We performed a comparison between IBM Guardium Data Protection and Imperva SecureSphere Database Security based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: IBM Guardium Data Protection and Imperva SecureSphere Database Security have a similar user rating regarding ease of deployment, pricing, and service and support. In terms of features, IBM Guardium Data Protection reviewers felt the software wasn’t user-friendly. In contrast, Imperva SecureSphere Database Security reviewers felt the reporting feature needed improvement.
"It sends out an immediate alert when there's suspicious activity."
"I think it scales pretty well. It can run on most of the database platforms currently out there. That is something we really like as a feature, because we try to hit everything in our environment to make sure we're meeting those regulations."
"The tool helps detect invalid login attempts within a specific time frame."
"The reporting side is also very, very good, especially its flexibility which allows you to tailor the reports to whatever information you want."
"It tests security to support SOX compliance."
"The vulnerability assessment is a valuable feature."
"It protects sensitive data and blocks unauthorized access to the data."
"Encryption is not straightforward, but Guardium made the setup easy for us."
"The company focuses on and has a passion for security."
"The tool's pricing is flexible and affordable for small and medium enterprises."
"The most valuable feature is the automatic reports on new databases, which gives us up-to-date inventory management."
"The integration with CounterBreach is great."
"The solution is very stable."
"The functionality is very useable and easy to understand."
"It has a user-friendly interface. It is a stable and scalable product."
"Ability to send event monitoring and administrative activities."
"I would like to see AI and machine learning added in the future."
"Right now, we're in the development phase for IBM Guardium Data Protection, so I don't have any recommendations about additional features and room for improvement in the solution. We're very excited to work on IBM Guardium Data Protection because we are new to the solution, and we're still exploring product features. We're very excited about integrations and use case creation, and it's only after six to eight months that I'll be able to share my recommendations in terms of additional features the solution should have. We did find some difficulty in deploying IBM Guardium Data Protection here in Pakistan because of the lack of resources."
"Initial setup is very complex. Once you start interacting with people's databases, they get very hesitant. Then, the amount of social tasks to socialize the solution ensuring people are comfortable with it became a much heavier lift."
"The solution could be improved for NoSQL databases."
"The installation should be a bit easier."
"IBM Guardium Data Protection is a mature product. There is a lot of encryption that is not owned by IBM and is done by a third party and is not an integral part of the solution."
"Since we are resellers we do not have enough information about the technical aspects and the areas of improvement. However, one consistent report that we receive from our customers is that IBM does not offer timely support due to the size of the organisation. It would be great if they could improve their response time."
"The deployment is complex and requires expertise to deploy."
"The only challenge I see is that SecureSphere is deployed on servers or databases which are held on physical infrastructure. However, there are databases which are hosted on cloud platforms and Imperva has a separate tool altogether for that, not SecureSphere."
"I'd like to see some sort of solution for storage."
"Imperva SecureSphere Database Security can improve something in all the versions I have used."
"Sometimes the reports are cumbersome, and you have to drill down to get more information."
"Imperva needs to improve their cloud capabilities."
"There is sometimes lost communication and it can take a lot of troubleshooting to solve."
"Some cloud versions are not supported by the agent."
"Improvements can be made in data enrichment and enhancing the GUI (Graphical User Interface) for a better user experience."
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IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is ranked 1st in Database Security with 70 reviews while Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is ranked 2nd in Database Security with 52 reviews. IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is rated 8.2, while Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is rated 8.2. 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 Imperva SecureSphere Database Security writes "The fine-grained auditing available on the platform makes life easier and helps explain anything happening in your database". IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is most compared with Oracle Audit Vault, Oracle Advanced Security, DataSunrise Database Security, Vormetric Application Crypto Suite and IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Privacy, whereas Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is most compared with Oracle Audit Vault, DataSunrise Database Security, Trustwave DbProtect, jSonar and Imperva DDoS. See our IBM Security Guardium Data Protection vs. Imperva SecureSphere Database Security report.
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