OPNsense vs OSSEC

OPNsense

7.3 #14 in Business VPN Software

About OPNsense

OSSEC

5.8 #12 in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software

About OSSEC
OPNsenseOSSEC
Free planYesYes
Free trialNoYes
Paid from—$5/mo
Open sourceNoNo
Platformsapi, self-hosted, WebLinux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows
Free planYesYes
Deployment modelhybridhybrid
Network scope—multi-scope
Cloud workload support—Yes
Threat intelligence—Yes
Supported platforms—cloud

Both are listed in Best Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software. On Inferse, OPNsense scores higher on our published basis.