We performed a comparison between Imperva SecureSphere Database Security and Oracle Audit Vault based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Database Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."A solution which does what other name brand products do for a lower cost."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the database security policy."
"This is a stable product."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"Ability to send event monitoring and administrative activities."
"The integration with CounterBreach is great."
"The discovery module provides good visibility."
"Imperva's most valuable features are ease of use and log correlation. I also like the ability to trace activity from the host machine to the server access, the user details, and the exact query that they executed. If a database administrator or application process executes a query on the database, people know exactly what was executed, including all the variables."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Audit Vault is that it is agentless and enhanced user interface."
"Out-of-the-box policies ensure our compliance with standards like SOX, ISO 27001, and so on."
"All of the other components that make up the infrastructure in the environment including the operating system are also quite valuable."
"The solution is very stable and reliable."
"Our client was scheduled to take a year and a half to set up compliance, but by deploying this product they were able to do the compliance reports within three months."
"Technical support is perfect."
"It is a good product for controlling all databases. It is helpful for auditing the data. When people are doing any actions on the databases, they are recorded automatically in the vault. You can work on the collected data to find out exactly what is happening on a database. You can implement database encryption on the databases to control people's access to the database content, such as rows and tables."
"A powerful, flexible solution for database traffic monitoring."
"Some cloud versions are not supported by the agent."
"The firewall features are not very strong and should be improved."
"Once we read the activity logs on the platform, we cannot open them anywhere else as they are stored in a proprietary format."
"The solution could improve by having more integration."
"Overall, it's a very good product but they could do with some modifications log-wise."
"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."
"The solution needs local support."
"The solution is expensive."
"I hear from many people that say IBM Guardian is better than Oracle Audit Vault when it comes to performance. IBM Guardian works transparently in the database, but Oracle Audit Vault consumes some ratios on the server."
"Customized reporting is something that we are struggling with, and it is quite tough for us."
"One feature that is missing is the ability to have a secret server that is always encrypted."
"The product monitors only the database and not the operating systems."
"The performance of Oracle Audit Vault could be improved, especially in handling large data collections and generating reports on time."
"This solution doesn't audit the network."
"Currently, you need two servers: one for Audit Vault and one for the firewall. If they can combine them into one server, it will be great because it is costly to have two servers. It will also make its installation easier. I have heard that in the new version, there will be only one server for both."
"An easy, friendly user interface would be nice to have, since this would enable administrators to identify important events with a prompt response."
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Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is ranked 2nd in Database Security with 53 reviews while Oracle Audit Vault is ranked 3rd in Database Security with 28 reviews. Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is rated 8.2, while Oracle Audit Vault is rated 8.0. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Audit Vault writes "Enhanced interface, agentless, and simple setup". Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is most compared with IBM Security Guardium Data Protection, DataSunrise Database Security, Trustwave DbProtect, jSonar and Imperva DDoS, whereas Oracle Audit Vault is most compared with IBM Security Guardium Data Protection, Trustwave DbProtect, DB Networks DBN-6300, DataSunrise Database Security and jSonar. See our Imperva SecureSphere Database Security vs. Oracle Audit Vault report.
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