OSSEC vs Samhain
| OSSEC | Samhain | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | $5/mo | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | — | on_premises |
| Real-time alerts | — | Yes |
| Configuration monitoring | — | Yes |
| Agentless monitoring | — | No |
| Supported platforms | — | POSIX systems including Linux, *BSD, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Mac OS X; Windows via Cygwin |
Both are listed in Best File Integrity Monitoring Software. On Inferse, OSSEC scores higher on our published basis.