DBHawk vs Oracle Data Safe

DBHawk8.9Visit Oracle Data Safe8.8Visit

Higher score DBHawk #5 in Database Security Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit DBHawk

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Oracle Data Safe #6 in Database Security Software 8.8/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 5 features Try Oracle Data Safe

• DBHawk fits best

  Affordable hybrid database security

• Oracle Data Safe fits best

  Oracle-focused security with a free allowance

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Side by side

Feature	DBHawk 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Oracle Data Safe 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#5 in Database Security Software	#6 in Database Security Software
Best for	Affordable hybrid database security	Oracle-focused security with a free allowance
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$40/user/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA	GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DBHawk 5/5 · Oracle Data Safe 0/5
Activity monitoring	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Access governance	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Audit reporting	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Data masking	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Threat detection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Database coverage	Broad platform	Not checked yet
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	Free allowance covers 1 million audit records per target database monthly Combines assessments, masking, auditing, discovery, and SQL Firewall Supports Oracle Cloud, third-party clouds, and on-premises databases
Cons	No free plan is offered Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales SaaS pricing has a minimum user requirement	The service is centered on Oracle database environments It is not a dedicated key-management product Pricing is structured across targets and audit-record volume
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… Read the review →	Oracle Data Safe is a cloud service for assessing, monitoring, and protecting Oracle databases across Oracle Cloud, third-party clouds, and on-premises environments. It is designed for database administrators and security teams managing… Read the review →

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

• Oracle Data Safe — where it wins

  • Free allowance covers 1 million audit records per target database monthly
  • Combines assessments, masking, auditing, discovery, and SQL Firewall
  • Supports Oracle Cloud, third-party clouds, and on-premises databases

  Where it doesn't

  • The service is centered on Oracle database environments
  • It is not a dedicated key-management product
  • Pricing is structured across targets and audit-record volume

• DBHawk8.9/10 · Paid

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

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• Oracle Data Safe8.8/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A mature Oracle database security service with broad controls and a free audit allowance.

  Try Oracle Data SafeFull verdict →