Best Database Activity Monitoring Software in 2026
Updated
If you need oversight of activity across databases, compare these tools by what they record and how they support review and response. Activity recording, audit retention, compliance reporting, and real-time alerts cover key monitoring considerations; database platforms and deployment model help frame fit for your environment. SIEM integration, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing add further comparison points. Datiphy, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management, and DB Audit are among the entries, along with SecureCube Access Check and Trellix Data Loss Prevention. Weigh the listed platform coverage and reporting features against your retention and alerting needs, as well as the way you handle security information.
Database Activity Monitoring Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.7 of 7 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 Datiphy
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 2 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret ManagementFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 3 DB Audit
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 4 SecureCube Access Check
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 5 Trellix Data Loss Prevention
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 DataSunrise
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 CyberArk Secrets Manager
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 Imperva API Security
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 9 Varonis Data Discovery and Classification
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 10 CryptoBind Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 11 Satori Data Security Platform
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 TencentDB for MySQL Database ProxyPaid from $0.07/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 13 DATASKOPE
- Well documented: yes
- 14 DB CyberTech Security
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 15 InsiderSecurity Database Activity Monitor
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 AI Tech Secure Database Security
- Well documented: yes
- 17 Tencent Cloud Data Security AuditPaid from $150/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 Aurva Database Activity Monitoring
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 SWARAJ Jatayoo
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 19 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Activity recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datiphy | 6.9 | hybrid | Yes | ||
| 2 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management | 6.9 | Yes | cloud | ||
| 3 | DB Audit | 6.7 | No | hybrid | Yes | |
| 4 | SecureCube Access Check | 6.7 | No | hybrid | Yes | |
| 5 | Trellix Data Loss Prevention | 6.7 | ||||
| 6 | DataSunrise | 6.6 | No | |||
| 7 | CyberArk Secrets Manager | 6.5 | ||||
| 8 | Imperva API Security | 6.5 | No | |||
| 9 | Varonis Data Discovery and Classification | 6.5 | hybrid | Yes | ||
| 10 | CryptoBind Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) | 6.4 | hybrid | Yes | ||
| 11 | Satori Data Security Platform | 6.4 | ||||
| 12 | TencentDB for MySQL Database Proxy | 6.4 | No | |||
| 13 | DATASKOPE | 6.3 | ||||
| 14 | DB CyberTech Security | 6.3 | hybrid | |||
| 15 | InsiderSecurity Database Activity Monitor | 6.3 | hybrid | Yes | ||
| 16 | AI Tech Secure Database Security | 6.2 | ||||
| 17 | Tencent Cloud Data Security Audit | 6.1 | No | hybrid | Yes | |
| 18 | Aurva Database Activity Monitoring | 6.0 | ||||
| 19 | SWARAJ Jatayoo | 5.9 | No | self_hosted | Yes |
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