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Imperva SecureSphere Database Security vs McAfee Vulnerability Manager for Databases [EOL] comparison

 

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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...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Database Security (2nd)
McAfee Vulnerability Manage...
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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.
Wahidur Rahman - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution's activity monitoring is valuable, but it should have more integrations and updates overall
Our primary use case for this solution is activity, authentication, and scans for audit purposes and priority assessments The feature I have found most valuable is activity monitoring. McAfee has not had many legacy features. They are not updating their value adjustment.In the next feature, I'd…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This is a stable product."
"There are three major main use cases of this solution. The first one is to fulfill compliance regulations. Customers—especially the banks, health sector, and manufacturing—need to comply with the regulations in different countries. They have to fulfill compliance regulations around the privacy of data. In order to fulfill those requirements, they're using Imperva. It helps them to fulfill these requirements, and they are not fined by the regulators. That is the first use case why people buy Imperva."
"The most valuable features of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security are the user-friendliness, easy-to-use interface compared to competitors, database operations do not need a specialist, and simple to manage for our security team. Additionally, the solution can show all the databases and the level of sensitivity. It can show what is more sensitive or less sensitive."
"The company focuses on and has a passion for security."
"Flexible reporting allows for customization that keeps the admins from having to interact with system automation."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"The discovery module provides good visibility."
"The solution is very stable."
"The technical support is good; they are knowledgeable."
"The support is very good. They are very quick to respond when we have issues."
"The feature I have found most valuable is activity monitoring."
 

Cons

"Improvements can be made in data enrichment and enhancing the GUI (Graphical User Interface) for a better user experience."
"I would like to see improvement in the integration part of the tool. This should be an easy process."
"The firewall features are not very strong and should be improved."
"The GUI for this solution could use some improvement."
"Data encryption. Yeah, Imperva needs to pull up on data encryption and make it a standard feature to allow maybe for tokenization, encryption of data, and things like that."
"Overall, it's a very good product but they could do with some modifications log-wise."
"SecureSphere activity log can be used with Imperva CounterBreach in an effort to protect enterprise data from theft and loss caused."
"Once we read the activity logs on the platform, we cannot open them anywhere else as they are stored in a proprietary format."
"The UI needs to be improved."
"In the next feature, I'd like to see more integrations and updates overall, specifically bottom tech."
"Technical support could be more responsive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is low and scalable to add features and volume."
"The price of the solution is reasonable and it requires a license."
"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."
"This is an expensive solution and the price should be reduced."
"The pricing over-all depends on the entry level. For example, if support and maintenance are about $20,000 - $25,000, the initial cost can be five times more. It is less expensive for the company to maintain the client than to make the deployment."
"We have all the licenses, which we pay for annually. The price is a little high, but the product is good."
"The price of the solution is reasonable. The cost of the solution depends on the customer, they have the flex protect licensing which can vary in price."
"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."
"It's not expensive compared to other products that are available."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
14%
Insurance Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Imperva SecureSphere Database Security?
The tool's pricing is flexible and affordable for small and medium enterprises.
What do you like most about McAfee Vulnerability Manager for Databases?
The feature I have found most valuable is activity monitoring.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee Vulnerability Manager for Databases?
I would rate the pricing of this solution an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.
What needs improvement with McAfee Vulnerability Manager for Databases?
McAfee has not had many legacy features. They are not updating their value adjustment. In the next feature, I'd like to see more integrations and updates overall, specifically bottom tech.
 

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Sample Customers

BlueCross BlueShield, eHarmony, EMF Broadcasting, GE Healthcare, Metro Bank, The Motley Fool, Siemens
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