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Imperva Data Security Fabric vs McAfee Vulnerability Manager for Databases [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Imperva Data Security Fabric
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Database Security (2nd), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (11th)
McAfee Vulnerability Manage...
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Samuel Adeyemi - PeerSpot reviewer
Real-time data monitoring and policy-based activity blocking enhance security and awareness
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. When I need to investigate with archived data, the inability to export to these formats can be limiting. Making this process easier would be beneficial for reviews.
Wahidur Rahman - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution's activity monitoring is valuable, but it should have more integrations and updates overall
Our primary use case for this solution is activity, authentication, and scans for audit purposes and priority assessments The feature I have found most valuable is activity monitoring. McAfee has not had many legacy features. They are not updating their value adjustment.In the next feature, I'd…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable features of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security are vulnerability assessment, enrichment security policy, and security"
"The functionality is very useable and easy to understand."
"If something malicious occurs, I can set a policy to block it, review the action, and decide whether to release it if it's found not to be malicious."
"I recommend the product to other users."
"The technical support for Imperva is super, super, super."
"The performance of the solution is good."
"The beauty of it is that it provides segregation of duties. Typically, in the traditional environment, DBAs administer the database, and they have too much access. We are in the process of implementing other Oracle solutions, and it brings some kind of segregation. Just because someone is a DBA does not mean that he or she should have access to all of the data. Some of the data can be masked so that privacy and security are enhanced, especially when it is customer data for an institution like a bank."
"The support is very good. They are very quick to respond when we have issues."
"The feature I have found most valuable is activity monitoring."
"The technical support is good; they are knowledgeable."
 

Cons

"Improvements can be made in data enrichment and enhancing the GUI (Graphical User Interface) for a better user experience."
"The firewall features are not very strong and should be improved."
"The GUI is bad."
"Some cloud versions are not supported by the agent."
"It is very expensive. Its price can be better."
"The agent does not monitor databases in the containers."
"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."
"The platform doesn’t support some newer databases."
"In the next feature, I'd like to see more integrations and updates overall, specifically bottom tech."
"Technical support could be more responsive."
"The UI needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and it is a good value for the money."
"The pricing is reasonably good in South Africa."
"Pricing is low and scalable to add features and volume."
"I know it's not cheap."
"The price of the solution is reasonable. The cost of the solution depends on the customer, they have the flex protect licensing which can vary in price."
"The pricing is reasonable and competitive."
"The setup and license are quite expensive."
"The price is very high but compared to the price of the overall solution, then I think it's a good deal because the solution itself is great."
"It's not expensive compared to other products that are available."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
12%
Insurance Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise32
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Also Known As

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security, jSonar, Imperva's Data Security Posture Management
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