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Head-to-head · Database Security Software

DBHawk vs DB Audit and Security 360

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score DBHawk #5 in Database Security Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit DBHawk
DB Audit and Security 360 #13 in Database Security Software 8.1/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit SoftTree

DBHawk leads on 0 checks, DB Audit and Security 360 on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreDBHawk · 8.9/10
  • Free trialonly DB Audit and Security 360
  • Most featuresDBHawk · 5 of 5

DBHawk scores higher on our rubric for database security software: 8.9 against 8.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #13.

On deployment, DBHawk gives you Hybrid where DB Audit and Security 360 offers On-premises.

DBHawk is the better fit for affordable hybrid database security. DB Audit and Security 360 is the better fit for low-cost on-premises database auditing.

  • DBHawk fits best

    Affordable hybrid database security

  • DB Audit and Security 360 fits best

    Low-cost on-premises database auditing

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Side by side

Feature DBHawk 8.9/10 Visit ↗ DB Audit and Security 360 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.1
Ranking #5 in Database Security Software #13 in Database Security Software
Best for Affordable hybrid database security Low-cost on-premises database auditing
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $40/user/mo —
Free plan — —
Free trial — 30 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms Web, Windows, Linux Windows, Linux
Support Email, Phone, Docs Email, Phone, Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA HIPAA
Integrations 10 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DBHawk 5/5 · DB Audit and Security 360 4/5
Activity monitoring ✓ ✓
Access governance ✓ ✓
Audit reporting ✓ ✓
Data masking ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Threat detection ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment Hybrid On-premises
Database coverage Broad platform Broad platform
Our review
Pros
  • Fine-grained access control with dynamic and static data masking
  • Real-time activity monitoring, audit logging, and compliance reports
  • Hybrid deployment with SSO, secrets-manager, API, and webhook support
  • Audits database access, usage, changes, creations, and deletions
  • Supports Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, MySQL, and IBM DB2
  • Combines alerts, reports, privilege management, and PCI/PII search
Cons
  • No free plan is offered
  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
  • SaaS pricing has a minimum user requirement
  • Requires on-premises deployment on Windows or Linux
  • No free plan; the trial period is limited to 30 days
  • Annual maintenance renewal pricing is separate from the license
Our verdict

DBHawk is a browser-based database security and access-governance platform for security, DBA, and data teams. It centralizes database access, applies fine-grained role-based and object-level permissions, masks sensitive data, monitors…

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DB Audit and Security 360 is an installed database security and auditing solution for database administrators, security administrators, auditors, and operators. It tracks access, usage, data creation, changes, and deletions across multiple…

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  1. DBHawkDatabase Security Software 8.9Paid
  2. DB Audit and Security 360Database Security Software 8.130-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • DBHawk — where it wins

    • Fine-grained access control with dynamic and static data masking
    • Real-time activity monitoring, audit logging, and compliance reports
    • Hybrid deployment with SSO, secrets-manager, API, and webhook support

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is offered
    • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
    • SaaS pricing has a minimum user requirement

  • DB Audit and Security 360 — where it wins

    • Audits database access, usage, changes, creations, and deletions
    • Supports Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, MySQL, and IBM DB2
    • Combines alerts, reports, privilege management, and PCI/PII search

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires on-premises deployment on Windows or Linux
    • No free plan; the trial period is limited to 30 days
    • Annual maintenance renewal pricing is separate from the license
  • DBHawk8.9/10 · Paid

    Affordable hybrid database security with monitoring, masking, and access controls.

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  • DB Audit and Security 3608.1/10 · 30-day trial

    A broad, low-cost on-premises database auditing suite with centralized controls and reporting.

    Visit SoftTreeFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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