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| Product | Tripwire Enterprise by Fortra View product | OSSEC by OSSEC View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Tripwire Enterprise is a file integrity monitoring & compliance platform for PCI-DSS compliance auditing. See features and File Integrity Monitoring alternatives. | OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives. |
| Product type | File Integrity Monitoring & Compliance Platform | Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) |
| Best for | Banking, Energy, Utilities, Healthcare, Retail, Government, Financial Services, Utilities & Energy | 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 | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid Server Agent; On-premises Console; Cloud-Hosted; Lightweight OS Agent | Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client Agents |
| Data residency | Customer data sovereignty; On-premises and private cloud | 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 | Enterprise ServersDatabasesCloud WorkloadsNetwork DevicesOT/SCADA | LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0CIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53NERC CIPHIPAASOX | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ServiceNowSplunkIBM QRadarMicrosoft SentinelBMC Remedy | Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack |
| Industries | BankingEnergyUtilitiesHealthcareRetailGovernment+2 more | Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services |
| Regions | GlobalOn-premises customer data centers | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortra | OSSEC |
| Headquarters | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA | Open-source project; global community |
| Company size | 3,000+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2003 |
Overview
What it is
Tripwire Enterprise
Tripwire Enterprise is a file integrity monitoring & compliance platform for PCI-DSS compliance auditing. See features and File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.OSSEC
OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.Product type
Tripwire Enterprise
File Integrity Monitoring & Compliance PlatformOSSEC
Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)Best for
Tripwire Enterprise
Banking, Energy, Utilities, Healthcare, Retail, Government, Financial Services, Utilities & EnergyOSSEC
Enterprise IT, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Public Sector, Education, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
Tripwire Enterprise
Contact VendorOSSEC
Contact VendorFree trial
Tripwire Enterprise
Free trial: yesOSSEC
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Tripwire Enterprise
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
OSSEC
On-Premise
Deployment details
Tripwire Enterprise
On-premises; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid Server Agent; On-premises Console; Cloud-Hosted; Lightweight OS AgentOSSEC
Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client AgentsData residency
Tripwire Enterprise
Customer data sovereignty; On-premises and private cloudOSSEC
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Tripwire Enterprise
- Real-time file integrity monitoring
- Automated compliance auditing
- CIS benchmark hardening
- Change reconciliation
- Automated remediation
- Audit reporting
- PCI-DSS compliance auditing
- Unauthorized system change detection
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
Tripwire Enterprise
API access: yesOSSEC
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Tripwire Enterprise
SSO: yesOSSEC
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Tripwire Enterprise
RBAC: yesOSSEC
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Tripwire Enterprise
Multi-tenant: yesOSSEC
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Tripwire Enterprise
Mobile app: noOSSEC
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Tripwire Enterprise
Enterprise ServersDatabasesCloud WorkloadsNetwork DevicesOT/SCADA
OSSEC
LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs
Compliance
Tripwire Enterprise
PCI-DSS 4.0CIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53NERC CIPHIPAASOX
OSSEC
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Tripwire Enterprise
ServiceNowSplunkIBM QRadarMicrosoft SentinelBMC Remedy
OSSEC
Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack
Industries
Tripwire Enterprise
BankingEnergyUtilitiesHealthcareRetailGovernment+2 more
OSSEC
Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services
Regions
Tripwire Enterprise
GlobalOn-premises customer data centers
OSSEC
Global
Vendor
Company
Tripwire Enterprise
FortraOSSEC
OSSECHeadquarters
Tripwire Enterprise
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USAOSSEC
Open-source project; global communityCompany size
Tripwire Enterprise
3,000+OSSEC
1-10Founded
Tripwire Enterprise
1984OSSEC
2003