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Product	FortiAnalyzer by Fortinet View product	OSSEC by OSSEC View product
Overview
What it is	FortiAnalyzer delivers unified data lake and log collection for SOC monitoring. Explore its Security Analytics capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.	OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.
Product type	Security analytics and SIEM platform	Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)
Best for	Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers	Enterprise IT, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Public Sector, Education, Financial Services
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	On-Premise
Deployment details	Appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options; Appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options	Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client Agents
Data residency	Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	Unified data lake Log collection Normalization Event correlation Dashboards Threat intelligence Automation SOC workflows	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	Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more	LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs
Compliance	Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment	GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	FortiGateFortiManagerFortiEDRFortiMailFortiClientFortiNACFortiWebFortiSandbox	Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack
Industries	EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more	Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services
Regions	GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region	Global
Vendor
Company	Fortinet	OSSEC
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California, USA	Open-source project; global community
Company size	10,000+	1-10
Founded	2000	2003

FortiAnalyzer

by Fortinet

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OSSEC

by OSSEC

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Overview

What it is

FortiAnalyzer

FortiAnalyzer delivers unified data lake and log collection for SOC monitoring. Explore its Security Analytics capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.

OSSEC

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

Product type

FortiAnalyzer

Security analytics and SIEM platform

OSSEC

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

Best for

FortiAnalyzer

Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers

OSSEC

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

Pricing

Pricing model

FortiAnalyzer

Contact Vendor

OSSEC

Contact Vendor

Free trial

FortiAnalyzer

OSSEC

Deployment

Deployment options

FortiAnalyzer

Cloud

OSSEC

On-Premise

Deployment details

FortiAnalyzer

Appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options; Appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options

OSSEC

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

Data residency

FortiAnalyzer

Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region

OSSEC

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key features

What it offers

FortiAnalyzer

Unified data lake
Log collection
Normalization
Event correlation
Dashboards
Threat intelligence
Automation
SOC workflows

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

FortiAnalyzer

OSSEC

Single sign-on (SSO)

FortiAnalyzer

OSSEC

Role-based access (RBAC)

FortiAnalyzer

OSSEC

Multi-tenant

FortiAnalyzer

OSSEC

Mobile app

FortiAnalyzer

OSSEC

Supported platforms

FortiAnalyzer

Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more

OSSEC

LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs

Compliance

FortiAnalyzer

Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment

OSSEC

GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

FortiAnalyzer

FortiGateFortiManagerFortiEDRFortiMailFortiClientFortiNACFortiWebFortiSandbox

OSSEC

Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack

Industries

FortiAnalyzer

EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more

OSSEC

Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services

Regions

FortiAnalyzer

GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region

OSSEC

Global

Vendor

Company

FortiAnalyzer

Fortinet

OSSEC

Headquarters

FortiAnalyzer

Sunnyvale, California, USA

OSSEC

Open-source project; global community

Company size

FortiAnalyzer

10,000+

OSSEC

1-10

Founded

FortiAnalyzer

2000

OSSEC

2003