Imperva DDoS vs Imperva SecureSphere Database Security comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Imperva DDoS
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
CDN (6th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (19th), Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection (7th)
Imperva SecureSphere Databa...
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Database Security (2nd)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection category, the market share of Imperva DDoS is 6.0% and it decreased by 35.5% compared to the previous year. The market share of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is 0.4% and it decreased by 62.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
Unique Categories:
CDN
5.2%
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
1.2%
Database Security
30.4%
 

Featured Reviews

Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 13, 2016
I like the content monitoring feature which I haven't seen in other WAF solutions.
They could improve by minimizing false positive results. Although this occurs less with Imperva, we would like to see some further improvements. We have been using this product for last 1 years, it's result is very impressive. But due to the excessive load on the Web site where thousands of requests‎ are generated from legitimate users, however the request in which any sequential or specialised characters are requested would be directly blocked by impreva . Currently imperva blocks the special character request generated from the user, as I conduct a test where I am parsing the encoded html values of the same special characters to the input field, imperva bypasses these encoded values for example : ' i.e. %27 or / i.e %2F, the WAF bypasses these encoded characters. I hope that this device should have a capability to detect the pattern which is associated with Xss or Xsrf, rather then by not blocking the request which contains any special characters.
AJ
Jun 8, 2022
Up-to-date inventory management and compliance
I use SecureSphere to monitor our core databases and privilege operations by administrators, and to provide compliance reports In terms of regulatory compliance, one of the key requirements is to ensure that our core databases are monitored. SecureSphere allows us to generate details to prove…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"DDoS protection and WAF are the most valuable features. It is easy to deploy a service. It is easy and quick to deploy to a new website."
"​Technical support provides good, quick responses."
"It is a stable solution."
"Imperva DDoS is fairly stable, and its availability is quite high."
"On the real time, you can see live traffic, which is flowing into our website."
"Gives us the ability to trace each connection, and to have logs to be able to differentiate between a positive and a false-positive intruder action."
"It fits our requirements, as well as our budget."
"The solution is very good at intercepting traffic before it gets to our data centers."
"I like Imperva SecureSphere platform forms. Imperva SecureSphere is the foundation for SecureSphere data, file and web application solutions."
"It has a lot of different components that cover the needs of our customers."
"This is a stable product."
"Flexible reporting allows for customization that keeps the admins from having to interact with system automation."
"The beauty of it is that it provides segregation of duties. Typically, in the traditional environment, DBAs administer the database, and they have too much access. We are in the process of implementing other Oracle solutions, and it brings some kind of segregation. Just because someone is a DBA does not mean that he or she should have access to all of the data. Some of the data can be masked so that privacy and security are enhanced, especially when it is customer data for an institution like a bank."
"They have very good documentation and knowledgebase resources that add to the depth of their support."
"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."
"The solution is very stable."
 

Cons

"Some maintenance must be performed by our IT team."
"Users would benefit from better documentation. There is official documentation, but sometimes we need more detail. We have some use cases that are not so run of the mill. It would be great if there was a knowledge base that we could go to for more answers."
"I miss being able to integrate the dashboard with other BI tools we are using. We have to export and import data to be able to present it, and doing so is a lot of work."
"Analytics in the area of risk need to be improved to supply more information to the users for creating better environments."
"Imperva now offers add-ons to add functionality, but I would like to see these included in the product, even if it would cost more."
"The weakest point of Imperva is their first level of support, which should be improved. They should also improve the access and security logs viewing directly on the portal. I would like to see better access and security logs through the portal and not only through a SIM solution. Currently, if you want to explore your access and security logs from Imperva, you need a SIM tool or a SIM infrastructure on your side to do it. You can't do it manually or directly through the portal, which is a big problem for us. I had a call yesterday with Imperva for the roadmap, and I just told them this. They agreed that this is an improvement point from their side."
"The salespeople tend to exaggerate its capabilities, which can cost you money if you don't verify the information."
"Certificate management could be improved."
"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."
"The firewall features are not very strong and should be improved."
"They can maybe look at its pricing model. Its pricing could be cheaper for the African countries or developing economies."
"I would like to see improvement in the integration part of the tool. This should be an easy process."
"The updates could be better."
"There is sometimes lost communication and it can take a lot of troubleshooting to solve."
"The agent does not monitor databases in the containers."
"The GUI is bad."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's price is high for small companies."
"The data packages are higher than our needs so we end up paying for data that we don't use."
"For enterprise contracts you will be in touch with a dedicated account manager who will guide you regarding licensing."
"Varies depending on the needs of the customer."
"It is expensive."
"The cost is somewhere around $10,000 a site. For every site, you pay individually. For every DNS entry, you have you pay."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"The cost is on par with other solutions such as Cloudflare and Akamai."
"Its pricing could be cheaper for the African countries or developing economies. The British pound is valued way more than the currency of most African countries. A better or cheaper pricing model for Nigerian and African customers would be better. It has a per-year subscription model. You pay exactly for what you need. That's all. You don't have to buy what you don't need."
"It is very expensive."
"We have all the licenses, which we pay for annually. The price is a little high, but the product is good."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"This is an expensive solution and the price should be reduced."
"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."
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Comparison Review

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Nov 6, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Imperva Incapsula?
We use Imperva DDoS to stop DDoS attacks and reduce the amount of unwanted queries against web services or web scraping.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Imperva Incapsula?
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What needs improvement with Imperva Incapsula?
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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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Sample Customers

Hitachi, BNZ, Bitstamp, Moz, InnoGames, BTCChina, Wix, LivePerson, Zillow and more.
BlueCross BlueShield, eHarmony, EMF Broadcasting, GE Healthcare, Metro Bank, The Motley Fool, Siemens
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