IBM Guardium vs. Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Guardium
Score 9.1 out of 10
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IBM 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 sensitive data no matter where it is stored.N/A
Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Oracle's Audit Vault and database firewall is a database security option.N/A
Pricing
IBM GuardiumOracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM GuardiumOracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is dependent based on data source environment.
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Community Pulse
IBM GuardiumOracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall
Considered Both Products
IBM Guardium
Chose IBM Guardium
somehow cheaper and having a much capliars to use it and having experience in it.
Chose IBM Guardium
The architecture of IBM Guardium give us flexibility to access activities, create policies and management. Easy deployment and stabilization of product can be other reason for preference. Can be easy manage and track activities' backup node of databases in a disaster recovery …
Chose IBM Guardium
IBM Guardium has sufficient platform supports comparing the others. The IBM Guardium users are very happy in Turkey, so it is a defacto. Agent stability is better than others. It has more capabilities than others(Vulnerability Assessment,Database Discovery, Data Classification, …
Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall

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User Ratings
IBM GuardiumOracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(67 ratings)
7.0
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.9
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
5.4
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
4.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM GuardiumOracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
IBM Guardium DP is suitable for monitoring, auditing, data discovery, vulnerability analysis, and risk detection and investigation in relational and non-relational databases, cloud database services, indexed databases, and non-relational databases as well. IBM Guardium DPR is appropriate for supporting the process of detecting anomalous behavior in accessing sensitive data, helping to optimize the work of cybersecurity analysts or data team analysts by providing the data officer within our organization with insight into compromised users, compromised databases, or file servers containing sensitive data.
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Oracle
Any serious small or large business that is utilizing a mainstream database, purchase ordering system, and web platform should look into this software - especially if you're using softwares compliant with this protector. It really does do an outstanding job of addressing all weaknesses through auditing and vaulting the potential virus concerns.
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Pros
IBM
  • Provides complete monitoring of data access and usage activities.
  • Provides customizable security controls and policies that help us meet compliance and regulatory requirements.
  • Uses advanced algorithms and machine learning to detect abnormal behavior patterns.
  • Helps us protect sensitive and confidential data by controlling access.
  • Integrates easily with other security systems and tools.
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Oracle
  • Error messages are very understandable, providing you are in the loop.
  • The more you [use] it, the more comfortable you feel with the product.
  • It is logical.
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Cons
IBM
  • Cleanup the menu bar- way too many items.
  • Ktap support for newer O/S. Recently, I have had to open support tickets to get the most recent support for the RHEL Kernel.
  • Also, upgrading agents to V12 doesnt not have the same Flex or exact match for KTAP as 11.5. You would think V12 would have the same Kernel support as 11.5. Clients are moving to V12.
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Oracle
  • Ability to drive lower than metadata levels
  • Cost issues with coverage to multiple targets
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Likelihood to Renew
IBM
It is a perfect system to detect problems that we do not see manually, it is light, with a very simple learning curve and with great protection of our data, we will use it forever.
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Oracle
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Usability
IBM
This software is not the easiest to use in all work environments, each department has some difficulties accessing and managing some functions, it can be considered a complex softy, but I consider it necessary to have it in the company due to its security qualities of warm cans, it offers exactly what it promises but with a little difficulty in its configuration.
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Oracle
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Support Rating
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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Oracle
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Alternatives Considered
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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Oracle
We did not evaluate other alternatives since most of our related products are Oracle.
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Scalability
IBM
Only a few users in our shop for now
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Oracle
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • Security and monitoring are important in a financial institution
  • Constant visibility and auditing of companies is easy with IBM Guardium.
  • la seguridad y monitored es important en una entidad financiera
  • la visibilidad y auditoria constante de empresas es facil con IBM Guardium
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Oracle
  • Systems Infrastructure Protection
  • Multi-faceted Security for Complex Infrastructures
  • Favorable Internal User Experience & Management
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ScreenShots

IBM Guardium Screenshots

Screenshot of the IBM Guardium Data Protection dashboard showing all the features. One click can take you to databases or to data analytics.Screenshot of IBM Guardium Data Protection: The S-TAP and GIM Dashboard gives real-time visibility into the health and performance of S-TAPs. It is used to track the status of different S-TAP versions, see database activity across inspection engines, and view detailed insights by operating system.Screenshot of IBM Guardium DSPM: Discovery, Classification & Threat Monitoring - Automate cloud data security with discovery, classification, and continuous threat monitoring. This offers a unified view of sensitive data across cloud workloads (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS (SharePoint, OneDrive, Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence and more), understand its risk level, and ensure ongoing protection and compliance.Screenshot of IBM Guardium DSPM: Discovery, Classification & Threat Monitoring - Automate cloud data security with discovery, classification, and continuous threat monitoring. This offers a unified view of sensitive data across cloud workloads (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS (SharePoint, OneDrive, Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence and more), understand its risk level, and ensure ongoing protection and compliance.Screenshot of IBM Guardium DSPM: Discovery, Classification & Threat Monitoring - Automate cloud data security with discovery, classification, and continuous threat monitoring. This offers a unified view of sensitive data across cloud workloads (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS (SharePoint, OneDrive, Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence and more), understand its risk level, and ensure ongoing protection and compliance.