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Fortra's Vera vs Imperva Data Security Fabric comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Vera
Ranking in Database Security
11th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (19th)
Imperva Data Security Fabric
Ranking in Database Security
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (11th), Data Security Platforms (DSP) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Database Security category, the mindshare of Fortra's Vera is 2.3%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Imperva Data Security Fabric is 24.2%, down from 29.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Imperva Data Security Fabric24.2%
Fortra's Vera2.3%
Other73.5%
Database Security
 

Featured Reviews

Brando Diego - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
reviewer1876449 - PeerSpot reviewer
BDM at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Has provided wide data coverage and supports flexible implementation for growing database environments
Imperva SecureSphere Database Security offers the most comprehensive coverage range of database types, which is a significant advantage. It has very flexible implementation modes and an understandable console. Even someone who is not a database administrator could work with it, understand the security events, and comprehend the data activity monitoring events.Data is the most important asset in any organization and the primary target of hackers. Imperva SecureSphere Database Security provides one of the best solutions to analyze data, maintain GDPR compliance, and help investigate any incidents. It is user-friendly and can start with a small scope. Unlike competitors such as IBM Guardium and Oracle, customers can start with a small scope and scale every year. This advantage allows them to invest less money initially while learning the solution. Year after year, they can add value scope and cover more databases in their organization with high quality. We have been working with Imperva SecureSphere Database Security for about 10 years. I started working with this project about five years ago.

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."
"The product’s most valuable feature is real-time highlights."
"The centralization of the data is probably the most useful feature because we span multiple database technologies. We also find the GBDI portion of it very helpful."
"The most valuable features include a great level of automation, machine learning for attack validation, and a very flexible and comfortable management console."
"First of all, the product is useful for securing the websites of our company, which is basically preserving our brand value in the market."
"The best features of Imperva Data Security are that it's a complete solution and it safeguards company reputation."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"When dealing directly with Imperva I had good experiences with the vendor, and real issues were escalated quickly and getting access to the relevant engineering sections of the vendor was possible."
"It has a very user-friendly interface that's very detailed."
 

Cons

"The additional improvement can be done as the issues are encountered."
"Design/ease of the learning mode feature."
"Technical support for this solution needs improvement."
"It would be better if it were more user-friendly. Right now, it's a little bit of a complicated product to use. Another problem that we have is with encrypted traffic on Oracle. This is because it requires a database outage. That's a pain in the butt because you're monitoring critical systems, and they don't like outages."
"There is room for improvement in the firewall capabilities when it comes to additional features such as Traffic Shaping, Connection Pooling and Load Balancing."
"Data encryption. Yeah, Imperva needs to pull up on data encryption and make it a standard feature to allow maybe for tokenization, encryption of data, and things like that."
"The development mode on the platform needs improvement. For example, the archiving functionalities should be enhanced to allow easy conversion of archived logs into CSV or Excel formats for data analysis."
"They can maybe look at its pricing model. Its pricing could be cheaper for the African countries or developing economies."
"The product is under high development and the amount of bugs is bit disappointing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing is low and scalable to add features and volume."
"There is an annual licensing fee for upgrading the device."
"The setup and license are quite expensive."
"We have all the licenses, which we pay for annually. The price is a little high, but the product is good."
"Licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and it is a good value for the money."
"The pricing over-all depends on the entry level. For example, if support and maintenance are about $20,000 - $25,000, the initial cost can be five times more. It is less expensive for the company to maintain the client than to make the deployment."
"Imperva SecureSphere Database Security was quite expensive several years ago, but now they provide a subscription plan for licensing. It is available now for smaller and medium-sized companies, not only large enterprises."
"The price of the solution is reasonable and it requires a license."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise32
 

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