Oracle Audit Vault vs jSonar comparison

Imperva and Oracle are both solutions in the Database Security category. Imperva is ranked #12, while Oracle is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.0. Imperva holds a 1.4% mindshare in DS, compared to Oracle’s 14.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Imperva users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

jSonar

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100% willing to recommend

Oracle Audit Vault

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between jSonar and Oracle Audit Vault based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Database Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

jSonar

Ranking in Database Security

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Audit Vault

Ranking in Database Security

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Database Security category, the mindshare of jSonar is 1.4%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Audit Vault is 14.8%, up from 14.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Security

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reviewer1633014

DBA at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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.

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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

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Out-of-the-box policies ensure our compliance with standards like SOX, ISO 27001, and so on."

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

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

"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."

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Cons

"It can be simplified as it is a little complicated."

"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."

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

"I hear from many people that say IBM Guardian is better than Oracle Audit Vault when it comes to performance. IBM Guardian works transparently in the database, but Oracle Audit Vault consumes some ratios on the server."

"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."

"They should simplify the integration and work with different vendors and mechanisms."

"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."

"This solution doesn't audit the network."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I know it's not cheap."

"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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

38%

Insurance Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

29%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about jSonar?

It allows us to run models against it and do reports against it without understanding the different database technologies.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for jSonar?

I cannot comment on the overall pricing of the solution because we purchased it through IBM, but IBM is quite expensive, so we are considering moving to another solution.

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What is your primary use case for jSonar?

Our primary use case for the solution is as a data lake for database activity, so it centralizes and normalizes all the data.

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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?

The performance of Oracle Audit Vault could be improved, especially in handling large data collections and generating reports on time. Additionally, the efficiency of queries for retrieving informa...

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Overview

At JSonar we're passionate about solving today's complex and costly approach to database security. We empower enterprise organizations to meet the needs of their transforming business by delivering a 360-degree view of their database security and compliance program across any on-premise and cloud environments. We rapidly deploy a comprehensive database security platform at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions, delivering greater database coverage and richer, actionable security intelligence, all out of the box!

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.

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Sample Customers

Voya Financial

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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