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We performed a comparison between DATPROF and IBM Security Guardium Data Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Test Data Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"The most valuable feature of DATPROF Privacy for us is the possibility to mask sensitive test and development data on different kinds of databases. Furthermore, the tool comes with different useful masking functions. It is possible to mask deterministic and it is possible to add your own functions. The tool has an intuitive interface and customer support is fast and efficient.""Technical support is good. They are friendly and fast.""I am very impressed with the capabilities of the software.""Its ease of use is valuable. It's pretty straightforward. With minimal training or with minimal guidance, it can be used.""We can create synthetic test data for our different development teams without needing production data, which is an excellent capability.""The data modeling software gave additional insights for debugging in the case of circular foreign keys.""The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use... We were able to quickly port a JD Edwards application into the DATPROF solution and we were able to scramble the data in that application. It's a single tool that helps us to do that across applications.""We have some customers who are in both SAP and non-SAP. When we do scrambling for different applications, it is extremely important that DATPROF and the SAP applications talk to each other and synchronize. Otherwise... [an] identity [can be] lost, from a name perspective."

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"The platform provides data protection from internal and external threats.""Database logging and audit functions are the most valuable features.""The most valuable feature is using the capture operation mode “S-TAP/K-TAP agent”, because all activities in the database are captured, including direct access to the database server by privileged users. This is useful because, even if the database server logs were deleted, the Guardium Collector has already stored such data to enable traceability of access.""The vulnerability assessment is a valuable feature.""The front-end works very well.""We also use IBM Guardium to support security initiatives and compliance policies. For example, our audit area can verify if someone has access to information that they shouldn't have, for their regular job functions.""Ability to define reports based on SQL query, especially when you have complex report criteria.""We use IBM Guardium to support security initiatives and combine policies within the organization."

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Cons
"From what I know, there are some challenges with respect to the number of data formats that can be made available. This is something that can be improved.""Although it is possible to mask flat files inside DATPROF Privacy, the current solution is solid. However, it can be improved with an improved user interface.""They could improve the solution by expanding the APIs. If there were options to integrate it with other solutions, that would help.""The synthetic data-generating element of the tool is relatively new, so we sometimes encounter bugs, though when we inform DATPROF, they act quickly to fix any issues. Of course, the fewer bugs we face, the better.""Right now, we need to make process agreements with our supplier to keep our source and target database in line with the current production version. This may become an issue when (if) we reach a CI/CD level with multiple releases per day.""We organized the orchestration via ServiceNow/Runbook. It would be nice if DatProf software had this functionality as well.""I feel that we have to do a lot of reworking of the template implementations... Maybe it is a limitation, but as a customer, it feels like we need to start from scratch every time. It would help if we could reuse at least some of what we have already done.""The product could be improved by adding functions to mask flat files and XML data."

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"I would like to be able to upgrade appliances within major versions without needing to rebuild the appliance.""They could enable the out-of-the-box feature to track application user activity.""The solution could be improved for NoSQL databases.""Needs easier integration with custom applications.""It was difficult implementing it, configuring it, getting it up and running and in production. However, since then, I believe it has stabilized.""It needs an integration with Optum.""Sometimes the performance is not good, and also sometimes we have sudden bugs causing difficulties.""I would like to see AI and machine learning added in the future."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I'm not part of the financial team, but as far as I understand, the price is very reasonable compared to the competitors."
  • "It's very competitive. There is a good price-to-feature relation. It doesn't give us the feeling that we are overspending on something. It provides the right value at the right price. It's worth it."
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  • "We haven't talked much about pricing and licencing. But it is not cheap for sure"
  • "I would suggest to review the type of data, need for security, and if the organizational structure needs the options IBM Guardium provides."
  • "​If you are researching this type of solution, work with IBM."
  • "Guardium has not saved us time or money."
  • "The biggest challenge is the cost associated with the product, and the cost of maintaining. Everything is not translated directly to the benefits we see. There are benefits, yes, but if I were writing the check, would I buy Guardium? No."
  • "Guardium won mostly because of our scope and scale. It was able to perform at the scale that we wanted to use it. ​"
  • "The price of Guardium is higher than the main competitor, Imperva. In addition, it's complex as the calculation of the licensing is done by Processor Value Unit (PVU). However, before purchasing a DAP solution, it is important to analyze specific points to evaluate the cost-benefit of each tool. For example: Does the environment to be monitored have mainframes? If so, it's a point for Guardium. If not, a point for Imperva. Note: IBM is looking into a new licensing policy and reducing the price of Guardium."
  • "One of the deployments that I know of had three databases, and the yearly fees are approximately $50,000 USD."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Its ease of use is valuable. It's pretty straightforward. With minimal training or with minimal guidance, it can be used.
    Top Answer:It's very competitive. There is a good price-to-feature relation. It doesn't give us the feeling that we are overspending on something. It provides the right value at the right price. It's worth it.
    Top Answer:From what I know, there are some challenges with respect to the number of data formats that can be made available. This is something that can be improved. With respect to mainframe platforms, the… more »
    Top Answer:IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is a solution for database security from IBM that gives complete visibility, control, and analysis to secure sensitive data and comply with regulations IBM… more »
    Top Answer:It sends out an immediate alert when there's suspicious activity.
    Top Answer:IBM solutions have fair price strategy, and operates on a yearly basis. If it's a SaaS solution, then you can opt for yearly basis.
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    Also Known As
    DATPROF Privacy, DATPROF Test Data Management
    InfoSphere Guardium, Guardium, IBM Guardium
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    Overview

    At DATPROF we see and understand the struggle and challenge of software development teams with test data. These data issues have different appearances. It can be in finding or understanding your test data: which set of data should be used to cover your test cases properly? Or it can be getting in control of your test data: do you also have a “test data ghost” - sometimes your test data is there and a second later in can be gone. Or it can be about the challenge of getting compliant without losing the representativeness of data in your development stages. And then there are things called data or databases. Software development teams need to work with test data, but they generally don’t spend too much time on databases or data content in flat formats. Software teams rather spend time in delivering beautiful new code or validating the quality of the software code, as you should. That’s what you love, and that “database thing”, well that’s a need-to-have.

    We envision to solve this issue. We want to make sure your life is once again centred upon delivering or validating software code and quality. We take care that test data is easy accessible and readily available, so you can take care of software quality.

    We improve and innovate our test data software with the latest technologies every single day to support medium to large size organizations to ensure an even better fit with our DATPROF products. The DATPROF test data management suite is module based, so it enables you to select and deploy the modules that fits your needs in your digital transformation stage.

    DATPROF delivers products for:

    • Obfuscating, generating or masking databases and flat files;
    • Extracting or filtering specific data content with our patented subset algorithm;
    • Discovering, profiling and analysing solutions for understanding your test data,
    • Automating, integrating and orchestrating test data provisioning into your CI/CD pipelines and
    • Delivering a portal where test data can be refreshed within a few mouse clicks.

    For more information visit: www.datprof.com

    IBM Security Guardium Data Protection automatically discovers and classifies sensitive data from across the enterprise, providing real-time data activity monitoring and advanced user behavior analytics to help discover unusual activity around sensitive data.

    Deploy the solution to help discover regulated data in your data stores and use pre-built templates for regulations such as PCI, SOX, HIPAA, CCPA and many more, to streamline and automate compliance workflows.

    Sample Customers
    APG, UWV, VGZ, DUO, Admiral Group, Heineken, Region Stockholm, Green Shield Canada, BestPass, CalPERS, Birmingham City Council, Nest Pensions
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    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company43%
    Insurance Company14%
    Government14%
    Transportation Company14%
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    Financial Services Firm27%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Insurance Company7%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm40%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Insurance Company10%
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    Financial Services Firm27%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Government9%
    Insurance Company7%
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    Small Business20%
    Large Enterprise80%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise54%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise73%
    Buyer's Guide
    DATPROF vs. IBM Security Guardium Data Protection
    September 2022
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    DATPROF is ranked 3rd in Test Data Management with 8 reviews while IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is ranked 1st in Database Security with 70 reviews. DATPROF is rated 8.6, while IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of DATPROF writes "Eliminated compliance issues for non-SAP applications, and gives us real, comprehensive data masking". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Security Guardium Data Protection writes "Provides visibility, has a single console that shows all information, and collector-aggregator capabilities". DATPROF is most compared with Delphix, Broadcom Test Data Manager, K2View and Qlik Gold Client, whereas IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is most compared with Imperva SecureSphere Database Security, Oracle Audit Vault, Oracle Advanced Security, DataSunrise Database Security and Vormetric Application Crypto Suite. See our DATPROF vs. IBM Security Guardium Data Protection report.

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