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Product	ConnectWise SIEM by ConnectWise View product	OSSEC by OSSEC View product
Overview
What it is	ConnectWise SIEM by ConnectWise is a managed SIEM & event log engine. Key features include managed SIEM. Compare deployment, integrations and top SIEM alternatives.	OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.
Product type	Managed SIEM & Event Log Engine	Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)
Best for	MSPs, Mid-Market, Financial, Healthcare Clients	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	SaaSCloud	On-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud (SaaS); Managed SOC; Cloud SaaS; Managed SOC	Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client Agents
Data residency	Global; US; EU	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	Managed SIEM Multi-tenant log ingestion Compliance reporting 24/7 SOC analysis Threat alarms SIEM Security Operations MDR	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: yes	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	FirewallsServersEndpointsMicrosoft 365	LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAGDPRPCI-DSS	GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	ConnectWise RMMMicrosoft 365Syslog	Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack
Industries	MSPsMid-MarketFinancialHealthcare Clients	Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	ConnectWise	OSSEC
Headquarters	Tampa, Florida, USA	Open-source project; global community
Company size	1,001-5,000	1-10
Founded	1982	2003

ConnectWise SIEM

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Overview

What it is

ConnectWise SIEM

ConnectWise SIEM by ConnectWise is a managed SIEM & event log engine. Key features include managed SIEM. Compare deployment, integrations and top SIEM alternatives.

OSSEC

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

Product type

ConnectWise SIEM

Managed SIEM & Event Log Engine

OSSEC

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

Best for

ConnectWise SIEM

MSPs, Mid-Market, Financial, Healthcare Clients

OSSEC

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

Pricing

Pricing model

ConnectWise SIEM

Contact Vendor

OSSEC

Contact Vendor

Free trial

ConnectWise SIEM

OSSEC

Deployment

Deployment options

ConnectWise SIEM

SaaSCloud

OSSEC

On-Premise

Deployment details

ConnectWise SIEM

Cloud (SaaS); Managed SOC; Cloud SaaS; Managed SOC

OSSEC

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

Data residency

ConnectWise SIEM

Global; US; EU

OSSEC

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key features

What it offers

ConnectWise SIEM

Managed SIEM
Multi-tenant log ingestion
Compliance reporting
24/7 SOC analysis
Threat alarms
SIEM
Security Operations
MDR

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

ConnectWise SIEM

OSSEC

Single sign-on (SSO)

ConnectWise SIEM

OSSEC

Role-based access (RBAC)

ConnectWise SIEM

OSSEC

Multi-tenant

ConnectWise SIEM

OSSEC

Mobile app

ConnectWise SIEM

OSSEC

Supported platforms

ConnectWise SIEM

FirewallsServersEndpointsMicrosoft 365

OSSEC

LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs

Compliance

ConnectWise SIEM

SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAGDPRPCI-DSS

OSSEC

GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

ConnectWise SIEM

ConnectWise RMMMicrosoft 365Syslog

OSSEC

Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack

Industries

ConnectWise SIEM

MSPsMid-MarketFinancialHealthcare Clients

OSSEC

Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services

Regions

ConnectWise SIEM

Global

OSSEC

Global

Vendor

Company

ConnectWise SIEM

ConnectWise

OSSEC

Headquarters

ConnectWise SIEM

Tampa, Florida, USA

OSSEC

Open-source project; global community

Company size

ConnectWise SIEM

1,001-5,000

OSSEC

1-10

Founded

ConnectWise SIEM

1982

OSSEC

2003