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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Guardium

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AIBM 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

    SonicWall VPN Clients

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AThe SonicWall VPN Clients present a number of options for secure private access to enterprise network assets.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM GuardiumSonicWall VPN Clients
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM GuardiumSonicWall VPN Clients
    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 GuardiumSonicWall VPN Clients
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    SonicWall
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    77 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    61 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    73 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    50 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    63 Answers
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    Features
    IBM GuardiumSonicWall VPN Clients
    Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
    Comparison of Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) features of IBM Guardium and SonicWall VPN Clients
    Feature
    IBM Guardium
    8.1
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    SonicWall VPN Clients
    -
    Ratings
    Shadow & Dark Data Identification7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Access & Entitlement Mapping8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security Posture Assessment & Risk Prioritization9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive, Agentless Scanning8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Lineage and Flow Tracking8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Remediation Workflows8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-Time Data Detection and Response (DDR)8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    AI-Ready Security Guardrails7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Compliance Mapping8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of IBM Guardium and SonicWall VPN Clients
    Feature
    IBM Guardium
    -
    Ratings
    SonicWall VPN Clients
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Kill Switch00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Split Tunneling00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    IP Address Masking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM GuardiumSonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (68 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.4
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    5.6
    (34 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM GuardiumSonicWall VPN Clients
    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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    SonicWall
    It is well suited in places or scenarios where a VPN client is needed to be used either by IT staff or other employees. SonicWall's VPN Clients are very similar to VPN clients of other companies. SonicWall VPN Clients are meant to be used with SonicWall firewalls.
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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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    SonicWall
    • Exceptional security
    • Relatively easy configuration
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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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    SonicWall
    • doesn't have ability to name specific IPs, which gets burdensome when you have 50+ sites you access
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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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    SonicWall
    Does not have a renewal that we pay for by itself. It comes with our firewalls, which we are going to renew.
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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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    SonicWall
    SonicWall VPN Clients work for the most part. The Global VPN client has had its issues over the years. Also, NetExtender VPN client has had its share of issues. It is nice that SonicWall VPN Clients has updated the GUI of the NetExtender client within the last year, which has made it easier for our users to use.
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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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    SonicWall
    Phone support has been very reliable and useful, but there have been times when better support documentation would have made that call unnecessary. I like to tackle problems internally if I can, as it tends to save time and usually money. The SonicWall VPN Clients system seems to be pretty locked down as far as being accessible to self-manage.
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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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    SonicWall
    We started the process of vetting Norton VPN, but since it wasn't available from our preferred vendor, we ended up going with SonicWall VPN Clients by default.
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    Scalability
    IBM
    Only a few users in our shop for now
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    SonicWall
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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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    SonicWall
    • Allows for remote work to boost employee productivity
    • Allows for IT to access large volumes of sites from a central location. We have about 50 buildings that I VPN into every so often for troubleshooting.
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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.