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

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Categories and Ranking

Imperva Data Security Fabric
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Database Security (2nd), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (13th), Data Security Platforms (DSP) (4th)
McAfee Vulnerability Manage...
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Wahidur Rahman - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Executive Officer at United Commercial Bank Limited
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 audit feature is great. It is totally encrypted."
"The most valuable features of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security are vulnerability assessment, enrichment security policy, and security."
"Scalability is one of the most powerful features of Imperva."
"The most valuable feature is the Data Masking."
"I would overall rate the Imperva SecureSphere Database Security as a product very positively with a score of 10 out of 10."
"The ROI based on the number of prevented, and detected, information security incidents can be classified as high."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"The technical support for Imperva is super, super, super."
"The feature I have found most valuable is activity monitoring."
"The technical support is good; they are knowledgeable."
"The support is very good. They are very quick to respond when we have issues."
"For the most part, technical support has been great."
"This is a product that I can recommend to others who are interested in using it."
 

Cons

"Reporting could be improved."
"Imperva Data Security needs to improve first-level support."
"Overall, it's a very good product but they could do with some modifications log-wise — it should be more comprehensive."
"It would be more efficient if we could manage the consoles of management servers from a single location"
"Capacity management is a major issue with the application."
"The product is pretty powerful, but the management UI is not very intuitive, i.e. not very user friendly and can be improved to make it much better."
"I would like to see more parameters configurable for the kernel reverse proxy."
"The cost of support for this solution is very expensive."
"In the next feature, I'd like to see more integrations and updates overall, specifically bottom tech."
"Technical support could be more responsive."
"The endpoint security is terrible."
"The UI needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product’s price is reasonable compared to other products."
"It is very expensive."
"I know it's not cheap."
"The price of the solution is reasonable and it requires a license."
"The setup and license are quite expensive."
"Imperva is too expensive for small and medium-sized enterprises. They're missing out on technology that helps them manage their data security better. Data security is essential because even the strongest network may be attacked from the inside without it."
"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."
"They have introduced new price models, which makes the product more affordable now."
"It's not expensive compared to other products that are available."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
6%
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Small Business28
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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Sample Customers

BlueCross BlueShield, eHarmony, EMF Broadcasting, GE Healthcare, Metro Bank, The Motley Fool, Siemens
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