DSGuard vs MySQL
DSGuard
ds-guard.com
MySQL
mysql.comSide by side
| Figure | DSGuard | MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 18 |
| Spec score · Database Security Software | 7.6 (#9) | 8.9 (#3) |
| Support | Professional includes business-hours support Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00 (GMT+4); Enterprise includes 24×7 support with a 4-hour response target; Community has no support entitlement. | MySQL Enterprise technical support provides 24x7 direct access to MySQL support engineers. |
Plans
DSGuard
- Community EditionFree
- EnterprisePrice not published
- ProfessionalPrice not published
MySQL
- Community EditionPrice not published
- Community EditionPriced on request
- Standard EditionPriced on request
- Standard EditionPrice not published
- Enterprise EditionPriced on request
- Enterprise EditionPrice not published
- Cluster Carrier Grade EditionPriced on request
- Cluster Carrier Grade EditionPrice not published
- MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade EditionPriced on request
- MySQL Enterprise EditionPriced on request
In their own words
DSGuard
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.