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Product	FortiSIEM by Fortinet View product	OSSEC by OSSEC View product
Overview
What it is	Get the facts on FortiSIEM: log management, event correlation and SIEM analytics. Built for SOC monitoring. Compare it with other SIEM options before you decide.	OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.
Product type	Security information and event management 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	Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment 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	Log management Event correlation SIEM analytics Incident detection UEBA Performance monitoring Threat intelligence Compliance reporting	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-VKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOracle 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	FortiGateFortiAnalyzerFortiEDRFortiNDRFortiMailFortiWebthird-party network/endpoint/cloud sources	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

FortiSIEM

by Fortinet

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OSSEC

by OSSEC

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Overview

What it is

FortiSIEM

Get the facts on FortiSIEM: log management, event correlation and SIEM analytics. Built for SOC monitoring. Compare it with other SIEM options before you decide.

OSSEC

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

Product type

FortiSIEM

Security information and event management platform

OSSEC

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

Best for

FortiSIEM

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

FortiSIEM

Contact Vendor

OSSEC

Contact Vendor

Free trial

FortiSIEM

OSSEC

Deployment

Deployment options

FortiSIEM

Cloud

OSSEC

On-Premise

Deployment details

FortiSIEM

Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment options

OSSEC

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

Data residency

FortiSIEM

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

FortiSIEM

Log management
Event correlation
SIEM analytics
Incident detection
UEBA
Performance monitoring
Threat intelligence
Compliance reporting

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

FortiSIEM

OSSEC

Single sign-on (SSO)

FortiSIEM

OSSEC

Role-based access (RBAC)

FortiSIEM

OSSEC

Multi-tenant

FortiSIEM

OSSEC

Mobile app

FortiSIEM

OSSEC

Supported platforms

FortiSIEM

Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOracle Cloud+1 more

OSSEC

LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs

Compliance

FortiSIEM

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

FortiSIEM

FortiGateFortiAnalyzerFortiEDRFortiNDRFortiMailFortiWebthird-party network/endpoint/cloud sources

OSSEC

Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack

Industries

FortiSIEM

EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more

OSSEC

Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services

Regions

FortiSIEM

GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region

OSSEC

Global

Vendor

Company

FortiSIEM

Fortinet

OSSEC

Headquarters

FortiSIEM

Sunnyvale, California, USA

OSSEC

Open-source project; global community

Company size

FortiSIEM

10,000+

OSSEC

1-10

Founded

FortiSIEM

2000

OSSEC

2003