Fortra's Vera vs IBM Security Guardium Data Protection comparison

Fortra and IBM are both solutions in the Database Security category. Fortra is ranked #10 with an average rating of 9.0, while IBM is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8. Fortra holds a 0.4% mindshare in DS, compared to IBM’s 32.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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85% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Vera

Ranking in Database Security

10th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud and Data Center Security (14th)

IBM Security Guardium Data ...

Ranking in Database Security

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Database Security category, the mindshare of Fortra's Vera is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is 32.0%, up from 31.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Brando Diego

System Engineer/Consultant at Notable Frontier Sdn Bhd

Has good encryption features

Vera encryption is the most valuable feature. Additional improvement can be done as the issues are encountered. I have been using Fortra's Vera for two years. The stability is a nine out of ten. The scalability is a nine. The clients are small enterprises. The initial setup is an eight…

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Ahmer Faisel Khan

Director | CTO at COMMTEL

Offers mature agents, compliance reporting and reliable database security

The solution should allow the data to shift to a centralized repository with elastic servers and big data infrastructure. If a customer searches for old logs for retention purposes, there are limitations on appliances once they are set with specific hardware, so they can only be changed by uninstalling or reinstalling the hardware. The solution's aggregator feature allows data aggregation, but for instance, if a customer wants a project ready in two years, having an Elasticsearch in DB or the capacity to store huge amounts of data would be beneficial in data investigation or evaluation at an affordable cost. Some AI features should be added to IBM Security Guardium Data Protection. For example, the AI features implemented in the solution can be anomaly detection or suspicious activity identification.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Vera encryption is the most valuable feature."

"Our internal audit is keeping an eye out, and making sure that we're in compliance. Having the Guardium solution and its reporting helps us get through that process a lot more quickly and efficiently."

"IBM Guardium Data Protection is very good at keeping your database secure."

"Gathering the data works very well. "

"It has been very difficult to analyze all the network traffic with something else. Guardium provides that feature, it's heuristic. So we have rule-based algorithms in place to take care of that."

"The purpose of EBM Guardium is to monitor database activity and who is accessing it. This is the most valuable feature."

"Supports security initiatives and ensures compliance policies."

"Security policy enforcement of policy-based encryption and centralized encryption key management allows us to maintain data in a secure environment."

"We have integrated IBM Guardium with IBM Watson Curator. They access Curator to identify and correlate other actions the user is doing to determine if this is a legitimate action or not."

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Cons

"Additional improvement can be done as the issues are encountered."

"The additional improvement can be done as the issues are encountered."

"The manuals should be clearer. There needs to be an online course or tutorial for faster management training."

"There could be a feature to integrate and protect multiple databases. The local support services need improvements as well."

"Sometimes the connectors to the databases need to be manually updated and we have to configure them again, which is something that should be improved."

"The user interface could be improved and modernized."

"The main issue I have with IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is the support. It's not good."

"It needs an integration with Optum."

"The solution lacks control over database security."

"Since we are resellers we do not have enough information about the technical aspects and the areas of improvement. However, one consistent report that we receive from our customers is that IBM does not offer timely support due to the size of the organisation. It would be great if they could improve their response time."

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"IBM solutions have fair price strategy, and operates on a yearly basis. If it's a SaaS solution, then you can opt for yearly basis."

"Reasonable cost but could be lower."

"The price of the solution could be better."

"Guardium has not saved us time or money."

"The cost depends on the number of databases. You can purchase advanced licenses, but the standard license is calculated based on the number of databases you have to onboard."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is very high price, I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."

"The price is good for the quality of the solution."

"Guardium is most suitable for large scale enterprises because the pricing model is better if you are implementing a large number of databases."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortra's Vera?

Vera encryption is the most valuable feature.

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What needs improvement with Fortra's Vera?

Additional improvement can be done as the issues are encountered.

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What advice do you have for others considering Fortra's Vera?

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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How does IBM Guardium Data Protection compare with Imperva SecureSphere Database Security?

IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is a solution for database security from IBM that gives complete visibility, control, and analysis to secure sensitive data and comply with regulations. IBM S...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Guardium Data Protection?

The pricing is good, and I have no problem with it. Although there is no flexibility to compete with other products, it generally costs between one hundred and three hundred thousand per year depen...

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What do you like most about IBM Security Guardium Data Protection?

The features I like are the robust policies, which allow us to create customized monitoring based on specific activities.

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Comparisons

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Also Known As

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InfoSphere Guardium, Guardium, IBM Guardium

Overview

The Vera platform enables businesses of all sizes to protect any kind of data, and then track, audit and manage the policies securing files in real-time, no matter how far they travel.

Fortra

IBM Security Guardium Data Protection automatically discovers and classifies sensitive data from across the enterprise, providing real-time data activity monitoring and advanced user behavior analytics to help discover unusual activity around sensitive data.

Deploy the solution to help discover regulated data in your data stores and use pre-built templates for regulations such as PCI, SOX, HIPAA, CCPA and many more, to streamline and automate compliance workflows.

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