IBM Guardium vs. Netwrix Auditor

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Guardium
Score 8.6 out of 10
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IBM Guardium is IBM's data security posture management solution, that aims to offer organizations comprehensive visibility, actionable insights and real-time controls to help users comply with regulations, preserve privacy and secure sensitive data no matter where it is stored.N/A
Netwrix Auditor
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Netwrix Auditor is designed to enable auditing of the broadest variety of IT systems, including Active Directory, Exchange, file servers, SharePoint, SQL Server, VMware and Windows Server. It also supports monitoring of privileged user activity in all other systems. According to the vendor, Netwrix Auditor eliminates these blind spots by delivering complete visibility into all changes to system configurations, content and permissions across the IT infrastructure.…N/A
Pricing
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is dependent based on data source environment.
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Community Pulse
IBM GuardiumNetwrix Auditor
Considered Both Products
IBM Guardium
Chose IBM Guardium
IBM Security Guardium is better with its compatibility and integration methods and compatibility matrix, the other products don't cover all the database motors that IBM Guardium can do, regarding to brand, versions and editions of the database motors, IBM support and licensing …
Chose IBM Guardium
Especially cost, we use both products, but cost, we use Imperva a lot and other databases, but cloud is where we are really looking for a new differentiator. That's where I would say we still don't have anybody in that space here. Especially it can identify the risks related to …
Chose IBM Guardium
Well, like I say, there's a couple out there that do this kind of thing as well. So TRX being one of the ones that do something in this space too. Also very good product. I don't think there's a lot between them to be honest. We have IBM as a partner in my organization so they …
Chose IBM Guardium
Imperva did not give any expectations of working together with Oracle ksplice

O imperva não deu expectativas de trabalhar em conjunto com o oracle ksplice
Chose IBM Guardium
After we did the comparison between imperva and IBM Guardium we decided to buy Guardium
Chose IBM Guardium
Guardium stacks up well with other products. So far we have not seen something that would improve enough for us to leave the platform
Chose IBM Guardium
IBM is the industry leader in DAM domain.
Cost was also a factor.
Technical support was good.
Chose IBM Guardium
Guardium, I believe, does a lot more than other products I have used.
Chose IBM Guardium
The integration is excellent. Versatile deployment options are an advantage of using it. The ability to easily complete vulnerability assessments with comparable scores and observe activity in our data environment is one of the best features. In order to improve our security …
Chose IBM Guardium
In my opinion, IBM Security Guardium is more accurate and powerful that the above, and more robust.
Chose IBM Guardium
You can not learn Imperva within 1 year. The interface is complicated and difficult to understand. Additionally, Impervan's product scope is not as broad as Guardium's. Guardium is ahead in this regard with its other modules. At Imperva, product admin and access manager are not …
Chose IBM Guardium
If I compare with imperva Guardium is more efficient. First of all GUI is more useful. Documentation is more than imperva etc.
Chose IBM Guardium
We needed MSSQL database level information which McAfee DAM could only provide at instance level.
Chose IBM Guardium
IBM Security Guardium uses advanced technologies, such as behavioral analysis and machine learning, to detect and respond to security threats in real time. This enables more accurate detection and faster response to threats compared to other similar software.
Chose IBM Guardium
IBM Security Guardium provides many more features and capabilities than all the other tools evaluated for this decision. To begin with, there are limited databases that are supported by other database security tools. None of the other evaluated tools have the ability to mask …
Chose IBM Guardium
Almost a perfect integration. But you need to be skillful in both solutions to make things clear.
Chose IBM Guardium
IBM Security Guardium is a perfect tool that is a little bit more costly than other tools available on the market. But as compared to features this tool provides a lot of features that can help to detect the anomalies in the data and even help to identify the advanced threats …
Chose IBM Guardium
IBM Security Guardium has extended capabilities of automatically locating databases and assessing the vulnerabilities and configuration flaws in them. IBM Security Guardium stacks up against other products due to the additional features that can be easily added to your IT …
Chose IBM Guardium
When compared to the others, IBM Security Guardium offers a decent platform. In South Africa, IBM Security Guardium users are ecstatic, therefore it's a winner. The agent's stability is superior to that of others. It outperforms the competition (Vulnerability Assessment, …
Chose IBM Guardium
The architecture of IBM Guardium give us flexibility to access activities, create policies and management. Easy deployment and stabilization of product can be other reason for preference. Can be easy manage and track activities' backup node of databases in a disaster recovery …
Netwrix Auditor
Chose Netwrix Auditor
More lightweight and easier to deploy across the organization the reporting is hands-down above what SCCM can deliver even with PowerShell scripting. The value in the software is quickly realized once the installation is complete and you have the visibility into the active …
Chose Netwrix Auditor
Have not actively compared another product against Netwrix, as Netwrix has performed well for our organization. No further investigation or products were offered to be evaluated alongside Netwrix. It has been used in our organization longer than I have worked for this company. …
Chose Netwrix Auditor
I tried a demo of a competing software, whose name escapes me, and was completely lost. I didn't know how to find anything or how to use it if I did. Their support documentation didn't help very much either. That's why I appreciated the guidance Netwrix provides on usage and …
Chose Netwrix Auditor
We didn't search any other tool, we directly purchase and use it as it is very easy to use and manage.
Chose Netwrix Auditor
I find Netwrix Auditor to be more useful when reviewing security events. It works faster, is easier to gather information from, and easier to get help with support from issues. The only thing I prefer about Security Events Manger from Solarwinds is that they provide more …
Chose Netwrix Auditor
Netwrix Auditor is a visibility and governance platform that allows you to monitor changes, configurations and access in IT infrastructure of important IT infrastructure components such as Active Directory, event logs, Exchange, Office 365, SQL Server, and others. Apart from …
Chose Netwrix Auditor
This was using its logs e.g IIS logs and loading them to Log Parser. Netwrix Auditor has all the audit tools you need, there are no fetching logs somewhere and loading to it manually. The reporting is robust and you can see an executive summary of risks in your environment in …
Chose Netwrix Auditor
As I mentioned previously, we used to use Varonis to audit our NetApp file servers. Varonis did perform the data collection on the NetApp file servers, but the cost was almost twice that of Netwrix Auditor and it was only auditing the NetApp File server. For one price, we have …
Chose Netwrix Auditor
We evaluated SolarWinds Log & Event Manager as well as SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. In the end, it came down to the features and ease of use. While Netwrix Auditor has some slight shortcomings when it comes to intuitiveness, we found it better in that regard than …
Chose Netwrix Auditor
I can only compare it to SolarWinds. Their similar products have larger foot prints and seem a little clumsy in comparison. The Netwrix product turns on a lot of the auditing options that were required for the product to work properly where it seemed I had to do a lot of manual …
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User Ratings
IBM GuardiumNetwrix Auditor
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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8.0
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Usability
5.3
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9.0
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Support Rating
9.5
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8.6
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Implementation Rating
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7.0
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User Testimonials
IBM GuardiumNetwrix Auditor
Likelihood to Recommend
It checks many boxes when it comes to security. It allows you to see all the DB activity that goes on, report on it, and send it to SIEM. The analytics part extends this product even more. The investigation dashboard makes it easier to find outliers or specifics without running queries or reports.
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Netwrix [Auditor] is a great tool for any SysAdmin no matter the company size. Licensing is determined by users, not employee count, and that makes it a great product from a small business to an enterprise application. The time savings coupled with the increased productivity is a key factor is determining this tool over other products.
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Pros
  • when businesses use IBM Guardium Insights to visualize data risks, it can help them find and prioritize threats better
  • by putting all of its features in one place, it might make data security easier to manage and keep under control
  • it is easy to use and doesn't mean anything
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  • The reporting features within Netwrix Auditor are by far the best feature, with a wide range of "pre-built" reports. The ability to create/generate your own reports makes it quite easy to look into the various items being monitored in the environment.
  • The set-up & ease of use of Netwrix is hard to match, not to mention the upgrades. To date, we've only had to contact support for one issue and it was an easy fix once we found the detailed information in their Knowledge Base.
  • Automation features within Netwrix help our daily tasks by ensuring we are not having to constantly monitor Netwrix, this is a huge time saver!
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Cons
  • Large activity reports are easier to generate
  • that is capable of performing activity profiling to learn to identify abnormal activity
  • that has the ability to integrate with reporting tools
  • that has a mobile interface
  • los reportes de actividades grandes Sean mas faciles de generar
  • que sea capaz de realizar un profiling de actividades para aprender a identificar actividad anormal
  • que Tenga la posibilidad de integrarse con herramientas de reporteria
  • que Tenga una interfaz movil
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  • They have a screen capture function that I have never been able to get to work properly. However, I have never called their support on this issue so it is not necessarily a big ding against them. I am only mildly interested in this feature. We have enough network monitoring so I already know what my users are doing I don't need a capture.
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Likelihood to Renew
It is a perfect system to detect problems that we do not see manually, it is light, with a very simple learning curve and with great protection of our data, we will use it forever.
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We have renewed already the licensing of the product minus SQL Server and Oracle Database because the organisation believes the modules are very expensive and have identified a different product for auditing Databases Other modules are very important like the User Activity monitor, AD queries that we can not get from the native AD itself or you have to run complicated powershell scripts! Easy to use interface Pre-defined Reports Easy way to subscribe to important alerts e.g Privilege account group membership changes
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Usability
It might look complex in the beginning but once you get hold of it by going through all of the documentation then it seems to be very smooth. The configuration is comparatively easy and the user can understand it on their own without any external help. The overall learning curve is Ok.
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Netwrix is easy to use; it has a simple reporting system and modules for each area, e.g., exchange, active directory, and Azure. The user interface is quite basic but easy to navigate and is only seen by administrators anyway. Reports can be generated that are meaningful and in a clear format.
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Support Rating
There has been great support coming from IBM. It is easy to use and a great way to keep our data secure. I would recommend this to other possible users and if I were to move companies, I would recommend we use this there too. Thank you
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Customer support has always been fast and helpful when we run into any issues. The smaller issues are usually resolved within a day or two. It is great support and I feel like I am in good hands anytime an issue comes up. However, we don't run into many issues
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Implementation Rating
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Make sure you trial the software and understand the fundamentals of each module that you are interested in Make sure you get the buy in from both Management and most importantly your team members (the product users) for a successful implementation Watch the webinars of the product from the product website
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Alternatives Considered
IBM Security Guardium uses advanced technologies, such as behavioral analysis and machine learning, to detect and respond to security threats in real time. This enables more accurate detection and faster response to threats compared to other similar software
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As I mentioned previously, we used to use Varonis to audit our NetApp file servers. Varonis did perform the data collection on the NetApp file servers, but the cost was almost twice that of Netwrix Auditor and it was only auditing the NetApp File server. For one price, we have Netwrix Auditor auditing our Windows servers, SQL Server server, NetApp file servers, Windows file servers, Active Directory servers and many more. We haven't done it yet, but it can also audit Windows Exchange servers.
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Return on Investment
  • Security and monitoring are important in a financial institution
  • Constant visibility and auditing of companies is easy with IBM Guardium.
  • la seguridad y monitored es important en una entidad financiera
  • la visibilidad y auditoria constante de empresas es facil con IBM Guardium
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  • One of the biggest (if not the biggest) objectives of any IT department is to keep our users' data secure. This software, together with a firewall, end-point protection, and encouraging security best practices, helps us achieve that objective.
  • Our IT department is small for the number of users and clients we support. Netwrix Auditor helps us streamline day to day tasks with its reports showing us day to day administrative information for our servers. This saves us time and allows us to focus on fulfilling our other duties.
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ScreenShots

IBM Guardium Screenshots

Screenshot of the IBM Guardium Data Protection dashboard showing all the features. One click can take you to databases or to data analytics.Screenshot of IBM Guardium Data Protection: The S-TAP and GIM Dashboard gives real-time visibility into the health and performance of S-TAPs. It is used to track the status of different S-TAP versions, see database activity across inspection engines, and view detailed insights by operating system.Screenshot of IBM Guardium DSPM: Discovery, Classification & Threat Monitoring - Automate cloud data security with discovery, classification, and continuous threat monitoring. This offers a unified view of sensitive data across cloud workloads (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS (SharePoint, OneDrive, Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence and more), understand its risk level, and ensure ongoing protection and compliance.Screenshot of IBM Guardium DSPM: Discovery, Classification & Threat Monitoring - Automate cloud data security with discovery, classification, and continuous threat monitoring. This offers a unified view of sensitive data across cloud workloads (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS (SharePoint, OneDrive, Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence and more), understand its risk level, and ensure ongoing protection and compliance.Screenshot of IBM Guardium DSPM: Discovery, Classification & Threat Monitoring - Automate cloud data security with discovery, classification, and continuous threat monitoring. This offers a unified view of sensitive data across cloud workloads (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS (SharePoint, OneDrive, Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence and more), understand its risk level, and ensure ongoing protection and compliance.

Netwrix Auditor Screenshots

Screenshot of visibility into changes to critical IT systemsScreenshot of Out-of-the-box Compliance ReportsScreenshot of Customized Reports On-Demand and Easy Data Search