Onam Database Security

Onam Database Security assesses managed and self-hosted databases against cloud posture rules and CIS benchmarks. It suits teams managing databases across multiple clouds that need to connect security findings with data sensitivity and access. Its strongest case is the combined view; Pro’s per-resource billing makes the cost worth checking against the size of the estate.

Overview

Onam discovers database resources across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, IBM Cloud, Alibaba and Kubernetes through read-only APIs. Coverage includes RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL, DynamoDB, Redshift, OCI DB Systems and other databases. Cloud posture checks use control-plane APIs; optional engine-level CIS evaluation requires a customer-provisioned read-only database account.

Findings combine with data-classification and identity context, helping teams prioritize sensitive databases and see which principals can access them. The checks cover encryption, public accessibility, backup retention, deletion protection, audit configuration, snapshot exposure and privileged grants. Onam says it stores credential references rather than plaintext cloud credentials and encrypts stored resource configurations and findings with AES-256 at rest.

Key features

CIS benchmarks span PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MSSQL, Oracle, IBM Db2, MongoDB and Cassandra. Onam maps findings to 78 compliance frameworks and provides PDF and CSV auditor exports with linked evidence. That pairing makes the product relevant to both security triage and audit preparation, though engine-level evaluation involves customer-side account provisioning.

The Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27017, PCI DSS v4.0 and CSA STAR Level 1 as achieved, and GDPR as compliant. Agentless scanning, privilege analysis, compliance templates and remediation guidance are also listed among its capabilities.

Pricing

Free costs nothing, billed forever. It includes one cloud account, up to 500 resources, core CSPM rules for Critical and High findings, CIS coverage, 30-day finding history and community support. SaaS deployment and the one-account, 500-resource caps make this a bounded starting point rather than a fit for a larger estate.

Pro costs $22 a month, billed per resource per month: a platform fee plus $22 per resource, billed monthly. It adds unlimited cloud accounts, all 29 engines, all 78 frameworks, one-year finding history and email support with a response time under 24 hours. Email and Slack notifications and REST API access are listed for Pro. The per-resource charge means the advertised starting price alone does not establish the total cost.

Enterprise has custom pricing on an annual contract. It includes everything in Pro, multi-tenant support, SSO / SAML 2.0, an on-premises deployment option, a contractual 99.9% uptime SLA, priority support under four hours and a CSM. Webhooks, SIEM and a Terraform provider are also listed for Enterprise. This tier is the relevant choice for organizations needing those deployment, administration or support terms; its annual commitment calls for a different buying decision than monthly Pro.

A 14-day trial is offered. Free and Pro use SaaS deployment; Enterprise can be SaaS or on-premises.

Platforms

Onam is available through API, self-hosted and web platforms. The plan comparison specifies SaaS for Free and Pro, with on-premises deployment available on Enterprise.

Who it's for

Onam best suits security and database teams that need a cross-cloud inventory, engine benchmarks and a way to prioritize findings by sensitive data and access. Its compliance mapping and evidence exports also suit audit work. Teams with a small estate can begin on Free, but those exceeding one cloud account or 500 resources need a paid plan. Organizations that want a fixed, non-resource-based Pro cost should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Finding context combines database posture with data classification and principal access, helping teams focus on sensitive, exposed assets.
• Pro: Coverage across seven cloud environments, Kubernetes and eight named engine families supports varied database estates.
• Pro: Framework mapping and linked PDF/CSV evidence exports give compliance teams concrete audit outputs.
• Con: Free is capped at one cloud account and 500 resources, limiting its usefulness for broader estates.
• Con: Pro’s platform fee plus $22 per resource can make the total difficult to judge from the entry price alone.
• Con: Optional engine-level CIS checks require the customer to provision a read-only database account.

Alternatives

Browse Database Vulnerability Scanners for more options. Choose Omega DB Scanner Standalone if a free Windows scanner for Oracle versions 10g R1/R2, 11g R1/R2 or 12c with traditional auditing is enough. DataSunrise is a paid option with custom pricing and a free trial. LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO offers a complimentary single-license trial, subject to its stated company and feature limits.

DBX has a free web-based Database Scan plan for unlimited schema introspection, topology and score views, and finding counts and severity. Defensia Database Security is a freemium option with a free tier capped at one server, 2,000 events per month and three days of log retention in monitor mode. SQLTriage is a free web and Windows option. GuardOne is a paid web option. DBSec Database Security Assessment System is another paid option.

Verdict

Choose Onam if you manage a multi-cloud database estate and need posture checks tied to sensitive-data and identity context, plus compliance evidence in the same workflow. Its breadth and prioritization are compelling; the main reason to look elsewhere is Pro’s per-resource pricing, especially if a predictable total bill matters more than unified context.