DB Audit vs Varonis Next-Gen Database Activity Monitoring

DB Audit9.4Visit Varonis Next-Gen Database Activity Monitoring8.8Visit

Higher score DB Audit #1 in Database Activity Monitoring Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit SubscribeIT

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Varonis Next-Gen Database Activity Monitoring #5 in Database Activity Monitoring Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Varonis

• DB Audit fits best

  Broad, integration-heavy database monitoring

• Varonis Next-Gen Database Activity Monitoring fits best

  Teams needing detection plus response integrations

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Side by side

Feature	DB Audit 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Varonis Next-Gen Database Activity Monitoring 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Database Activity Monitoring Software	#5 in Database Activity Monitoring Software
Best for	Broad, integration-heavy database monitoring	Teams needing detection plus response integrations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 14-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Tickets, Community
Integrations	100+ integrations	14 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DB Audit 4/4 · Varonis Next-Gen Database Activity Monitoring 3/4
Activity recording	✓	✓
Real-time alerts	✓	✓
SIEM integration	✓	✓
Compliance reporting	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Audit retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Database platforms	PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, IBM DB2, MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Couchbase, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Azure SQL, CockroachDB, TimescaleDB, ClickHouse, Neo4j	SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Our review
Pros	Real-time SQL auditing with query capture and session tracking Behavioral anomaly detection plus sensitive data discovery SIEM integrations and support for relational, NoSQL, and cloud databases	Records queries, transactions, and access events for forensic audit trails Detects and blocks suspicious queries and data exfiltration in real time Integrates with SIEM, SOAR, security, and workflow platforms
Cons	Pricing is quote-based rather than self-serve No free plan is available Enterprise-focused features may exceed narrower monitoring needs	Pricing requires contacting sales Its broad feature set may exceed narrow monitoring needs Compliance support is described without a specific reporting feature
Our verdict	DB Audit is a database auditing and security monitoring platform for organizations that need continuous visibility into database activity. It captures and analyzes SQL queries in real time, normalizes and classifies query activity, tracks… Read the review →	Varonis Next-Gen Database Activity Monitoring is a cloud-native, agentless database security capability within the Varonis Data Security Platform. It is designed for security teams and database administrators that need centralized… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DB Audit — where it wins

  • Real-time SQL auditing with query capture and session tracking
  • Behavioral anomaly detection plus sensitive data discovery
  • SIEM integrations and support for relational, NoSQL, and cloud databases

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than self-serve
  • No free plan is available
  • Enterprise-focused features may exceed narrower monitoring needs

• Varonis Next-Gen Database Activity Monitoring — where it wins

  • Records queries, transactions, and access events for forensic audit trails
  • Detects and blocks suspicious queries and data exfiltration in real time
  • Integrates with SIEM, SOAR, security, and workflow platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Its broad feature set may exceed narrow monitoring needs
  • Compliance support is described without a specific reporting feature

• DB Audit9.4/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A broad database monitoring platform for security, compliance, and operations teams.

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• Varonis Next-Gen Database Activity Monitoring8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad database activity monitoring capability with detection, response, and ecosystem integrations.

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