Compare Cloudflare vs. Imperva SecureSphere Database Security
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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:
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"The most valuable feature of Cloudflare is that it has a free version. They give us the free version with the anti-DDoS features and also the load balancing solution." "The technical support is good." "It is easier to configure and develop documentation to see how we have configured firewalls." "The most valuable feature is the web application firewall." "The solution is very good at mitigating threats." "New and innovative way to protect the client's data." | "The tool happens to be very intelligent when it comes to processing policies and sounding alerts. It allows us to implement policies and measure actions against them, raising alerts accordingly." "It has a lot of different components that cover the needs of our customers." "The functionality is very useable and easy to understand." "The most valuable feature of this solution is the database security policy." "This solution has helped secure our Internet-based services, protecting us against DoS and other types of web-based attacks." "A solution which does what other name brand products do for a lower cost." "Flexible reporting allows for customization that keeps the admins from having to interact with system automation." "The most valuable feature is the Data Masking." |
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"If they improve on the placement of their data centers, it would be better. I'm living in a remote area. I would like to connect to them without any kind of lag." "The product support needs to be accessible from more places, a wider area of coverage." "It should have easier documentation for the configuration. It's very technical and people who aren't technical should also be able to do the configuration." "There should be a specific price list for enterprise-level customers." "The solution could use more analytics on the backend to give us more insights into everything. More reports would be helpful." "Technical support is lacking." | "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." "Integration with other databases or third-party products would be useful." "It would be better to update the solution by using a GUI that guides me, rather than through a CLI." "Technical support for this solution needs improvement." "The GUI for this solution could use some improvement." "The interface is not user-friendly." "Performance can be slow under heavy loads, but this should be adjusted by scaling." "The firewall features are not very strong and should be improved." |
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"There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees." "The cost primarily depends on the size of the organization." | "The cost of support for this solution is very expensive." "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." "Pricing is low and scalable to add features and volume." "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." "They have introduced new price models, which makes the product more affordable now." "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." More Imperva SecureSphere Database Security Pricing and Cost Advice » |
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Questions from the Community | |
Top Answer: Cloudflare. We are moving from Akamai prolexic to Cloudflare. Cloudflare anycast network outperforms Akamai static GRE tunnels. We have decreased site load times on Mobile 3G from 8 to 1,6 seconds by… more » Top Answer: Imperva Incapsula. Has the biggest POP capacity. Top Answer: It is easier to configure and develop documentation to see how we have configured firewalls. | Top Answer: My recommendation is Imperva. Top Answer: Performance parameters if of Imperva X10K and BIG-IP i2600 may be checked in the following links:
https://www.imperva.com/resources/datasheets/Imperva-DS-SECURESPHERE-APPLIANCE-Web092118-1.pdf… more » |
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Views 19,676 Comparisons 17,033 Reviews 6 Average Words per Review 486 Rating 8.2 | Views 9,511 Comparisons 5,344 Reviews 15 Average Words per Review 582 Rating 8.2 |
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Overview | |
Cloudflare is the leading performance and security company helping to build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers more than 9 million Internet applications. More than 10 trillion Internet requests flow through Cloudflare’s network each month, accounting for nearly 10% of all Internet requests globally. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have all web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with each new site added. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. | Imperva SecureSphere Database Security:
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Sample Customers | |
| Trusted by over 9,000,000 Internet Applications and APIs, including Nasdaq, Zendesk, Crunchbase, Steve Madden, OkCupid, Cisco, Quizlet, Discord and more. | BlueCross BlueShield, eHarmony, EMF Broadcasting, GE Healthcare, Metro Bank, The Motley Fool, Siemens |
Top Industries | |
Energy/Utilities Company15% Financial Services Firm15% Engineering Company15% Marketing Services Firm15% Computer Software Company27% Comms Service Provider24% Media Company8% Financial Services Firm5% | Financial Services Firm50% Energy/Utilities Company13% Government6% Media Company6% Computer Software Company31% Comms Service Provider23% Financial Services Firm10% Media Company4% |
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Small Business66% Midsize Enterprise19% Large Enterprise16% Small Business35% Midsize Enterprise12% Large Enterprise54% | Small Business30% Midsize Enterprise18% Large Enterprise53% Small Business28% Midsize Enterprise14% Large Enterprise58% |
Find out what your peers are saying about Cloudflare, Imperva, NETSCOUT and others in DDoS. Updated: January 2021.
456,966 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Cloudflare is ranked 1st in DDoS with 6 reviews while Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is ranked 1st in Database Security with 17 reviews. Cloudflare is rated 8.0, while Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cloudflare writes "Robust, secure and innovative; technical support needs to be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security writes "Assesses the vulnerability of the database while it is running". Cloudflare is most compared with Imperva Incapsula, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Akamai, Arbor DDoS and F5 BIG-IP, whereas Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is most compared with IBM Guardium Data Protection, Oracle Audit Vault, DataSunrise Database Security and Imperva Incapsula.
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