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Imperva

Imperva DLP

Composite Score

7.5 /10

CX Score

7.5 /10

8 Reviews Write a Review

What is Imperva DLP?

SecureSphere data protection solutions address all aspects of database security and compliance with database auditing and real-time protection that will not impact performance or availability. SecureSphere scales to support the largest database and Big Data installations. By automating security and compliance, it is not surprising that thousands of organizations choose Imperva SecureSphere for data to safeguard their most valuable assets.

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Imperva DLP Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Imperva DLP?

13% Negative

13% Neutral

74% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Application Monitoring

Centralized Reporting Engine

Activity Monitoring Alerts

Endpoint Support

Environment Support

Real Time Scanning

Data Discovery (DLP)

Multiple Enforcement Actions

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies

Optical Character Recognition

Forensic Analysis Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Imperva DLP Reviews

Jeevesh S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Granular, database‑centric DLP hero

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Imperva DLP from other similar products?

Database & Application‑Centric Visibility Data Security Fabric: Unified, Cross‑Platform Coverage Risk‑Driven Analytics & Real‑Time Monitoring Data Masking & Encryption—Beyond Blocking Granular Policy Control & Compliance Mapping

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Deep Data Activity Visibility (Databases & Apps) Highly Granular Controls & Customization Reliable Protection Backbone Automation for Efficiency Flexible, Well-Designed UI

What do you dislike most about this product?

Complex Deployment & Maintenance High Volume of Alerts & False Positives

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Define Clear Objectives & Scope Before Deploying Invest in Data Discovery & Classification Deploy in Phases and Tune Regularly Implement Risk-Based Policies & Adaptive Rules Centralize Policy Management Across Environments Train Users and Build Governance Monitor Metrics & Continuously Improve Plan for Technical Needs & Support

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Pallavi V.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Robust Data Protection with Granular Controls

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Imperva DLP from other similar products?

Deep Database & Application Awareness Policy Customization & Granular Controls Strong Compliance Mapping

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its Deep Visibility Into Data Activity — Especially in Databases and Applications

What do you dislike most about this product?

The Complexity of Deployment and Ongoing Management

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Clearly Define Your Data Protection Goals Allocate Time & Expertise for Deployment Regularly Review and Refine Policies

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Nikhil D.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

It's awesome and good product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Imperva DLP from other similar products?

It's very cost effective and design is good

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Usability and good Design

What do you dislike most about this product?

User interface

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Improve quality

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cons

Less Respectful
Wastes Time
Vendor's Interest First

How We Deliver

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Imperva DLP Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Imperva DLP?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Application Monitoring The solution monitors applications which may store sensitive data (e.g. clipboard).

Centralized Reporting Engine The solution provides a central reporting engine for policy creation and management with canned reports and RBAC.

Activity Monitoring Alerts User access patterns can be monitored with rule-based alerts for sensitive data access requests.

Endpoint Support Multiple operating system and device type support with offline protection, removable media, print screen, and copy and paste support.

Environment Support Breadth of protocol support, cloud protection, peer to peer, Web 2.0, and virtualization environment support.

Real Time Scanning The solution scans content and context of files in real-time, 24/7.

Data Discovery (DLP) Structured (content registration or data fingerprinting) and unstructured (keywords, lexicons, metadata tags, statistical analysis, etc.) data identification.

Multiple Enforcement Actions The solution provides options for violations such as block, move, quarantine, and delete.

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies Centralized reporting engine with out-of-the-box policy support and custom policy creation with bi-directional workflow integration.

Optical Character Recognition Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities to accurately extract sensitive data (e.g. SS numbers, credit card numbers) from images.

Forensic Analysis Support Query capabilities with pre-built and custom drill down, pivot, and parsing; includes export functions and event session reconstruction.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Imperva DLP Reviews

Jeevesh S.

Granular, database‑centric DLP hero

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Pallavi V.

Robust Data Protection with Granular Controls

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nikhil D.

It's awesome and good product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Application Monitoring

Centralized Reporting Engine

Activity Monitoring Alerts

Endpoint Support

Environment Support

Real Time Scanning

Data Discovery (DLP)

Multiple Enforcement Actions

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies

Optical Character Recognition

Forensic Analysis Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features