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Imperva SecureSphere Database Security vs jSonar comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Imperva SecureSphere Databa...
Ranking in Database Security
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
jSonar
Ranking in Database Security
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Database Security category, the mindshare of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is 31.2%, down from 32.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of jSonar is 1.2%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Security
 

Featured Reviews

Andrew_Kampolo - PeerSpot reviewer
The fine-grained auditing available on the platform makes life easier and helps explain anything happening in your database
Imperva's most valuable features are ease of use and log correlation. I also like the ability to trace activity from the host machine to the server access, the user details, and the exact query that they executed. If a database administrator or application process executes a query on the database, people know exactly what was executed, including all the variables. For example, it will tell you how many rows they were trying to select on which table, and you get the OS information, network details, IPs, and the user. That fine-grained auditing available on the platform makes life easier and helps explain anything happening in your database.
reviewer1633014 - PeerSpot reviewer
Serves as a data lake for database activity and helps to centralize and normalize data
I rate the solution an eight out of ten. It can be simplified as it is a little complicated. However, it has a lot of flexibility and capability. My advice to users considering the solution is to look at their requirements and see if they align with their needs. Ensure that some use cases are tested on the solution before purchasing because it is important to ensure the monitoring works.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security are vulnerability assessment, enrichment security policy, and security"
"The solution provides significant benefits such as compliance and security. Its data risk analytics tool helps reduce numerous events to more manageable incidents."
"The solution is very stable."
"The integration with CounterBreach is great."
"The technical support for Imperva is super, super, super."
"They have very good documentation and knowledgebase resources that add to the depth of their support."
"The integration is great."
"The product’s most valuable feature is real-time highlights."
"The centralization of the data is probably the most useful feature because we span multiple database technologies. We also find the GBDI portion of it very helpful."
"It allows us to run models against it and do reports against it without understanding the different database technologies."
 

Cons

"Sometimes the reports are cumbersome, and you have to drill down to get more information."
"It would be more efficient if we could manage the consoles of management servers from a single location"
"It would be better to update the solution by using a GUI that guides me, rather than through a CLI."
"Overall, it's a very good product but they could do with some modifications log-wise."
"Imperva SecureSphere Database Security can improve something in all the versions I have used."
"It is very expensive. Its price can be better."
"The only challenge I see is that SecureSphere is deployed on servers or databases which are held on physical infrastructure. However, there are databases which are hosted on cloud platforms and Imperva has a separate tool altogether for that, not SecureSphere."
"I'd like to see some sort of solution for storage."
"It would be better if it were more user-friendly. Right now, it's a little bit of a complicated product to use. Another problem that we have is with encrypted traffic on Oracle. This is because it requires a database outage. That's a pain in the butt because you're monitoring critical systems, and they don't like outages."
"It can be simplified as it is a little complicated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is very high but compared to the price of the overall solution, then I think it's a good deal because the solution itself is great."
"They have introduced new price models, which makes the product more affordable now."
"The price of the solution is reasonable and it requires a license."
"Licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and it is a good value for the money."
"It is quite expensive. We wanted it in my former organization, but the price was very high. So, we couldn't purchase it. I moved to a different organization, and this organization has purchased it."
"Imperva is too expensive for small and medium-sized enterprises. They're missing out on technology that helps them manage their data security better. Data security is essential because even the strongest network may be attacked from the inside without it."
"We have all the licenses, which we pay for annually. The price is a little high, but the product is good."
"It is very expensive."
"I know it's not cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
14%
Insurance Company
7%
Retailer
6%
Financial Services Firm
40%
Insurance Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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