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| Product | Splunk Observability Cloud by Splunk View product | OSSEC by OSSEC View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Evaluating Splunk Observability Cloud? See how this SIEM tool handles APM and full-stack observability, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. | OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives. |
| Product type | Full-Stack Cloud Observability Suite | Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, DevOps, SRE Teams, Cloud Engineering | 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 SaaS; Cloud-native multi-tenant SaaS platform | 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 |
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| 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 | MicroservicesKubernetesMulti-Cloud | LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs |
| Compliance | OpenTelemetrySOC 2ISO 27001 | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | OpenTelemetryKubernetesPrometheusAWSAzureGCPDocker | Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack |
| Industries | Cross-industryDevOpsSRE TeamsCloud Engineering | Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Splunk | OSSEC |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Open-source project; global community |
| Company size | 8,000+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 2003 | 2003 |
Overview
What it is
Splunk Observability Cloud
Evaluating Splunk Observability Cloud? See how this SIEM tool handles APM and full-stack observability, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.OSSEC
OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.Product type
Splunk Observability Cloud
Full-Stack Cloud Observability SuiteOSSEC
Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)Best for
Splunk Observability Cloud
Cross-industry, DevOps, SRE Teams, Cloud EngineeringOSSEC
Enterprise IT, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Public Sector, Education, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
Splunk Observability Cloud
Contact VendorOSSEC
Contact VendorFree trial
Splunk Observability Cloud
Free trial: yesOSSEC
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Splunk Observability Cloud
OSSEC
Deployment details
Splunk Observability Cloud
Cloud SaaS; Cloud-native multi-tenant SaaS platformOSSEC
Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client AgentsData residency
Splunk Observability Cloud
Global; US; EU; APACOSSEC
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Splunk Observability Cloud
- Full-stack observability
- Streaming metric analytics
- APM
- Infrastructure monitoring
- Digital experience tracking
- Full-stack cloud observability
- Real-time metric streaming
- APM & infra monitoring
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
Splunk Observability Cloud
API access: yesOSSEC
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Splunk Observability Cloud
SSO: yesOSSEC
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Splunk Observability Cloud
RBAC: yesOSSEC
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Splunk Observability Cloud
Multi-tenant: yesOSSEC
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Splunk Observability Cloud
Mobile app: noOSSEC
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Splunk Observability Cloud
OSSEC
Compliance
Splunk Observability Cloud
OSSEC
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Splunk Observability Cloud
OSSEC
Industries
Splunk Observability Cloud
OSSEC
Regions
Splunk Observability Cloud
OSSEC
Vendor
Company
Splunk Observability Cloud
SplunkOSSEC
OSSECHeadquarters
Splunk Observability Cloud
San Francisco, California, USAOSSEC
Open-source project; global communityCompany size
Splunk Observability Cloud
8,000+OSSEC
1-10Founded
Splunk Observability Cloud
2003OSSEC
2003