Ossec Alternatives

Apps similar to Ossec include Wazuh, which is free and open source. Other options are Samhain, Osquery, AIDE and Tripwire. In total there are six Network Monitors like Ossec for Linux, Windows, Mac, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Wazuh icon
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    Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. It is capable of protecting workloads across on-premises, virtualized, containerized, and cloud-based environments.

    36 Wazuh alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2.  3 likes

    The Samhain host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) provides file integrity checking and log file monitoring/analysis, as well as rootkit detection, port monitoring, detection of rogue SUID executables, and hidden processes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Osquery icon
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    osquery is an operating system instrumentation framework for Windows, OS X (macOS), Linux, and FreeBSD. The tools make low-level operating system analytics and monitoring both performant and intuitive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4.  4 likes

    AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) is a file and directory integrity checker.

    11 AIDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. Tripwire icon
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    Open Source Tripwire software is a security and data integrity tool useful for monitoring and alerting on specific file change(s) on a range of systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Verisys icon
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    The Verisys File Integrity Monitoring system is a powerful software solution for Windows and Linux systems, with cross-industry applications including PCI and SOX compliance and data integrity assurance.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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