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Sysmon vs Kunai: catalog facts
Sysmon	Kunai
Free Free download from Microsoft Sysinternals.	Free Free to download and use from GitHub.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Detailed process and network event logging Persists across reboots as a service and driver	Detailed event logging for Linux, comparable to Sysmon Uses eBPF to observe system activity
No built-in interface for viewing or analysing events Needs a configuration file tuned to avoid noisy logs	Linux only Aimed at security professionals rather than casual users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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