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Product	Qualys File Integrity Monitoring by Qualys View product	OSSEC by OSSEC View product
Overview
What it is	Qualys File Integrity Monitoring covers file integrity monitoring and real-time change detection for compliance proof. Compare top File Integrity Monitoring tools.	OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.
Product type	File Integrity Monitoring	Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)
Best for	Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail	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; Qualys Cloud Platform SaaS; Lightweight Cloud Agent	Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client Agents
Data residency	Global; US; EU; APAC	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	File integrity monitoring Real-time change detection Registry monitoring Compliance audit logging Unauthorized change detection Compliance proof	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	EndpointsServersCloud Instances	LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs
Compliance	PCI DSSHIPAACIS BenchmarksSOC 2	GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Qualys Cloud PlatformSplunkQRadarServiceNow	Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack
Industries	Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetail	Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Qualys	OSSEC
Headquarters	Foster City, California, USA	Open-source project; global community
Company size	2,000+	1-10
Founded	1999	2003

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

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OSSEC

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Overview

What it is

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.

OSSEC

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

Product type

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

File Integrity Monitoring

OSSEC

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

Best for

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail

OSSEC

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

Pricing

Pricing model

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Contact Vendor

OSSEC

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

OSSEC

Deployment

Deployment options

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

SaaSCloud

OSSEC

On-Premise

Deployment details

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Cloud; Qualys Cloud Platform SaaS; Lightweight Cloud Agent

OSSEC

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

Data residency

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Global; US; EU; APAC

OSSEC

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key features

What it offers

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

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

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

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

OSSEC

Single sign-on (SSO)

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

OSSEC

Role-based access (RBAC)

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

OSSEC

Multi-tenant

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

OSSEC

Mobile app

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

OSSEC

Supported platforms

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

EndpointsServersCloud Instances

OSSEC

LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs

Compliance

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

PCI DSSHIPAACIS BenchmarksSOC 2

OSSEC

GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Qualys Cloud PlatformSplunkQRadarServiceNow

OSSEC

Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack

Industries

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetail

OSSEC

Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services

Regions

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Global

OSSEC

Global

Vendor

Company

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Qualys

OSSEC

Headquarters

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

Foster City, California, USA

OSSEC

Open-source project; global community

Company size

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

2,000+

OSSEC

1-10

Founded

Qualys File Integrity Monitoring

1999

OSSEC

2003