DataSunrise Database Security vs Flow Security comparison

DataSunrise and Flow Security are both solutions in the Database Security category. DataSunrise is ranked #6, while Flow Security is ranked #19. DataSunrise holds a 4.8% mindshare in DS, compared to Flow Security’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of DataSunrise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Flow Security users who would recommend it.

DataSunrise Database Security

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100% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

DataSunrise Database Security

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between DataSunrise Database Security and Flow Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

DataSunrise Database Security

Ranking in Database Security

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

3.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Flow Security

Ranking in Database Security

19th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (24th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Database Security category, the mindshare of DataSunrise Database Security is 4.8%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Flow Security is 0.8%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Security Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
DataSunrise Database Security	4.8%
Flow Security	0.8%
Other	94.4%

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Kongkham Singh

Data Security Delivery Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Unified masking and discovery have protected sensitive data across hybrid production copies

I appreciate many features, including real-time database activity monitoring and auditing. In my environment, I manage numerous production systems for different applications. When teams need to copy production databases containing sensitive information such as PII, PHI, or PCI to non-production environments, I apply masking to those sensitive fields and protect the data from unauthorized users. DataSunrise Database Security's data discovery capability is another valuable tool I use to identify sensitive data.

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reviewer2231631

Chief Information Security Officer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

It gives us a risk report that helps us refine our process management by highlighting where we might be exposed

Flow's distinctive capability to analyze both data at rest and data in motion grants us the ability not only to get full visibility and classification of the data within our managed databases but also to visualize the data flows both within and beyond our environment. This enables us to achieve a comprehensive understanding of all our sensitive data, even as it traverses through applications, shadow databases, and external services such as third-party entities and SaaS applications. What we aspire to achieve with Flow is extended visibility into the external services themselves, which will allow us to see the data they contain.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature of DataSunrise Database Security is Dynamic Masking. You don't need to build copies of the database and is highly customizable. It is a very good unique feature. It also has built-in algorithms, or machine learning, which is quite helpful, because it understands the user's behaviors and patterns to apply certain policies."

"My advice to others considering DataSunrise Database Security is that it is a good and unified tool."

"The most valuable feature of DataSunrise Database Security is Dynamic Masking, as you don't need to build copies of the database, it is highly customizable, and it also has built-in algorithms or machine learning which is quite helpful because it understands the user's behaviors and patterns to apply certain policies."

"We have a law in Turkey similar to the GDPR in the European Union. It's almost like a replica. Complying with this law is crucial, and the service plays a significant role. Many customer inquiries revolve around not retaining their data. The service addresses this by providing functionality for masking data within the databases. So, if a user requests data deletion, we can remove any information we have on them within the database, ensuring compliance with the law."

"Before implementing Flow Security, we had no mechanism to alert us when third-party contractors were accessing sensitive data or moving it to locations with lower security. Now we know precisely where the data is stored and can assess the risk when someone wants to develop something. Flow Security lowers our risk of a data breach."

Cons

"I believe there's room for improvement in their distributor network, especially in Turkey. This is why I was exploring alternatives to DataSunrise Database Security. However, the product itself is quite good. One suggestion for enhancement could be adding an encryption module on top of the masking features, perhaps a more permanent form of preservative encryption."

"The solution has many features but I would like to see vulnerability assessments in the next release."

"DataSunrise Database Security comes out with new builds every time we have a small issue. This has made the solution not always stable."

"It provides a good overview of our infrastructure, but I need more end-to-end visibility, and SaaS is one of the gaps."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

Retailer

University

13%

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

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Overview

DataSunrise Database Security is a comprehensive solution that provides real-time protection for databases against internal and external threats. Its primary use case is Dynamic Masking, which includes masking on the go, firewalling, and auditing. It is highly customizable and eliminates the need to build database copies.

The solution also has built-in algorithms or machine learning that understands user behavior and patterns to apply policies. With DataSunrise Database Security, organizations can ensure their sensitive data's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

DataSunrise

Flow is a data security platform that combines Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) together with real-time detection and response to data security violations. Flow is not just your cloud security tool with a data scanning utility. It is the only platform that analyzes both data at rest and data in motion. By also following and analyzing all data flows in runtime, the platform enables security teams to regain control over all their data, including shadow data stores and applications across all cloud, on-prem, and SaaS environments.

Flow’s deep analysis of the organization’s data journey from origin to destination allows security teams to automatically catalog all their sensitive data (e.g. PII, PHI, PCI); visualize data flows; detect and remediate data risks; and effectively respond in real-time to data violations by providing the full context: who, what, when, where and why.

Flow Security

Sample Customers

Amplify, Ivanti, Kreditech, CloudAlly

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