Onam Database Security

Onam Database Security evaluates managed and self-hosted databases against cloud posture rules and CIS engine-level benchmarks. It discovers database resources across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, IBM Cloud, Alibaba, and Kubernetes through read-only APIs. Listed databases include RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL, DynamoDB, Redshift, and OCI DB Systems. Checks cover encryption, public access, backup retention, deletion protection, audit configuration, exposed snapshots, and privileged database grants.

Findings are combined with data-classification and identity context to help identify sensitive databases and the principals able to access them. Cloud checks use control-plane APIs; optional engine-level CIS evaluation uses a customer-provisioned read-only database account. Onam maps findings to 78 frameworks and offers PDF and CSV auditor exports with linked evidence. Free and Pro use SaaS deployment; Enterprise also offers on-premises deployment. Free is limited to one cloud account and up to 500 resources. Pro costs $22 a month, billed per resource, with a platform fee plus $22 per resource.

Onam brings database posture checks, access context, and compliance evidence into one evaluation workflow. The Free plan has account and resource limits, while Pro pricing includes both a platform fee and per-resource charge.

Onam Database Security suits teams responsible for evaluating database configuration, access, and compliance across cloud or self-hosted environments. Its Enterprise option includes on-premises deployment.

Onam Database Security evaluates database security posture across managed and self-hosted environments. It is best suited to teams that need to connect configuration risks with data sensitivity and access. The combined assessment is its clearest strength, though Pro’s per-resource charge can make broad coverage costly.

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 provider control-plane APIs; optional engine-level CIS evaluation requires a read-only database account provisioned by the customer. Teams can therefore assess cloud configuration without providing database credentials, but deeper benchmark checks require extra provisioning.

Findings are combined with data classification and identity context, helping security teams prioritize sensitive databases and identify principals with access. Checks include encryption, public accessibility, backup retention, deletion protection, audit configuration, snapshot exposure and privileged database 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 cover 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. This makes it relevant to teams that need traceable compliance material alongside technical checks, rather than a benchmark scanner alone.

The Free plan covers core CSPM rules for Critical and High findings and includes CIS benchmark coverage, but its 30-day finding history limits longer-term review. Pro adds all 29 engines, all 78 frameworks and a one-year history. Email and Slack notifications and REST API access are listed for Pro; Enterprise adds webhooks, SIEM and a Terraform provider. Those higher-tier integrations are better suited to teams that need to connect findings to existing response and infrastructure workflows.

Pricing

Onam offers a Free plan at no cost, billed forever. It permits one cloud account and up to 500 resources, with core Critical and High CSPM rules, CIS coverage, 30-day history and community support. This is a useful starting point for a small estate, but the account and resource caps rule it out for larger multi-cloud inventories.

Pro costs $22 a month, billed per resource / month; the platform fee plus $22 per resource is billed monthly. It provides unlimited cloud accounts, all 29 engines, all 78 frameworks, one-year finding history, and email support with a response time under 24 hours. It removes Free’s account and resource limits, but the per-resource charge means the total depends on estate size.

Enterprise uses 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, and priority support under four hours plus a CSM. It is the relevant tier for organizations needing those deployment, identity, support or service commitments; smaller teams may not need its added terms.

Platforms

Onam is available through API, self-hosted and web platforms. Free and Pro use SaaS deployment, while Enterprise offers SaaS or on-premises deployment. That choice gives larger organizations a deployment option beyond SaaS, while the lower tiers remain SaaS-only.

Who it's for

Onam is a strong fit for security and compliance teams overseeing database estates across cloud providers, particularly when they need to correlate configuration findings with sensitive data and identity access. Its broad engine coverage and evidence exports suit teams with recurring benchmark and audit work. It is less compelling for a small, single-engine need or a large estate where Pro’s per-resource billing is difficult to justify.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Combines posture checks, CIS benchmarks, data classification and identity context, making it easier to prioritize findings by both sensitivity and access.
• Pro: Coverage spans multiple cloud providers and eight named database engine families, with 78 compliance frameworks and linked-evidence exports.
• Pro: Cloud posture review uses read-only control-plane APIs, while customer-provisioned database credentials are needed only for optional engine checks.
• Con: Free is limited to one cloud account and 500 resources, with only 30 days of finding history.
• Con: Pro combines a platform fee with $22 per resource each month, so costs scale with the inventory.
• Con: Engine-level checks require the customer to provision a read-only database account.

Alternatives

Database Vulnerability Scanners is the broader category to compare when evaluating database scanning options.

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management is a free option for managing secrets, with 5,000 secrets per tenancy and 30 active secret versions per secret.
• Qualys External Attack Surface Management offers a 30-day no-cost CSAM with EASM period; consider it for that asset-management focus rather than Onam’s database posture and benchmark workflow.
• DBX offers free unlimited schema introspection, database topology and score, and finding counts and severity with local analysis.
• Defensia Database Security has a free tier for one server, 2,000 events per month, three days of log retention and monitor mode; it may fit a narrowly scoped monitoring need.
• Free SQL Server Compliance Benchmark Tool is a free Windows tool with over 80 checks and PDF benchmark output, for readers focused on SQL Server.
• Omega DB Scanner Standalone is a free Windows scanner for Oracle database versions 10g R1/R2, 11g R1/R2 and 12c using traditional auditing only.
• SQLTriage offers all features with no per-server fees, subscription or feature tiers.
• Trellix Data Loss Prevention is an enterprise DLP option for protecting endpoints, email, web, networks and data storage, with on-premises or SaaS management.

Verdict

Choose Onam Database Security if your team needs a multi-cloud database posture program that connects configuration checks to data sensitivity, access and compliance evidence. Its breadth and contextual findings are the main reason to choose it; its per-resource Pro billing is the main reason to look elsewhere when the database estate is large or the need is limited to one engine.