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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

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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
6.8
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Database Security (2nd), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (12th)
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

"We have seen our security risk decreased due to customization and meeting all the security needs for every application."
"Imperva Security Sphere is something that I recommend any day, anytime because they are very much focused on security as a passion."
"If it's used for security, this, or systems like this, are the last line of defence, and you will prevent incursions, or at least know what happened, and what was stolen."
"First of all, the product is useful for securing the websites of our company, which is basically preserving our brand value in the market."
"We use it to prevent threats to the database."
"The cyber intelligence feature is the most valuable."
"The integration is great."
"The solution has improved our organization as follows: Better agent performance compared to v9.5, gateways are much more stable, the gateway cluster improves resource utilization and provides better resiliency, and it offers the option to manage cluster capacity without touching the agent configuration."
"The support is very good. They are very quick to respond when we have issues."
"This is a product that I can recommend to others who are interested in using it."
"The technical support is good; they are knowledgeable."
"For the most part, technical support has been great."
"The feature I have found most valuable is activity monitoring."
 

Cons

"Some cloud versions are not supported by the agent."
"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."
"Imperva SecureSphere Database Security could improve the database defense feature called camouflage. This feature was responsible for the data mask but now it does not work well and we need another solution. All our banks have teams that are regarded with care and they need to mask sensitive data in order to provide testing to developers."
"It would be more efficient if we could manage the consoles of management servers from a single location"
"Imperva must work on more features for z/OS."
"The GUI for this solution could use some improvement."
"Integration with other databases or third-party products would be useful."
"The firewall features are not very strong and should be improved."
"Technical support could be more responsive."
"The endpoint security is terrible."
"In the next feature, I'd like to see more integrations and updates overall, specifically bottom tech."
"The UI needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I know it's not cheap."
"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."
"The price of the solution is reasonable and it requires a license."
"We have all the licenses, which we pay for annually. The price is a little high, but the product is good."
"The pricing is reasonably good in South Africa."
"Pricing is low and scalable to add features and volume."
"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

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Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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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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