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Product	ADAudit Plus by ManageEngine View product	OSSEC by OSSEC View product
Overview
What it is	ADAudit Plus, from ManageEngine, provides real-time AD auditing and logon monitoring. Common uses: logon tracking. Check deployment options and top SIEM competitors.	OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.
Product type	Active Directory Auditing & Security	Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)
Best for	Cross-industry, Banking, Healthcare, Government	Enterprise IT, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Public Sector, Education, Financial Services
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	On-Premise
Deployment details	On-premises; Cloud; On-premises server; Cloud marketplace instance	Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client Agents
Data residency	On-premises or customer cloud	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	Real-time AD auditing Logon monitoring GPO change tracking File server auditing Compliance reports Active Directory auditing Logon tracking File server monitoring	Host-based file integrity monitoring (FIM) Real-time log analysis and correlation Automated rootkit detection Active Response automated blocking Centralized agent architecture Host-based intrusion detection File integrity monitoring (FIM) Log analysis and correlation
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: no
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Active DirectoryWindows ServersAzure AD	LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs
Compliance	HIPAASOXPCI DSSGDPRISO 27001	GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Active DirectoryAzure ADWindows ServerNetAppSyslog	Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack
Industries	Cross-industryBankingHealthcareGovernment	Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	ManageEngine	OSSEC
Headquarters	Chennai, India	Open-source project; global community
Company size	20,000+	1-10
Founded	2002	2003

ADAudit Plus

by ManageEngine

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OSSEC

by OSSEC

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Overview

What it is

ADAudit Plus

ADAudit Plus, from ManageEngine, provides real-time AD auditing and logon monitoring. Common uses: logon tracking. Check deployment options and top SIEM competitors.

OSSEC

OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.

Product type

ADAudit Plus

Active Directory Auditing & Security

OSSEC

Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)

Best for

ADAudit Plus

Cross-industry, Banking, Healthcare, Government

OSSEC

Enterprise IT, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Public Sector, Education, Financial Services

Pricing

Pricing model

ADAudit Plus

Contact Vendor

OSSEC

Contact Vendor

Free trial

ADAudit Plus

OSSEC

Deployment

Deployment options

ADAudit Plus

CloudOn-Premise

OSSEC

On-Premise

Deployment details

ADAudit Plus

On-premises; Cloud; On-premises server; Cloud marketplace instance

OSSEC

Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client Agents

Data residency

ADAudit Plus

On-premises or customer cloud

OSSEC

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key features

What it offers

ADAudit Plus

Real-time AD auditing
Logon monitoring
GPO change tracking
File server auditing
Compliance reports
Active Directory auditing
Logon tracking
File server monitoring

OSSEC

Host-based file integrity monitoring (FIM)
Real-time log analysis and correlation
Automated rootkit detection
Active Response automated blocking
Centralized agent architecture
Host-based intrusion detection
File integrity monitoring (FIM)
Log analysis and correlation

Platform & access

API access

ADAudit Plus

OSSEC

Single sign-on (SSO)

ADAudit Plus

OSSEC

Role-based access (RBAC)

ADAudit Plus

OSSEC

Multi-tenant

ADAudit Plus

OSSEC

Mobile app

ADAudit Plus

OSSEC

Supported platforms

ADAudit Plus

Active DirectoryWindows ServersAzure AD

OSSEC

LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs

Compliance

ADAudit Plus

HIPAASOXPCI DSSGDPRISO 27001

OSSEC

GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

ADAudit Plus

Active DirectoryAzure ADWindows ServerNetAppSyslog

OSSEC

Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack

Industries

ADAudit Plus

Cross-industryBankingHealthcareGovernment

OSSEC

Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services

Regions

ADAudit Plus

Global

OSSEC

Global

Vendor

Company

ADAudit Plus

ManageEngine

OSSEC

Headquarters

ADAudit Plus

Chennai, India

OSSEC

Open-source project; global community

Company size

ADAudit Plus

20,000+

OSSEC

1-10

Founded

ADAudit Plus

2002

OSSEC

2003