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Sysmon vs Velociraptor: catalog facts
Sysmon	Velociraptor
Free Free download from Microsoft Sysinternals.	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
Windows, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Detailed process and network event logging Persists across reboots as a service and driver	Its query language lets you collect arbitrary host state across a whole fleet on demand, and a single…
No built-in interface for viewing or analysing events Needs a configuration file tuned to avoid noisy logs	Writing useful collections means learning its query language, and a fleet deployment needs real planning.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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