Best Database Security Software in 2026
Updated
In short: MySQL is ranked #1 of 23 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of DataVeil and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management. The best-ranked option with a free plan is DataVeil. The lowest first paid tier on this page is DBHawk at $40/mo.
Database security software covers a range of listed controls for managing access, monitoring activity and identifying threats. Compare access governance and threat detection alongside audit reporting and activity monitoring; database coverage, data masking and deployment offer further points to examine for your environment. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost context. MySQL, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management and DSGuard are among the first entries, with Ubiq Dynamic Data Masking and DataVeil also appearing near the top. The options are ordered as a ranked best-of list. Use the criteria to weigh the security functions and deployment details that fit the databases you manage.
23 database security software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 MySQL Top pick · 7.3 
#2 DataVeil Runner-up · 6.8 Free plan · $474.17/mo
#3 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Also great · 6.6 Free plan · Free
- Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial LinuxWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Activity monitoring
- No
- Access governance
- No
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$474.17/mofirst paid tier About DataVeilVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apimacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Activity monitoring
- No
- Access governance
- No
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$40/mofirst paid tier About DBHawkVisit site - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Activity monitoring
- No
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - self-hosted
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOS
- Activity monitoring
- No
- Access governance
- No
- Audit reporting
- No
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Activity monitoring
- Yes
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Activity monitoring
- No
- Access governance
- Yes
- Audit reporting
- Yes
- Data masking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which database security software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
MySQL is ranked #1 of 23 with a score of 7.3. DataVeil is second and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 23 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, DBHawk has the lowest first paid tier we found: $40/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.