadian-owned and hosted in Canada by default. Of the 8 Netwrix capabilities listed on this page, Lavawall has a close match for 6.

Does Netwrix host data in Canada?

Netwrix Auditor is deployed in your own environment, so where its data lives depends on where you run it. Lavawall is delivered as a service, with data hosted in Canada by default.

How is Netwrix priced?

Its own website describes its pricing as subscription licensed mostly per enabled AD user (some modules per device); request pricing or quote. Lavawall publishes its prices in Canadian dollars on its pricing page, month-to-month.

Does Netwrix offer a free trial?

Its own website lists this: trial (downloadable free trial); also a limited free Community Edition. Lavawall offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card.

What does Lavawall not replace in Netwrix?

Lavawall has no direct equivalent for these Netwrix capabilities: search-based incident investigation and network device configuration auditing.

Can Lavawall replace Netwrix?

For most MSPs and small and mid-sized organizations, yes: Lavawall covers the Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and file activity monitoring they use for compliance, in the same console as the RMM.

Can I export my data from Netwrix?

Netwrix’s documentation describes this: search results export to PDF or CSV; RESTful Integration API.

Is Netwrix Auditor available in French?

Netwrix Auditor does not document a French option on its website (checked October 2026). Lavawall works in Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person.

A Canadian alternative to Netwrix Auditor

Netwrix Auditor is a change and access auditing product for IT and security teams in organizations with audit/compliance needs (source). Lavawall® is a Canadian alternative for Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and file auditing, owned and hosted in Canada, with the closest match for each Netwrix capability listed below.

On this page: Netwrix at a glance, feature by feature, Netwrix and Canada, and moving over.

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Netwrix Auditor at a glance

What Netwrix says about itself, with a link to the page each fact comes from.

Netwrix Auditor at a glance, from its own website
Made for	IT and security teams in organizations with audit/compliance needs (source)
Pricing model	Subscription licensed mostly per enabled AD user (some modules per device); request pricing or quote (source)
Free trial or free plan	Trial (downloadable free trial); also a limited free Community Edition (source)
Platforms	Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365 (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams), Windows File Servers, Windows Server, SQL Server, Oracle Database, NetApp, Dell, Nutanix, Azure Files, VMware, network devices (source)
Deployment	On-premises (Windows install or Hyper-V/VMware virtual appliance); cloud option is the separate Netwrix 1Secure product (source)
Integrations it lists	Splunk, IBM QRadar, ArcSight, ServiceNow Incident Management, and CyberArk Privileged Access Security (source)
Data export	Search results export to PDF or CSV; RESTful Integration API (source)

Netwrix feature by feature

Netwrix lists these capabilities on its own website; each links to its source. Beside each is the closest Lavawall® feature and the article that shows how to use it.

Netwrix capabilities and the closest Lavawall feature
What Netwrix says it does	Closest Lavawall® feature	How-to article
Change and access auditing with real-time alerts (source)	File change and access monitoring for Windows file servers	On-Prem File Monitor
Risk assessments for excessive permissions (source)	Microsoft 365 access reviews and access certification	Access Review
Prebuilt compliance reports (HIPAA, PCI, SOX) (source)	Compliance reports and dashboards	Reports & Analytics
Search-based incident investigation (source)	No direct equivalent in Lavawall. Check whether you need it before you move.
Active Directory auditing (source)	Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace account reporting	Identity & Account Management
Windows file server auditing (source)	File change and access monitoring for Windows file servers	On-Prem File Monitor
Network device configuration auditing (source)	No direct equivalent in Lavawall. Check whether you need it before you move.
Delegated access requests to data owners (source)	Microsoft 365 access reviews and access certification	Access Review

Lavawall® has a close match for 6 of these 8 Netwrix capabilities. For the other 2, check whether you rely on them before you move.

For a longer comparison, see Lavawall® compared with Netwrix Auditor.

Netwrix Auditor and Canada

Netwrix lists its corporate headquarters in Frisco, Texas. Netwrix Auditor is deployed in your own environment, so where its data lives depends on where you run it.

Lavawall and Netwrix Auditor compared on Canadian criteria
Canadian criterion	Lavawall®	Netwrix Auditor
Headquarters and ownership	Calgary, Alberta; fully Canadian-owned	Frisco, Texas
Hosting in Canada	Yes, by default	Runs where you install it
Canadian-dollar pricing	Yes, with GST, HST, PST, and QST	See Netwrix’s pricing
Console in French	Yes: Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person (details)	No French option documented on its website (checked October 2026)

Taken from Netwrix’s own website and documentation in September 2026 and linked on this page. Tell us if something has changed and we will correct it.

Lavawall® is built and owned by ThreeShield Information Security Corporation in Calgary, hosted in Canada by default, billed in Canadian dollars, supported from Canada, and available in Canadian French. What makes Lavawall® Canadian.

Moving from Netwrix to Lavawall®

Export what you need from Netwrix. Its documentation describes this: search results export to PDF or CSV; RESTful Integration API.
Start a free Lavawall® trial and add your companies.
Install the Lavawall® agent on your file servers and computers, and connect your Microsoft 365 tenants. Monitoring starts as the agent reports in.
Set up each feature from the table above. The how-to articles to start with: On-Prem File Monitor, Access Review, Reports & Analytics, Identity & Account Management.
Run both side by side and turn Netwrix off one company at a time, when your team is ready.

Try Lavawall® free beside Netwrix

Where Netwrix may fit better

If you need an enterprise audit archive with the deepest data-source coverage, Netwrix is built for that; Lavawall® covers what MSPs typically need for compliance inside a full RMM.

Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these Netwrix capabilities, so check whether you need them:

search-based incident investigation
network device configuration auditing

Frequently asked questions

Is Lavawall a Canadian alternative to Netwrix Auditor?: Yes. Lavawall® is Canadian-owned and hosted in Canada by default. Of the 8 Netwrix capabilities listed on this page, Lavawall has a close match for 6.
Does Netwrix host data in Canada?: Netwrix Auditor is deployed in your own environment, so where its data lives depends on where you run it. Lavawall® is delivered as a service, with data hosted in Canada by default.
How is Netwrix priced?: Its own website describes its pricing as subscription licensed mostly per enabled AD user (some modules per device); request pricing or quote. Lavawall® publishes its prices in Canadian dollars on its pricing page, month-to-month.
Does Netwrix offer a free trial?: Its own website lists this: trial (downloadable free trial); also a limited free Community Edition. Lavawall® offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card.
What does Lavawall not replace in Netwrix?: Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these Netwrix capabilities: search-based incident investigation and network device configuration auditing.
Can Lavawall replace Netwrix?: For most MSPs and small and mid-sized organizations, yes: Lavawall® covers the Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and file activity monitoring they use for compliance, in the same console as the RMM.
Can I export my data from Netwrix?: Netwrix’s documentation describes this: search results export to PDF or CSV; RESTful Integration API.
Is Netwrix Auditor available in French?: Netwrix Auditor does not document a French option on its website (checked October 2026). Lavawall® works in Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person.

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