DSGuard vs Lopam.AI Database Activity Monitoring

DSGuard is a self-hosted gateway that controls and audits database access between applications and databases. It applies identity-aware access rules, policies and dynamic masking, and lists PostgreSQL, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB through the MySQL-compatible wire protocol, MongoDB and ClickHouse. Controls include TOTP MFA, IP restrictions, role- and object-level permissions, SQL injection protection, dangerous-function blocking and rate limits. Data safeguards include full, partial and hash masking, column-level controls, response leak detection, result limits and query-result truncation. Query logs record identities, decisions and block reasons; Database Activity Monitoring adds native database audit, including activity that bypasses the gateway. Integrations include Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards and centralized logs for a SIEM. The site describes deployment on premises, in private or public cloud, or in hybrid environments, and lists AWS, Azure and GCP compatibility. The free Community edition is self-managed and has no support entitlement; Professional and Enterprise plans have annual terms, with prices not listed.

Lopam.AI Database Activity Monitoring provides query-level visibility, anomaly detection, access governance, and compliance reporting for databases. It tracks queries, transactions, and operations as they occur, then uses machine-learned baselines to identify unusual activity. Administrator and service accounts are monitored, with least-privilege enforcement described as part of the product. AI agents and automated workloads accessing databases are tracked separately. Investigators can replay sessions query by query, while alerts are ranked by assessed risk. Scheduled reports cover PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and SOX. Listed database support includes PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle Database, SQL Server, MongoDB, and MariaDB; custom integrations can be discussed with the company. Lopam names Splunk, ELK, and QRadar among its SIEM integrations and says it connects with more than 10 SIEM platforms. The homepage claims real-time monitoring with millisecond precision and capacity above 10 billion events per day, plus automated reporting across more than 15 frameworks. The product is listed for on-premises deployment, with pricing available on request.