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| Product | AIDE by AIDE View product | Samhain by Samhain View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | AIDE: cryptographic file hashing and attribute change detection. Built for host-based file integrity monitoring. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives. | Evaluating Samhain? See how this File Integrity Monitoring tool handles POSIX support and kernel rootkit detection, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Host-Based File Integrity Monitoring & Intrusion Detection Engine | Open-Source Host-Based File Integrity & System Monitoring Tool |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Technology, Public Sector, Security Operations, Financial Services | Enterprise IT, Linux Systems, Security Research, Education, Public Sector |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; On-premises Server; Cloud Virtual Machine | Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Daemon; Client-Server Architecture |
| Data residency | Host System Dependent (Customer Infrastructure) | Customer Host Infrastructure (Completely Self-Contained) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: no | API access: no |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | 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 | Linux & Unix ServersCloud Virtual MachinesContainer Hosts | LinuxUnixWindows Host ServersVirtual MachinesCloud Nodes |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS BenchmarksNIST 800-53HIPAA | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS Benchmarks |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Linux SyslogSIEM forwardersCron schedulingOpen-source security stacks | Linux SyslogMySQLPostgreSQLNagiosOSSECWeb interfaces |
| Industries | Enterprise ITTechnologyPublic SectorSecurity OperationsFinancial Services | Enterprise ITLinux SystemsSecurity ResearchEducationPublic Sector |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | AIDE | Samhain |
| Headquarters | Global / Open Source | Open Source Project |
| Company size | 1-10 | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1999 | 2001 |
Overview
What it is
AIDE
AIDE: cryptographic file hashing and attribute change detection. Built for host-based file integrity monitoring. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.Samhain
Evaluating Samhain? See how this File Integrity Monitoring tool handles POSIX support and kernel rootkit detection, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
AIDE
Host-Based File Integrity Monitoring & Intrusion Detection EngineSamhain
Open-Source Host-Based File Integrity & System Monitoring ToolBest for
AIDE
Enterprise IT, Technology, Public Sector, Security Operations, Financial ServicesSamhain
Enterprise IT, Linux Systems, Security Research, Education, Public SectorPricing
Pricing model
AIDE
Contact VendorSamhain
Contact VendorFree trial
AIDE
Free trial: yesSamhain
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
AIDE
CloudOn-Premise
Samhain
On-Premise
Deployment details
AIDE
Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; On-premises Server; Cloud Virtual MachineSamhain
Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Daemon; Client-Server ArchitectureData residency
AIDE
Host System Dependent (Customer Infrastructure)Samhain
Customer Host Infrastructure (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
AIDE
- Cryptographic file hashing (SHA-256/512)
- Attribute change detection
- Regular expression rule engine
- Automated cron integrity checks
- Audit reporting
- Host-based file integrity monitoring
- Rootkit tampering detection
- System configuration drift auditing
Samhain
- Cryptographic file integrity monitoring (SHA-256/TIGER192)
- Kernel rootkit detection
- Client-server encrypted logging
- Stealth process auditing
- POSIX support
- Host file integrity monitoring (FIM)
- Rootkit and trojan detection
- System binary tamper auditing
Platform & access
API access
AIDE
API access: noSamhain
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
AIDE
SSO: noSamhain
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
AIDE
RBAC: yesSamhain
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
AIDE
Multi-tenant: noSamhain
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
AIDE
Mobile app: noSamhain
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
AIDE
Linux & Unix ServersCloud Virtual MachinesContainer Hosts
Samhain
LinuxUnixWindows Host ServersVirtual MachinesCloud Nodes
Compliance
AIDE
PCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS BenchmarksNIST 800-53HIPAA
Samhain
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS Benchmarks
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
AIDE
Linux SyslogSIEM forwardersCron schedulingOpen-source security stacks
Samhain
Linux SyslogMySQLPostgreSQLNagiosOSSECWeb interfaces
Industries
AIDE
Enterprise ITTechnologyPublic SectorSecurity OperationsFinancial Services
Samhain
Enterprise ITLinux SystemsSecurity ResearchEducationPublic Sector
Regions
AIDE
Global
Samhain
Global
Vendor
Company
AIDE
AIDESamhain
SamhainHeadquarters
AIDE
Global / Open SourceSamhain
Open Source ProjectCompany size
AIDE
1-10Samhain
1-10Founded
AIDE
1999Samhain
2001