LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO vs IDERA SQL Secure

LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO9.0Visit IDERA SQL Secure8.6Visit

Higher score LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO #3 in Database Vulnerability Scanners 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit LevelBlue

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IDERA SQL Secure #6 in Database Vulnerability Scanners 8.6/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Try IDERA SQL Secure

• LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO fits best

  Agentless hybrid vulnerability assessment

• IDERA SQL Secure fits best

  SQL Server teams needing rights analysis

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Side by side

Feature	LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO 9.0/10 Visit ↗	IDERA SQL Secure 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Database Vulnerability Scanners	#6 in Database Vulnerability Scanners
Best for	Agentless hybrid vulnerability assessment	SQL Server teams needing rights analysis
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	$647/unit/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Free trial length	30 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Self-hosted	Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS	GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO 5/5 · IDERA SQL Secure 5/5
Cloud databases	✓	✓
Privilege analysis	✓	✓
Compliance templates	✓	✓
Agentless scanning	✓	✓
Remediation guidance	✓	✓
Specs
Database platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Agentless vulnerability and configuration scanning Credentialed audits with privilege and rights reviews Compliance dashboards and remediation tracking	Analyzes effective rights across users, roles, servers, databases, and objects Includes compliance templates, scorecards, risk assessments, and baselines Supports Azure SQL Database and Amazon RDS for SQL Server
Cons	Requires a sales-led purchase process No free plan Windows and self-hosted deployment only	Annual pricing starts at $647 per instance Windows is the listed platform Focused on SQL Server environments rather than broad database coverage
Our verdict	LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO is a database and big data security scanner for enterprise security and database teams. It discovers and inventories databases and big data stores, then assesses vulnerabilities, configuration weaknesses,… Read the review →	IDERA SQL Secure is a database security analysis and monitoring tool for database administrators managing Microsoft SQL Server environments. It examines effective permissions, roles, accounts, passwords, server settings, operating-system… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO — where it wins

  • Agentless vulnerability and configuration scanning
  • Credentialed audits with privilege and rights reviews
  • Compliance dashboards and remediation tracking

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a sales-led purchase process
  • No free plan
  • Windows and self-hosted deployment only

• IDERA SQL Secure — where it wins

  • Analyzes effective rights across users, roles, servers, databases, and objects
  • Includes compliance templates, scorecards, risk assessments, and baselines
  • Supports Azure SQL Database and Amazon RDS for SQL Server

  Where it doesn't

  • Annual pricing starts at $647 per instance
  • Windows is the listed platform
  • Focused on SQL Server environments rather than broad database coverage

• LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A focused hybrid scanner for database risk, privileges, compliance, and remediation tracking.

  Visit LevelBlueFull verdict →
• IDERA SQL Secure8.6/10 · 14-day trial

  Detailed SQL Server rights analysis with compliance checks, scorecards, and monitoring.

  Try IDERA SQL SecureFull verdict →