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Oracle Audit Vault pros and cons

Vendor: Oracle
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Oracle Audit Vault integrates auditing and database firewall functions into a single product, making it easier to use and expanding its scope.
It is an excellent choice for organizations seeking additional security for Oracle databases due to its ease of deployment and configuration.
The automated risk discovery and database traffic monitoring features offer flexibility and power, saving time and securing data.
Oracle Audit Vault supports compliance management, offering out-of-the-box policies and valuable reporting features, aiding compliance with standards like SOX and ISO 27001.
The agentless nature and database firewall capabilities provide effective database access control and enhanced security measures.

CONS

Oracle Audit Vault is considered expensive and potentially inaccessible for small IT industry players without ULA agreements.
Stability issues have been consistently reported, particularly in large environments exceeding 50 targets.
The necessity for two separate servers for Audit Vault and DB Firewall adds to deployment complexity and cost.
Integration with other vendors and mechanisms is not streamlined and could benefit from simplification.
Technical support is frequently criticized as unsatisfactory, with reports of inexperienced technicians and a perceived lack of commitment from Oracle.
 

Oracle Audit Vault Pros review quotes

Tapas Karmakar - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Technology Artchitect And Specialist at Wizertech
Jun 17, 2026
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.
YB
DB Engineer at Datacell
Nov 5, 2025
Oracle Audit Vault's best feature, if configured well and used effectively, includes the blocking and Database Firewall part that makes an impact because it allows you to filter SQLs on the fly and have more control over database access.
MR
Consultant at Etqan-Tech
Apr 5, 2024
Oracle Audit Vault has a lot of great features, but what I find most valuable is the database firewall.
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reviewer2178558 - PeerSpot reviewer
COMSATS'13 DBA Consultant at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
May 19, 2023
The most valuable feature of Oracle Audit Vault is that it is agentless and enhanced user interface.
reviewer1540095 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-sales Converter at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
Aug 3, 2023
All of the other components that make up the infrastructure in the environment including the operating system are also quite valuable.
Yves Moro - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Database Administrator at SOCITECH S.A.
Jan 17, 2022
It is a good product for controlling all databases. It is helpful for auditing the data. When people are doing any actions on the databases, they are recorded automatically in the vault. You can work on the collected data to find out exactly what is happening on a database. You can implement database encryption on the databases to control people's access to the database content, such as rows and tables.
Amey Darekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Personal Banker at HDFC Bank
Mar 29, 2021
Technical support is perfect.
DV
Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 11, 2022
The feature that I have found most valuable is that it can help us secure our databases.
MM
Director (Core Technology Services) and Partner at Nexim Solutions
Jul 4, 2019
It has provided us with a unique opportunity to automate risk discovery.
CA
Senior Database Administrator at ITGStore
Jun 26, 2019
Our clients can see all of their past actions or the wrong activity done on the network. We can load the diagnostics for the business.
 

Oracle Audit Vault Cons review quotes

Tapas Karmakar - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Technology Artchitect And Specialist at Wizertech
Jun 17, 2026
For technical support, I find it only sustainable. I am not satisfied with the technical support provided.
YB
DB Engineer at Datacell
Nov 5, 2025
Oracle Audit Vault is very stable, with the exception of some certificate issues that disrupted the environment for up to a month.
MR
Consultant at Etqan-Tech
Apr 5, 2024
The performance of Oracle Audit Vault could be improved, especially in handling large data collections and generating reports on time.
Learn what your peers think about Oracle Audit Vault. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2026.
900,747 professionals have used our research since 2012.
reviewer2178558 - PeerSpot reviewer
COMSATS'13 DBA Consultant at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
May 19, 2023
The support could improve.
reviewer1540095 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-sales Converter at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
Aug 3, 2023
They should simplify the integration and work with different vendors and mechanisms.
Yves Moro - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Database Administrator at SOCITECH S.A.
Jan 17, 2022
Currently, you need two servers: one for Audit Vault and one for the firewall. If they can combine them into one server, it will be great because it is costly to have two servers. It will also make its installation easier. I have heard that in the new version, there will be only one server for both.
Amey Darekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Personal Banker at HDFC Bank
Mar 29, 2021
Stability could be improved, we have had some challenges.
DV
Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 11, 2022
I hear from many people that say IBM Guardian is better than Oracle Audit Vault when it comes to performance. IBM Guardian works transparently in the database, but Oracle Audit Vault consumes some ratios on the server.
MM
Director (Core Technology Services) and Partner at Nexim Solutions
Jul 4, 2019
We would like to see the ability to administer and manage the solution through Enterprise Manager 13c, and development of the dashboards that are generally missing.
CA
Senior Database Administrator at ITGStore
Jun 26, 2019
Some of our customers were asking about the latency when the application wants to get to the database.