Open Source Tripwire vs OSSEC

Open Source Tripwire

5.0 #23 in File Integrity Monitoring Software

About Open Source Tripwire

OSSEC

5.8 #12 in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software

About OSSEC
Open Source TripwireOSSEC
Free planNoYes
Free trialNoYes
Paid from—$5/mo
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsLinux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows
Free planYesYes
Deploymenton_premises—
Real-time alertsNo—
Supported platformsLinux, macOS, BSD variants, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Minix, Haiku, GNU/Hurd, Cygwin—

Both are listed in Best File Integrity Monitoring Software. On Inferse, OSSEC scores higher on our published basis.