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Imperva SecureSphere Database Security vs McAfee Vulnerability Manager for Databases [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Imperva SecureSphere Databa...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Database Security (2nd)
McAfee Vulnerability Manage...
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

PrashantParab - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides cluster management and has the ability to receive alerts if anyone tries to tamper a database
It would be more efficient if we could manage the consoles of management servers from a single location. Currently, if the management server for our DR environment is separate from the production management server, we have to log in to each server individually. For example, to check the status of production servers integrated with Infowa, I need to log in to the production management server. Similarly, I have to log in to the DR management server to check the status of the DR servers. Connecting both servers and managing them through a single console would make it easier to handle all alerts in one place.
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

"It has a lot of different components that cover the needs of our customers."
"The most valuable features of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security are vulnerability assessment, enrichment security policy, and security"
"The integration is great."
"This solution has helped secure our Internet-based services, protecting us against DoS and other types of web-based attacks."
"The tool happens to be very intelligent when it comes to processing policies and sounding alerts. It allows us to implement policies and measure actions against them, raising alerts accordingly."
"It has a user-friendly interface. It is a stable and scalable product."
"The discovery module provides good visibility."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"The support is very good. They are very quick to respond when we have issues."
"The technical support is good; they are knowledgeable."
"The feature I have found most valuable is activity monitoring."
 

Cons

"Reporting could be improved."
"Some cloud versions are not supported by the agent."
"Technical support for this solution needs improvement."
"I'd like to see some sort of solution for storage."
"The platform doesn’t support some newer databases."
"I would like to see improvement in the integration part of the tool. This should be an easy process."
"Data encryption. Yeah, Imperva needs to pull up on data encryption and make it a standard feature to allow maybe for tokenization, encryption of data, and things like that."
"The interface is not user-friendly."
"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

"The pricing is reasonable and competitive."
"It is very expensive."
"There is an annual licensing fee for upgrading the device."
"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 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."
"Its pricing could be cheaper for the African countries or developing economies. The British pound is valued way more than the currency of most African countries. A better or cheaper pricing model for Nigerian and African customers would be better. It has a per-year subscription model. You pay exactly for what you need. That's all. You don't have to buy what you don't need."
"This is an expensive solution and the price should be reduced."
"Imperva SecureSphere Database Security was quite expensive several years ago, but now they provide a subscription plan for licensing. It is available now for smaller and medium-sized companies, not only large enterprises."
"It's not expensive compared to other products that are available."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Insurance Company
6%
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