IBM Security Guardium Data Protection vs Oracle Advanced Security comparison

"The tech support is very knowledgeable."

"Gathering ​the data works very well. ​"

"The front-end works very well."

"I rate Guardium 10 out of 10 for data activity monitoring and nine for vulnerability assessment. It's easy to implement and does its job. But I would rate it seven out of 10 in terms of advanced features."

"Audit Process Builder – Workflow generator to enhance audit tasks and compliance workflows."

"There are different modules but the most valuable ones are firewalling and masking. Additionally, the auditing of the entire database is helpful, which includes all the activity of the database users and administrators. We can monitor everything and log as well."

"The ability to collect the data without database administers being able to modify it."

"The vulnerability assessment is a valuable feature."

"The most valuable feature is the data encryption option for columns and tables."

"The features that are the most used by the customers and partners are, at the moment, for GDPR, so obviously data encryption and data reduction. Our customers also like the partitioning option."

"Using the data in native Guardium is difficult, at best."

"I would like to be able to upgrade appliances within major versions without needing to rebuild the appliance."

"I would like to see IBM Guardium have other encryption algorithms employed."

"Setup can be complex. The documentation is in so many different locations, and a lot of times we have to leverage support and higher level resources to figure out the right steps to take."

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

"Many clients inquire if the solution includes a database firewall, which it doesn’t."

"The solution lacks control over database security."

"Guardium could be improved in the area of data encryption."

"It is really constrained as an environment because you cannot change something that would be useful. It is a very good product because it is very similar to what you have on-premises. Yes, it is constrained, but it is expected because it is a platform as a service so it has to be constrained."

"Having a single command to encrypt a table would be an improvement."

"I would suggest to review the type of data, need for security, and if the organizational structure needs the options IBM Guardium provides."

"The tool is not cheap, but it is not expensive."

"The price of Guardium is higher than the main competitor, Imperva. In addition, it's complex as the calculation of the licensing is done by Processor Value Unit (PVU). However, before purchasing a DAP solution, it is important to analyze specific points to evaluate the cost-benefit of each tool. For example: Does the environment to be monitored have mainframes? If so, it's a point for Guardium. If not, a point for Imperva. Note: IBM is looking into a new licensing policy and reducing the price of Guardium."

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

"It is not an expensive product. We purchase its yearly license."

"My company purchased IBM Guardium Data Protection in a package, so I'm unable to give its exact licensing cost, but for the package of three IBM solutions, it wasn't very expensive. I'd rate the pricing for all three solutions three out of five. When my team deployed IBM Guardium Data Protection, all features were included."

"The product's pricing is reasonable and affordable. It is in the moderate range."

"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."