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LevelBlue DbProtect vs Oracle Audit Vault comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 24, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

LevelBlue DbProtect
Ranking in Database Security
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Audit Vault
Ranking in Database Security
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Database Security category, the mindshare of LevelBlue DbProtect is 3.8%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Audit Vault is 8.0%, down from 13.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Audit Vault8.0%
LevelBlue DbProtect3.8%
Other88.2%
Database Security
 

Featured Reviews

Marcelo Raza - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Architect at Oakmount
A tool that offers a proper view and division of all databases while also allowing users to do continuous monitoring
I have seen that the tool's installation phase has some problems regarding the versions, specifically the version of SQL. Trustwave DbProtect doesn't accept some versions of SQL. Some credentials when you are installing give some problems, but all of them did pass through the installation phase but gave a certain amount of hard work to be done during the installation phase. The aforementioned area needs to be considered for improvement. The pain points with Trustwave DbProtect were about the installation and problems with the different versions not being accepted. A more compatible version of the product with other databases and operating systems should be possible.
Tapas Karmakar - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Technology Artchitect And Specialist at Wizertech
Auditing has become tamper-proof and now secures sensitive financial transaction data
The most useful feature of Oracle Audit Vault is its ability to ensure that audits are immutable, as mandated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs guidelines whenever an audit is happening for a single transaction, mainly for financial transactions. It separates the Oracle databases' information that is being audited and stores it in a separate location where no user has access, including the Oracle Audit Vault admin, ensuring that no one can change or modify that particular record, providing utmost security. User activity reports in Oracle Audit Vault are fantastic, informative, and specific. When a user makes any changes, both the pre-change values and the post-change values are captured and presented to the auditors perfectly, showing what the particular column had before and after the update, along with the user who made the change and the time of the change. Regarding automated policy enforcement in Oracle Audit Vault, I have experience with it, and I find it very important. Oracle Audit Vault fully supports compliance management for companies, with no doubt about its capability to maintain compliance from both audit and security threat perspectives. The correlation engine in Oracle Audit Vault is effective. It includes a data firewall as part of its features, so the threat mechanism allows users to block, snip, and capture all threats happening in the network.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We are happy with the product overall, including its features and support."
"This solution helps our clients to monitor their database use, and detect violations of the policy."
"Database activity monitoring is valuable because it helps monitor and identify any fraudulent or suspicious activities that are executed on the database."
"I have found that transfer and vulnerability scanning are the most valuable features of this product."
"Knowing what is in your enterprise and its vulnerabilities can save you from being the next headline."
"Its automation functionality and ease of use."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can have a good view which is provided with a proper division of all your databases, which you can see in Trustwave DbProtect."
"It has reduced the stress of collecting database event logs in silos from each database."
"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."
"Overall, this solution delivers what it is intended to do and we are quite happy with the product."
"Reports and alerts are most valuable to us."
"Before we implemented this product, our client had to query the database to create an audit report, but with this product, audit report generation is automated."
"You can use this as a good audit reporting tool and it is worth to use it as a high compliance risk tool."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to audit database use."
"If an organization is interested in additional security over their Oracle database, this is the best option available, as it is easy to deploy and configure."
 

Cons

"We encountered issues with stability, especially during database upgrades and migration."
"The other main disadvantage is that the product does not have encryption or data masking, unlike other companies' versions."
"We have not been able to integrate this product with a lot of standard incident response solutions, so an open API would help in this regard."
"The system that is running scans can become slow to respond. Thus, you should be able to say, don't consume more than a particular amount of resources when scanning."
"I have seen that the tool's installation phase has some problems regarding the versions, specifically the version of SQL."
"Regarding stability, I would give it a rating of 3.5/5."
"The product monitors only the database and not the operating systems."
"The support could improve."
"For technical support, I find it only sustainable. I am not satisfied with the technical support provided."
"Stability could be improved, we have had some challenges."
"An easy, friendly user interface would be nice to have, since this would enable administrators to identify important events with a prompt response."
"The level of technical support was very low. They sent us an inexperienced technician."
"If you use the DB AUD$ option, you have to be careful because this table might fill up your database without any notifications."
"The underlying mechanism for collecting SQL statements (REDO collector) is still based on Oracle Streams technology."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the pricing a five on a scale from one to ten, where one is the lowest and ten is the highest."
"The licensing fees, including support, are approximately $5,000 USD per database, per year."
"The licensing cost is about $360,000, annually."
"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."
"For the bank, the license was $48,000 last time. That was the licensing for the bank on just one license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Retailer
7%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Audit Vault?
I don't know anything about the pricing aspect, as that is usually handled by my boss, Eric. Mr. Eric handles all procurement, licensing, and agreements with the clients.
What needs improvement with Oracle Audit Vault?
In terms of potential areas of improvement for Oracle Audit Vault, I have raised two observations to Oracle. One observation concerns the alert mechanism that sometimes sends false alerts, such as ...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Audit Vault?
My team and I have handled projects for banks and production companies, where security concerns were major. We implemented Oracle Audit Vault where auditing the infrastructure data was required, al...
 

Also Known As

Application Security DbProtect, Trustwave DbProtect
Audit Vault
 

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Sample Customers

Pax World Investments, Crest Savings Bank, Magnolia Hotels
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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