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DATPROF vs IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

DATPROF
Ranking in Data Masking
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Test Data Management (5th), AI Synthetic Data (2nd)
IBM Security Guardium Data ...
Ranking in Data Masking
12th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Data Masking category, the mindshare of DATPROF is 5.4%, up from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption is 2.2%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Romil Kapadia - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use, covers all the technology and database stacks, and provides good value for money
We had a Broadcom solution. We had an exit strategy for all the tools of this provider. The contracts were supposed to end. DATPROF is more open with respect to outside environments. Of course, it's not open-source technology, but there are provisions to do so, whereas, with earlier tools, that wasn't the case. Another good part of DATPROF is that because they have already been in the market and working with customers for a long time, they know the ins and outs of how the market in the Netherlands works. That was visible when we were performing use cases where the generation of test data was required. Everything that we could possibly think of is already covered by the tool. The inclusiveness or the wholesomeness of the tool is very good. DATPROF's UI is many years ahead of earlier tools. Broadcom's customer support was not up to our requirements. With DATPROF, even though we are just in the sales phase, I already see tremendous improvement. With the earlier tool, they were not able to provide the solutions that we wanted, whereas with DATPROF, Gerard, and Michael are just a call away, and they are willing to extend themselves to provide us with the right support.
Muzzamil  Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
Performs well and key management excels but integration challenges persist
Overall, Guardium is a good solution. However, given the challenges with encryption, we have started considering other solutions. IBM should work on enhancing integration and usability with different databases. I can recommend this solution, however, our organization has faced implementation challenges, leading to a rating of six out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"Technical support is good. They are friendly and fast."
"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."
"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."
"I am very impressed with the capabilities of the software."
"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."
"The data modeling software gave additional insights for debugging in the case of circular foreign keys."
"The key management functionality in Guardium performs well and integrates easily with SIEM."
 

Cons

"We organized the orchestration via ServiceNow/Runbook. It would be nice if DatProf software had this functionality as well."
"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."
"They could improve the solution by expanding the APIs. If there were options to integrate it with other solutions, that would help."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The product could be improved by adding functions to mask flat files and XML data."
"There is a need for an improvement in native masking functionality, especially for databases like Oracle."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"I'm not part of the financial team, but as far as I understand, the price is very reasonable compared to the competitors."
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Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
13%
Insurance Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption?
Upon purchasing CP4S, which includes IBM Guardium, we had to purchase additional plugins for encryption, leading to extra costs. I would rate the cost effectiveness seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption?
There is a need for an improvement in native masking functionality, especially for databases like Oracle. We face challenges with masking features that require developing kernels and take a long ti...
What is your primary use case for IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption?
We use IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption for the testing of our systems in the UAT environment. When providing data outside of the organization, we use Guardium encryption. We also use the tool...
 

Also Known As

DATPROF Privacy, DATPROF Test Data Management
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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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