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Imperva Data Security Fabric vs Protegrity’s Data Protection Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 21, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Imperva Data Security Fabric
Ranking in Database Security
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (11th)
Protegrity’s Data Protectio...
Ranking in Database Security
10th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Data Governance (30th), Data Masking (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Database Security category, the mindshare of Imperva Data Security Fabric is 25.0%, down from 32.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Protegrity’s Data Protection Platform is 2.6%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Imperva Data Security Fabric25.0%
Protegrity’s Data Protection Platform2.6%
Other72.4%
Database Security
 

Featured Reviews

Samuel Adeyemi - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Analyst at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real-time data monitoring and policy-based activity blocking enhance security and awareness
The development mode on the platform needs improvement. For example, the archiving functionalities should be enhanced to allow easy conversion of archived logs into CSV or Excel formats for data analysis. When I need to investigate with archived data, the inability to export to these formats can be limiting. Making this process easier would be beneficial for reviews.
Vinoth Raj Prabhakaran - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Architect at Tata Consultancy Services
Beneficial data security, good support, and straightforward initial setup
The initial setup of Protegrity Data Security was straightforward. However, we had a few problems, it's not multi-tenanted. It does not have a hierarchy of roles and differential priorities. To have the initial sandbox version of Protegrity Data Security up and running, took approximately one week. However, it needed to be set up in a resilient way because if it fails, then it is going to be a challenge bringing back the lost information. We have to be particular in terms of architecting it correctly which is taking us a bit of time. We are anticipating anywhere between four to six weeks to be finished.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The performance of the solution is good."
"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."
"It has a very user-friendly interface that's very detailed."
"The most valuable feature is the automatic reports on new databases, which gives us up-to-date inventory management."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"Imperva's most valuable features are ease of use and log correlation. I also like the ability to trace activity from the host machine to the server access, the user details, and the exact query that they executed. If a database administrator or application process executes a query on the database, people know exactly what was executed, including all the variables."
"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."
"This is a stable product."
"The most valuable feature of Protegrity Data Security is the reduction of information being exposed."
"The product is stable."
"Its technical support team is helpful."
"The solution’s pricing is moderate."
 

Cons

"Some cloud versions are not supported by the agent."
"Technical support for this solution needs improvement."
"The platform doesn’t support some newer databases."
"It can be simplified as it is a little complicated."
"One area for improvement is the inclusion of a load balancer in on-premises solutions."
"The solution is expensive."
"Once we read the activity logs on the platform, we cannot open them anywhere else as they are stored in a proprietary format."
"I would like to see integration such that there is support for different kinds of environments, such as on-premises versus cloud."
"Protegrity Data Security could improve by having more integration."
"The solution's UI could be better."
"Protegrity is using a different OS which has some bugs. Sometimes it's causing an initialization error."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"Licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and it is a good value for the money."
"This is an expensive solution and the price should be reduced."
"There is an annual licensing fee for upgrading the device."
"The product’s price is reasonable compared to other products."
"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."
"The pricing is reasonable and competitive."
"The pricing is reasonably good in South Africa."
"We pay for a few additional services apart from its licenses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
33%
Insurance Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise32
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Also Known As

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security, jSonar, Imperva's Data Security Posture Management
Protegrity Data Security
 

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Sample Customers

BlueCross BlueShield, eHarmony, EMF Broadcasting, GE Healthcare, Metro Bank, The Motley Fool, Siemens
A $4 billion retail conglomerate and holding company
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