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OSSEC vs Velociraptor: catalog facts
OSSECVelociraptor
Free

Free and open source; the OSSEC+ edition is also free after registration.

Free

The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…

Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Combines log analysis, file integrity monitoring and active response
  • Custom rules and scripts for tailored alerting
  • Its query language lets you collect arbitrary host state across a whole fleet on demand, and a single…
  • Configuration takes time to learn
  • Extra features such as machine learning need registration for OSSEC+
  • Writing useful collections means learning its query language, and a fleet deployment needs real planning.
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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