Best Microsoft Defender for Databases Alternatives & Competitors in 2026

Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall

Collects database audit data and inspects SQL traffic to alert on or block bad queries.

Oracle Data Safe

Cloud service that checks, audits and masks data in Oracle databases from one console.

Baffle Data Protection

Transparent data protection platform with encryption & tokenization for cloud envs.

IBM Guardium

Enterprise data security platform for discovery, protection, and compliance

DBApp Security DAS-DBAuditor

Database audit system for real-time monitoring and compliance reporting

DataSunrise Data Security Platform

DB security platform with monitoring, masking, firewall & compliance.

LevelBlue DbProtect

Scans databases for weak settings and risky rights, and watches activity for threats.

Trellix Database Security

Monitors, scans and virtually patches databases to protect the data inside them.

SecuPi Proactive Data Security Platform

Data security platform for real-time protection of sensitive data access

XYPRO WASL

Automated security and compliance solution for SAP HANA databases

hcsql BETA

psql wrapper adding column-level encryption at rest for PostgreSQL databases.

JAG Cybersecurity DBF

Software firewall that filters requests to database systems to protect sensitive data

ALTR Data Security Platform

Unified data security platform for cloud data access control and governance

Imperva Data Security Fabric

Enterprise-scale data security platform for multicloud and hybrid environments

SecuPi Proactive DAM

Database activity monitoring solution for cloud and on-premises databases

Sotero Data Security Platform

Data security platform providing in-use encryption for databases and apps

CalCom CHS for SQL Server

Automates MS SQL Server hardening for secure config & compliance.

Acra

A database protection suite that provides field-level encryption, access control, and intrusion detection for distributed applications storing sensitive data.

Protegrity DAIS Platform

Policy-driven data protection and AI agent security platform

Thales CipherTrust Database Protection

Column-level database encryption without application code modification

Mirror Security Vector Intelligence Platform

FHE-powered vector database security platform for AI/LLM data protection

CipherStash Protect

TypeScript SDK for field-level searchable encryption on PostgreSQL databases.

DBeaver

Free multi-platform database tool with support for various databases and rich features.

Cord3

Data encryption platform blocking access even from privileged admins.

Cossack Labs Hermes

Crypto framework for access control & encrypted data security in remote storage.

PHP Encryption

A PHP library that provides secure data encryption capabilities using keys or passwords, designed to minimize implementation errors.