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Product	OSSEC by OSSEC View product	Qualys File Integrity Monitoring by Qualys View product
Overview
What it is	OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.	Qualys File Integrity Monitoring covers file integrity monitoring and real-time change detection for compliance proof. Compare top File Integrity Monitoring tools.
Product type	Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)	File Integrity Monitoring
Best for	Enterprise IT, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Public Sector, Education, Financial Services	Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	On-Premise	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client Agents	Cloud; Qualys Cloud Platform SaaS; Lightweight Cloud Agent
Data residency	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)	Global; US; EU; APAC
Key features
What it offers	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	File integrity monitoring Real-time change detection Registry monitoring Compliance audit logging Unauthorized change detection Compliance proof
Platform & access
API access	API access: no	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs	EndpointsServersCloud Instances
Compliance	GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53	PCI DSSHIPAACIS BenchmarksSOC 2
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack	Qualys Cloud PlatformSplunkQRadarServiceNow
Industries	Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services	Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetail
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	OSSEC	Qualys
Headquarters	Open-source project; global community	Foster City, California, USA
Company size	1-10	2,000+
Founded	2003	1999

OSSEC

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Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

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Overview

What it is

OSSEC

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

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring covers file integrity monitoring and real-time change detection for compliance proof. Compare top File Integrity Monitoring tools.

Product type

OSSEC

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

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

File Integrity Monitoring

Best for

OSSEC

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

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail

Pricing

Pricing model

OSSEC

Contact Vendor

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Contact Vendor

Free trial

OSSEC

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Deployment

Deployment options

OSSEC

On-Premise

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

OSSEC

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

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Cloud; Qualys Cloud Platform SaaS; Lightweight Cloud Agent

Data residency

OSSEC

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Global; US; EU; APAC

Key features

What it offers

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

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

File integrity monitoring
Real-time change detection
Registry monitoring
Compliance audit logging
Unauthorized change detection
Compliance proof

Platform & access

API access

OSSEC

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Single sign-on (SSO)

OSSEC

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Role-based access (RBAC)

OSSEC

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Multi-tenant

OSSEC

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Mobile app

OSSEC

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Supported platforms

OSSEC

LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

EndpointsServersCloud Instances

Compliance

OSSEC

GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

PCI DSSHIPAACIS BenchmarksSOC 2

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

OSSEC

Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Qualys Cloud PlatformSplunkQRadarServiceNow

Industries

OSSEC

Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetail

Regions

OSSEC

Global

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Global

Vendor

Company

OSSEC

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Qualys

Headquarters

OSSEC

Open-source project; global community

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Foster City, California, USA

Company size

OSSEC

1-10

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

2,000+

Founded

OSSEC

2003

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

1999