IBM Security Guardium Data Protection vs Protegrity Data Security comparison

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

Find out in this report how the two Database Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM Security Guardium Data Protection vs. Protegrity Data Security Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"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.""Guardium does a great job of capturing data and having the ability of trying to pull it out and make sense of it. Using it for business applications is its biggest capability.""It provides us regulatory compliance proof and evidence for audit.""The tech support is very knowledgeable.""Compliance Quick Start – Quick, GUI, step-by-step guide to automate compliance and give the customer a quick ROI.""This is a multi-platform solution that consolidates everything and centralizes support for it.""Our main focus for IBM Guardium is to support security initiatives and compliance policies within our organization. We use the DPD product for monitoring, especially for GDPR, SOX regulations and, of course, the vulnerability assessment that we use to make sure we're keeping up with our patches, making sure things are configured, making sure we're following the best practices."

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"The product is stable.""The most valuable feature of Protegrity Data Security is the reduction of information being exposed.""The solution’s pricing is moderate.""Its technical support team is helpful."

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Cons
"I would like to see AI and machine learning added in the future.""If IBM Guardium Data Protection could find a way to not have a lot of coding and development required to get the solution up and running it would be an advantage. The information of the agent could improve, which is necessary for us to monitor the databases would be a great benefit.""Guardium's storage capabilities could use some improvement. I'd also like to have some better integration using digital technology or a connector.""Performance and the ability to use resources could be improved.""The one thing that I would like to see improved, but I don't think it's going to be in the next release, is its reporting capabilities. I think that's been offloaded to another third-party product that I think IBM actually endorses for that.""The analysis part of this product could be improved. It's a very comprehensive product, so the features it has complement customer requirements. But I would like to see more emphasis on analytics, and it would be great if they added machine learning. They already have analysis insights, but a comprehensive analytical feature that's already incorporated into the solution would be very helpful.""We have had some issues with patches breaking things unexpectedly in our environments.""Sometimes the performance is not good, and also sometimes we have sudden bugs causing difficulties."

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"Protegrity Data Security could improve by having more integration.""The solution's UI could be better.""Protegrity is using a different OS which has some bugs. Sometimes it's causing an initialization error."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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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  • "We pay for a few additional services apart from its licenses."
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    Questions from the Community
    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.
    Top Answer:Protegrity is using a different OS, which has some bugs. Sometimes, it's causing an initialization error.
    Top Answer:We use the solution to encrypt sensitive data like PII data. Any unauthorized person cannot find the exact sensitive value in case of data issues. We are using that tool to protect sensitive data.
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    Also Known As
    InfoSphere Guardium, Guardium, IBM Guardium
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    Overview

    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.

    Organizations leveraging networked applications and services benefit from the flexibility and convenience of being able to create and access data across multiple devices and users. At the same time, sensitive data, including health and personally identifiable information, may need to be protected or de-identified to satisfy regulations or internal privacy policies.

    Protegrity Data Security Gateway addresses these security, privacy, and compliance risks with advanced encryption and tokenization to transparently protect sensitive data as it moves across the network. By securing data in real-time as it is transmitted, enterprises are assured that data automatically adhere to rules governing sensitive data at all times.

    Transparently protect sensitive data across the network without modifying applications or database calls. Protect applications and API’s quickly without impacting your business.

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    A $4 billion retail conglomerate and holding company
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm40%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Insurance Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm27%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Government9%
    Insurance Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm40%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Healthcare Company7%
    Insurance Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise54%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise77%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Security Guardium Data Protection vs. Protegrity Data Security
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Security Guardium Data Protection vs. Protegrity Data Security and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is ranked 1st in Database Security with 70 reviews while Protegrity Data Security is ranked 7th in Database Security with 3 reviews. IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is rated 8.2, while Protegrity Data Security is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of IBM Security Guardium Data Protection writes "Provides visibility, has a single console that shows all information, and collector-aggregator capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Protegrity Data Security writes "Beneficial data security, good support, and straightforward initial setup". IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is most compared with Imperva SecureSphere Database Security, Oracle Audit Vault, Oracle Advanced Security, DataSunrise Database Security and Informatica Persistent Data Masking, whereas Protegrity Data Security is most compared with Voltage SecureData Enterprise, Microsoft Purview, Immuta, IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Privacy and Oracle Advanced Security. See our IBM Security Guardium Data Protection vs. Protegrity Data Security report.

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