Imperva SecureSphere Database Security vs Oracle Audit Vault comparison

Imperva and Oracle are both solutions in the Database Security category. Imperva is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.7, while Oracle is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.0. Imperva holds a 31.2% mindshare in DS, compared to Oracle’s 16.0% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Imperva users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security and Oracle Audit Vault both compete in the database security category, offering comprehensive solutions. Imperva has the upper hand in flexibility and feature integration, while Oracle holds an edge with its robust compliance tools.

Features: Imperva SecureSphere excels in data monitoring through its DAM module, easy agent setup, and big data SIEM integration. It offers a dynamic web application firewall (WAF) and comprehensive attack validation. Oracle Audit Vault provides strong database auditing and compliance with tools like application context auditing, out-of-the-box compliance reports, and a seamless database firewall for blocking unauthorized SQL actions.

Room for Improvement: Imperva SecureSphere needs enhancements in its GUI, improved SSL support, and more modular configurations to enhance scalability. Oracle Audit Vault could improve its integration with other systems, simplify custom report generation, and make their solutions more affordable for smaller enterprises.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both solutions are primarily used in on-premises environments with Oracle Audit Vault having limited cloud integration. Imperva shows slightly better response times in customer support but faces complexity in deployment. Oracle Audit Vault's deployment simplicity is balanced by mixed reviews in customer support.

Pricing and ROI: Imperva SecureSphere is considered expensive but offers significant ROI due to its broad feature set and compliance capabilities, preferred by larger organizations. Oracle Audit Vault is also costly, but it ensures excellent ROI by enhancing security, particularly benefiting existing Oracle environments. Both products offer substantial value through improved regulatory compliance and security assurance.

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Categories and Ranking

Imperva SecureSphere Databa...

Ranking in Database Security

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Oracle Audit Vault

Ranking in Database Security

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

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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 Oracle Audit Vault is 16.0%, up from 14.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Andrew_Kampolo

Senior Manager at Zamtel (Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited)

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.

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Yves Moro

Oracle Database Administrator at SOCITECH S.A.

Provides good security, and is helpful for auditing the data and seeing what's happening

Currently, you need two servers: one for Audit Vault and one for the firewall. If they can combine them into one server, it will be great because it is costly to have two servers. It will also make its installation easier. I have heard that in the new version, there will be only one server for both. I use it only for security purposes, and they can continue to improve it with more security tools and features. It should be powerful like FortiGate. When it becomes powerful like FortiGate, people will only go for this solution for their infrastructure. Their support could be faster.

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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

"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 solution is very stable."

"It has a user-friendly interface. It is a stable and scalable product."

"The product’s most valuable feature is real-time highlights."

"Database reporting features are valuable to us."

"I like Imperva SecureSphere platform forms. Imperva SecureSphere is the foundation for SecureSphere data, file and web application solutions."

"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."

"Currently, we have audit features for auditing databases, for example, granular auditing, which we really enjoy. We've been using it to check what users do."

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"The solution is very stable and reliable."

"Technical support is perfect."

"Our clients can see all of their past actions or the wrong activity done on the network. We can load the diagnostics for the business."

"The most valuable feature of Oracle Audit Vault is that it is agentless and enhanced user interface."

"It is a good product for controlling all databases. It is helpful for auditing the data. When people are doing any actions on the databases, they are recorded automatically in the vault. You can work on the collected data to find out exactly what is happening on a database. You can implement database encryption on the databases to control people's access to the database content, such as rows and tables."

"The critical event alerts and reporting features have greatly reduced loss of man hours that would have been spent on going through the whole audit event logs."

"Our client was scheduled to take a year and a half to set up compliance, but by deploying this product they were able to do the compliance reports within three months."

"All of the other components that make up the infrastructure in the environment including the operating system are also quite valuable."

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Cons

"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."

"The platform doesn’t support some newer databases."

"The GUI for this solution could use some improvement."

"Performance can be slow under heavy loads, but this should be adjusted by scaling."

"I have worked with IBM before, and I prefer its ease of deployment and management. Imperva SecureSphere Database Security has tricky deployment, whereas IBM's deployment is straightforward because of the UI."

"They can maybe look at its pricing model. Its pricing could be cheaper for the African countries or developing economies."

"Overall, it's a very good product but they could do with some modifications log-wise."

"Imperva SecureSphere Database Security could improve the database defense feature called camouflage. This feature was responsible for the data mask but now it does not work well and we need another solution. All our banks have teams that are regarded with care and they need to mask sensitive data in order to provide testing to developers."

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"One feature that is missing is the ability to have a secret server that is always encrypted."

"Currently, you need two servers: one for Audit Vault and one for the firewall. If they can combine them into one server, it will be great because it is costly to have two servers. It will also make its installation easier. I have heard that in the new version, there will be only one server for both."

"We would like to see the ability to administer and manage the solution through Enterprise Manager 13c, and development of the dashboards that are generally missing."

"Stability could be improved, we have had some challenges"

"Customized reporting is something that we are struggling with, and it is quite tough for us."

"The support could improve."

"Some of our customers were asking about latency when the application wants to get to the database."

"An easy, friendly user interface would be nice to have, since this would enable administrators to identify important events with a prompt response."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Imperva SecureSphere Database Security was quite expensive several years ago, but now they provide a subscription plan for licensing. It is available now for smaller and medium-sized companies, not only large enterprises."

"The product’s price is reasonable compared to other products."

"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."

"The setup and license are quite expensive."

"The product is expensive."

"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."

"Licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and it is a good value for the money."

"There is an annual licensing fee for upgrading the device."

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"The licensing cost is about $360,000, annually."

"For the bank, the license was $48,000 last time. That was the licensing for the bank on just one license."

"Oracle can be an expensive solution depending on the options and user needs."

"This solution is definitely not expensive, and it is a small fraction of the overall database licensing costs."

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Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

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Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

13%

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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.

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What do you like most about Oracle Audit Vault?

Oracle Audit Vault has a lot of great features, but what I find most valuable is the database firewall.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Audit Vault?

I would rate the costliness of Oracle Audit Vault as a seven out of ten. It is a bit expensive.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Audit Vault?

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Overview

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security:

Audits all access to sensitive data.
Alerts or blocks database attacks and unauthorized activities, in real time.
Detects and virtually patches database vulnerabilities.
Identifies excessive user rights and dormant users, and enables a complete rights review cycle.
Accelerates incident response and forensics investigations with advanced analytics.

Imperva

Oracle Audit Vault monitors Oracle and non-Oracle database traffic to detect and block threats, as well as improves compliance reporting by consolidating audit data from databases, operating systems, directories, and other sources.

Oracle

Sample Customers

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

Abu Dhabi Department of Finance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Educational Testing Service, Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd., SPC Brasil, REDISA, Qatar Olympic Committee, Seneca College, Hunan Social Insurance Management and Service Bureau,

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