Cyral vs. IBM Security Guardium

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cyral
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Cyral is a cloud-native Security-as-Code solution to protect the modern data layer. It allows engineering teams to observe, secure, and manage data endpoints in a cloud via a sidecar.
$50
per month
IBM Security Guardium
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
IBM Security Guardium is IBM's data security posture management solution, that aims to offer organizations comprehensive visibility, actionable insights and real-time controls to help users comply with regulations, preserve privacy and secure your sensitive data — no matter where it is stored.N/A
Pricing
CyralIBM Security Guardium
Editions & Modules
Access
$50
per identity per month
Access & Authorization
custom pricing
per identity per month
Access & Authorization & Assurance
custom pricing
per identity per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CyralIBM Security Guardium
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details* Cyral defines an identity as any user, app, or other actor who uses or manages a data repository.Pricing is dependent based on data source environment.
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User Ratings
CyralIBM Security Guardium
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(26 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(23 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
CyralIBM Security Guardium
Likelihood to Recommend
Cyral Inc.
For all companies engaged in data processing and business, this is an excellent software to feel much more confident that all your data, analysis, graphics and business analysis, are in complete safety. The whole department is happy to work with the software because it is very easy to use.
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IBM
Businesses do not have to take care of all SQL traffic because Guardium provides data classification, which can search on databases to find the data that customers want to categorize as sensitive. Guardium provides all that is needed to inspect SQL traffic and avoid data loss. When it comes to analysis of events, IBM Guardium has A.I. for analysis of anomaly of data. It will help you to study the pattern of your database and provide an anomaly score for your review.
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Pros
Cyral Inc.
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IBM
  • It's easy to implement, you don't need to be an expert.
  • The database is controlled and secure; its access is restricted to only authorized personnel.
  • The detection of threats is very good since the data will not be damaged because the monitoring of the software is very attentive, so the errors are analyzed before something can be damaged.
  • It has wonderful technical support willing to help at all times.
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Cons
Cyral Inc.
No answers on this topic
IBM
  • Although it is a relatively simple software to use, it requires a bit of knowledge, which a new user cannot do without consolidating some previous knowledge.
  • The technical support team is not ideal; although, on many occasions we have not needed their help, the times we have interacted it has left us wanting more.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cyral Inc.
No answers on this topic
IBM
We have had positive results with IBM Security Guardium to protect our data, it is easy to use, does not require advanced knowledge and the entire configuration process is very fast.
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Usability
Cyral Inc.
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IBM
It might look complex in the beginning but once you get hold of it by going through all of the documentation then it seems to be very smooth. The configuration is comparatively easy and the user can understand it on their own without any external help. The overall learning curve is Ok.
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Support Rating
Cyral Inc.
No answers on this topic
IBM
There has been great support coming from IBM. It is easy to use and a great way to keep our data secure. I would recommend this to other possible users and if I were to move companies, I would recommend we use this there too. Thank you
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Alternatives Considered
Cyral Inc.
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IBM
IBM Security Guardium has extended capabilities of automatically locating databases and assessing the vulnerabilities and configuration flaws in them. IBM Security Guardium stacks up against other products due to the additional features that can be easily added to your IT systems after installation. Additionally, Guardium has the ability to monitor a mainframe database environment which makes it the best choice!
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Return on Investment
Cyral Inc.
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IBM
  • Excellent job with the protection of information and access control to our database.
  • Its price is high for companies with a low budget, but considering the security of the data we obtain, I can say that it is the best.
  • Few tools can have tangible results in a short time; this allows IBM to continue being the leader.
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ScreenShots

Cyral Screenshots

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