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Best GuardOne Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from database vulnerability scanners ranked against GuardOne on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 7.4
    GuardOne vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  2. 2
    Defensia Database Security Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb €9/mo7.3
    GuardOne vs Defensia Database Security
  3. 3
    Onam Database Security Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $22/mo7.2
    GuardOne vs Onam Database Security
  4. 4
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 7.1
    GuardOne vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  5. 5
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 7.1
    GuardOne vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  6. 6
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.9
    GuardOne vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  7. 7
    DataSunrise Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin 6.8
    GuardOne vs DataSunrise
  8. 8
    DBX Free plan Web Free6.8
    GuardOne vs DBX
  9. 9
    IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager Free trial self-hostedWebWin 6.8
    GuardOne vs IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager
  10. 10
    LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO Free trial self-hostedWebWin 6.8
    GuardOne vs LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO
  11. 11
    SQLTriage Free plan self-hostedWebWin Free6.8
    GuardOne vs SQLTriage
  12. 12
    Omega DB Scanner Standalone Free plan Win Free6.7
    GuardOne vs Omega DB Scanner Standalone
  13. 13
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $200/mo6.6
    GuardOne vs CIS-CAT Pro Assessor
  14. 14
    Banyan Cloud DSPM Web 6.5
    GuardOne vs Banyan Cloud DSPM
  15. 16
    Rapid7 InsightVM LinuxMacWebWin $1.62/mo6.2
    GuardOne vs Rapid7 InsightVM
  16. 17
    Akinguard Web 6.1
    GuardOne vs Akinguard
  17. 18
    CyanoRisk Data Security Posture Management self-hosted 6.1
    GuardOne vs CyanoRisk Data Security Posture Management
  18. 19
    DBSec Database Security Assessment System 6.0
    GuardOne vs DBSec Database Security Assessment System
  19. 20
    Free SQL Server Compliance Benchmark Tool 5.6
    GuardOne vs Free SQL Server Compliance Benchmark Tool
  20. 21
    Oracle E-Business Suite Security Audit 5.6
    GuardOne vs Oracle E-Business Suite Security Audit

GuardOne alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Qualys External Attack Surface Management7.4No—API, Linux, Web
2Defensia Database Security7.3Free plan€9/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
3Onam Database Security7.2Free plan$22/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
4Rapid7 Surface Command7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Trellix Data Loss Prevention7.1No—API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.9Free planFreeAPI, Web
7DataSunrise6.8No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8DBX6.8Free planFreeWeb
9IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager6.8No—self-hosted, Web, Windows
10LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO6.8No—self-hosted, Web, Windows
11SQLTriage6.8Free planFreeself-hosted, Web, Windows
12Omega DB Scanner Standalone6.7Free planFreeWindows
13CIS-CAT Pro Assessor6.6No$200/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Banyan Cloud DSPM6.5No—Web
16Rapid7 InsightVM6.2No$1.62/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Akinguard6.1No—Web
18CyanoRisk Data Security Posture Management6.1No—self-hosted
19DBSec Database Security Assessment System6.0No——
20Free SQL Server Compliance Benchmark Tool5.6No——
21Oracle E-Business Suite Security Audit5.6No——
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Questions about GuardOne alternatives

What is the best alternative to GuardOne?

Qualys External Attack Surface Management, number 1 in database vulnerability scanners with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Defensia Database Security, Onam Database Security, Rapid7 Surface Command and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to GuardOne?

Defensia Database Security is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.