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Auditbeat vs OSSEC: catalog facts
Auditbeat	OSSEC
Free Auditbeat is part of the Elastic Stack.	Free Free and open source; the OSSEC+ edition is also free after registration.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Self-hosted
Collects and normalizes Linux audit events Can reuse existing audit rules	Combines log analysis, file integrity monitoring and active response Custom rules and scripts for tailored alerting
Audit event collection is for Linux Ships events to Elasticsearch or Logstash for analysis	Configuration takes time to learn Extra features such as machine learning need registration for OSSEC+
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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