Fortra's Vera vs IDERA SQL Compliance Manager comparison

Fortra and IDERA are both solutions in the Database Security category. Fortra is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0, while IDERA is ranked #9. Fortra holds a 1.8% mindshare in DS, compared to IDERA’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IDERA users who would recommend it.

Fortra's Vera

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IDERA SQL Compliance Manager

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Vera

Ranking in Database Security

6th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud and Data Center Security (15th)

IDERA SQL Compliance Manager

Ranking in Database Security

9th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Database Security category, the mindshare of Fortra's Vera is 1.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IDERA SQL Compliance Manager is 2.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Security Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Fortra's Vera	1.8%
IDERA SQL Compliance Manager	2.0%
Other	96.2%

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Brando Diego

System Engineer/Consultant at Notable Frontier Sdn Bhd

Has good encryption features

Vera encryption is the most valuable feature. Additional improvement can be done as the issues are encountered. I have been using Fortra's Vera for two years. The stability is a nine out of ten. The scalability is a nine. The clients are small enterprises. The initial setup is an eight…

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reviewer1659528

VP Enterprise Data Management at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

A valuable independent view of elevated access but the solution could be more organized

Our primary use case for this solution is for controls, which we deploy on-premises The independent view of elevated access and elevated instructions sent to our SQL are very valuable because they act as a secondary pair of eyes. The solution could be improved by using the proper filtration,…

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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

"Vera encryption is the most valuable feature."

"It's cheaper than other applications I researched and it has the auditing capabilities needed for SOX compliance."

"Compliance Manager really was the only product, at that point, that was exactly doing what it was promising."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"The tool can track logins and login failures. I made my own alert so that if there is a certain number of login failures for a server, it emails me. That is really useful. If I want logins to automatically lock out after a certain number of failed attempts, I can know when that happens."

"It's nice to have Idera where it clicks everything into central Repository, a central server, and you can just query that."

"The ability to track activity including the SQL statements is definitely valuable. I really like how the database is laid out. It's straightforward. I can query the back-end tables. I've made a few of my own email alerts based on the data and the tables. It's accessible."

"The independent view of elevated access and elevated instructions sent to our SQL are very valuable because they act as a secondary pair of eyes."

"Peace of mind - you can't really place a price tag on that."

Cons

"The additional improvement can be done as the issues are encountered."

"Additional improvement can be done as the issues are encountered."

"The set up is kind of clunky, in my opinion. It's not really intuitive."

"What would really a good thing is if you could refer to an external list or table for filtering on, say, certain applications, IP addresses, or host names; or perhaps even combinations of host name and application name."

"The solution is good, but its filtration and navigation are not the best and could be improved."

"There is an agent that collects the data on SQL Server. Sometimes it will stop collecting. I'm not exactly sure what's happening but I have to go in and manually restart the agent. It would be nice if the central collection server could send a request to the agent to restart."

"There is an agent that collects the data on SQL Server. Sometimes it will stop collecting."

"We have a lot of problems that have existed for a very long time. We have a lot of feature requests and several bugs that haven't been fixed for more than a year now."

"I submitted a ticket (last year) about archiving/grooming of old records because the GUI functionality was not working. Per their recommendation, I ended up using a command line to do it."

"Its filtration and navigation are not the best."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is cheaper than other products I checked but it is still a good idea to check again and compare."

"It's a good price value... The other tools weren't cheaper."

"I feel the product's pricing is a good value."

"The pricing is pretty good."

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Vera encryption is the most valuable feature.

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Additional improvement can be done as the issues are encountered.

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Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Overview

The Vera platform enables businesses of all sizes to protect any kind of data, and then track, audit and manage the policies securing files in real-time, no matter how far they travel.

Fortra

SQL Compliance Manager helps database administrators to monitor, audit, and alert on SQL Server user activity and data changes. Unlike its competition, it provides quick configuration of audit settings, a broad list of regulatory guideline templates for audit settings and reports, before and after data values for both regulatory compliance and forensic data investigations, differentiation of data access and between regular and privileged users and applications, easy specification of and reporting on sensitive data columns access and changes, and extensive customization of audit settings for databases and servers.

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Sample Customers

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Hanger; AmerisourceBergen; CMS Energy; Manulife Financial; Patterson Companies; Pfizer; Rockwell Automation; TrialCard; Unum; Verizon Communications; Skygen USA; Calpine Energy Solutions; Standard Chartered PLC; TrialCard, Inc.; Raffles Hospital; Houston Methodist; Community America Credit Union; Noble Americas Energy Solutions LLC; QuikTrip Corporation; HUK COBURG; OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.

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