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Product	IBM Security QRadar SIEM by IBM View product	OSSEC by OSSEC View product
Overview
What it is	IBM built IBM Security QRadar SIEM for threat detection. Explore SIEM, log management and security operations, review cloud deployment and compare similar SIEM products.	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	Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)
Best for	Enterprise, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare	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	SaaSCloud	On-Premise
Deployment details	SaaS; Software; SaaS; Software	Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client Agents
Data residency	Deployment and region dependent	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	Security information and event management for centralized visibility, real-time threat detection, analytics and investigation. SIEM Log management Security operations Security analytics Threat detection UBA	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	Hybrid IT environments	LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs
Compliance	Compliance reporting depends on deployment	GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cloudon-premises	Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack
Industries	EnterpriseFinancial ServicesGovernmentHealthcare	Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	IBM	OSSEC
Headquarters	Armonk, New York, USA	Open-source project; global community
Company size	250,000+	1-10
Founded	1911	2003

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

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OSSEC

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Overview

What it is

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

IBM built IBM Security QRadar SIEM for threat detection. Explore SIEM, log management and security operations, review cloud deployment and compare similar SIEM products.

OSSEC

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

Product type

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Security information and event management

OSSEC

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

Best for

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Enterprise, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare

OSSEC

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

Pricing

Pricing model

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Contact Vendor

OSSEC

Contact Vendor

Free trial

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

OSSEC

Deployment

Deployment options

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

SaaSCloud

OSSEC

On-Premise

Deployment details

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

SaaS; Software; SaaS; Software

OSSEC

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

Data residency

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Deployment and region dependent

OSSEC

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key features

What it offers

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Security information and event management for centralized visibility, real-time threat detection, analytics and investigation.
SIEM
Log management
Security operations
Security analytics
Threat detection
UBA

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

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

OSSEC

Single sign-on (SSO)

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

OSSEC

Role-based access (RBAC)

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

OSSEC

Multi-tenant

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

OSSEC

Mobile app

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

OSSEC

Supported platforms

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Hybrid IT environments

OSSEC

LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs

Compliance

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Compliance reporting depends on deployment

OSSEC

GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Cloudon-premises

OSSEC

Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack

Industries

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

EnterpriseFinancial ServicesGovernmentHealthcare

OSSEC

Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services

Regions

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Global

OSSEC

Global

Vendor

Company

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

IBM

OSSEC

Headquarters

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Armonk, New York, USA

OSSEC

Open-source project; global community

Company size

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

250,000+

OSSEC

1-10

Founded

IBM Security QRadar SIEM

1911

OSSEC

2003